"Sam Hughes opened up the action moving forward, taking some big, wild swings at times and forcing Bannon to backpedal. Things settled down after a moment, Bannon went after a takedown; that was stuffed, and "Sampage" Hughes then landed her own. Working inside Bannon's closed guard, Hughes was tight to the body, without much space to work. Hughes tried to posture up, while Bannon tied things up,"
"Hughes finally made enough space to land a solid right hand, leading to a reprieve from the ref. She moved into a crucifix next, landing more damage, though Bannon was able to get out of that dicey spot. What she could not do was get off her back, as Hughes remained on top, getting back to side control. Bannon gave up her back with 30 seconds left,"
"That allowed Hughes to get back in the driver's seat, landing punches and elbows while Bannon looked to scramble free, at times threatening with an upkick. Hughes, however, made it made to side control instead. Again, Bannon gave up her back and this time, Hughes had hooks in, and before long the rear-naked choke in! Bannon had to tap, and Hughes scaled the cage to celebrate"
Both fighters started aggressively, but Sam Hughes quickly gained control and shifted the fight to the mat. Hughes landed a takedown into Bannon's closed guard, worked tight to the body, and created openings to land heavy strikes and move into dominant positions. Hughes transitioned to side control and later capitalized when Bannon repeatedly exposed her back. Early in round two Hughes secured another takedown from a caught kick, advanced to side control, established hooks, and finished with a rear-naked choke at 1:58 of the second round. Bannon showed resistance but was mostly on the defensive.
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