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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 766 Round 2
Date: Jun 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Chung throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Chung didn't expect that. #SUB#
Maia has gone for a leg lock! Chung slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maia's guard.#REVB#
Chung forces his way into half guard.
Chung lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung moves into full mount! Maia won't be happy about that!
Maia is squirming around, avoiding Chung's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Chung with good strikes from the mount here!
Maia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maia wants to hold on but Chung pushes him away.
Maia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chung is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chung lands a couple of good shots and Maia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Maia is keeping busy.
Chung scores with punches from the back.
Chung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Maia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chung seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chung drops an elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Chung is nestled in close to Maia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia won't allow Chung to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Chung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maia sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia wants to control but Chung is keeping busy.
Chung scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chung working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Chung wants to pass the guard but Maia is defending well.
Chung lands with a punch from half guard.
Maia trying to control but Chung postures up.
Nice strikes from Chung there.
Chung looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chung passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maia!
Chung putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#T4#
Chung lands with some strikes.
Chung looking to control but Maia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maia throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chung looking to control but Maia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Chung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Maia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chung.
Maia tries to clinch there but Chung circles away.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chung feints the counter takedown.
Chung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Chung persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Chung, which made it look bad. #TD2#
Chung drives through with a takedown into Maia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wang Chung has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chung connects with a nice short shot to Maia's temple. #T1#
Maia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chung's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chung's back!#SUB#
Maia looking for the RNC.
Chung trying to control the hands but Maia won't let him.
Chung is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maia wants to control but Chung manages to buck him off and is now in Maia's guard! Nice work there by Chung!
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Chung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chung on the ground.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Chung is proving a slippery customer.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Chung from controlling successfully.
Chung tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Chung with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chung passes into half guard.
Chung tries to pass to full mount but Maia defends it. #T3#
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chung trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia has hold of Chung's hands but Chung slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chung landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Chung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T4#
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chung has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maia tries to hold on but Chung postures up.
Chung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chung raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chung cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Chung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Chung looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Chung closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maia did well to prevent Chung getting side control.#SUB2#
Chung is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chung trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Chung has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.
Chung tries to control but Maia wriggling away. #T1#
Chung landing strikes from the mount and Maia is in trouble!
Maia tries to reverse the position but Chung maintains control.
Chung has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maia's face.
BOOM! Chung connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maia tries to hold on but Chung postures up.
Chung scoring with strikes but Maia is staying in there.
Maia wants to control but Chung is having none of it.
Wang Chung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
BOOM! Chung connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chung in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chung landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia tries to lock up and control but Chung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chung tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Maia is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Chung in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chung raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chung controlling the position easily from mount.
Chung with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Chung.
Chung with shots to the head and body - Maia looks very uncomfortable down there. #T4#
Maia is in a horrible position here. Chung smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chung lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia is working to get back to half guard.
Jose Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chung with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Chung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chung 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Wang Chung!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Wang Chung!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Wang Chung!
Wang Chung wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 766 Round 1
Date: Jun 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Van Hoost. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Van Hoost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Van Hoost persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Hoost moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Hoost is looking to clinch.
Maia attempts a counter takedown but Van Hoost avoids it well and moves away.
A nice combination there by Van Hoost.
Maia misses with a double jab.
Van Hoost throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily. #TD#
Maia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maia lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia trying to pass the guard but Van Hoost defending well.
Van Hoost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Maia is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Hoost!
Maia looking to control but Van Hoost is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T2#
Maia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Hoost is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maia wants to control the pace but Van Hoost is squirming around nicely.
Van Hoost has given up his back here. Will Maia look for the submission or keep pounding away?
#T3##SUB#
Maia is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Van Hoost has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Maia tries to keep control of the position but Van Hoost is staying busy.
Van Hoost trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Van Hoost tries to roll but Maia sticks to his back.
Maia keeps control of the position easily here as Van Hoost tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is working the ground and pound. Can Van Hoost escape?#SUB#
Maia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Van Hoost defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Maia controlling well, preventing Van Hoost from escaping the position.
#T4#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Maia's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#SUB#
Maia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Van Hoost is doing well to defend. Maia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Van Hoost is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Maia!
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