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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Michael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Banderas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#TD2#
Banderas drives through with a takedown into Michael's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael working a defensive guard here.
Michael is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Banderas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Michael lands strikes from half guard.
Michael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Banderas looking for submissions off his back.
Michael thows a huge punch but Banderas dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Banderas gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Michael got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banderas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michael has managed to get both his arms back between Banderas's legs - danger averted.
Michael throws a big elbow that misses.
Michael postures up in Banderas's guard and throws a big left but Banderas blocks it. #SUB2#
Banderas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Michael defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banderas wants to sweep here but Michael controlling him for the moment.
Michael with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banderas trying to keep a closed guard but Michael is proving a slippery customer.
Michael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banderas's head.
Michael throws a strike but Banderas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB2#
Banderas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Michael looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Michael looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Michael! #REVR##SUB#
Michael looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Michael tries to score with some ground and pound. Banderas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Michael seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Michael landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Michael seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael working away.
Banderas is looking to regain half guard here but Michael keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Michael is working Banderas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Banderas defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Banderas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Michael tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michael has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Banderas struggling a bit here.
Banderas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Michael. #T4#
Banderas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Banderas throws a couple of strikes there.
Michael could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Banderas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Michael off and has taken his back!
Michael can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Banderas is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Michael is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Banderas!
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