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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 69
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Lovelair cracks Dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Lovelair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Santos's guard.
Lovelair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lovelair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovelair throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair lands a couple of elbows.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Lovelair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lovelair pushing down on Dos Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lovelair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Lovelair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lovelair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Lovelair misses with a head shot. Dos Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lovelair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lovelair scoring with some ground and pound.
Lovelair keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.#T2#
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lovelair told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovelair tries to counter with a clinch but Dos Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Dos 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.
A jab lands there for Lovelair.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lovelair scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lovelair can pounce on him.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Lovelair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
#T3#
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily.
Lovelair lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Lovelair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Lovelair moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lovelair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dos Santos defends it well.
Lovelair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
#T4#
Lovelair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL#
Dos Santos rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovelair has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lovelair is defended easily by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Dos Santos misses with a right hand
and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Lovelair moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Lovelair lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
Lovelair feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dos Santos defends it well.
Lovelair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lovelair.
#T1#
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Lovelair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dos Santos won't be happy with that.
Dos Santos parries the strikes from Lovelair easily there. Lovelair is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dos Santos to escape.
Dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelair scores with punches from side control.
Lovelair working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
Lovelair in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Lovelair crashes against the mat.
Lovelair working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Lovelair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lovelair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lovelair scoring with punches from side control. #ROC2#
Dos Santos is rocked!
Lovelair in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
Lovelair working the head with strikes.
Oh Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos is trying to buck Lovelair off.
Lovelair working the ground and pound from side control.
Lovelair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lovelair is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
A big shot lands for Lovelair! That's hurt Dos Santos! Will he recover? Lovelair fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 67
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward misses with a takedown #KD#
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick that drops Ward - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Dos 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.
Ward tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward is continuing to stall.#T1#
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses. Ward uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dos Santos's guard. Nice move by Ward!#REVB#
Ward with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Ward is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ward throws a big right hand that misses.
Ward is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ward chips away with some ground and pound.
Ward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Ward engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ward is controlling him.
Ward lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ward landing some decent shots from guard.
Ward postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Ward postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT#
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.#T4#
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily. #KD#
Dos Santos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ward stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dos Santos follows into mount! #ROC#
Ward is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ward in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ward is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Ward is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ward can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos 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 Ward's face.
Dos Santos loads up with a big shot that hurts Ward! He's pulled Dos Santos in close but Dos Santos has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Ward survive? More strikes from Dos Santos and Ward is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thiago Dos Santos!
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 64
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Grove.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Grove moves out of range easily. #CL#
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Grove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Dos Santos misses
and Grove counters with a straight right hand.
Grove throws a leg kick #KD#
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that hurts Grove! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Dos Santos jumps into full mount!
Grove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grove really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grove keeps trying to improve his position.
Dos Santos loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Grove scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dos Santos land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dos Santos stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Dos Santos!
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Event:
SHW Hype Wars 1
Date: Apr 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Sullivan throws a body kick, spinning off balance#KD#
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that hurts Sullivan! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Dos Santos jumps into full mount!
Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC#
Sullivan is rocked!
Sullivan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sullivan is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sullivan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dos Santos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sullivan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Sullivan stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos 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.
Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Sullivan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dos Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sullivan, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Sullivan working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
#T1#
Dos Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Sullivan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Sullivan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos cracks Sullivan with a solid left hand.
Dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand. Sullivan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dos Santos looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sullivan can't hide his disappointment, as Dos Santos celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Dos Santos!
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