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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 758 Round 2
Date: May 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Marciano leaves Ura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ura doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Marciano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marciano somewhat.#TD2#
Ura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marciano pushes Ura off but Ura dives into side control.
Marciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano is looking to get back to his feet here but Ura is keeping cool and he's managed to take Marciano's back.#SUB2#
Marciano fending off the submission attempt from Ura. #T1#
Good control from Ura.
Marciano is keeping busy.
Ura controls the action.
Can Marciano hold on?! Ura is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marciano is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ura.
Ura throwing wild punches that miss their target. #SUB2#
Ura goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Marciano escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Marciano controlling the action here.#SU#
Marciano stands up from half guard. #T3#
Ura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano misses with a hook. Ura ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Marciano clinches.
Ura jumps guard but Marciano stands there with Ura around his waist. Ura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Marciano breaks the clinch.
Ura leaves Marciano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Marciano drives through and clinches with Ura against the cage.
#TD#
Marciano drags the fight down to the ground.
#T4#
Marciano wants to sweep here but Ura controlling him for the moment.
Marciano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ura manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Ura keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully. #SU#
Marciano stands and steps away. Ura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ura.
Marciano tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
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 Rocky Marciano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Marciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Ura tries to sprawl out of it but Marciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marciano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ura tries to avoid it but Marciano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ura to the ground. Ura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marciano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Ura tries to sprawl out of it but Marciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ura slaps away a takedown attempt from Marciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL2#
Ura moves into range and clinches up with Marciano.#BC2#
Ura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Ura moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano sets himself, and Ura steps forward looking for the clinch! Marciano avoids it this time.
Marciano throws a nice head kick!
Ura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ura. #CL2#
Ura drives through and clinches with Marciano against the cage.
Ura is trying to pull guard but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Marciano jumps guard and drags Ura to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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 Marciano is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Ura keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully. #T2#
Ura is trying to keep Marciano in close.
Ura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Marciano wants to pass the guard but Ura is keeping the position.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Ura keeps moving. #T3#
Ura trying to keep a closed guard but Marciano is proving a slippery customer.
Marciano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ura wants to get back to his feet but Marciano passes into half guard.
Ura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marciano is working away from the top position though.#ES2#
Ura kicks Marciano off and gets back to his feet.#T4#
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marciano or perhaps it was just good defense by Ura, which made it look bad.
Marciano motions for Ura to come forward. Marciano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marciano sprawls well. Marciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ura gets slowly back to his feet.
Ura shoots in looking for a takedown. Marciano tries to sprawl out of it but Ura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marciano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Ura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marciano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano shoots in and drives through. Ura sprawls well.
Marciano darts in looking for a takedown but Ura gets double underhooks and turns Marciano into the cage. #TD#
Marciano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ura tries to kick Marciano off in order to stand up. Marciano Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SUB#
Marciano goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marciano's guard! Nice work there by Ura!
Ura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marciano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Ura advances to half guard. #SUB#
Marciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano is refusing to be controlled, as Ura sits in half guard.
Ura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marciano is trying to stand up here but Ura is controlling him well.
Ura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marciano trying to control here.
Marciano tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Marciano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Ura moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Ura has hold of one of Marciano's legs. Marciano is fighting the takedown attempt but Ura gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marciano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marciano works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
Marciano trying to control the position.
Ura trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Marciano pushes Ura off and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Ura darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kengo Ura has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marciano is looking for a sweep. Ura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kengo Ura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marciano 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 William Peck scores the fight for Kengo Ura!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Rocky Marciano!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano wins by split decision!
A pretty intense looking Rocky Marciano took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Stone clinches up with Flynn and pushes him back against the cage.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flynn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD#
Flynn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stone manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flynn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Stone.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flynn's elbow.
Stone lands a right hand.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T1#
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Brady Flynn has been cut.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flynn's defenses.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flynn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flynn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stone works on Flynn's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Flynn shrugs off.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flynn.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T3#
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flynn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flynn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stone after a bit of a struggle.
Flynn wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Stone.
Flynn missing with knees to the body.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flynn.
Flynn lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Flynn successfully pulls guard.
Flynn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard. #REVR#
Flynn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flynn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stone manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Flynn won't want to take too many of those.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flynn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flynn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flynn takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Flynn's cut.
That's time! Flynn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flynn avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Flynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Flynn stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Flynn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flynn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flynn can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Flynn's ribcage.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone pushes Flynn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flynn's defenses.
Flynn takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Stone works on Flynn's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone lands a knee to the body.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flynns head.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Stone lands a knee to the body.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flynn's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flynn is defending well for now.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Flynn controls the action.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flynn's face.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flynn is trying to pull guard but Stone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Flynn.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flynn is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Flynn is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flynn has his back to the cage.
Flynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flynn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flynn is looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Flynn managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flynn is defending well for now.
Flynn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stone tries to clinch but Flynn moves out of range.
Flynn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.#CL2#
Stone drives through and clinches with Flynn against the cage.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T4#
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD#
Flynn lands a takedown into guard.
#ES2#
Stone kicks Flynn off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone tries to clinch there but Flynn circles away.
It looked like Flynn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone tries to clinch up but Flynn circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flynn.
Flynn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Stone gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brady Flynn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flynn doesn't seem bothered though.
Flynn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Flynn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Stone forces Flynn back against the cage and clinches.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Flynn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Stone lands an elbow just above Flynn 's eye.
Flynn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flynn backwards.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands a damaging elbow. #T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone pushes Flynn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone lands an elbow just above Flynn 's eye.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Flynn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Flynn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ken Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flynn managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Flynn is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD#
Flynn has picked Stone up - he's going for a ride! Flynn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Stone pushes Flynn off and gets back to his feet.#CL2#
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flynn avoids it.#BC#
Flynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Flynn moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Flynn is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Flynn into the cage.
Flynn prevents a body shot from Stone.
Flynn is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flynn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flynn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stone is defending well.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Flynn looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Flynn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone tries to work over Flynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flynn takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T4#
Flynn dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Flynn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Flynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flynn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stone after a bit of a struggle.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #TD#
Flynn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flynn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flynn looking to control.
Flynn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brady Flynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Flynn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Stone!
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