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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Shmuly shoots in but Sampson avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Shmuly moves into the clinch.
Shmuly prevents the takedown attempt.
Sampson really is a fat lump.
Sampson looking for a takedown.
Shmuly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sampson up against the cage.
Shmuly keeps control of Sampson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shmuly prevents Sampson from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shmuly 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 Drew Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson looking to slow down the pace here.
Shmuly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Shmuly clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Shmuly wants to take the fight to the mat but Sampson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sampson is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Shmuly rushes Sampson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shmuly throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#
It looks like Drew Sampson has been cut.#CL2#
Sampson tries to keep at a distance but Shmuly has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Shmuly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuval Shmuly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Shmuly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sampson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shmuly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shmuly prevents a body shot from Sampson.
Shmuly goes for a takedown attempt but Sampson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Shmuly clinches. #T2##BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Shmuly moves into range and clinches up with Sampson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shmuly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shmuly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sampson is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Shmuly manages to pull guard.
Sampson is fighting to break Shmuly's control of his arms but Shmuly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sampson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shmuly pulls Sampson in close to prevent any damage.
Shmuly wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position. #T3#
Sampson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shmuly is pulling down on Sampson's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Shmuly has his foot on Sampson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sampson works his way back into a safe position though.
Shmuly pulls Sampson in close to his closed guard and prevents Sampson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sampson sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shmuly tries to clinch but Sampson is having none of it. #CL#
Sampson clinches up against the cage.
Shmuly leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4##CL#
Sampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sampson tries to pull guard but Shmuly won't allow it.
Sampson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shmuly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shmuly thumps Sampson with a low kick.#CL2#
Shmuly darts in and clinches Sampson up against the cage.
Shmuly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sampson.
#TD2#
Shmuly jumps into guard, dragging Sampson to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuval Shmuly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Sampson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Shmuly clinches with his opponent.
Sampson tries to stall but Shmuly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sampson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.#BC2#
Shmuly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shmuly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shmuly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shmuly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sampson as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson wants to clinch up but Shmuly keeps it at a distance.
Shmuly keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson is looking to clinch.
Shmuly steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Shmuly.
As Shmuly looks to move away, Sampson throws a big counter combo but Shmuly just gets out of the way.#T1#
Shmuly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sampson circles away.
Sampson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shmuly defends well and Sampson ends up having to push Shmuly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shmuly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
Shmuly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sampson, pushing him back against the cage.
Sampson tries to pull guard but Shmuly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yuval Shmuly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Shmuly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shmuly lands a high kick!
#CL2#
Shmuly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sampson, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Sampson breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Shmuly rushes Sampson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson tries to score a body lock takedown but Shmuly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson stalls. #T2#
Sampson wants to break free but Shmuly has control.
Sampson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shmuly is defending well.
Sampson can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shmuly shoots in for a takedown but Sampson shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Shmuly closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shmuly is looking for a takedown.
Shmuly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shmuly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shmuly is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch.
Shmuly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shmuly.#T3##CL2#
Shmuly clinches with his opponent.
Shmuly stalling the fight.
#TD#
Sampson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shmuly trying to control the position here.
Sampson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#ES2#
Shmuly has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sampson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sampson looking to stall.
#BC2#
Shmuly breaks from the clinch.
#T4##CL2#
Shmuly darts in and clinches Sampson up against the cage.
Shmuly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sampson tries to circle away but Shmuly has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Sampson darts in and clinches Shmuly up against the cage.#TD2#
Shmuly pulls guard effortlessly.
Shmuly pulls Sampson in close to his closed guard and prevents Sampson from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Shmuly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shmuly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuval Shmuly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Sampson's cut.
That's time! Sampson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Shmuly moves into range and clinches up with Sampson.
Sampson is trying to pull guard but Shmuly has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Shmuly gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Shmuly.
Shmuly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shmuly.
It looked like Sampson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shmuly fails with the takedown
and Sampson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shmuly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
No luck for Sampson with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Sampson gets the takedown into side control.
Sampson in side control, throwing shots but Shmuly defends.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shmuly keeps working.
Shmuly is letting Sampson control him for a moment.
Sampson is looking to take a break and control but Shmuly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sampson looking to control but instead Shmuly has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Shmuly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T2#
Shmuly is looking to escape.#ES2#
Shmuly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#CL2#
Shmuly forces Sampson back against the cage and clinches.
Shmuly effectively controlling the action here.
Shmuly tries to pull guard but Sampson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drew Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuval Shmuly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shmuly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shmuly scores with a hook to the body.
Sampson wants a takedown but no success here.
Sampson is trying to break the clinch but Shmuly is controlling him.#BC2#
Shmuly breaks the clinch.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3##CL2#
Shmuly drives through and clinches with Sampson against the cage.
Sampson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shmuly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sampson is trying to break free.
Sampson takes an elbow to the temple.
Shmuly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shmuly is pressed up against the cage. Sampson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shmuly down to the mat. Shmuly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shmuly scores with a head kick.
Sampson moves forwards but Shmuly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sampson leaves Shmuly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Shmuly shoots for a double leg takedown but Sampson sprawls well. He's pushed Shmuly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Sampson fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Shmuly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shmuly stops a takedown attempt from Sampson.
Sampson goes for a takedown attempt but Shmuly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drew Sampson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuval Shmuly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Shmuly pulls guard successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuval Shmuly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shmuly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuval Shmuly!
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