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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Zaire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldemir Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Zaire lands a slapping body shot.
Zaire misses with a head kick.
#TD2#
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zaire's guard.
Zaire scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Zaire gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Zaire darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaire is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santos tries to pull guard but Zaire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zaire managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
#T1##BC#
Zaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaire with a nice cross.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldemir Santos.
Santos dives in and grabs Zaire's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaire pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.#CL#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Zaire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos'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.
Zaire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Zaire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crunch! Zaire slams his shin into Santos's torso.#T2##CL#
Zaire drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Zaire, against the cage.
Zaire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Zaire has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Zaire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Zaire bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Zaire gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Zaire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.#BC#
Zaire breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
Zaire sneaks out the side door and pushes Santos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#TD2#
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos wants to advance to full mount but Zaire doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Zaire is keeping the position.#T4#
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zaire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Zaire manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Zaire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zaire is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zaire counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos misses with a hook
and Zaire counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Zaire closes the distance and clinches.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Zaire has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Zaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Zaire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Zaire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Zaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Zaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaire misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T1#
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zaire throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaire defends it nicely.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldemir Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos lands a nice hook to Zaire's body. Zaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Zaire counters with a quick kick to the body but Santos blocks it.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaire.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaire at a distance.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily. #T2#
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Zaire takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zaire defends well and Santos ends up having to push Zaire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It appears Zaire was looking to counter with a kick there.#TD2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos not doing much here.
Zaire is trying to stand.
#T3#
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Zaire is defending well.
Santos is still trying to improve position.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaire defending well though.
Zaire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zaire scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Santos manages to mount him!
Zaire wants to try and get back to his feet.
Santos landing strikes, looking to finish! #T4#
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
#SUB2#
Santos goes for an armbar but Zaire turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Zaire.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Zaire stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Zaire wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Zaire stuffs the takedown.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaire pinned against the cage. Zaire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Zaire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldemir Santos.#CL#
Zaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Zaire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zaire seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Abdullah Zaire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zaire prevents it.
#T1##BC#
Zaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaire, which made it look bad.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zaire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Zaire closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.#BC#
Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaire tries to clinch up.
Zaire slips under a jab.#T2#
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire is looking to counter with head kicks.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zaire tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos looks for a takedown but Zaire sprawls well.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Zaire sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Zaire shows good takedown defense.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Zaire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zaire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #CL#
Zaire moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zaire was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Zaire manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Zaire has Santos pressed against the cage.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T4#
Zaire prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC#
Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Zaire forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Zaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aldemir Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zaire doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos. #SUB2#
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Our winner, Abdullah Zaire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 66
Date: Jul 21, 2023 |
#R1#
A cross from Santos lands.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos tries for a takedown but Kramer circles away easily#CL#
and Kramer counters by clinching up. #TD#
Kramer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santos can't fight it off and eventually Kramer manages to take the fight to the floor. Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kramer defends well.
Kramer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kramer. #T1##SUB#
Kramer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Kramer has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Kramer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos pushes down on Kramer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
Santos is looking to advance position but Kramer won't allow it.
Kramer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Kramer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kramer!
Kramer is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Kramer is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Kramer has given up his back here. Will Santos look for the submission or keep pounding away?
#SUB2#
Santos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kramer is defending well though. Santos let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Kramer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Santos.
Kramer tries to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Kramer is controlling his hands well. #T3#
Kramer turns into Santos and is now in his guard.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kramer's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Kramer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
Santos avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kramer.
Santos controls the position. #SUB2#
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kramer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kramer is working hard here to advance position.
Santos is working Kramer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santos wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
Kramer is looking for a sweep.#T4##SUB2#
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kramer is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kramer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kramer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kramer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kramer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aldemir Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A jab lands there for Santos.#TD2#
Kramer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kramer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aldemir Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Kramer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB2#
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kramer tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kramer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working. #T1#
Kramer throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. #SUB2#
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kramer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kramer is trying to improve his position.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working.
Kramer tries to improve position but can't.
Santos trying to control the action but Kramer is working from the bottom. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kramer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santos prevents Kramer from improving his position.#SUB#
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Kramer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kramer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kramer.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SU2#
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kramer, up you get! #T3##TD2#
Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kramer!
Kramer sneaks back into half guard.
Santos trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos controlling the action here.
Santos is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Santos trying to control the action but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Santos jumps into side control!#SUB2#
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kramer is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Kramer manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos is trying to control. Kramer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aldemir Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Kramer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Kramer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santos throws a right hand that Kramer ducks under and follows up with a left that Kramer also avoids with ease.
A big left from Santos misses.
Kramer attempts a counter takedown but Santos avoids it well and moves away.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Kramer tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Kramer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kramer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Kramer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Santos to regain full guard.
Santos controls Kramer momentarily but Kramer frees himself.
Kramer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Kramer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kramer has Santos in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kramer swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Kramer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kramer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Kramer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Santos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kramer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos tries to control but Kramer wriggling away.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Kramer working to try and regain half guard.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kramer's face.
Kramer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos trying to control but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Santos tries to control but Kramer wriggling away.
Kramer tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos trying to control but Kramer is having none of it. #T4#
Aldemir Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos wants to stand but Kramer is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kramer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from mount.
Kramer working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kramer can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldemir Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldemir Santos! |
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Event:
MMAHKI 54
Date: Jun 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Juniorss counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Juniorss was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Juniorss wants to get back to his feet but Santos passes into half guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juniorss is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Juniorss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juniorss can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juniorss wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Santos trying to control the pace.
Juniorss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos wants to take a breather but Juniorss is having none of it.
Juniorss won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
Juniorss is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
Juniorss wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos controlling the action here. #SUB#
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SU#
Santos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #T3#
Juniorss scores with a nice strike.
Juniorss digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Juniorss lands with a right that hurts Santos. Santos looks to clinch but Juniorss throws a short knee that drops Santos. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Hamed Juniorss! |
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Event:
MMAHKI 42
Date: Apr 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Krabutov shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krabutov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krabutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos misses with a left hand #TD#
and Krabutov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Krabutov has control of the leg.
Krabutov wants to pass the guard but Santos is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krabutov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krabutov wants to pass the guard but Santos is defending well.
Santos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T1##SUB#
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Krabutov.
We've been hearing good reports from Krabutov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Santos is looking to control Krabutov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Krabutov stalling. #SUB#
Krabutov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krabutov trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Krabutov has control of the leg. #SUB#
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Krabutov.
Krabutov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Krabutov lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krabutov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Krabutov has control of the leg.
Santos trying to control here.
#SUB#
Krabutov is working for a submission of some sort.
#T4#
Krabutov passes to full mount!
Krabutov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Krabutov with a couple of short strikes.
Krabutov throwing strikes here but Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Krabutov throws a wild left hand from mount and Santos manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Krabutov is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Krabutov seems to be looking for submissions.
Krabutov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Krabutov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Krabutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos avoids the body shot from Krabutov.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krabutov.
Krabutov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santos sprawls and moves away.
Krabutov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Krabutov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krabutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Krabutov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krabutov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krabutov back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#It looks like Aslan Krabutov has been cut.
Krabutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Krabutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos cracks Krabutov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krabutov throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range. #T1#
Nice body punch from Krabutov.
Krabutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Krabutov feinted with a counter takedown.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krabutov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krabutov.
Krabutov is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krabutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Krabutov.#CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Krabutov against the cage.
Krabutov tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Krabutov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslan Krabutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Krabutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krabutov doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Santos darts in and clinches Krabutov up against the cage.
Krabutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Krabutov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Krabutov.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krabutov working hard to break the clinch.
Santos working aggressively here.
#TD#
Krabutov pulls guard successfully.
#T3#
Krabutov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krabutov is keeping the position for now.
Krabutov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Krabutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krabutov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krabutov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krabutov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Krabutov throws an elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krabutov's guard. Nice move by Santos!#REVB#
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Krabutov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krabutov is one step ahead there.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Krabutov is proving a slippery customer.
Krabutov trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is trying to keep Krabutov in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aldemir Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aslan Krabutov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Krabutov pushes him off.
Krabutov feinted with a counter takedown.
Krabutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krabutov throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Krabutov should have avoided that one. #TD#
Santos tries to sprawl but Krabutov drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Krabutov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.
Krabutov prevents Santos from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Krabutov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Krabutov eventually gives up the hold.
Krabutov trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it. #T1#
Krabutov is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Krabutov seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Santos tries to roll over but Krabutov keeps him under control.
Krabutov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Krabutov 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.
#SUB#
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Krabutov.
#SUB#
Krabutov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krabutov lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Krabutov is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krabutov lands with a punch from half guard.
Krabutov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krabutov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krabutov wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Krabutov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Krabutov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Krabutov throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely. #T4#
Santos gets full guard.
Krabutov advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Krabutov stalls from top position.
Krabutov working away.
Krabutov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Santos tries to bench press Krabutov off him but Krabutov keeps the position.
Aslan Krabutov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Krabutov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krabutov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Krabutov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krabutov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslan Krabutov!
During a confident post fight interview, Aslan Krabutov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 37
Date: Mar 27, 2023 |
#R1#
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#It looks like Aldemir Santos has been cut.
George has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#KD#
George lands a big uppercut and Santos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Santos looks OK. George waves Santos back to his feet!#ROC#Santos is rocked!
George fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Santos to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Santos looks to clinch but George throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Santos taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Saint George !
During a confident post fight interview, Saint George thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 30
Date: Feb 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pike darts in looking for a takedown but Santos gets double underhooks and turns Pike into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pike is defended easily by Santos.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Pike shoots in.
Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Pike is quick to defend against it.
Aldemir Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kipley Pike.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pike there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kipley Pike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pike shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pike's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Pike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pike closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Pike pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Pike with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch. #TD#
Santos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Santos manages to end up in side control.#T1##SUB#
Santos is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pike is trying to escape and Santos transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pike is forced to tap! Nice work there by Santos! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aldemir Santos! |
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Event:
MMAHKI 19
Date: Jan 06, 2023 |
#R1#
A low kick from Feeny misses #TD#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Feeny fights it but they end up in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Feeny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos is fighting to break Feeny's control of his arms but Feeny is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Feeny is retaining full guard.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Feeny defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Feeny trying to control here.
Santos is looking to advance position but Feeny won't allow it.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Feeny is bucking up trying to escape but Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T2##SUB#
Santos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Feeny is now in Santos's guard. A big mistake from Santos there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB#
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Feeny is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Feeny looking to control.
Feeny keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Feeny.
Santos trying to control but Feeny is working from the bottom.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Feeny is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Feeny keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Feeny dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Santos keeping moving, preventing Feeny from controlling successfully.
Feeny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Feeny tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
Santos managing to control the position.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Feeny from controlling successfully.
We've been informed that Feeny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Feeny is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like Feeny might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feeny preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aldemir Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Feeny has knocked Santos down with a huge combo! Feeny steps away and waves a wobbly Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Aldemir Santos has been cut.
Feeny drops Santos with a straight right hand, right on the button! Feeny follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Feeny!
Harold Feeny took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you to all the fans & please do check out Tiger Balls (7081) & IC&E Nutrition (6904) who have kindly sponsored me. '. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Scott tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santos pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Santos with shots to the head and body - Scott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Scott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos prevents Scott from getting the reversal.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T1#
Santos fails to take his opponent's back. #SUB2#
Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Scott is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Scott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scott tries to get out of the position.
Scott bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Scott is posturing up here but Santos has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Scott tries to roll out but it's too tight and Scott has to tap! Slick submission there by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aldemir Santos!
In defeat, Jeremy Scott stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have been beating alot of contenders while being undersized for the division. This was my last fight under contract might be time to go somewhere that has my weight class. Its time to make the move to 170'. |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN5: WW GP
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Gloves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gloves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gloves connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Santos to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gloves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buster Gloves!
During a confident post fight interview, Buster Gloves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN3
Date: Jul 02, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Santos feints and as Brake raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Brake is keeping the position.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Brake keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos passes into half guard.
Brake is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brake wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brake tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Brake is in trouble now - Santos has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Brake is in real trouble.
#SUB#
Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brake defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T1#
Santos misses with a punch to the head. #SUB#
Santos is cranking Brake's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Brake! He's tightened the choke and Brake is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aldemir Santos! |
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Event:
EMPIRE 6
Date: Jun 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Punter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Punter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldemir Santos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Punter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Punter throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Punter counter with a right hand.
Punter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Santos fails with the takedown
and Punter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Punter. That snapped Santos's head back.
Punter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Punter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Punter counters with a left to the body.
Santos looks winded!
Punter lands an overhand right.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Punter counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Punter counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Punter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Santos finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Punter's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Santos falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Punter! |
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Event:
EMPIRE 4
Date: May 21, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Duarte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duarte is keeping the position for now.
Santos is still trying to improve position.
Santos controlling from the top position. #SU2#
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Duarte.
#CUT#It looks like Aldemir Santos has been cut.#TD2#
Santos drives through with a takedown into Duarte's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Duarte gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Duarte is trying to escape the mount but Santos keeps good control and instead manages to take Duarte's back.
#SUB2#
Santos has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Duarte is defending well but eventually Santos manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Duarte has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aldemir Santos! |
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