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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2017 |
#R1# Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saunier defends it nicely. Nice sprawl there from Saunier as Roberts shoots in.#TD# Saunier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roberts! Roberts is looking for a sweep. Roberts can't do much from the bottom here. Saunier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roberts struggling a bit here. Roberts managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Saunier.
#T1# Saunier in side control, throwing shots but Roberts defends. A control attempt from Roberts but he's now mounted! Saunier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground. Saunier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roberts is looking to escape. Roberts suckers Saunier into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Roberts is now in Saunier's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Roberts drops back looking for a leg! Saunier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saunier manages to kick Roberts off! Roberts jumps back into Saunier's guard. #T2# Saunier has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roberts has passed into side control.
Roberts trying to control the action but Saunier is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2# Roberts tries for a kimura but Saunier is defending well. #T3##SUB2# Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Saunier tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2# Roberts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roberts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Saunier gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2# Roberts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4# Roberts stalling. Roberts is trying to control. Saunier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Roberts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Roberts moves to take his opponent's back. #SUB2# Roberts is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Saunier has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Roberts has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Saunier taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Roberts doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Roberts!
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