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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Paulo drives through and clinches with Shaffer against the cage.
Paulo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Shaffer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaffer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paulo.
Shaffer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paulo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Paulo pushes Shaffer up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shaffer fails to land. #BC2#
Paulo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaffer stuffs the takedown.
Shaffer scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo goes for a double leg but Shaffer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaffer continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Shaffer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paulo takes a swing at Shaffer's ribcage but misses.
Shaffer throws a sloppy head kick
and Paulo counters with a stiff right hand.
Shaffer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T1#
Shaffer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaffer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL2#
Paulo has managed to clinch.
Paulo blocks an elbow strike.
Shaffer tries to pull guard but Paulo holds him up against the cage and eventually Shaffer drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Shaffer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaffer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shaffer defends it nicely.
Burt Shaffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Paulo.#CL2#
Paulo pushes Shaffer up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Paulo looking to stall.
Shaffer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paulo walks away with a smile on his face. Shaffer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Shaffer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paulo's guard.
Paulo wants to get back to his feet but Shaffer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paulo is trying to control the position but Shaffer postures up.
Paulo wants to stand and escape but Shaffer is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulo working a defensive guard here.
Shaffer looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Paulo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shaffer is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Paulo as he checks the leg kick.
Paulo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaffer throws a big counter combination but Paulo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Paulo fails with the takedown
and Paulo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Paulo rushes Shaffer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paulo is working for takedown but Shaffer is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4#
Shaffer is trying to pull guard but Paulo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paulo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Shaffer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulo dips to his left and cracks Shaffer with an uppercut!
Paulo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paulo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Shaffer drives through and clinches with Paulo against the cage.
Paulo is pressed up against the cage. Shaffer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paulo down to the mat. Paulo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paulo throws a combination that misses
and Shaffer counters with a nice leg kick.
Shaffer needs to keep his hands up - Paulo had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaffer throws a series of punches but Paulo avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Paulo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Paulo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown but Shaffer shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Paulo has closed the distance and engaged Shaffer in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Paulo.
Shaffer jumps guard but Paulo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Shaffer.
Shaffer misses with the head strike.
Shaffer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Paulo.
Paulo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaffer looking for a takedown.
Shaffer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shaffer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaffer misses with an elbow over the top.
Shaffer taking a breather.#T1#
Paulo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shaffer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulo blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Shaffer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo misses the body punch
and Shaffer counters with an inside leg kick.
Paulo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaffer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulo but Paulo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paulo flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaffer steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Shaffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulo digs a good body shot into Shaffer's ribs.
Paulo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T2#
Paulo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Paulo throws out a powerful jab.
Shaffer misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Paulo instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Shaffer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Paulo. That snapped Shaffer's head back.
#CL2#
Paulo drives through and clinches with Shaffer against the cage.
Paulo wants to break free but Shaffer has control.
Paulo has Shaffer pushed against the cage.
Paulo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulo is trying to break the clinch but Shaffer is controlling him.#T3#
Paulo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulo is working for takedown but Shaffer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paulo blocks an uppercut.
Paulo digs a right hand into Shaffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shaffer's gas tank.
Shaffer has Paulo pressed against the cage, preventing Paulo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Shaffer manages to break the clinch.
Paulo has a takedown stuffed.
Shaffer tried to counter with a leg kick but Paulo avoided it.
Paulo is breathing heavily.
Paulo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paulo throws a counter combo.#TD#
Shaffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T4#
Shaffer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shaffer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaffer is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Paulo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaffer defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Paulo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##CL2#
Paulo closes the distance and pushes Shaffer back into the cage.
Shaffer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulo smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Paulo closes the distance and pushes Shaffer back into the cage.
Shaffer misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Shaffer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paulo throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL#
Shaffer instigates a clinch. #T1#
Shaffer misses with an elbow strike.
#TD#
Shaffer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Paulo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Paulo tries to escape but Shaffer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulo is trying to get back to his feet but Shaffer has full control of the position and if anything, Paulo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Shaffer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Shaffer keeps control of the position easily here as Paulo tries to buck him off.
Paulo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T2#
Shaffer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Shaffer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shaffer gets his hands free as Paulo looks to control. #ES2#
Paulo is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Shaffer off. It looks like it's working - Shaffer slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Paulo displaying calm under pressure there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulo misses with a takedown attempt - Shaffer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Paulo clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
Shaffer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulo's efforts to push away.
Shaffer misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Shaffer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Paulo regains guard immediately.
Paulo wants to get back to his feet but Shaffer passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Paulo is looking to improve his position.
Paulo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Shaffer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paulo has managed to free his arm - good work. #T4#
Shaffer trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaffer is thwarting Paulo's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Paulo.
I've got Paulo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlos Paulo!
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