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Event:
QFC Tournament 858 Round 4
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.#CL2#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
A short left from Thomas.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Santos has Thomas pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.
Thomas cracks Santos with a good jab.#CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is trying to stall.
#T1#
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Santos trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Bobby Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Santos.#CL#
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards. #T2#
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos looks winded!
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Thomas is working Santos over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Thomas pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Thomas.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Thomas drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Thomas gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos taking a breather.
Thomas gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos tries to pull guard but Thomas holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
#T1#
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas lands a left hand.
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!
Thomas cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas lands a body shot.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Santos.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
A short uppercut from Thomas. #T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Bobby Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas is working Santos over against the cage.
Thomas gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thomas throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Thomas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Thomas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Thomas!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 858 Round 3
Date: Aug 17, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Wigglesworth back into the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Wigglesworth blocks with his arms.
#TD#
Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Santos looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wigglesworth is defending well. Santos quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wigglesworth has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Santos celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Santos!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 858 Round 2
Date: Aug 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez has Santos pushed against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Santos jumps guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez has Santos pushed against the cage.#T1#
Santos leaning against his opponent.
#TD#
Santos gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez letting Santos take a breather here.
Santos letting Alvarez take a breather here.#T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Alvarez has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez stalls.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to clinch.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL2#
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
Santos taking a breather.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez wants to stall.
Santos lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Alvarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.#CL2#
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.#CL2#
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Santos tries to tie him up. #T1#
Santos is trying to stall.
#TD#
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Alvarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Santos has his foot on Alvarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvarez works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alvarez controls the pace.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard. #REVR#
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet. #T3#
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alvarez looking for a sweep but Santos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4##SUB#
Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez is in no mood to give up. #SUB#
Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alvarez turns into him and now he's in Santos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Santos working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
#SUB#
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Santos gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juan Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
#TD#
Santos gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Alvarez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pulling down on Alvarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Alvarez, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Igor Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Santos tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Santos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Santos drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.#CL2#
Alvarez darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Santos is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Santos tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Alvarez.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Igor Santos!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Juan Alvarez!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Igor Santos!
Igor Santos wins by split decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 858 Round 1
Date: Aug 15, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Andreas letting Santos take a breather here.#TD2#
Santos pulls Andreas into guard.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andreas really is a fat lump.
Andreas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Santos is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Andreas rolls with it to try and escape but Santos cranks on the arm and Andreas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Santos!
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