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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 18, 2016 |
#R1##CL2# Maidana drives through and clinches with Gamboa against the cage.
Gamboa misses with the head strike.
Maidana misses with some punches.
#BC2# Maidana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maidana's corner calls for a 1-2. Maidana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2# Maidana clinches with his opponent.
#BC# Gamboa manages to break the clinch.
#CL# Gamboa closes the distance and pushes Maidana back into the cage. Maidana wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC# Gamboa breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Gamboa gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gamboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Maidana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1# Maidana avoids a wild elbow strike from Gamboa. Gamboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maidana throws a head punch that misses. Gamboa looking to throw knees to the head but Maidana is blocking nicely.
Gamboa misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maidana fails to land. Gamboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gamboa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gamboa lands a nice uppercut. Maidana blocks an elbow strike. Maidana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gamboa to keep the fight standing.#T2# Gamboa pushes Maidana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice left hand lands by Gamboa.
Maidana takes a shot to the head. Gamboa misses with a short punch on the inside. Gamboa throws a head punch that misses. Gamboa working aggressively here.
#BC# Gamboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maidana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gamboa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. A telegraphed right hand from Maidana misses the target. #CL# Gamboa rushes Maidana and presses him up against the cage. Gamboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maidana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3# Maidana misses with some punches.
Gamboa misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Gamboa.
Gamboa blocking some punches.
Gamboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Maidana. Gamboa misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maidana. A nice right hand lands inside from Gamboa. Gamboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gamboa scores with a shot to the side of Maidana's head. Gamboa misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4# Gamboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Gamboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maidana throws a series of punches but Gamboa avoids them all with ease. Maidana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Maidana cracks Gamboa with a good jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maidana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maidana gets off balance looking for a body kick and Gamboa counters with a straight right hand.#CL# Gamboa rushes Maidana and presses him up against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gamboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A shot in the inside from Gamboa. Gamboa misses with a short punch on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Gamboa dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2##CL# Gamboa clinches up against the cage. Gamboa misses with a hook from the clinch. Maidana can't break the clinch.
Gamboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maidana backwards. Gamboa misses with a short punch on the inside. Gamboa lands an uppercut. Gamboa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maidana's face.
#BC# Gamboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Maidana misses its intended target. Gamboa throws a big counter combination but Maidana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Gamboa avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2# Maidana clinches with his opponent.
Gamboa prevents a body shot from Maidana. #T1##BC# Gamboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL# Gamboa rushes Maidana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gamboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gamboa lands an elbow inside. A head punch on the inside from Gamboa fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gamboa. Gamboa misses with some punches.
Maidana is trying to push Gamboa away but Gamboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Gamboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maidana can do to turn this around? Gamboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gamboa looking to throw knees to the head but Maidana is blocking nicely.
Gamboa misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2# Maidana has had enough of the clinch but Gamboa keeps him there for the moment. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. With the fighters up against the cage, Gamboa throws an elbow but misses. Gamboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maidana is trying to break free. Gamboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gamboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gamboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gamboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gamboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gamboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gamboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Maidana uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3# Gamboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Gamboa misses with the head strike.
Gamboa working aggressively here.
#BC# Gamboa breaks from the clinch.
#KD2# Maidana lands a left and a right that sends Gamboa crashing to the canvas! Maidana dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC2# Gamboa is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Luiz Gamboa has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maidana postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gamboa bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Maidana and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Maidana!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2016 |
#R1##TD# Tsung dives in and scores a takedown into Gamboa's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gamboa keeping full guard, as Tsung tries to pass. Tsung sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gamboa's guard. Tsung trying to control from half guard but Gamboa is working away. Tsung looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gamboa is trying to stand up here but Tsung is controlling him well. Tsung controlling the action here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gamboa wants to get back to his feet.
Tsung is looking to advance position but Gamboa won't allow it. Gamboa tries to kick Tsung off in order to stand up. Tsung Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T1# Tsung trying to control the action but Gamboa is working from the bottom. #SUB# Tsung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gamboa, who protects the arm well. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Gamboa is trying to buck Tsung off. Gamboa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tsung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gamboa keeps working. #SUB# Tsung tries for a kimura but Gamboa is defending well. #SUB# Tsung is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gamboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB# Tsung is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gamboa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2# Tsung trying to control the position but Gamboa is working away. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Gamboa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB# Tsung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Tsung is looking to take a break and control but Gamboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Tsung is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gamboa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Gamboa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3# Tsung trying to control the action but Gamboa is working from the bottom. Gamboa wants to get back to his feet.#SUB# Tsung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gamboa, who protects the arm well. Tsung controls the position. Tsung trying to control the position but Gamboa is working away. #SUB# Tsung thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Gamboa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T4##SUB# Tsung tries for a kimura but Gamboa is defending well. Gamboa pushes Tsung away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tsung gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Tsung is staying tight to Gamboa's torso, preventing him from escaping. Tsung wants to control but Gamboa is keeping him busy. #SUB# Tsung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gamboa, who protects the arm well. Gamboa pushes Tsung away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tsung gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shan Tsung dominated that round. 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##TD# Tsung looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Tsung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Gamboa is looking to stand up but Tsung isn't so interested in that idea. Tsung wants to control from the top but Gamboa keeps moving. Tsung tries to free his leg and advance position but Gamboa is retaining full guard. Gamboa wants to stand and escape but Tsung is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tsung is stalling in the full guard. Gamboa wants to get back to his feet but Tsung is in a dominant position and won't allow it. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Tsung passes into half guard. #T1# Gamboa is trying to stand up here but Tsung is controlling him well. #ES2# Gamboa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD# Tsung 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. Gamboa wants to get back to his feet but Tsung passes into half guard.
#REVB# Gamboa is not content to let Tsung control the position.#SUB# Tsung seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB# Tsung is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gamboa is trying to stand.
Tsung trying to control the action but Gamboa is working from the bottom. Tsung passes to side control. #T2##SUB# Tsung tries for a kimura but Gamboa is defending well. 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! Tsung trying to control the position but Gamboa is working away. Gamboa is trying to escape the position but Tsung is controlling the position. Tsung is looking to take a break and control but Gamboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gamboa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3# Tsung trying to control the position but Gamboa is working away. Tsung moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Gamboa is not content to let Tsung control the position. #SUB# Tsung tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Gamboa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tsung has just dragged him back down to the mat.#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. Tsung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gamboa keeps working. Gamboa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tsung has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB# Tsung is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gamboa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Gamboa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tsung is controlling him well. Tsung controlling the position. Gamboa is pushing Tsung's head away, looking to escape. Tsung manages to hold on to the position though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Gamboa is trying to escape the position but Tsung is controlling the position. Gamboa is trying to buck Tsung off.#SUB# Tsung has an Americana. Gamboa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tsung is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tsung hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shan Tsung! Shan Tsung thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 12, 2016 |
#R1# Maidana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Maidana scores with a head kick. Gamboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC2# Gamboa is rocked!#CL# Gamboa clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Gamboa. Gamboa lands a shoulder strike. Gamboa misses with the head strike.
Maidana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maidana blocks an elbow strike. A head punch on the inside from Gamboa fails to land. Gamboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gamboa has a couple of punches blocked by Maidana.
A head punch on the inside from Gamboa fails to land. #BC# Gamboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1# Nice cross by Maidana. Gamboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maidana throws out the jab. Lucas Maidana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maidana misses with a combination
and Gamboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL# Gamboa forces Maidana back against the cage and clinches.#BC# Gamboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL# Gamboa closes the distance and pushes Maidana back into the cage. Maidana wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC# Gamboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#KD2# Nice combo by Maidana! Oh, that's hurt him - Gamboa falls to the canvas and Maidana follows him into side control. Oh Gamboa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2# It looks like Luiz Gamboa has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maidana lands a strong strike to the head of Gamboa. That's dazed him! Maidana looking to finish here. Gamboa is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Maidana lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Maidana!
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