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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 26, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Betner tries to keep at a distance but Sthal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Betner is breathing heavily.
Betner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sthal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sthal digs a right hand underneath Betner's ribcage. Betner let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Sthal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sthal wants to take a breather but Betner is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sthal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Betner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sthal.
Betner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sthal wants to stand up but Betner has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Betner is looking to control Sthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Betner avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sthal throws a leg kick but Betner checks it. #TD2#
Betner tries to sprawl but Sthal drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Betner trying to hold on to Sthal's head to control him but Sthal postures up.
Sthal is trying to control the action in half guard but Betner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Betner is looking to control Sthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Betner avoid being mounted?#T2#
Betner is staying active underneath Sthal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Betner trying to control from the bottom.
Sthal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Betner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Betner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sthal pulls his head out easily.
Sthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Betner keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Sthal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sthal working Betner over with strikes.
My spies in Cozad MMA London inform me that Sthal has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T3#
Sthal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Betner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sthal stands up over Betner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sthal is fighting to break Betner's control of his arms but Betner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sthal wants to pass the guard but Betner is keeping the position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sthal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sthal wants to get up but he can't break Betner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sthal trying to control but Betner is working from the bottom.
Betner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sthal's guard. #REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sthal wants to improve his position but instead Betner has moved into half guard.
Betner is nestled in close to Sthal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urban Sthal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sthal scores with a hook to the body. Betner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Sthal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Betner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sthal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sthal is looking to take a break and control but Betner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Betner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sthal is looking to take a break and control but Betner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sthal working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Sthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Betner keeps working.
Betner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Betner is trying to get back to full guard.
Betner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sthal is looking to chop away at Betner's legs. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Sthal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB#
Sthal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Betner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sthal has managed to get both his arms back between Betner's legs - danger averted.
Betner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sthal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betner is keeping the position for now.
Betner has a closed guard, preventing Sthal from standing up. #T3##SUB#
Betner is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sthal frees his head nicely. Oh but Betner has switched to an armbar! Sthal is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Betner!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Sthal gets the takedown into side control.
Sjoren is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sthal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sthal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You can see the frustration on Sjoren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU#
Sthal decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sjoren with a poor takedown #CL#
and Sthal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Sthal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sthal tries to keep at a distance but Sjoren has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sjoren effectively controlling the action here.
Sthal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
Sjoren tries for a takedown but Sthal manages to get underhooks.
#TD#
Sthal is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sjoren can't fight it off and eventually Sthal manages to take the fight to the floor. Sjoren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Sjoren pushes Sthal off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Sjoren circles away.
Sthal looks for a takedown but Sjoren sprawls well.#CL2#
Sjoren closes the distance and clinches.
Sjoren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sthal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Urban Sthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Sjoren.#BC#
Sthal manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Sthal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sjoren is trying to defend but Sthal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sjoren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sjoren.
Sthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sjoren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES2#
Sjoren has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sthal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Sthal has knocked Sjoren down with a huge combo! Sthal steps away and waves a wobbly Sjoren back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Sjoren is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Glenn Sjoren has been cut.
Sjoren shoots in for a takedown but Sthal shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Sthal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES2#
Sjoren pushes Sthal off and gets back to his feet.
#T3#
Sjoren misses with a takedown attempt
and Sthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sjoren is still on wobbly legs! Can Sthal finish him?
Sthal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sjoren seems to have recovered his senses.
Sthal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sjoren.
Sjoren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Sthal takes the fight into the clinch.
Sthal is pushing Sjoren up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sjoren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Sjoren decides to pull guard. #T4#
Sjoren lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sthal is adopting a defensive guard.
Sthal being controlled here, momentarily.
Sjoren advances position into side control!#SU2#
Sjoren decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sthal to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glenn Sjoren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Sjoren's cut.
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.
#R2#
A head kick misses from Sjoren.
Sthal stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Sthal darts in and clinches Sjoren up against the cage.
Sjoren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sthal blocks it with crossed arms.
Sjoren wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD2#
Sjoren drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sjoren has his hands on Sthal's head, controlling the position. #ES2#
Sjoren pushes Sthal off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sthal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sjoren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Urban Sthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Sjoren.#T1##KD#
Sthal lands a left and a right that send Sjoren crashing to the mat, dazed. Sthal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CL2#
Sjoren has Sthal up against the cage in a clinch.
Sjoren misses with an elbow strike.
#TD#
Sthal is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sjoren can't fight it off and eventually Sthal manages to take the fight to the floor. Sjoren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Sjoren has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sthal has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sjoren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sthal has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Sjoren pulls Sthal into guard.
#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sjoren is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Sthal wants to reverse the position here. Sjoren has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Sthal is forced to tap! Sthal looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Glenn Sjoren!
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