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Event:
GK 134 - Cole vs Buckshank
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Chocolate connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Santos Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Santos Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Chocolate slips the punch.#CL2#
Santos Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Chocolate. Chocolate maintains the clinch.
Chocolate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos Diaz avoids it.
Santos Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Santos Diaz tries to break the clinch but Chocolate is controlling the position.
Chocolate drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Chocolate misses.
Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chocolate tries to clinch there but Santos Diaz circles away.
Chocolate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos Diaz. Santos Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Chocolate misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos Diaz.
Patrico Santos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos Diaz is looking to clinch.
A cross from Chocolate lands.#CL2#
Chocolate closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chocolate leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Santos Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Chocolate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left lands for Chocolate.
Chocolate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2#
Santos Diaz is rocked!#CUT2#
Patrico Santos Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Chocolate finds Santos Diaz's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Santos Diaz flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Chocolate lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Santos Diaz will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chip Chocolate!
An out of breath Chip Chocolate thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GK 130 - Cole vs Asai 2
Date: May 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guedes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Guedes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santos Diaz.
Santos Diaz misses with a shot to the body
enabling Guedes to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Guedes throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Santos Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guedes lands with a left to the head.
Guedes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos Diaz's elbow.
Guedes has a couple of punches blocked by Santos Diaz.
Santos Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Guedes controls the action.
Santos Diaz looking for a takedown.
Santos Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guedes up against the cage.
Santos Diaz misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Guedes.
Santos Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guedes backwards.
Santos Diaz wants a takedown.
Guedes lands a shoulder strike. #T1##BC2#
Santos Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Santos Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Guedes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evandro Guedes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrico Santos Diaz.#CL2#
Guedes tries to keep at a distance but Santos Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Santos Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guedes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#KD#
Guedes drops Santos Diaz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Santos Diaz looks back up at him and smiles so Guedes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guedes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guedes slips under a jab.
Guedes tries to counter by clinching up but Santos Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Guedes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos Diaz.
Santos Diaz throws a hook but Guedes avoids it easily.
Guedes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos Diaz. #T2#
Santos Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guedes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patrico Santos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Santos Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos Diaz.#CUT2#
It looks like Evandro Guedes has been cut.
Guedes goes for a small jab and connects. Now Guedes goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Santos Diaz stumbles back but Guedes runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Santos Diaz to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Santos Diaz will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Evandro Guedes!
Evandro Guedes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
GKNY 127 - Lilard vs Boyka
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Chocolate pushes him off.
Santos Diaz tries to clinch but Chocolate moves out of range.
Santos Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Santos Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chocolate lands with a cross. #CUT2#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Santos Diaz scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#
It looks like Chip Chocolate has been cut.
Santos Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chocolate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chocolate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos Diaz staying out of range there.
A big left from Santos Diaz misses.
Santos Diaz tries to clinch but Chocolate moves out of range.
Santos Diaz works the jab nicely.
Chocolate throws a jab when Santos Diaz was well out of range.
Santos Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chocolate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos Diaz. Santos Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chocolate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos Diaz.#T1#
Chocolate throws a jab when Santos Diaz was well out of range.
Chocolate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Chocolate counters with a straight right hand.
Santos Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at logans fight team in the buildup to the fight.
Santos Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chocolate counters with a crisp right that sends Santos Diaz to the canvas! Chocolate follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chip Chocolate!
Chip Chocolate decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GKNY 123 - Wills vs Song
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Mohammed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mohammed throws out the jab.
Santos Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mohammed misses with the combination.
Mohammed swinging wildly here.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been hearing reports that Mohammed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mohammed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.#KD#
Mohammed drops Santos Diaz with a left right combo! Mohammed follows him down to the ground into side control.
#CUT#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU#
Mohammed stands up. #TD2#
Santos Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mohammed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos Diaz on the ground.
Santos Diaz is staying tight to Mohammed's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mohammed wants to get back to his feet but Santos Diaz drags him back down.#T1#
Santos Diaz trying to control the position but Mohammed is working away.
Santos Diaz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mohammed will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mohammed is trying to buck Santos Diaz off.#SUB2#
Santos Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Santos Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mohammed is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mohammed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos Diaz is controlling him well.#T3#
Santos Diaz trying to control the action but Mohammed is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Mohammed. Those never looked like landing.
Santos Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Mohammed misses with a two punch combination.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Santos Diaz avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mohammed! Santos Diaz is out on his feet! Mohammed rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Santos Diaz is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Santos Diaz is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ijsa Mohammed!
A relieved looking Ijsa Mohammed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GKNY 116 - Cooke vs Joe
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Cain lands with a nice body kick.
Santos Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Santos Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD#
Cain lands a left and a right that send Santos Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Cain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos Diaz thinking.
David Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrico Santos Diaz.
Cain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos Diaz looks winded!
Cain cracks Santos Diaz with a good jab.#ROC#
Santos Diaz is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Patrico Santos Diaz's cut even more.
Santos Diaz misses with a takedown
and Cain counters with a big left hand that crumples Santos Diaz! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Cain!
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Event:
CCR 63 LHW GP Round 1
Date: Dec 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos Diaz tries to move into range but Murdock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Santos Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murdock as he jumps to the side.
Murdock lands an overhand right.
Santos Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murdock.
Santos Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Murdock backs off Santos Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Murdock manages to avoid it all.
Santos Diaz slips a straight right by Murdock.
Santos Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Santos Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
Jack Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock connects with a right hand. Santos Diaz shakes it off.
Jack Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Santos Diaz.
Santos Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Santos Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Murdock's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos Diaz.
Murdock circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Santos Diaz to the canvas! Santos Diaz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Murdock keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Murdock!
Jack Murdock retains his heavyweight title!
Jack Murdock managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Machiavelli Boutique, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
CCR 60
Date: Dec 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aims.
Santos Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#KD#
Santos Diaz drops Aims with a beautiful combination! Aims stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santos Diaz is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Gary Aims has been cut.
Aims swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gary Aims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Santos Diaz clinches.
Santos Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Santos Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aims is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Santos Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos Diaz digs a right hand into Aims's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aims's gas tank.
A short right from Santos Diaz on the inside.
Santos Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aims backwards.
Santos Diaz prevents Aims from breaking the clinch.
Santos Diaz keeps control of Aims as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Santos Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Santos Diaz pushes Aims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Aims is rocked!
Aims looks winded!
Santos Diaz lands a big right hand that drops Aims! The killer instinct kicks in and Santos Diaz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Santos Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrico Santos Diaz!
After the big win, Patrico Santos Diaz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bos Energy MMA159.4 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
CCR 57
Date: Nov 18, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Murdock moves into range and clinches up with Santos Diaz.
A short right from Murdock.
Murdock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santos Diazs head.
Santos Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body.
Santos Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow. #BC#
Murdock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock stuns Santos Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murdock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos Diaz.
Santos Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murdock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
Jack Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT#
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Santos Diaz is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
#T1#
Santos Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Murdock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock connects with a jab.
Murdock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murdock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murdock goes for a small jab and connects. Now Murdock goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Santos Diaz stumbles back but Murdock runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Santos Diaz to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Santos Diaz will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Murdock!
Jack Murdock is the new heavyweight champion!
Jack Murdock managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Machiavelli Boutique, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
CCR 50
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Steamboat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Steamboat's head. #CUT#
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Santos Diaz tests Steamboat's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD#
Santos Diaz sends Steamboat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Santos Diaz is motioning to the referee to let Steamboat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Steamboat is rocked!
Steamboat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos Diaz counters with a good low kick that Steamboat was not able to check.
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!
A head kick misses from Santos Diaz.
Steamboat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos Diaz is fending him off so far but Steamboat persists. Nope, Santos Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Steamboat looks for a takedown but Santos Diaz sprawls well.
Patrico Santos Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steamboat.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Steamboat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Santos Diaz. No joy for Steamboat on that attempt. #T1#
Santos Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#KD#
Santos Diaz lands a left and a right that send Steamboat crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos Diaz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steamboat is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos Diaz finish him?
Steamboat fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steamboat seems to have recovered his senses.
Steamboat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos Diaz circles away.
Santos Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Steamboat looks winded!
Steamboat misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Santos Diaz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steamboat! Santos Diaz lets Steamboat back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steamboat circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Santos Diaz. Steamboat falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Santos Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrico Santos Diaz!
Patrico Santos Diaz is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Patrico Santos Diaz thanked Bos Energy MMA159.4 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Ricky Steamboat had this to say: 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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Event:
CCR 41
Date: Jul 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Evair Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Jones has been cut.#T1#
Santos moves away from the strike by Jones.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
#KD2#
Santos waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jones. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jones to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC2#
Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones. #T3#
Santos not doing much here.
Santos trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones won't allow Santos to pass to mount. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Johnny Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evair Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Santos takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.#T1#
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Johnny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.
Santos throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.#CUT2#
Johnny Jones's cut is getting worse.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos works the jab nicely.#T2#
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#KD2#
Santos drops Jones with a nice combination! Santos dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Santos wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Jones misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones staying out of range there.
Santos connects with a single shot there.#T4#
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#
Johnny Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Jones throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evair Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing. #KD2#
Santos cracks Jones with an uppercut from hell and Jones crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Santos's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.#T1#
Jones keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.#CUT2#
Jeez, Johnny Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Evair Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Santos tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evair Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evair Santos!
Evair Santos very nearly forgot to thank Bos Energy MMA159.4 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
CCR 37
Date: Jul 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Aaron misses with a looping right.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Evair Santos has been cut.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Aaron misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aaron.
Aaron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Aaron moves away and avoids it.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Aaron defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Aaron thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aaron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aaron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aaron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Aaron throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Aaron tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Aaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Aaron.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Aaron moved out of range nicely.
Aaron throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Aaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Aaron.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aaron.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Aaron is just out of range.
Aaron walks into a jab.#T2#
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Aaron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
That has opened up Evair Santos's cut even more.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Evair Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Aaron counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aaron connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aaron.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aaron rather than just go for the knockout.
Aaron slips under a jab.
Aaron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.#T3#
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aaron. Aaron obviously looking to wear him down.
#KD#
Aaron lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Aaron takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Santos misses with a straight right.
Aaron half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Aaron finish him?
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aaron.
Aaron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aaron closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Santos out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Aaron!
Hank Aaron is the new heavyweight champion!
Hank Aaron decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Event:
CCR 34
Date: Jun 17, 2016 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Aims lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#
It looks like Evair Santos has been cut.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Signature Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos cracks Aims with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Aims. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aims.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Gary Aims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Aims ducks down to avoid it.
Aims misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aims, pushing him back against the cage.
Aims wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aims or not.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Aims controls the action.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aims or not.
Santos keeps control of Aims as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Aims looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Santos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aims is trying to keep an underhook but Santos manages to get the takedown into half guard.#T1#
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aims is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos is pressing down on Aims's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aims is holding on for now.
Santos is controlling the pace.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Aims.
Aims throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aims is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos slips under a jab.#T3#
Aims looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aims throws out the jab.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos cracks Aims with an open hand slap.
Aims is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aims cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Aims.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aims might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santos thuds his right hand into Aims's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a series of punches but Aims avoids them all with ease.
Santos slips under a jab from Aims.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aims.
Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aims sprawls and moves away.
Santos works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Aims.#T4#
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gary Aims is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Santos.
Aims listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT2#
Evair Santos's cut is getting worse.
Aims takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aims looks winded!
A combination from Aims does no damage.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aims doesn't seem bothered though. #KD#
Santos cracks Aims with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Aims looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Santos finish him?
#ROC#
Aims is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Gary Aims has been cut.
Santos lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Aims out cold! Aims is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Evair Santos!
Evair Santos retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Evair Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
CCR 30
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Evan Thomas has been cut.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas looks up at the clock. Bad move! Santos lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thomas. Santos pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evair Santos! Evair Santos retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Evair Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
CCR 25
Date: Apr 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Steamboat darts in looking for a takedown but Santos gets double underhooks and turns Steamboat into the cage.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steamboat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steamboat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Steamboat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Santos misses with a straight right. #TD#
Steamboat drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steamboat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Steamboat chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Santos wants to sweep here but Steamboat controlling him for the moment.
Steamboat working some strikes from top position.
Steamboat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steamboat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Steamboat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Steamboat scoring with some ground and pound.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Steamboat chips away with some ground and pound.
Steamboat throws a big elbow that misses.
Steamboat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steamboat preventing the sweep.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steamboat.
Steamboat throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Steamboat preventing the sweep.
Steamboat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steamboat is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos pulls Steamboat in to control the position.
Steamboat working some strikes from top position.
Steamboat 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.
Steamboat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Steamboat stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steamboat distracts Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steamboat is one step ahead there.
Steamboat tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Steamboat throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing that Steamboat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steamboat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steamboat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steamboat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steamboat manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steamboat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Steamboat's legs - danger averted.#T4##SUB#
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.#SUB#
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.#SUB#
Steamboat working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
#SUB#
Steamboat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Steamboat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Steamboat is breathing heavily.
Santos not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steamboat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nice jab there from Santos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steamboat is defended easily by Santos.
Santos connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steamboat.
Steamboat misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Steamboat off the cage and back into range.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steamboat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Steamboat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.#T1##KD2#
Santos cracks Steamboat with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Santos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steamboat to stand back up!#ROC2#
Steamboat is rocked!
Steamboat shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steamboat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Steamboat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Steamboat's belly button to the back.#KD2#
Santos lands a big right hand that sends Steamboat crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Steamboat back to his feet!
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 shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Steamboat takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Santos sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Steamboat bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evair Santos! Evair Santos retains his heavyweight title!
Evair Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ricky Steamboat spoke after the fight, saying 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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Event:
CCR 23
Date: Apr 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar defends it nicely.
Gulbahar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gulbahar throws a body kick that misses.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Gulbahar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ediz Gulbahar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.
Santos misses with a takedown #CL#
and Gulbahar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gulbahar.
Gulbahar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Gulbahar prevents the takedown attempt.
Gulbahar tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulbahar just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
Gulbahar gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Gulbahar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gulbahar after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Gulbahar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Gulbahar defends it.
Gulbahar is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gulbahar is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gulbahar wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos wants to take a breather but Gulbahar is having none of it. #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.
Gulbahar manages to get to full guard.
Gulbahar wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing good reports from Gulbahar'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.#SUB2#
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gulbahar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gulbahar is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos is standing up over Gulbahar. Gulbahar looks to escape but Santos dives into side control.
Gulbahar is not content to let Santos control the position. #T3#
Gulbahar is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Gulbahar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos controls the position.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Gulbahar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to advance to mount but Gulbahar denies him.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gulbahar keeps working. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos works to advance to full mount. Gulbahar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gulbahar is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gulbahar is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gulbahar is trying to escape the mount.
Santos moves to the back position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evair Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gulbahar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Gulbahar misses with a few strikes there.
Gulbahar swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gulbahar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Gulbahar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santos tries to buck Gulbahar off but Gulbahar is having none of it.
Gulbahar working away.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gulbahar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gulbahar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Santos is looking to control Gulbahar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?#T1#
Gulbahar is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos controlling the position well.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Gulbahar wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gulbahar.
Gulbahar wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Gulbahar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gulbahar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos fails with the takedown#CL#
and Gulbahar counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Gulbahar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Gulbahar in his half guard.
Gulbahar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gulbahar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Gulbahar there.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Gulbahar is taking a breather. Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Gulbahar sits in half guard.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Gulbahar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gulbahar in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gulbahar is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Gulbahar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Santos manages to get to full guard.
Ediz Gulbahar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gulbahar controls the pace.
Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gulbahar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gulbahar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Our spies down at at Signature Martial Arts inform us that Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Gulbahar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gulbahar has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
Gulbahar trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gulbahar is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Santos looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ediz Gulbahar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3##TD2#
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Gulbahar is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Gulbahar's guard.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gulbahar is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gulbahar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gulbahar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Santos is thwarting Gulbahar's attempts to control the position.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gulbahar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gulbahar is looking to improve his position.
Gulbahar landing rabbit punches to the side of Santos's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Santos prevents Gulbahar from improving his position.
Santos trying to control the action but Gulbahar is working from the bottom.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos prevents Gulbahar from improving his position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos is keen to just control but Gulbahar is a slippery customer.
Gulbahar is trying to get back to full guard.
Gulbahar trying to control but Santos postures up.
Gulbahar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Gulbahar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Gulbahar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Gulbahar tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gulbahar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Santos tries to get set, Gulbahar tries to push him back and clinch up but Santos manages to avoid the attempt.#T3#
Santos tries for a takedown but Gulbahar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gulbahar swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Gulbahar gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the ropes.
Ediz Gulbahar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.#TD2#
Gulbahar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gulbahar controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gulbahar is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gulbahar won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Gulbahar throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Gulbahar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santos controlling the position.
Gulbahar looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gulbahar is keeping the position for now.
Gulbahar keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gulbahar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos won't allow Gulbahar to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evair Santos really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Gulbahar slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evair Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gulbahar misses with a looping right.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Gulbahar ducks down to avoid it.
Gulbahar just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Santos rushes Gulbahar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#TD2#
Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gulbahar regains guard immediately.
Gulbahar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Gulbahar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pressing down on Gulbahar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Gulbahar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gulbahar.
Gulbahar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gulbahar.
Gulbahar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gulbahar wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving. #T2#
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.
Gulbahar won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gulbahar is one step ahead there.
Santos trying to control the position.
Gulbahar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gulbahar trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD#
Gulbahar scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gulbahar.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gulbahar's guard. #REVB#
Santos is pushing down on Gulbahar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gulbahar is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gulbahar is trying to control but Santos manages to pass to mount!
Santos looking to control but Gulbahar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gulbahar is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
Gulbahar tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away. #SUB2#
Santos goes for an armbar but Gulbahar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gulbahar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos has control of Gulbahar's left arm, preventing Gulbahar from doing any damage.
Santos looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Evair Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Gulbahar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar defends it nicely.
Gulbahar stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Gulbahar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Gulbahar shakes him off and moves away.
Santos defending well as Gulbahar loads up on a big left hand.
Gulbahar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2#
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gulbahar tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulbahar is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard. #T1#
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Gulbahar defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos is looking to advance position but Gulbahar won't allow it.
Santos controlling the action here.
Santos prevents Gulbahar from improving his position.
Gulbahar is working hard here to advance position.
Evair Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gulbahar is not content to let Santos control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gulbahar wants to clinch.
Gulbahar is looking to land body kicks.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gulbahar throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Ediz Gulbahar is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T3#
Gulbahar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Gulbahar gets his hands free as Santos looks to control.
Gulbahar somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gulbahar struggling to land strikes to the head as Santos covers up.
Gulbahar trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Santos gets full guard.
Gulbahar scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gulbahar is trying to get back to full guard.
Ediz Gulbahar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos wants to pass the guard but Gulbahar is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gulbahar is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evair Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evair Santos! Evair Santos retains his heavyweight title!
Evair Santos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bos Energy MMA159.4, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
CCR 19
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Aerts looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.#KD2#
Santos drops Aerts with a beautiful combination! Aerts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santos is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Aerts is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Govan Aerts has been cut.#TD2#
Santos shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Aerts is unconscious as Santos celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Evair Santos!
Evair Santos is the new heavyweight champion!
Evair Santos very nearly forgot to thank Bos Energy MMA159.4 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
TWGC 10 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Mar 12, 2016 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Shane Del Rosario and Evair Santos. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Shane Del Rosario! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Evair Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Del Rosario clinches up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Del Rosario has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Del Rosario has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Del Rosario.
Santos wants a takedown.
Shane Del Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.
Del Rosario lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Del Rosario (2) vs (0) Santos
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Del Rosario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Del Rosario is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Santos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to improve his position but Del Rosario is controlling well.
Del Rosario tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Del Rosario trying to control the pace.
Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Del Rosario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario prevents Santos from improving his position.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Santos trying to hold on to Del Rosario's head to control him but Del Rosario postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Del Rosario has control of the leg.
Santos is concentrating on defense, preventing Del Rosario from advancing position.
Santos gets full guard.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Our spies down at at Signature Martial Arts inform us that Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Del Rosario controls the pace.
Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Del Rosario has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Del Rosario (5) vs (0) Santos
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Del Rosario has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos pulls Del Rosario in to control the position.
Del Rosario controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Del Rosario stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos controls Del Rosario momentarily but Del Rosario frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Rosario (5) vs (2) Santos
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos trying to control but Del Rosario is working from the bottom.
Del Rosario pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario seems keen to control Santos's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Del Rosario is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Rosario (7) vs (2) Santos
Santos controls Del Rosario momentarily but Del Rosario frees himself.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Del Rosario pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos controlling Del Rosario's posture.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos looking to control.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos looking to control.
Del Rosario is stalling in the full guard.
Del Rosario looking to pass the guard.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos pulls Del Rosario in close to prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep here but Del Rosario controlling him for the moment.
Del Rosario is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Del Rosario passes into half guard.
Santos trying to control but Del Rosario postures up.
Del Rosario slows the pace down in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos controlling the position well.
Del Rosario is controlling the pace.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Del Rosario controlling the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Del Rosario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Del Rosario's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Del Rosario (7) vs (6) Santos
Del Rosario wants to control his opponent's hands but Santos gets his hands free.
Del Rosario is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Del Rosario trying to control the hands but Santos won't let him.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Well, with Santos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Del Rosario is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario is trying to break free.
Santos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Del Rosario.
Santos looking to break Del Rosario's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Del Rosario remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Santos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Santos wants to control but Del Rosario is keeping busy.
Santos controlling well, preventing Del Rosario from escaping the position.
Del Rosario trying to control the position but Santos manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Santos is not going to allow Del Rosario to sit and survive in this position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Del Rosario looking very determined here, making life difficult for Santos.
Del Rosario trying to control the hands but Santos won't let him.
Santos looking for the choke but no joy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Del Rosario right now.
Santos gets his hands free as Del Rosario looks to control.
Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Del Rosario breaks Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Del Rosario (9) vs (6) Santos
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos working a defensive guard but Del Rosario manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Del Rosario (12) vs (6) Santos
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Del Rosario takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
An out of breath Shane Del Rosario thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 11, 2016 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Evair Santos and TJ Welsh. Welsh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lets Have A War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Evair Santos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Welsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Santos (2) vs (0) Welsh
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Welsh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Welsh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
Welsh 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Santos 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.
Welsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos is fighting to break Welsh's control of his arms but Welsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos postures up.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Welsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (2) vs (2) Welsh
Welsh wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Santos'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welsh 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 Welsh has Santos in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (4) vs (2) Welsh
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Welsh is retaining full guard.
Welsh trying to control the position.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Welsh is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Welsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (4) vs (4) Welsh
Welsh trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Welsh has control of the leg.
Santos trying to hold on to Welsh's head to control him but Welsh postures up.
Welsh trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos makes his way to full guard, as Welsh worked for a kimura.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Welsh is one step ahead there.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (6) vs (4) Welsh
Santos advances to half guard.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Santos is looking to advance position but Welsh won't allow it.
Santos is taking a breather. Welsh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos 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.
Welsh wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Welsh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Welsh wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos is taking a breather. Welsh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Welsh wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Welsh trying to control but Santos postures up.
Welsh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Welsh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Welsh is trying to keep Santos in close.
Welsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Welsh, not yet.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Welsh keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Welsh is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Welsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Welsh trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Welsh has his hands on Santos's head, controlling the position.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Welsh tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos trying to control from Welsh's half guard. Welsh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Welsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (6) vs (6) Welsh
Welsh trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Welsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Welsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (8) vs (6) Welsh
Santos passes Welsh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Welsh is holding on to half guard well.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Welsh is defending the position.
Welsh is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Welsh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (11) vs (6) Welsh
Welsh is looking to get to half guard.
Santos can't control as he wanted to and Welsh manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Welsh is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos stalling.
Santos wants to control but Welsh is keeping him busy.
Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Welsh wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos moves into full mount! Welsh won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (14) vs (6) Welsh
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
Evair Santos took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bos Nutrition159.4 for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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