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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 06, 2025 |
#R1#
Gottschalk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valchev as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Valchev drives through and clinches with Gottschalk against the cage.
Gottschalk jumps guard but Valchev stands there with Gottschalk around his waist. Gottschalk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Valchev tightens his grip and picks Gottschalk up, before dumping him to the ground. Gottschalk manages to land in guard.
Valchev throws a big right hand that misses.
Valchev trying to control but Gottschalk is working from the bottom.
Valchev chips away with some ground and pound.
Valchev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gottschalk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valchev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valchev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valchev scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Valchev throwing strikes from guard but Gottschalk blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gottschalk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valchev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valchev wants to control from the top but Gottschalk keeps moving.
Valchev scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gottschalk is trying to keep Valchev in close.
Valchev preventing the sweep.
Gottschalk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valchev.
Gottschalk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Valchev trying to control the position.
Valchev wants to sweep here but Gottschalk controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Gottschalk postures up.
#SUB#
Valchev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gottschalk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gottschalk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valchev trying to keep a closed guard but Gottschalk is proving a slippery customer.
Valchev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gottschalk is one step ahead there.
Gottschalk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Valchev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gottschalk wants to stand and escape but instead Valchev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##ES2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gottschalk has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Valchev is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Valchev tries for a takedown but Gottschalk manages to get underhooks.
Gottschalk misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Valchev is trying to trip Gottschalk. He has hold of a leg but Gottschalk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Valchev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gottschalk is pulling down on Valchev's head to control his posture.
Valchev lands a couple of elbows.
Valchev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gottschalk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#T4#
Gottschalk keeping moving, preventing Valchev from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Gottschalk working for a triangle but Valchev defends it easily.
Valchev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gottschalk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valchev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valchev connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valchev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valchev trying to control but Gottschalk is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gottschalk working for a triangle but Valchev defends it easily.
Valchev postures up and lands a big shot to Gottschalk's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radul Desislavov Valchev dominated that 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.#R2#
Gottschalk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valchev circles away.
Valchev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gottschalk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valchev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gottschalk can pounce on him.
#CL2#
Valchev gets tackled into the cage by Gottschalk. Gottschalk maintains the clinch.
Valchev wants to take the fight to the mat but Gottschalk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Valchev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gottschalk regains guard.
Valchev working some strikes from top position.
Valchev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valchev throwing strikes but missing.
Valchev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valchev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gottschalk can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valchev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valchev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gottschalk's head.
Valchev being controlled here momentarily.
Gottschalk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Valchev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Valchev trying to control but Gottschalk is working from the bottom.
Valchev throws an elbow that misses. Gottschalk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valchev's guard. Nice move by Gottschalk!#REVB#
Radul Desislavov Valchev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gottschalk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gottschalk trying to control the position from guard on top but Valchev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valchev is trying to control the position but Gottschalk postures up. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gottschalk looking to sit in guard and control but Valchev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Valchev stands up over Gottschalk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valchev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gottschalk has momentary wrist control but Valchev slips an elbow through the middle.
Gottschalk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Valchev is working Gottschalk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gottschalk wants to sweep here but Valchev controlling him for the moment.
Valchev lands a couple of elbows.
Gottschalk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Valchev passes Gottschalk's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T3#
Valchev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valchev is looking to take a break and control but Gottschalk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valchev working Gottschalk over with strikes.
Valchev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Valchev.
Gottschalk is staying active underneath Valchev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valchev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Valchev lands with a punch from half guard.
Valchev working Gottschalk over with strikes.
Valchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gottschalk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valchev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gottschalk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Valchev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gottschalk has hold of Valchev's hands but Valchev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Valchev drops an elbow to the side of Gottschalk's head.
Valchev working over Gottschalk with some ground and pound. Gottschalk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valchev winds up and cracks Gottschalk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gottschalk taking some punishment here, with Valchev in his half guard.
Valchev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valchev slips a nice elbow through Gottschalk's hands, connecting with Gottschalk's forehead.
Valchev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gottschalk moves into full guard.
Gottschalk is breathing heavily.
Gottschalk has momentary wrist control but Valchev slips an elbow through the middle.
Gottschalk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valchev chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valchev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valchev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valchev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gottschalk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radul Desislavov Valchev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL#
Valchev has closed the distance and engaged Gottschalk in a clinch.
Valchev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gottschalk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gottschalk fails with a takedown attempt.
Valchev tries to counter with a takedown but Gottschalk is quick to defend against it.
Valchev throws a lazy right hand but Gottschalk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gottschalk throws a sloppy head kick and Valchev moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valchev throws a body punch but Gottschalk moves out of range. #CL#
Valchev rushes Gottschalk and presses him up against the cage.
Gottschalk gets underhooks to prevent Valchev's takedown attempt.
Valchev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gottschalk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radul Desislavov Valchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valchev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gottschalk is defending well.#T1##BC2#
Gottschalk breaks from the clinch.
Gottschalk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valchev circles away.
Valchev attempts a counter takedown but Gottschalk avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Gottschalk tries to keep at a distance but Valchev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valchev tries for a takedown but Gottschalk manages to get underhooks.
Valchev wants to take the fight to the mat but Gottschalk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gottschalk is pressed up against the cage. Valchev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gottschalk down to the mat. Gottschalk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Valchev moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Gottschalk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gottschalk fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Gottschalk rushes Valchev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2##TD#
Valchev has hold of one of Gottschalk's legs. Gottschalk is fighting the takedown attempt but Valchev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gottschalk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valchev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Gottschalk gets caught flat footed, as Valchev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gottschalk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valchev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gottschalk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Valchev clinches up with Gottschalk and pushes him back against the cage.
Valchev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gottschalk is defending well.
Gottschalk prevents the takedown attempt.
Gottschalk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gottschalk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valchev just stands there and leans against the cage.#T3#
Gottschalk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valchev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gottschalk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valchev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC2#
Gottschalk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gottschalk shoots in and drives through. Valchev sprawls well.#CL#
Valchev moves into range and clinches up with Gottschalk.
Valchev goes for a takedown attempt but Gottschalk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valchev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Gottschalk has closed the distance and engaged Valchev in a clinch.
Valchev is looking for a takedown.#TD#
Valchev tightens his grip and picks Gottschalk up, before dumping him to the ground. Gottschalk manages to land in guard.
Gottschalk is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Valchev presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valchev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gottschalk is defending well.
Gottschalk gets underhooks to prevent Valchev's takedown attempt.
Valchev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gottschalk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valchev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gottschalk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gottschalk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gottschalk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valchev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valchev throws a shot from downtown. Gottschalk moves away and avoids it.
Radul Desislavov Valchev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gottschalk misses with a wild combination.
Valchev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bentley Gottschalk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Gottschalk moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Gottschalk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valchev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radul Desislavov Valchev!
Radul Desislavov Valchev 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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