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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 21, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Claw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Claw has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Claw - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santiago up against the cage.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Geraldo Santiago has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago tries to break the clinch but Claw is controlling the position.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Santiago in his tracks for a moment.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claw pushes Santiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
A body shot lands from Claw.
Claw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Claw.
I was talking to Santiago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.
Claw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Santiago shrugs off.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw is stalling here.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Geraldo Santiago's cut is getting worse.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw is working Santiago over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santiago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Santiago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Claw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santiago.
Claw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santiago's head.
Claw moves into the clinch.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claw.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Geraldo Santiago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago being controlled against the cage.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw is pushing Santiago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Claw as the two fighters clinch.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Geraldo Santiago's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Geraldo Santiago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bear Claw! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Santiago throwing a counter right hand but Bale manages to avoid it.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santiago moves to clinch but Bale breaks away
and Bale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santiago won't be happy with that.
Bale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santiago has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bale tries to move to full mount but Santiago actually manages to regain half guard.
Bale works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santiago, who protects the arm well.
Bale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santiago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santiago keeps working.
Bale tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bale has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santiago, who protects the arm well.
Bale is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santiago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bale trying to control the action but Santiago is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bale is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santiago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bale trying to control the position but Santiago is working away.
Santiago gets back to half guard.
Bale wants to work for an arm triangle but Santiago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bale wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.
Bale looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santiago trying to control from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bale working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale is trying to control the action in half guard but Santiago is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santiago is defending against the submission attempts here by Bale.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santiago moves into full guard.
Santiago wants to stand up but Bale is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big left from Bale misses.
Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
Santiago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santiago is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bale dives into side control.
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Santiago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bale tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Bale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Bale throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santiago enables Bale to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santiago manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bale has gone for a leg lock! Santiago slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bale's guard.
Bale is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bale escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santiago gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago looking to sit in guard and control but Bale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bale postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale passes into half guard.
Santiago is staying active underneath Bale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santiago is defending against the submission attempts here by Bale.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bale. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Santiago is trying to maintain the position but Bale is very close to passing his half guard.
Bale is working for a submission of some sort.
Bale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santiago gets full guard.
Santiago throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bale postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santiago is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bale, into his guard.
Bale throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santiago uses it to pass to side control.
Bale is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Santiago are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Santiago trying to control the position but Bale is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale is looking to regain half guard here but Santiago keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santiago wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bale, who protects the arm well.
Bale looking for a sweep but Santiago has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Santiago trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santiago punching from mount but Bale doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santiago trying to control but Bale is having none of it.
Santiago throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale working to try and regain half guard.
Santiago throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bale because Santiago loaded up on that one.
Bale wants to hold on but Santiago pushes him away.
Santiago thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Santiago trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bale tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santiago tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bale regains half guard.
Santiago tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bale controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Santiago dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Bale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santiago napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bale goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Santiago rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bale's guard! Nice work there by Santiago!
Bale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santiago avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santiago defends it easily.
Santiago will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Santiago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Bale working for a triangle but Santiago defends it easily.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bale working for a triangle but Santiago defends it easily.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Santiago controlling from the top position.
Santiago tries to stand but Bale is controlling from the bottom.
Santiago won't allow Bale to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bale as he avoids it easily.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Bale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bale is working for a submission of some sort.
Bale is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santiago doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale wants to work for an arm triangle but Santiago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santiago keeps working.
Santiago is looking to control Bale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santiago avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Santiago manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bale drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santiago manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bale has Santiago in his guard.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Bale won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Niko Bale.
I think Bale 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Bale! |
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