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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Gauthier throws a combination that misses
and Barton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gauthier misses with a wild combination.
Gauthier leaves Barton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barton.
Gauthier throws a right hand that Barton ducks under and follows up with a left that Barton also avoids with ease.
Barton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier misses with a two punch combination.
Gauthier throws a nice looking combination but Barton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gauthier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
so Barton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2#
Gauthier has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauthier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barton at a distance.
#T1#
Gauthier throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Barton counters with a takedown into side control.
Gauthier is looking to get back to his feet here but Barton is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gauthier's back.
Barton really is a fat lump.
Gauthier looks winded!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton is not going to allow Gauthier to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gauthier finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Barton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T2#
Gauthier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gauthier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gauthier avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barton.
BOOM! Barton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Barton with shots to the head and body - Gauthier looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gauthier wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gauthier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gauthier because Barton loaded up on that one. #T3#
Gauthier is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gauthier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gauthier wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barton.
Gauthier suckers Barton into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Gauthier is now in Barton's guard!
Gauthier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gauthier with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Barton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gauthier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gauthier prevents Barton from getting back to his feet. #SU2#
Gauthier gets to his feet. Barton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Barton dives in for a single leg takedown but Gauthier sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Barton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gauthier lands a nice shot to the body.
#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Gauthier and sends Barton crashing to the mat! Gauthier follows him down to the mat - Barton regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#
Barton is rocked!#CUT2#
Roberto Barton's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Gauthier decides to stand up.
Oh Barton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gauthier lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Barton falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rich Gauthier!
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