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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 28, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Irigi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schultz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz looking to control.
Irigi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Irigi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Irigi wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Irigi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz wants to sweep here but Irigi controlling him for the moment.
Irigi wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.#T1#
Schultz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schultz, not yet.
Irigi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schultz wants to sweep here but Irigi controlling him for the moment.
Irigi chips away with some ground and pound.
Irigi trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Irigi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Irigi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Irigi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2##SUB#
Irigi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Irigi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schultz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Irigi's guard. #REVR#
Schultz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Irigi's head.
Irigi wants to sweep but no luck.
Schultz throws a strike but Irigi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Irigi wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Schultz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3#
Irigi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Irigi from controlling successfully.
Schultz is looking to stand up but Irigi isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Schultz is looking for a triangle here but Irigi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Schultz sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU2#
Irigi escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD2#
Irigi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schultz wants to improve his position but Irigi is controlling well.
Schultz gets back to full guard.
Irigi won't allow Schultz to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schultz is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Irigi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Schultz has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andreas Irigi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Irigi throws a head kick that misses
and Schultz counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Irigi pushes Schultz up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Irigi drags the fight down to the ground.
Irigi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Irigi is trying to control the position but Schultz postures up.
Irigi wants to control but Schultz passes easily into half guard.
Irigi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Schultz manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irigi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Irigi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
#T1#
Irigi is looking to improve his position but Schultz isn't that keen on the idea.
Irigi is breathing heavily.
Schultz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schultz avoids the attempt from Irigi to control.
Schultz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2#
Irigi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schultz is landing with some decent strikes but Irigi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schultz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schultz working Irigi over with strikes here.
Irigi wants to get back to his feet.
Schultz lands a big shot there that rocks Irigi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schultz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Irigi?
Schultz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Irigi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Irigi wants to control but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schultz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Irigi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schultz lands a couple of good shots and Irigi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Irigi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
#T4#
Irigi trying to control the position but Schultz manages to sink in the hooks.
Irigi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Irigi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#SUB#
Schultz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Irigi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Irigi is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Schultz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Irigi is defending well though. Schultz let's go of the attempt for now.
Darron Schultz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Irigi is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darron Schultz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Schultz moves into the clinch.
Schultz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Irigi has Schultz pressed against the cage, preventing Schultz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irigi blocking some punches.
Irigi trying to control the position but instead, Schultz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irigi into the cage.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz lands a right hand.
A short right from Schultz. #TD2#
Irigi jumps guard.
Schultz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Schultz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schultz's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Irigi working for a triangle but Schultz defends it easily.
Irigi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irigi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Schultz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schultz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Schultz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schultz slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Irigi.
Schultz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Irigi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schultz is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Schultz is working for a kimura but Irigi is defending it quite comfortably.
Irigi wants to improve his position but Schultz is controlling well.
#T3#
Irigi is trying to control but Schultz passes into side control!
Irigi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schultz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Schultz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Irigi wants to control but Schultz postures up.#T4#
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.
Irigi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schultz landing a few strikes. #SUB#
Schultz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schultz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Irigi down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darron Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schultz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darron Schultz!
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