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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Cutts shoots for a takedown but Pinto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cutts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinto pinned against the cage. Pinto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cutts throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Cutts.
Cutts throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Cutts rushes Pinto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cutts is trying to pull guard but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Cutts. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Cutts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cutts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinto defends it nicely.
Pinto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T1#
Cutts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cutts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinto's waist but Pinto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cutts off to one side.
Good exchange - Pinto coming out on top.
Cutts dives in and grabs Pinto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinto pushes down on Cutts's head and hops out.
Cutts backing away here, and Pinto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cutts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinto counters with a one-two to the body.
Pinto throws a right hand that Cutts ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutts also avoids with ease.
Cutts tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.#T2#
Cutts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinto.
Pinto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cutts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Quim Pinto has been cut.
Pinto looks winded!
Cutts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cutts looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
And Pinto tries to counter it with a takedown but Cutts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pinto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutts avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Pinto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cutts is defended easily by Pinto.#T3#
Pinto catches Cutts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Cutts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cutts keeps control of Pinto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cutts tries to pull guard but Pinto holds him up against the cage and eventually Cutts drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Pinto successfully pulls guard.
Pinto wants to stand and escape but Cutts is having none of it. #T4#
Cutts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cutts landing some decent shots from guard.
Cutts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SU#
Cutts gets to his feet - Pinto follows without any prompting.
Cutts with a poor takedown
and Pinto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Cutts scores with a takedown into Pinto's guard.#SU#
Cutts stands up and waves to Pinto to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quim Pinto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quim Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cutts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cutts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cutts looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.#CL#
Cutts clinches.
Pinto is trying to push Cutts away but Cutts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cutts is defending well for now.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Cutts is trying to pull guard but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Cutts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto tries to break the clinch but Cutts is controlling the position. #BC#
Cutts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
A punch combination from Cutts misses.
A little jabbing left from Pinto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cutts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinto's waist but Pinto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cutts off to one side.
Cutts shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinto tries to sprawl out of it but Cutts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashley Cutts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutts tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Pinto misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
Cutts gets a double leg takedown into Pinto's guard.#T2##SU#
Cutts stands and steps away. Pinto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cutts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinto defends it nicely.
Cutts tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Cutts drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Pinto has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cutts is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutts lands a body shot in the clinch.
#TD#
Cutts ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cutts no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pinto trying to control but Cutts is working from the bottom. #T3#
Pinto wants to get up but he can't break Cutts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Cutts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cutts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cutts trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ashley Cutts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cutts has momentary wrist control but Pinto slips an elbow through the middle.
Cutts wants to improve his position but instead Pinto has moved into half guard.
Cutts desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SU2#
Pinto stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quim Pinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quim Pinto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cutts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Cutts jumps guard.
Cutts has a closed guard, preventing Pinto from standing up.
Cutts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Pinto gets to his feet. Cutts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cutts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ashley Cutts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutts throws a shot to the body.
Quim Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Cutts fails with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Pinto clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Cutts turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pinto bucks up and tries to throw Cutts off but instead Cutts has got his back!#SUB#
Cutts 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, Pinto has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T2#
Cutts lands shots from the back.
Cutts controls the position.#SUB#
Cutts looking for the choke from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Cutts is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pinto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #ES2#
Pinto is trying to shake Cutts off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Cutts won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.#T3##TD#
Cutts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pinto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES2#
Pinto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD#
Cutts gets a double leg takedown into Pinto's guard.
Pinto wants to stand up but Cutts is controlling him.
Cutts controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cutts throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Cutts advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cutts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pinto has escaped the position, nice work there. #SU#
Cutts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pinto to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Cutts dives in and scores a takedown into Pinto's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Cutts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quim Pinto!
Quim Pinto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Demmick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cutts moves out of range of the leg kick from Demmick.#TD2#
Demmick scores with a takedown into Cutts's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cutts is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Cutts forces his way into half guard.
Cutts is thwarting Demmick's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T1#
Cutts passes to full mount!
Demmick is bucking up trying to escape but Cutts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cutts with shots to the head and body - Demmick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cutts controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Cutts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cutts lands a nice shot to the head.
Demmick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cutts controlling from the full mount.
Demmick tries to reverse the position but Cutts maintains control.
Cutts controlling his opponent.
Cutts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T3##SUB#
Cutts is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Demmick has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Demmick! #SU2#
Demmick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cutts, up you get!
Demmick moves in looking to clinch but Cutts pushes him off.
Demmick connects with a leg kick. Cutts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bo Demmick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutts throws a leg kick
and Demmick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demmick tries to clinch but Cutts moves out of range. #CL#
Demmick tries to keep at a distance but Cutts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Demmick tries to circle away but Cutts has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Cutts manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Cutts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demmick swivels and escapes.
Cutts misses with the combination.
Demmick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Demmick thumps Cutts with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demmick lands a high kick!
Demmick lands a leg kick that knocks Cutts off balance momentarily.
Cutts throws a head kick but Demmick moves out of range.
Demmick raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#TD2#
Cutts gets caught napping as Demmick dives in and scores a takedown. Cutts manages to retain guard.#ES#
Cutts is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Demmick presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
Demmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cutts misses with a takedown attempt - Demmick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demmick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ashley Cutts will probably get the nod.
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#
An inside leg kick lands from Demmick.
Cutts fails with a takedown attempt.
As Cutts backs off Demmick throws a huge counter combo but Cutts manages to avoid it all.
Cutts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demmick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demmick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cutts's head.#CL2#
Demmick rushes Cutts and presses him up against the cage.
Demmick prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Cutts. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Demmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demmick feints and then cracks Cutts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cutts down. #TD#
Cutts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Demmick to the ground. Cutts is now in Demmick's guard.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Demmick manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T1#
Cutts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Demmick breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Demmick.
Demmick shoots in but Cutts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been informed that Demmick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Demmick pushes Cutts up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demmick walks away with a smile on his face. Cutts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Demmick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cutts pinned against the cage. Cutts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demmick.
#T2#
Cutts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Demmick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Demmick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cutts's sensitive parts.
Demmick misses with a head kick.
Demmick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cutts wants to clinch
and Demmick counters with a good low kick that Cutts was not able to check.
Demmick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cutts's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutts tries for a takedown but Demmick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Demmick goes for a double leg but Cutts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cutts continues to drive forward.
Cutts tries to clinch up but Demmick circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Cutts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demmick thumps Cutts with a low kick.
Demmick jabs Cutts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demmick fails with the takedown.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cutts jumps guard but Demmick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cutts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Demmick prevents it.
Cutts has Demmick pushed against the cage.#T4#
Cutts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cutts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cutts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demmick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cutts is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Demmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cutts tries for a takedown but Demmick circles away easily
and Demmick counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Demmick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cutts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demmick can pounce on him.
Demmick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cutts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demmick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Demmick.
Demmick darts in looking for a takedown but Cutts gets double underhooks and turns Demmick into the cage.
Cutts thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cutts tries to clinch there but Demmick circles away.
Cutts shoots in for a takedown but Demmick shows good takedown defense.
Cutts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demmick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demmick throws a quick inside leg kick. #TD#
Cutts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Demmick wants to control the action here but instead Cutts manages to pass to full mount!
Demmick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cutts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cutts cracks Demmick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demmick is trying to escape the mount.
#T1#
Cutts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cutts 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.
Cutts looking to ground and pound but Demmick is blocking nicely.
Cutts scoring with strikes but Demmick is staying in there.
Demmick has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Cutts's lack of action.
Demmick controlling the position for now.
Cutts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Demmick throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cutts 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.
Cutts stalling.
Demmick is not content to let Cutts control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demmick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##SUB#
Cutts seems to be working for a kimura but Demmick defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Cutts is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cutts prevents Demmick from standing back up.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Demmick is trying to get back to full guard.
Ashley Cutts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demmick looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Demmick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cutts.
Cutts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Demmick defends well and Cutts ends up having to push Demmick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Demmick shapes to counter with a head kick.
Demmick connects with an inside leg kick.#TD2#
Cutts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Cutts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demmick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ashley Cutts.
I think Cutts 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ashley Cutts!
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