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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Donovan has managed to clinch.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chung jumps guard but Donovan stands there with Chung around his waist. Chung gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chung tries to pull guard but Donovan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Chung.
#BC2#
Donovan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Donovan. Those never looked like landing.
Chung half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A left lands for Donovan.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Chung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan keeps the fight on the outside.
Donovan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chung tries to clinch up.
Hugh Chung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan darts in looking for a takedown but Chung gets double underhooks and turns Donovan into the cage.
Chung wants to clinch.#T1#
Donovan keeps the fight on the outside.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chung avoids it really well and circles away.
Chung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
Chung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chung tries to clinch there but Donovan circles away.
Chung is looking to clinch.
Chung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chung.
Chung lands with a nice body punch.
Chung takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Chung moves to clinch but Donovan breaks away #TD2#
so Donovan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB#
Chung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Donovan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2##SUB#
Chung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Donovan defends well.
Donovan scoring with some ground and pound.
Donovan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Chung looking for a guillotine here but Donovan defends easily.
Donovan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Donovan content to stall in guard here.
Donovan postures up and lands a big shot to Chung's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chung being controlled here, momentarily.
Donovan pushes down on Chung's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chung is trying to maintain the position but Donovan is very close to passing his half guard.
Donovan controlling the pace. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Chung is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Donovan is tapping! Great win for Chung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hugh Chung!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donovan as he jumps to the side.
Chung moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Chung doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Chung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Chung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Chung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donovan but Donovan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liam Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Chung.#T1#
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Donovan scores with a nice head shot.
Chung digs a good body shot into Donovan's ribs.
Chung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donovan pinned against the cage. Donovan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chung darts in looking for a takedown but Donovan gets double underhooks and turns Chung into the cage. #TD#
Donovan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chung on his heels. He'll look to pass Chung's guard now, I'm sure.
Donovan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chung's guard.
Donovan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Chung actively working from the bottom here.
Donovan trying to control the pace.
Donovan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2##SUB2#
Chung actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Chung actively working from the bottom here.
Chung looks winded!#SUB2#
Chung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Donovan in particular looking to stall.
Donovan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Donovan lands strikes from half guard.
Chung trying to hold on to Donovan's head to control him but Donovan postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donovan scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Chung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donovan pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Donovan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Further stalling from Donovan.#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.
Chung won't allow Donovan to pass to mount.
Donovan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chung has a hand on Donovan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Donovan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Donovan controlling from mount.
Chung is desperately trying to improve his position but Donovan has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donovan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Donovan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Donovan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Donovan controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donovan 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#
Donovan connects with a solid leg kick.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chung can do to turn this around?
Chung moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Donovan there.
Donovan scores with a one two! Chung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chung wants to clinch.
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liam Donovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donovan defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chung is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
#T1#
Donovan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Donovan as Chung shoots in.
Donovan attempts a counter takedown but Chung avoids it well and moves away.
Liam Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Chung.
Chung dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Chung fails with the takedown.
Chung is breathing heavily.
Chung tries to clinch #TD#
and Donovan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donovan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donovan 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.
Donovan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chung taking some punishment here, with Donovan in his half guard. #T2#
Donovan is taking a breather. Chung 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.
Donovan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chung on the ground.
Donovan is looking to advance position but Chung won't allow it.
Donovan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donovan slips a nice elbow through Chung's hands, connecting with Chung's forehead.
Donovan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chung trying to control here.
Donovan trying to pass the guard but Chung defending well. #T3#
Donovan working over Chung with some ground and pound. Chung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Donovan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donovan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chung is looking to improve his position.
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. Donovan connects with a nice short shot to Chung's temple.
Chung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donovan is working away from the top position though.
Chung is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Chung looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Chung regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chung's head.#SUB2#
Chung has his foot on Donovan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Donovan works his way back into a safe position though.
Donovan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Donovan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donovan 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donovan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Chung is looking to clinch.
Chung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chung dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Chung avoids nicely.
Donovan scores with a sloppy right hand. Chung should have avoided that one.
Donovan misses with a few strikes there.
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Chung moves out of range.
Chung just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donovan wants it to stay on the feet.
Chung jabs Donovan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donovan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chung is defended easily by Donovan.
Liam Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Chung.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Chung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Chung instigates a clinch. #BC#
Donovan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Chung.#CL2#
Chung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan tries to score a body lock takedown but Chung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donovan has Chung pushed against the cage.#T2##BC#
Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chung wants to clinch up but Donovan keeps it at a distance.
Donovan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chung on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donovan misses with a few strikes there.
Chung doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
Chung throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Donovan throws a looping overhand right but Chung ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Chung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Chung.
Chung is looking to clinch.
Chung doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Donovan tries to counter by clinching up but Chung breaks away and moves out of range.
Chung misses with a wild body shot.
Chung staying out of range there.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Chung tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Chung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donovan but Donovan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
Hugh Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liam Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Chung avoids them all with ease.
Chung tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Donovan counters with a single leg into guard. Chung didn't expect that.
Donovan's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Chung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Donovan has passed into half guard!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donovan, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donovan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Donovan.#BC2#
Donovan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donovan swinging wildly here.
Burns half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan has his hands clasped together around Burns's back. He's all about the action.#T1#
Burns trying to control the pace. #SU#
Burns decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Burns counters by clinching up.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Donovan walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Donovan looking to stall.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Donovan misses.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it. #T3#
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Donovan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donovan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Donovan backing up. Donovan nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donovan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortez Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donovan misses with a kick to the body.
Burns throws a counter high kick but Donovan was just alert enough to avoid it.#TD2#
Donovan gets the takedown into side control.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Donovan keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Donovan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donovan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Burns is trying to improve his position.
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!
You can see the frustration on Burns's face as Donovan controls the position.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Donovan controlling the position from side mount.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donovan on the ground.
Donovan working away.
Burns tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Donovan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns is looking for a counter combo.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burns jumps guard but Donovan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns jumps guard but Donovan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Donovan wants to break free but Burns has control.
#T1#
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burns stalling the fight.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
As Donovan looks to move away, Burns throws a big counter combo but Donovan just gets out of the way.
Donovan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range. #T2#
Donovan thumps Burns with a low kick.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Donovan backing up. Donovan nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donovan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortez Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Burns rushes Donovan and presses him up against the cage.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns taking a breather.#TD#
Burns has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Donovan is trying to keep an underhook but Burns manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Burns wants to take a breather but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#ES2#
Donovan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Burns darts in and clinches Donovan up against the cage.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Donovan walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donovan looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donovan tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donovan throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Donovan backing up. Donovan nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Donovan misses its intended target.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donovan won't be happy with that.
Burns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donovan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Burns presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Donovan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donovan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Donovan. Those never looked like landing.
Burns seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.#CL2#
Donovan clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Donovan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Donovan's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
A short right from Burns on the inside. #TD#
Burns jumps into guard, dragging Donovan to the mat.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns trying to control the position.
Donovan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Donovan defends well.
Burns is trying to hold Donovan in close to prevent damage but Donovan has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB2#
Burns is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Donovan has latched onto it... Big trouble! Donovan pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Burns is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Donovan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Donovan!
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