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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1058 Round 3
Date: Aug 10, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Pinkney drives through with a takedown into Funny's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Funny manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD#
Pinkney ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pinkney no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pinkney trying to control the position here.
Pinkney lands a decent shot there.
Funny looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Funny wants to control from the top but Pinkney keeps moving.
Pinkney pulls Funny in to control the position.
Funny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pinkney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Funny slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Pinkney seems keen to control Funny's posture.
Funny throws a big elbow that misses.
Pinkney wants to stand but Funny is controlling the position.
Pinkney working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
Pinkney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Funny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Funny wants to control from the top but Pinkney keeps moving.
Funny sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pinkney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pinkney tries to get out of the position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like Funny might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Funny closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Funny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funny trying to mount his opponent but Pinkney defends it.
Funny is trying to control. Pinkney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funny trying to mount his opponent but Pinkney defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinkney wants to get back to full guard.
Funny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pinkney has hold of Funny's hands but Funny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Pinkney tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Funny is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Funny there.
Funny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Funny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Funny winds up and cracks Pinkney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Funny there. #SUB#
Pinkney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinkney is breathing heavily.
Funny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC2#Pinkney is rocked!
Funny scores with a big shot! Pinkney's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pinkney! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Funny!
Doug Funny 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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Event:
QFC Tournament 1058 Round 2
Date: Aug 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Curry tries to clinch there but Pinkney circles away.
Curry scores with a head kick.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Curry gets tackled into the cage by Pinkney. Pinkney maintains the clinch.
Pinkney is pushing Curry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry jumps guard but Pinkney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Pinkney breaks from the clinch.
Pinkney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T1##CL#
Pinkney drives through and clinches with Curry against the cage.
The referee calls for Pinkney to work.
#TD#
Pinkney pulls guard.
Curry preventing the sweep.
Pinkney has control of Curry's left arm, preventing Curry from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pinkney holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
Pinkney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Curry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pinkney wants to stand up but Curry is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkney throws a front kick aimed at Curry's knee but Curry avoids it well. #T3##CL#
Pinkney gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Pinkney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkney swats away the attempt to clinch by Curry.#CL#
Pinkney pushes Curry up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Pinkney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD#
Pinkney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pinkney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Curry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Curry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pinkney lands a couple of digs.
Pinkney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinkney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curry is keeping the position for now.
Curry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Curry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinkney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinkney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pinkney is working Curry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keelen Pinkney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Pinkney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Curry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pinkney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pinkney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Curry's guard.
Pinkney pushing down on Curry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkney content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Pinkney wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Pinkney is looking for a kimura but Curry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinkney to get the leverage.
Pinkney frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Pinkney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T2#
Pinkney controlling the pace for now.
Pinkney avoids the attempt from Curry to control.
Pinkney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Curry tries to reverse the position but Pinkney maintains control.
Pinkney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keelen Pinkney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinkney with good strikes from the mount here!#SUB#
Pinkney looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T3#
Pinkney controlling the pace for now.
Curry is in a horrible position here. Pinkney smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Pinkney looking for a guillotine from mount but Curry is having none of it.
Curry tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
Pinkney is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Curry has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Curry! #T4#
Pinkney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curry pushes down on Pinkney's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Curry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinkney is doing well to control the position and prevent Curry from advancing to side control.
Pinkney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curry can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curry throwing shots but Pinkney is blocking nicely.
Curry wants to stand up but Pinkney manages to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keelen Pinkney dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Curry is looking to clinch but Pinkney is avoiding it.
#TD#
Pinkney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Curry kicks Pinkney off and gets back to his feet.
Pinkney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curry's head.#TD#
Pinkney 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinkney looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Curry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Pinkney tries to stand but Curry is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Pinkney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL#
Curry gets tackled into the cage by Pinkney. Pinkney maintains the clinch.
Pinkney goes for a takedown attempt but Curry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Curry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinkney tries to avoid it but Curry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinkney to the ground. Pinkney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinkney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#TD#
Pinkney drives through with a takedown into guard. #SU#
Pinkney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curry, up you get!
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Pinkney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pinkney showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinkney is taking a breather. Curry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3#
Curry gets back to full guard.
Pinkney lands a couple of digs.
Curry controls Pinkney momentarily but Pinkney frees himself.
Pinkney wants to get up but he can't break Curry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Curry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#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.#SU#
Pinkney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curry, up you get! #TD#
Pinkney shoots in and bounces Curry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinkney forces his way into half guard.
Pinkney trying to control the pace.
Steph Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keelen Pinkney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keelen Pinkney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinkney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Keelen Pinkney wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1058 Round 1
Date: Aug 08, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Pinkney gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marville won't allow Pinkney to sweep him here.
Pinkney has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Marville has passed into side control.
Marville will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marville wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinkney keeps working.
Marville throws an elbow but Pinkney slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pinkney gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marville tries to stand and escape but Pinkney is controlling the position.
Marville drops an elbow to the side of Pinkney's head.
Pinkney is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Marville is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pinkney is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pinkney is pressing down on Marville's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Pinkney working for a triangle but Marville defends it easily.
Marville passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pinkney is pressing down on Marville's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pinkney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marville is one step ahead there.
Pinkney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinkney wants to sweep here but Marville controlling him for the moment.
Pinkney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pinkney pulls Marville in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Marville changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinkney tries to avoid it but Marville manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinkney to the ground. Pinkney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marville shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinkney as he avoids it easily.
Pinkney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Pinkney forces Marville back against the cage and clinches.
Pinkney jumps guard but Marville turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pinkney keeps control of Marville as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD2#
Pinkney drags the fight down to the ground.
Pinkney controls Marville momentarily but Marville frees himself.
Marville showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Pinkney is trying to keep Marville in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pinkney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pinkney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pinkney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marville is in close to Pinkney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinkney is controlling Marville's posture.
Marville's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keelen Pinkney will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pinkney lands with a right hand.
Marville looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marville shoots for a takedown but Pinkney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marville doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinkney circles away.
Pinkney appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Marville pushes Pinkney up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinkney displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marville up against the cage.
Marville tries to pull guard but Pinkney won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Marville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Pinkney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Marville.#TD2#
Pinkney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T1#
Pinkney landing strikes.
Pinkney wants to stand but Marville is controlling his arm.
Pinkney working the ground and pound but Marville is defending the strikes.
Marville is trying to improve his position.
Marville is trying to escape the position but Pinkney is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Pinkney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marville is trying to escape the position but Pinkney is controlling the position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marville is looking for a sweep.
Marville can't do much from the bottom here.
Marville wants to get back to his feet but Pinkney drags him back down.
Marville trying to control but Pinkney flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Pinkney scores with punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Pinkney is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marville has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pinkney scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Marville is looking for a way out.
Keelen Pinkney has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3##SUB2#
Pinkney looking for the RNC. #SUB2#
Marville defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pinkney's arms.
Pinkney controlling well, preventing Marville from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Pinkney working for the choke.
Pinkney controls the action.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marville trying to control the hands but Pinkney breaks the grip.
Marville manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pinkney's guard. Nice work there by Marville.
Pinkney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marville lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marville postures up in Pinkney's guard and throws a big left but Pinkney blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkney trying to strike off his back.
Pinkney keeping moving, preventing Marville from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keelen Pinkney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Pinkney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marville is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pinkney.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pinkney.
Marville takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinkney wants to stand but Marville is controlling his arm.
Marville is pushing Pinkney's head away, looking to escape. Pinkney manages to hold on to the position though.
Pinkney wants to stand but Marville is controlling his arm.
Pinkney trying to control the action but Marville is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marville is trying to control Pinkney's posture but Pinkney avoids it. #T1#
Pinkney in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Marville is not content to let Pinkney control the position.
Pinkney working away.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marville really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marville darts in looking for a takedown but Pinkney gets double underhooks and turns Marville into the cage. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinkney pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Pinkney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marville throws a series of punches but Pinkney moves out of range.
Marville misses with a head kick.
Pinkney just misses with a punch to the body.
Marville keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marville doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinkney counters with a left and a right that stings Marville.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marville shoots in looking for a takedown but Pinkney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marville's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Marville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkney throws a head kick but Marville moves out of range.
#T3##TD2#
Pinkney 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.
Pinkney passes Marville's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Pinkney.
Pinkney keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pinkney trying to control from Marville's half guard. Marville has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pinkney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marville swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Pinkney advances to half guard.
Pinkney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pinkney content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marville is looking to improve his position but Pinkney isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keelen Pinkney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinkney 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Keelen Pinkney wins by unanimous decision! |
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