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Event:
PFC 53 Pate vs Crank
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chonan closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Chonan 's knee. #CL#
Chonan has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santos blocking some punches.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chonan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Chonan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Santos. #CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Chonan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
#T3#
Chonan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chonan up against the cage.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow. #T4#
Santos lands a right hand. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
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!
Chonan throws a big shot that misses.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Chonan instigates a clinch.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Chonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chonan.
Chonan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chonan stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Chonan as Santos shoots in.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos looking to stall.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Santos tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1#
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Chonan.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
A short right from Santos.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Chonan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Chonan throws an elbow that misses.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Jorge Santos has been cut.
Chonan being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Santos.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Chonan's head.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chonan down to the mat. Chonan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Chonan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Chonan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos. #T4#
Chonan scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos throws the left hand but Chonan avoids the punch easily.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chonan misses the target.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chonan backing away here, and Santos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Chonan.
Chonan throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Santos looks to land a combination but Chonan avoids it well.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
#TD2#
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chonan quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chonan is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chonan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
Chonan is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Chonan's hands, connecting with Chonan's forehead.
Chonan wants to stand back up but Santos manages to pass into side control.
#T1#
Santos landing strikes. #SUB2#
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos trying to control the action but Chonan is working from the bottom.
Santos in side control, throwing shots but Chonan defends. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chonan is not content to let Santos control the position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos controlling from side mount. #SUB2#
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Santos stalls from top position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.#T3##SUB2#
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chonan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chonan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chonan is letting Santos control him for a moment.
Santos prevents Chonan from escaping the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Chonan rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chonan as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Chonan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chonan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Jorge Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chonan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!
An out of breath Piranha Chonan 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:
PFC 44 Sanchez vs Winston
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Santos takes a swing at Tapaus's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Tapaus misses. #TD#
Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos is pulling down on Tapaus's head. It's preventing any offense from Tapaus, at least for the moment.
Tapaus stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Tapaus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looking to control.
Tapaus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Santos is controlling Tapaus's posture.
Tapaus scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tapaus trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Tapaus landing with the ground and pound.
Tapaus looking to pass the guard.
Tapaus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Tapaus is proving a slippery customer.
Tapaus postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Tapaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos has Tapaus pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Keijo Tapaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tapaus blocks it well.
Tapaus misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Tapaus missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tapaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tapaus's knee momentarily.#T3#
Tapaus misses with a hook.
Tapaus throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Santos scores with a takedown into Tapaus's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santos trying to control but Tapaus is working from the bottom.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Tapaus 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.
Tapaus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4#
Tapaus landing with the ground and pound.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tapaus is one step ahead there.
Santos has Tapaus pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tapaus to the mat! Tapaus manages to get full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.
Tapaus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keijo Tapaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Tapaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tapaus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tapaus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there. #T1##SUB#
Tapaus is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos is continuing to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Tapaus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tapaus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.#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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tapaus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Tapaus moves his leg out of the way.
Tapaus throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Tapaus lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos throws a hook but Tapaus avoids it easily.
Tapaus looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos moves out of range as Tapaus strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tapaus misses the target.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Tapaus scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Tapaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tapaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Tapaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tapaus throws out the jab.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tapaus moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tapaus misses the target.
Tapaus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos takes one on the button.
A jab from Santos misses. #T4#
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tapaus.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Tapaus sprawls well.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Tapaus counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Tapaus blocks a jab.
Santos moves out of range as Tapaus strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tapaus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Tapaus sees coming a mile off.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keijo Tapaus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tapaus with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Keijo Tapaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tapaus throws out the jab.
No joy there for Tapaus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick from Tapaus misses.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Tapaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Tapaus.
Santos defending well as Tapaus loads up on a big left hand.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Tapaus uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Tapaus saw that one coming.
Tapaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tapaus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tapaus is looking to counter punch.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tapaus lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.#T1#
Tapaus lands a glancing blow to the side of Santos's head.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tapaus at a distance.
Tapaus throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tapaus misses the shot to the body.
Tapaus slips a straight right by Santos.
Tapaus throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tapaus.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tapaus finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Tapaus throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tapaus.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Tapaus does it's job there.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T2#
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tapaus misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Tapaus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Tapaus ducks down to avoid it.
Tapaus throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Tapaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos moves away from the strike by Tapaus.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tapaus defends it well.
Tapaus avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Santos lands.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T3#
Tapaus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tapaus throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos slips a straight right by Tapaus.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tapaus.
Tapaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tapaus.
Tapaus is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#TD#
Tapaus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tapaus lands strikes from half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Santos manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Santos working for a triangle but Tapaus defends it easily.
#T4#
Santos keeping full guard, as Tapaus tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
Tapaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorge Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tapaus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Keijo Tapaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos keeping moving, preventing Tapaus from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Tapaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tapaus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Tapaus!
Keijo Tapaus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
PFC 35 Antonio vs Cranial
Date: Apr 27, 2018 |
#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Harrington.
Harrington lands the left hand.
Harrington takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrington throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Santos misses.
The fighters circling - Harrington throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harrington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
A lull in the action here as Santos stalls from top position.#T1#
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos advances to full mount.
Harrington's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Santos landing punches.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Harrington taking shots to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet.
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Harrington is trying to stand.#T2#
Santos content just to control the position here.
Harrington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
You get the feeling that Harrington really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Santos wants to control the pace but Harrington is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santos looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos landing strikes, looking to finish!
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 has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harrington's face.
Santos connects with a bit shot that sees Harrington covering up! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Santos!
A victorious Jorge Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
PFC 28 Romanow vs Darkk
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD2#
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos controlling from the top position.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#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.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Blackscar Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Lee throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Santos looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Santos just gets out of the way.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES#
Lee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Lee slips under a jab from Santos.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Jorge Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T1#
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos lands with a cross.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Lee throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Lee gets caught napping as Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee slips under a jab.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Santos throws a body kick that misses. #T4#
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
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!
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jorge Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position. #ES#
Lee wriggles free and stands up. #T2#
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee slips a jab from Santos.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Lee is rocked!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T3#
Santos tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Lee misses with a double jab.
Santos throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2#
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Santos prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Santos dives into side control.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santos just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
Our winner, Jorge Santos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bruce Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.
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Event:
PFC 19 Neil vs Aldo
Date: Feb 23, 2018 |
#R1#
A big right from Santos misses.
Tetsuo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Tetsuo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Tetsuo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tetsuo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tetsuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetsuo thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Tetsuo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tetsuo catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Tetsuo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A cross from Santos lands.
Jurgen Tetsuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Tetsuo lands.
Tetsuo drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Tetsuo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.#TD#
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tetsuo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T1#
Tetsuo is trying to buck Santos off.
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.
Tetsuo is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Tetsuo is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tetsuo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Santos cracks Tetsuo with a big right hand but Tetsuo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tetsuo is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it. #SUB#
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tetsuo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tetsuo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.#T2#
You can see the frustration on Tetsuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tetsuo pushes Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Tetsuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tetsuo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
Tetsuo can't do much from the bottom here.
Tetsuo is trying to improve his position.
Santos throws an elbow but Tetsuo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santos taking a break here but Tetsuo is having none of it and regains half guard. #T3#
Tetsuo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos controlling the pace.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos prevents Tetsuo from standing back up.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tetsuo is trying to stand.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Tetsuo misses.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Santos.#T4##TD#
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos stops Tetsuo from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Tetsuo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tetsuo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tetsuo is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tetsuo keeps working.
Tetsuo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tetsuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Tetsuo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tetsuo lands a slapping body shot.
Tetsuo misses with a double jab
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tetsuo can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Tetsuo as Santos shoots in.
Jab from Santos.
Tetsuo throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetsuo manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Tetsuo's leg but Tetsuo calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Tetsuo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tetsuo thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Tetsuo counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos walks into a jab.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Tetsuo's head but Tetsuo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tetsuo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tetsuo avoids a kick to the body.
#T1#
Santos scores with a jab.
Tetsuo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tetsuo.
Tetsuo misses with a hook.
Tetsuo slips under a jab from Santos.
Tetsuo throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Jurgen Tetsuo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tetsuo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tetsuo connects with a body shot.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Tetsuo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tetsuo stuffs the takedown.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Tetsuo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tetsuo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos sets himself, and Tetsuo steps forward looking for the clinch! Santos avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Tetsuo moves out of range easily.
Tetsuo jabs at Santos's body.
Tetsuo connects with a crisp jab.
Tetsuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
A big right from Santos misses.
Tetsuo checks a low kick from Santos.
Tetsuo scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Tetsuo. That snapped Santos's head back.
#ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Tetsuo ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Santos clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jurgen Tetsuo!
An out of breath Jurgen Tetsuo 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:
PFC 10 Tournament Finals
Date: Jan 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Gozu misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gozu loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Gozu wants to clinch.
Santos tries to counter with a takedown but Gozu is quick to defend against it.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gozu doesn't seem bothered though.
Gozu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gozu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Gozu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozu misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller Gozu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws the left hand but Gozu avoids the punch easily.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gozu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gozu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gozu tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T1#
Gozu is in a horrible position here. Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gozu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos landing punches.
Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gozu looks a forlorn figure.
Gozu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gozu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gozu can't escape the position.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
Gozu is bucking up trying to escape but Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos cracks Gozu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gozu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos lands a couple of good shots and Gozu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T3#
Santos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gozu's head.
Gozu tries to roll but Santos sticks to his back.
Gozu is still trying to improve position.
Santos scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gozu is looking for a way out.
Gozu covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Santos controlling from the back.
Santos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gozu's head.
Santos not allowing Gozu to control his hands.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Santos. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gozu takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Santos lands an elbow to the side of the head. #SUB#
Gozu has hold of Santos's leg, trying to break free but it's let Santos lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Gozu is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Santos throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorge Santos!
Jorge Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Miller Gozu stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you! Its a great night of fights so stick around!'.
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Event:
PFC 4- The Source
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos misses with a combination
and Catchum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Catchum throws a shot to the body.
Catchum lands with a right hand.
Catchum misses with a looping left.
Catchum misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Catchum.#CUT2#
It looks like Jorge Santos has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Catchum.
Catchum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Catchum on the side of the head.
Catchum scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Catchum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
No joy there for Catchum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Catchum lands a jab to the head.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Catchum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Ash Catchum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Catchum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Catchum throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Catchum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Catchum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos working over Catchum with some ground and pound. Catchum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Catchum regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Santos. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos wants to control from the top but Catchum keeps moving.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Catchum's brow. #SUB#
Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santos controlling from the top position.
Catchum pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Santos wants to control from the top but Catchum keeps moving.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Catchum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Catchum working a defensive guard but Santos passes into half guard.
Santos is looking to pass Catchum's guard but actually Catchum recovers to full guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Catchum is keeping the position.#T4#
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.
Catchum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
Catchum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos postures up in Catchum's guard and throws a big left but Catchum blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Catchum counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Catchum moves away and avoids it.
Catchum misses with a body shot.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Catchum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ash Catchum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Catchum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Catchum does no damage.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Catchum avoids it really well and circles away.
Catchum avoids the head kick by Santos.
A little jabbing left from Catchum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Catchum misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Ash Catchum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Catchum throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Catchum slips under a jab from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos slips a straight right by Catchum.
Catchum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Catchum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catchum tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Catchum.
Catchum misses with the head strike.
Catchum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD#
Santos lands a takedown into guard.
Catchum wants to hit a switch here but Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Catchum there! #SUB#
Santos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Catchum is on top in guard.
#SUB#
Santos working for submissions but it's allowed Catchum to get to half guard.
#T2#
Santos is positioning himself well to prevent Catchum advancing to mount.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Catchum is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos is controlling Catchum's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Santos is looking to control Catchum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?#T3#
Santos is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Santos has his hands clasped together around Catchum's back. He's all about the action.
Santos wants to control but Catchum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Catchum prevents Santos from improving his position.
Jorge Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Catchum manages to pass to mount!
Catchum is stalling here but it's allowed Santos to get half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Catchum is one step ahead there.
Catchum being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ash Catchum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jorge Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catchum.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Catchum moves his leg out of the way.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Catchum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Catchum closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Catchum is working Santos over against the cage.
Catchum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Catchum regains guard immediately.
Santos is in close to Catchum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos wants to control from the top but Catchum keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catchum seems keen to control Santos's posture.#T1#
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos wants to control from the top but Catchum keeps moving.
Catchum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Catchum is keeping the position.
Catchum pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Catchum throws a one two combo.
#T2#
Catchum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Catchum.
A swing and a miss from Catchum.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Catchum throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Catchum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Catchum connects with a single shot there.
Catchum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Catchum to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Catchum has managed to clinch.
Catchum working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Catchum. #T3#
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Catchum improves position.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos has Catchum pressed against the cage.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Catchum.
Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Catchum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Catchum blocks an uppercut.
Catchum working aggressively here.
Catchum misses with a body punch.
Catchum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Catchum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ash Catchum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Catchum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Catchum has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchum.
Catchum misses with some punches.
Catchum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Catchum can turn it around.
Santos jumps guard but Catchum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Jorge Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Catchum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Catchum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Catchum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Catchum!
During a confident post fight interview, Ash Catchum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Pulse 99
Date: Nov 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Santos ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick from Santos.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T1#
Aldo trying to control but Santos postures up.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Aldo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aldo trying to control but Santos postures up.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos controlling the pace.
Santos throwing shots but Aldo is blocking nicely. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aldo!
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos throwing strikes here but Aldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T3#
Santos lands with some strikes.
Aldo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos punching from mount but Aldo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aldo wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos lands a heavy elbow.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Aldo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Aldo! #T4#
Aldo postures up.
Santos wants to sweep here but Aldo controlling him for the moment.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santos.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santos throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Santos drives through with a takedown into Aldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet. #SUB2#
Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aldo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santos, into his guard. #REVR#
Aldo sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to keep Aldo in close.
#T1#
Aldo trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard. #REVB#
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos distracts Aldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3#
Aldo wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aldo lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Santos misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a nice hook to Aldo's body. Aldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos lands a front kick.
Jab from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aldo defends it well.
Aldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Aldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Santos swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos lands with a nice body kick.
Santos misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Jorge Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos lands with a hook. Aldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos misses with a hook
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
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 feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Aldo misses its target.
Jorge Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aldo scores with a counter punch that sends Santos to the canvas! Aldo smells blood - he's punishing Santos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Santos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
Pulse 95 - Santos vs Mostert
Date: Oct 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos misses with a jab to the body
#TD2#
and Mostert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
Mostert wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Mostert trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mostert postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mostert, into his guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1##SUB2#
Mostert is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Mostert's brow.
Mostert 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 landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos trying to control but Mostert is working from the bottom.
Mostert is trying to keep Santos in close.
#T2#
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santos stands up over Mostert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Mostert is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mostert keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mostert is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Mostert is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Mostert working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Santos content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Mostert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Mostert looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Santos is defending well. Mostert quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Santos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mostert celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pieter Daan Mostert!
A relieved looking Pieter Daan Mostert 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:
Pulse 91 - Aldo vs Malone
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Chonan as he connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos cracks Chonan with a good jab.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Santos thuds a left hand into Chonan's body.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Chonan fights it but they end up in guard.
Chonan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chonan is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chonan's head.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chonan is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea. #ES#
Chonan wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Chonan clinches with his opponent.
Santos wants a takedown.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
Santos is stalling here.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
#T2#
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chonan trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chonan into the cage.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Piranha Chonan.
Chonan slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Chonan rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Chonan blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos trying to stall but Chonan improves his position.
Chonan taking a breather.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan is working Santos over against the cage.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Santos blocks a body shot from Chonan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Chonan has Santos pressed against the cage.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chonan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos works Chonan's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Chonan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chonan wants to clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Chonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chonan darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Santos is working for a kimura but Chonan is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos working Chonan over with strikes.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Chonan is working away.
Chonan won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
Chonan is trying to stand.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chonan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos goes for a double leg but Chonan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chonan continues to drive forward.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos looks to land a combination but Chonan avoids it well.
Chonan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Chonan, which made it look bad.
Chonan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Chonan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Santos thows a huge punch but Chonan dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santos connects with a nice short shot to Chonan's temple. #SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura but Chonan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage. #ES#
Chonan has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That kick from Santos tenderised Chonan's leg. Chonan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chonan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Good shot there by Chonan.
Santos cracks Chonan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries a quick counter leg kick but Chonan is wise to it.
Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chonan under the eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chonan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Chonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chonan as he avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.#CUT2#
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chonan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos jabs Chonan right on the nose. Chonan blinks but takes it well.
Santos throws a leg kick but Chonan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Chonan.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Chonan.
Chonan walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan wants to clinch.#T2#
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chonan tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Piranha Chonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Chonan leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jorge Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chonan tries to clinch up.#T3#
Chonan cracks Santos with a good jab.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Chonan walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Chonan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chonan misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Chonan fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Chonan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Santos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan is trying to stall.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Chonan gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos is trying to drag Chonan to the mat but Chonan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
Our winner, Jorge Santos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Pulse 88 - Tszyu vs Kruglov II
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aldo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aldo slips under a jab from Santos.
Jorge Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Aldo's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Aldo's head back.
#TD2#
Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aldo sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Aldo's hands, connecting with Aldo's forehead.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Santos is stalling here. Aldo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aldo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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 tries to buck Aldo off but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Aldo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aldo's best efforts.
Aldo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aldo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Santos controls his leg.
Santos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Santos tries to roll over but Aldo keeps him under control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos keeping hold of Aldo's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, if Aldo 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.
Aldo prevents Santos from improving his position.
Santos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Santos wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.
#T3#
Santos keeping control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
#T4#
Santos cracks Aldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD2#
Aldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aldo eats them both and turns towards Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Aldo tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Anderson Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Aldo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.#T1#
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Aldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos misses with a kick to the body
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldo. Aldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
#T2#
Santos misses with a straight right.
Aldo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Santos is looking to chop away at Aldo's legs.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T3#
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Santos tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Santos shoots in.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T4#
Aldo lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Santos misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Aldo blocks the low kick.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Aldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Aldo slips a straight right by Santos.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aldo!
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aldo is controlling Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Santos thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Aldo is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Aldo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Anderson Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aldo is not content to let Santos control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is thwarting Aldo's attempts to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Santos feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3##TD2#
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Aldo sneaks out the side door and pushes Santos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santos misses with a leg kick.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo slips a jab from Santos.
Aldo slips a jab from Santos.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos lands with a straight right. Aldo didn't see that one coming.
Santos misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Aldo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Santos ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
After winning the bout, Jorge 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Masvidal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masvidal looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#TD2#
Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos controls the position. #SUB2#
Santos has hold of Masvidal 's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Masvidal tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Santos cranks the arm and Masvidal screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Masvidal , who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jorge Santos!
Jorge Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Harris throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Santos shoots in.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.#TD2#
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
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 is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Santos trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris is looking to clinch.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos motions for Harris to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
And Harris counters with a quick kick to the body but Santos blocks it.
Harris shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Harris to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.#T3#
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Santos working away.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos tries to score with some ground and pound. Harris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santos wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.
Santos looks up at the clock and then as Harris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harris dodges the ground and pound from Santos.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris dodges the ground and pound from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES#
Harris is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Santos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T1#
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris taking a breather.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage. #BC#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Santos.
Harris throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Harris wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos feints a counter leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.#T3#
Santos misses with a looping right.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos misses the jab.
Baby Boy Harris is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos working the ground and pound.
Who's going to make the next move?#T4#
Harris pushes Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Santos tries to advance to mount but Harris denies him. #SUB2#
Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well. #SUB2#
Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Santos throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Harris tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Santos looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T2#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Santos prevents a body shot from Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Santos blocking some punches.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
#TD2#
Santos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harris can't fight it off and eventually Santos manages to take the fight to the floor. Harris looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T3#
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Santos distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos passes to side control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos lands a few punches from side control.
Harris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Santos controlling the position. #SUB2#
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jorge Santos!
An out of breath Jorge Santos 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:
Omega 31
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sato counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Sato to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Sato is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
A jab from Santos misses.
Sato scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sato, which made it look bad.
Sato slips a jab from Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Santos.
#T1#
Sato throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Jorge Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos takes one to the chin there.#TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sato's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sato has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2#
Santos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Santos wants to control but Sato is keeping him busy.
Sato is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Sato defends the submission attempt.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sato is trying to stand.
#T3##SUB2#
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Sato tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Sato is positioning himself well to prevent Santos advancing to mount.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.
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.
Sato is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
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.
Santos controlling the action here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sato slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Sato will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
As Santos tries to get set, Sato tries to push him back and clinch up but Santos manages to avoid the attempt.
Sato takes one on the button.
Santos 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 ducks under a wild hook from Sato.#CL#
Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos blocking some punches.
Sato blocking some punches.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato is stalling here.
Sato letting Santos take a breather here.
Sato tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T1#
Santos misses with a body punch.
Santos tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sato stalling the fight.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sato.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sato pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Sato looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato moves away from the strike by Santos.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santos.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos slips a jab from Sato.
Sato throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Sato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Sato.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Sato is looking for a counter combo.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Kenji Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Kenji Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.#T4#
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
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 on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sato momentarily.
Sato throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenji Sato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Sato had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Santos.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Sato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Sato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
#CL#
Sato clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sato but Sato pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Sato misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos slows the pace down.
Sato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Sato regains half guard.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santos moves into full mount! Sato won't be happy about that!
Santos looking to finish Sato with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sato!#T2#
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sato tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sato has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Santos trying to control but Sato is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Santos goes for an armbar but Sato turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sato.
Sato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Sato wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving. #SUB2#
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sato trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
Kenji Sato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Sato preventing the sweep.
Santos pulls Sato in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Sato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jorge Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos has control of Sato's left arm, preventing Sato from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Sato!
A very excited looking Kenji Sato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
OMEGA 26
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Anselmo blocks a leg kick.
Anselmo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anselmo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anselmo is able to avoid easily.
Santos lands a jab.
Santos throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Anselmo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos with a hook.
Anselmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD2#
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T1#
Santos wants to control from the top but Anselmo keeps moving.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Anselmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Anselmo wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anselmo defends it nicely.
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Anselmo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anselmo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anselmo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Anselmo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anselmo misses with a straight left. #TD2#
Santos drives through with a takedown into Anselmo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anselmo wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.
Santos trying to control but Anselmo is working from the bottom. #T3#
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Anselmo has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos wants to control from the top but Anselmo keeps moving.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos throws the left hand but Anselmo avoids the punch easily.
Anselmo throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Anselmo defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Anselmo moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Anselmo misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Anselmo has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos misses with some punches.
Anselmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anselmo backwards.
Anselmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Anselmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Anselmo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Anselmo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anselmo as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Anselmo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santos.
Anselmo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks to land a combination but Anselmo avoids it well.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troy Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Anselmo connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Anselmo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anselmo clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anselmo as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Anselmo closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Anselmo.
Anselmo cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Anselmo can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A short left from Santos.
Anselmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anselmo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anselmo can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
#T2#
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anselmo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a body punch.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Anselmo as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Anselmo scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Anselmo is out of range.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Anselmo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Anselmo digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Anselmo finish him?
Troy Anselmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Anselmo is stalking Santos. Santos circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Anselmo, and it's lights out! Santos really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Anselmo!
After winning the bout, Troy Anselmo 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:
2017 EVE of DESTRUCTION
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Vladovich throws out a powerful jab.
Santos moves out of range as Vladovich strikes.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Santos misses.
We've been informed that Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vladovich ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Vladovich's head but Vladovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vladovich.
Vladovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Vladovich misses.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich.
Vladovich slips a straight right by Santos.
Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Vladovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vladovich but Vladovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladovich's head.#T1#
Santos misses with a hook. Vladovich ducked under it nicely.
Vladovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2#
Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santos controlling from side mount.
Santos working away.
Vladovich is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vladovich is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Vladovich is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Santos controls the position from side control.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vladovich controls the position for a moment.
Vladovich is looking to reverse the position.
Vladovich is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T3#
Vladovich tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Vladovich is working hard here to advance position.
Vladovich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Vladovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vladovich is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at O'Brannigans MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Vladovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos. #SUB2#
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vladovich has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vladovich defends it well. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vladovich is trying to get back to full guard.
Vladovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Vladovich trying to control here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Vladovich swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
And Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Vladovich pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vladovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vladovich with a hook.
Vladovich misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigor Vladovich will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Vladovich moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target.
Vladovich lands a jab to Santos's midsection.#TD2#
Santos gets a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Vladovich kicks off Santos and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Vladovich is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Vladovich's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vladovich pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vladovich is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos wants to control from the top but Vladovich keeps moving. #T1#
Santos stands up over Vladovich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos postures up in Vladovich's guard and throws a big left but Vladovich blocks it. #SUB#
Vladovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Vladovich is retaining full guard.
Santos works over Vladovich with some ground and pound from guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #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.
Vladovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vladovich is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vladovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Vladovich throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos scores with a jab.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vladovich throws out the jab.
Vladovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vladovich thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3##KD2#
Santos lands a big right hand that sends Vladovich crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Vladovich back to his feet!#ROC2#
Vladovich is rocked!
Vladovich throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Oh Vladovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vladovich's guard.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vladovich is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vladovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vladovich seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom.
Vladovich looking to control.
#T4#
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vladovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A combination from Vladovich does no damage.
Vladovich scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladovich moves away.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladovich.
Good shot there by Santos.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vladovich. Vladovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vladovich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vladovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vladovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#KD2#
Santos drops Vladovich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vladovich looks back up at him and smiles so Santos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vladovich slips a straight right by Santos.
No joy there for Vladovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Vladovich.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Vladovich misses.
Vladovich throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos throws out a counter right but Vladovich avoids it with no problem.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vladovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Vladovich sprawls well.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Vladovich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vladovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vladovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vladovich throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Vladovich clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vladovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Nice cross by Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Vladovich.
Vladovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Santos jabs Vladovich right on the nose. Vladovich blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Vladovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vladovich misses with a few strikes there.
Vladovich throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Vladovich staying out of range there.
Vladovich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vladovich defends well and Santos ends up having to push Vladovich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grigor Vladovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.#TD2#
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos pushing down on Vladovich's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos is pressing down on Vladovich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vladovich is holding on for now.
Vladovich keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3##SUB2#
Santos is working for a kimura but Vladovich is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos is controlling the pace.
Vladovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vladovich wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vladovich gets full guard.
Vladovich pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Vladovich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jorge Santos.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
An out of breath Jorge Santos 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:
BREAKTHROUGH
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Ingesson connects with the punch.#CUT#
It looks like Jorge Santos has been cut.
Santos lunges at Ingesson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ingesson's hand.
Ingesson throws a one two combo.
Santos jabs at Ingesson's body.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Ingesson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ingesson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Santos colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ingesson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Santos is left battered and dazed whilst Ingesson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingvar Ingesson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ingvar Ingesson made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Primal 27
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Crunch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Crunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Crunch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Crunch settles back down.
Crunch throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks for a takedown but Crunch sprawls well.
And Crunch responds with a good body kick, but Santos manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Crunch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Crunch.#T1#
Santos is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Crunch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Crunch throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Crunch misses with a low kick.
Crunch misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Santos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crunch.
Crunch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big left from Crunch misses.
Crunch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crunch. That's going to slow Santos down. #TD#
Santos gets a double leg takedown into Crunch's guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Crunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Crunch is adopting a defensive guard.
Crunch trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos wants to control but Crunch is keeping him busy.
Crunch is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Santos gets to mount! Crunch was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Santos controlling from mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos avoids the attempt from Crunch to control.#SU#
Santos stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crunch sprawls well. Crunch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Captain Crunch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Crunch there.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Jorge Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crunch! But no joy.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crunch circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch misses with an uppercut.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Crunch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush. #T1#
Santos goes for a double leg but Crunch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crunch continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crunch counters with a leg kick.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crunch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Captain Crunch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Crunch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Santos shoots in and bounces Crunch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Crunch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos stays in close to Crunch's body and controls the position.
Crunch trying to control the position here.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Crunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Crunch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Santos is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Crunch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Crunch defends it.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crunch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crunch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Crunch, which made it look bad. #TD#
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crunch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Santos wants to stand but Crunch is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Crunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nice jab there from Crunch.
Crunch jabs at Santos's body.
Crunch throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos moves to clinch but Crunch breaks away
and Crunch counters with a right hand to the body.
Crunch throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Crunch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Nice sprawl there from Crunch as Santos shoots in.
Santos slips under a jab.
Crunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
As Crunch tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Crunch manages to avoid the attempt.#TD#
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crunch keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Crunch is trying to keep Santos in close.
#T2#
Crunch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Crunch working a defensive guard here.
Santos wanted to stand there but Crunch had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Crunch pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Crunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Crunch.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos trying to control but Crunch is working from the bottom.
Crunch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Crunch is trying to control the position but Santos postures up. #SUB#
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Crunch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crunch manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Crunch's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos wants to control from the top but Crunch keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crunch but Crunch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crunch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Captain Crunch.
I've got Crunch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Crunch!
Post fight, an emotional Captain Crunch said 'Crunchitized son!!!'.
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