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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Mehdi looking to score a takedown here. Sandro is defending well but Mehdi drives through and ends up in Sandro's guard.
Mehdi throws a big right hand that misses.
Sandro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandro has momentary wrist control but Mehdi slips an elbow through the middle.
Sandro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mehdi is one step ahead there.
Mehdi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mehdi is in close to Sandro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehdi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sandro keeping moving, preventing Mehdi from controlling successfully.
Mehdi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Mehdi connects with a couple of short punches.
Sandro wants to sweep but no luck.
Mehdi wants to control from the top but Sandro keeps moving.
Mehdi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sandro's head.
Mehdi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mehdi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sandro throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mehdi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mehdi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandro is retaining full guard.
Mehdi wants to control from the top but Sandro keeps moving.
Sandro controlling the position.
Sandro tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Mehdi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mehdi throwing strikes from guard but Sandro blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Sandro working for a triangle but Mehdi defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sandro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mehdi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mehdi controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mehdi is looking to clinch.
Sandro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T3#
Sandro with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Mehdi counters by clinching up. #TD#
Mehdi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mehdi manages to end up in side control.
Sandro tries to buck Mehdi off but Mehdi is having none of it.
Mehdi is looking to take a break and control but Sandro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sandro struggling a bit here.
Sandro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mehdi trying to control the action but Sandro is working from the bottom.
Sandro wants to improve his position but Mehdi is controlling well.
Sandro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mehdi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mehdi's back!#T4##SUB2#
Sandro looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehdi is trapped and Sandro is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Sandro keeps control of the position as Mehdi tries to break free.
Mehdi trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mehdi wants to escape the position.
Sandro lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mehdi hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Mehdi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Sandro.
Sandro tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Mehdi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sandro wants to control but Mehdi is keeping busy.
Mehdi lands strikes from half guard.
Mehdi is nestled in close to Sandro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#CUT#
It looks like Reiner Sandro has been cut.
Sandro is looking to control Mehdi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sandro avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandro has hold of Mehdi's hands but Mehdi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mehdi prevents Sandro from improving his position.
Sandro wants to control but Mehdi is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Sandro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mehdi wants to take a breather but Sandro is having none of it.
Sandro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mehdi works over Sandro with some ground and pound from guard.
Mehdi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mehdi wants to control from the top but Sandro keeps moving.
Mehdi scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Mehdi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mehdi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandro keeping moving, preventing Mehdi from controlling successfully. #T2#
Mehdi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mehdi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mehdi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandro has momentary wrist control but Mehdi slips an elbow through the middle.
Mehdi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandro is trying to keep Mehdi in close.
Mehdi preventing the sweep. #T3#
Mehdi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sandro's head.#CUT#
That has opened up Reiner Sandro's cut even more.
Mehdi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mehdi postures up.
Sandro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mehdi wants to control from the top but Sandro keeps moving.
Sandro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mehdi.
Sandro pulls Mehdi in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mehdi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mehdi wants it to stay on the feet.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mehdi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Mehdi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mehdi lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mehdi trying to control but Sandro is working from the bottom.
Sandro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mehdi trying to control but Sandro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Mehdi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reiner Sandro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sandro avoids the head kick by Mehdi.
Sandro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sandro misses with a takedown attempt - Mehdi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Mehdi clinches with his opponent.
Mehdi goes for a takedown attempt but Sandro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mehdi misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Sandro gets caught napping as Mehdi dives in and scores a takedown. Sandro manages to retain guard.
Sandro looking to control.
Mehdi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandro is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Sandro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sandro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sandro is trying to keep Mehdi in close.
Mehdi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandro pulls Mehdi in to control the position.
Mehdi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandro keeping moving, preventing Mehdi from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mehdi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehdi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandro paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#TD#
Mehdi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sandro is trying to maintain the position but Mehdi is very close to passing his half guard.
Sandro misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sandro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sandro is trying to maintain the position but Mehdi is very close to passing his half guard.
Sandro is pressing down on Mehdi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sandro wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Sandro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mehdi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandro can do to turn this around?
Mehdi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mehdi wants to control from the top but Sandro keeps moving. #SUB2#
Mehdi is posturing up here but Sandro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mehdi tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mehdi has to tap! Slick submission there by Sandro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reiner Sandro!
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