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TWG 38 (135lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mac Bandini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joao Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bandini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bandini drags the fight down to the ground.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Bandini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandini (2) vs (0) Dos Santos
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Bandini tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bandini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bandini trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Bandini looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bandini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bandini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandini trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandini forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Bandini seems to be looking for submissions.
Bandini is looking to stall here but Dos Santos recovers full guard.
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Bandini defends it easily.
Bandini pushing down on Dos Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Bandini defends it easily.
Bandini wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Bandini postures up.
Bandini wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Bandini tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Bandini advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandini trying to control from Dos Santos's half guard. Dos Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bandini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but instead Bandini has moved into half guard.
Bandini is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bandini to get the leverage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bandini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bandini is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bandini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bandini keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandini wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bandini is working away from the top position though.
Bandini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos is not content to let Bandini control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bandini works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bandini (5) vs (0) Dos Santos
Bandini working for a submission but Dos Santos is keeping him at bay.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bandini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Bandini controlling the pace for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bandini is working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
Bandini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bandini is really struggling to control Dos Santos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bandini controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandini 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.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Bandini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandini wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bandini prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Dos Santos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bandini is looking to advance position but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Bandini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bandini 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.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Bandini from controlling successfully.
Bandini sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Bandini from controlling successfully.
Bandini sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bandini trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bandini forces his way into half guard.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Bandini is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Bandini.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bandini tries to pass to full mount but Dos Santos defends it.
Bandini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bandini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bandini (8) vs (0) Dos Santos
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandini wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos prevents Bandini from taking his back.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bandini wants to take Dos Santos's back but he can't do it this time.
Bandini trying to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to lock up and control but Bandini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bandini pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bandini looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bandini is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Bandini's body position as best he can.
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Bandini's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandini takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Mac Bandini got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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