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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 03, 2019 |
#R1##TD2# Norkjis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bartlett's guard. Bartlett keeping moving, preventing Norkjis from controlling successfully. Bartlett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Norkjis throwing strikes from guard but Bartlett blocks nicely. Norkjis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bartlett is trying to control the position but Norkjis postures up. Norkjis stops Bartlett from standing up. Bartlett controls Norkjis momentarily but Norkjis frees himself. Norkjis with a flurry of punches that miss. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Bartlett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartlett keeping moving, preventing Norkjis from controlling successfully. #SU2# Bartlett is working an open guard so Norkjis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1# Norkjis misses with a head kick.
Bartlett blocks a head kick by Norkjis.
Norkjis throws a lazy head kick #CL# and Bartlett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Norkjis fails to land. Norkjis lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bartlett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norkjis backwards. Bartlett lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2# Norkjis jumps guard and drags Bartlett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2# Norkjis has an active guard here but Bartlett has managed to pass into half guard.
Norkjis wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Bartlett is looking for a kimura but Norkjis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bartlett to get the leverage. Norkjis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bartlett is looking to take a break and control but Norkjis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Norkjis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2# Norkjis strikes from the bottom but Bartlett uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Norkjis is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Bartlett wants to control but Norkjis is keeping him busy. Bartlett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Norkjis tries to strike but it doesn't land. Norkjis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Norkjis manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2# Norkjis looking for a guillotine here but Bartlett defends easily.
#T3##SUB2# Norkjis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bartlett uses it to pass to side control.
Norkjis looks winded! Norkjis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartlett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Norkjis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Norkjis tries to get to full guard but Bartlett has control of the leg. Norkjis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Bartlett working Norkjis over with strikes. Norkjis is looking for a sweep. Bartlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Still in half guard, Bartlett seems content to control.#T4##SUB2# Norkjis actively working from the bottom here. Bartlett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norkjis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Norkjis tries to roll over but Bartlett keeps him under control. Bartlett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2# Norkjis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB# Norkjis is defending against the submission attempts here by Bartlett.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bartlett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chak Norkjis will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# A head kick misses from Norkjis. Bartlett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2# Norkjis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chak Norkjis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Norkjis has managed to clinch.
Norkjis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Norkjis lands a shoulder strike. Bartlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Norkjis avoids the damage to the body. Bartlett throws an elbow but it misses.
Norkjis lands a right hand. #TD2# Norkjis manages to pull guard.
Bartlett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Bartlett controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Chak Norkjis has got the better of the ground game so far. Bartlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Norkjis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1# Bartlett content to stall in guard here. #SUB2# Norkjis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bartlett escapes and throws Norkjis's legs to the side, diving into side control! Norkjis regains half guard. Norkjis is looking to improve his position.
Norkjis missing with punches from the bottom.
Norkjis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bartlett winds up and cracks Norkjis with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB# Bartlett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T2# Norkjis is looking for a sweep. Bartlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Norkjis regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2# Norkjis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2# Bartlett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norkjis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bartlett has managed to get both his arms back between Norkjis's legs - danger averted. Norkjis is breathing heavily. Bartlett is looking to stand up but Norkjis won't let him. #SUB2# Norkjis has an active guard here but Bartlett has managed to pass into half guard.
#T3##SUB# Bartlett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Norkjis wants to sweep but Bartlett has passed to side control! Norkjis can't do much from the bottom here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bartlett is working Norkjis over with some ground and pound from side control. Norkjis manages to get back to half guard. Norkjis manages to get to full guard.
Norkjis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartlett manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T4##SUB2# Norkjis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norkjis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Norkjis postures up in Bartlett's guard and throws a big left but Bartlett blocks it. Bartlett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Norkjis wants to control from the top but Bartlett keeps moving. Bartlett working a defensive guard here.
Bartlett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bartlett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bartlett keeping moving, preventing Norkjis from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chak Norkjis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R3##CL2# Bartlett gets tackled into the cage by Norkjis. Norkjis maintains the clinch. Bartlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norkjis is defending well for now. Norkjis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards. Norkjis lands a left hand.
Bartlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bartlett jumps guard but Norkjis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norkjis as Bartlett tries to tie him up. Norkjis controlling the action here for a moment.
Norkjis lands with a light punch inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Norkjis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Norkjis has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bartlett avoids the head kick by Norkjis.
Norkjis lands a brutal head kick. Bartlett looks out on his feet and Norkjis throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Chak Norkjis! Chak Norkjis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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