 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Sandoval has closed the distance and engaged Sosa in a clinch.
Sandoval prevents the takedown attempt.
Sandoval tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
Sosa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sandoval gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC#
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sandoval sprawls well. Sandoval wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicholas Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Sosa. #T1#
Some wild striking there from Sosa.
#CL2#
Sosa moves into range and clinches up with Sandoval.#BC#
Sandoval manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Sosa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sandoval tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sosa is in Sandoval's guard.
Sosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandoval has wrist control.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2##SUB#
Sosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sosa stops Sandoval from standing up. #SUB#
Sosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Sosa is looking to pass into half guard but Sandoval pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sandoval is in guard.#REVR##T3#
Sandoval is looking to work some ground and pound but Sosa has wrist control.
Sandoval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sandoval postures up.
Sandoval tries to stand but Sosa is controlling from the bottom.
Sandoval postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval is looking to work some ground and pound but Sosa has wrist control.
Sandoval with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU#
Sandoval stands and steps away. Sosa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sandoval but Sandoval pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
Sosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but Sandoval shows good takedown defense.
Sammy Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa with a poor takedown #CL#
and Sandoval holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sosa looks winded!#BC#
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandoval throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#TD2#
Sosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sandoval to the mat! Sandoval manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval striking off his back but it's not causing Sosa any problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosa wants to stand and escape but instead Sandoval has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Sandoval trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sosa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Sandoval dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sosa tries for a takedown but Sandoval circles away easily#TD#
and Sandoval counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sandoval missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicholas Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandoval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandoval scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Sosa blocks nicely.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Sandoval postures up and lands a big shot to Sosa's brow.
Sosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandoval connects with a couple of short punches.
Sandoval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa controls Sandoval momentarily but Sandoval frees himself.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Sandoval throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandoval scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Sosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Sosa has his foot on Sandoval's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sandoval works his way back into a safe position though.
Sandoval wanted to stand there but Sosa had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sosa fails with the takedown
and Sandoval counters with a left and a right that stings Sosa.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sosa sprawls well. Sosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sandoval gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosa has his takedown stuffed
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicholas Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sosa.#T3##CL#
Sandoval darts in and clinches Sosa up against the cage.#TD#
Sandoval decides to pull guard.
Sosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandoval swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sandoval throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sosa looking to sit in guard and control but Sandoval gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sandoval with a nice head shot there.
Sandoval preventing the sweep.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosa can do to turn this around?#T4#
Sandoval scoring with some ground and pound. #SU#
Sandoval gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Sandoval has managed to clinch.
Sandoval prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD#
Sandoval drags the fight down to the ground.
Sandoval throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#SUB#
Sandoval has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandoval could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosa wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Sandoval dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Sandoval has managed to clinch.
Sandoval is trying to pull guard but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Sosa is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD#
Sandoval jumps into guard, dragging Sosa to the mat.
Sosa trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Sosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
Sosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sosa is looking to pass into half guard but Sandoval pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sandoval is in guard.#REVR#
Sandoval is looking to work some ground and pound but Sosa has wrist control.
Sandoval throwing strikes but missing.
Sosa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sandoval landing with the ground and pound.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Sosa blocks nicely.
Sosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Sosa is stalling here. Sandoval is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sosa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sandoval has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sosa regains half guard, as Sandoval was trying to land strikes.
Sandoval prevents Sosa from improving his position.#T3#
Sandoval not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sosa wants to get back to full guard.
Sosa scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sandoval manages to mount him!
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Sandoval has a good base and remains in mount.
Sandoval scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sandoval cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#T4#
Sandoval is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sandoval lands a couple of good shots and Sosa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sandoval scores with punches and elbows.
Sandoval scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sosa is looking for a way out.
Can Sosa hold on?! Sandoval is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Sandoval looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Sosa fending off the submission attempt from Sandoval.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sandoval has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Sandoval!
Sammy Sosa was interviewed post fight and said 'This is BS, man.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
