Maia vs. Tsuji

Jennifer Maia! Jennifer Maia! This is what the people are chanting here.
Jennifer Maia looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Yuka Tsuji looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Vale Tudo Queen is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.

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Round 1
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Jennifer Maia and Yuka Tsuji touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tremendous strikes from Maia!
Some big punches are landing!
Solid kick to the leg from Yuka Tsuji
that visibly pains Maia.
The Vale Tudo Queen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Yuka Tsuji shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Jennifer Maia is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull The Vale Tudo Queen into her guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Maia
Maia works on the ground with her fingers over The Vale Tudo Queen's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Yuka Tsuji uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The Vale Tudo Queen is trying to counter now!
Yuka Tsuji looks to posture up and open Jennifer Maia's guard...
Yuka Tsuji forces Jennifer Maia to open her guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen moves on the ground
Yuka Tsuji moves to side mount
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Yuka Tsuji looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Yuka Tsuji slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls her over and takes her back!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has given her back to Yuka Tsuji who is trying to get one hook in!
Yuka Tsuji has one hook in!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Maia with one hook in
Yuka Tsuji throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Maia with one hook in
Yuka Tsuji throws her leg over Jennifer Maia's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Yuka Tsuji's rear naked choke attempt!
Maia struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Maia struggles to free herself
Jennifer Maia frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Yuka Tsuji and ends up on top!
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Maia is in closed guard... The Vale Tudo Queen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jennifer Maia!
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Jennifer Maia's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Armbar...
Maia struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Maia hold her own hand and breaks The Vale Tudo Queen's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Yuka Tsuji.
Jennifer Maia is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Yuka Tsuji attempts to trap Jennifer Maia in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji manages to switch to full guard.
Jennifer Maia is in open guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Jennifer Maia is in open guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to close her guard around Maia
She succeeds!
Jennifer Maia is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Maia tries to escape from closed guard...
The Vale Tudo Queen waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jennifer Maia! She is reversed and nor Yuka Tsuji is on half guard!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Maia
Yuka Tsuji tries to free her leg...
Yuka Tsuji uses some of her skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to turn away and scramble out. Yuka Tsuji takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Jennifer Maia spins out and gets back to her feet.
The Vale Tudo Queen clumsily fails here and it's time for Jennifer Maia to fight back!
Jennifer Maia fakes a punch and launches herself over Yuka Tsuji
Great move by Maia who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Jennifer Maia pushes away The Vale Tudo Queen trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Jennifer Maia
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Yuka Tsuji embrace and tries to move away...
Yuka Tsuji pushes Maia forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Jennifer Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Vale Tudo Queen who put distance between them
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Yuka Tsuji shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Jennifer Maia is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull The Vale Tudo Queen into her guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Maia
Jennifer Maia has seen better days.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Yuka Tsuji uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Yuka Tsuji uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Maia
Maia launches a few weak punches
The Vale Tudo Queen blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Yuka Tsuji looks to counter!
The Vale Tudo Queen use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) is cheering her!
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia has seen better days.
Jennifer Maia attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Yuka Tsuji looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Yuka Tsuji slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls Jennifer Maia to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.



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Round 2
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The Vale Tudo Queen moves backwards and Jennifer Maia is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The Vale Tudo Queen grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Yuka Tsuji
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around The Vale Tudo Queen
She is not able to do it
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen is in open guard over Maia... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Maia rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Yuka Tsuji. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
The Vale Tudo Queen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jennifer Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Maia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close her guard around The Vale Tudo Queen
She is not able to do it
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Maia
The Vale Tudo Queen moves on the ground
Yuka Tsuji moves to side mount
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Jennifer Maia
Yuka Tsuji looks to mount Jennifer Maia...
Yuka Tsuji slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Jennifer Maia
Jennifer Maia tries to roll to her side and trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls her over and takes her back!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has given her back to Yuka Tsuji who is trying to get one hook in!
Yuka Tsuji has one hook in!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Maia with one hook in
Maia has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Maia is unable to find a way to scape from this.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Maia with one hook in
Maia is trying to escape from the rear mount.
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to use some of her tricky moves but The Vale Tudo Queen's is smart enough to counter her.
Poorly executed technique. Yuka Tsuji looks to counter!
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to end this with a RNC!
Maia manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Jennifer Maia is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
That Triangle Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
Maia struggles to free herself
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Yuka Tsuji's lock! This is over! Maia didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!

Winner is Yuka Tsuji by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 2:26 Round 2

Statistics: Jennifer Maia
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 334 s

Statistics: Yuka Tsuji
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 334 s

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