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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos dodges the punch combination from Costa.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Costa drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Costa lands with a short shot to the head.
Costa lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Costa forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Costa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Ricardo Santos has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Costa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Costa.
Costa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Costa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Costa breaks from the clinch.
#T1##CL#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Costa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards. #BC#
Costa manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Costa lands with a right to the head.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
Santos gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Costa stalling in the clinch.
Costa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Costa lands an elbow inside.
Costa scores a nice knee to the body.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2##TD#
Costa jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Costa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Costa slows down the pace here.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses. #TD#
Costa decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Costa is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SU#
Costa stands up and waves to Santos to follow him. #CL#
Santos gets tackled into the cage by Costa. Costa maintains the clinch. #T3#
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Costa lands an elbow inside.
Costa is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costa gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Costa breaks the clinch.
Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Costa takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Costa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santos is looking to control Costa's arms but Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Costa.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Costa.
Costa lands a shoulder strike.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Costa prevents it.
#BC#
Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Costa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Costa breaks the clinch.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Costa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.#T1#
Costa lands with a left to the head.
Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Costa lands a right hand.
Costa landing knees to the body.
#BC#
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Costa instigates a clinch.
Costa landing knees to the body.
Costa lands an elbow inside.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Costa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Costa has the dominant position.
Costa works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Costa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Costa rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costa lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Costa has the dominant position.
Diego Costa has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
Costa landing knees to the body.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Costa.
Costa scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
Costa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Costa prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Costa landing knees to the head.
Santos jumps guard but Costa stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Costa.
Costa has Santos pressed 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!#TD2#
Santos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Costa regains guard.
#ES#
Costa pushes Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Costa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Costa shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
Costa drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Costa is working Santos over against the cage.
Costa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #TD#
Costa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Costa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diego Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#ES#
Costa 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Costa pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Costa drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
#T1#
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Costa.
Costa goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos slips a straight right by Costa.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Costa defends it well.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL#
Costa clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Costa lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Costa avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
A body shot lands from Costa.
Costa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Costa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Costa is controlling the position.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Costa.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Costa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Santos jumps guard but Costa stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Costa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Costa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos tries to pull guard but Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Costa pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES#
Costa 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Costa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Weaver looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Weaver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Weaver manages to pass to side control.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#REVB##SUB#
Weaver has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Santos defend it? Weaver steps over the head and cranks it - Santos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Weaver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theo Weaver!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Welch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos looks winded!
Welch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Welch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Welch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Welch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Welch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Further stalling from Welch.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Welch avoids the head kick by Santos.
#TD#
Welch shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos's guard.
Welch is standing up over Santos. Santos looks to escape but Welch dives into side control.
#T2##REVB#
Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Welch slows the pace down.
Welch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Welch 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.
Welch working the ground and pound.
Welch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Welch is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Welch grinds an elbow into Santos's temple.
Welch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Welch working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Welch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Welch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
Santos is trying to escape back to his feet but Welch uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Welch.
Santos is breathing heavily.#T1#
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Welch connects with a decent elbow.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
Santos is being controlled here.
Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Welch working the body and head with strikes.
Welch slows the pace down.
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Welch connects with a decent elbow. #T2#
Welch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Welch could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Welch scoring with strikes.
Santos trying to remain calm as Welch controls from the top position.#T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Welch.
Welch landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Welch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Welch continues to hold on tight.#T4#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welch is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Welch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Welch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee Welch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Welch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Welch is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Welch 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Welch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Welch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Welch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Welch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santos for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
Welch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santos wants to improve his position but instead Welch has moved into half guard.
Welch stalling. #T3#
Santos taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Well, if Welch 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.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL#
Welch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Welch tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Welch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Welch.
Ricardo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Welch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Welch!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos tries to clinch but Stafford moves away #TD#
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Stafford is proving a slippery customer.
Stafford 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 control the position but Stafford says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Stafford connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stafford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T1#
Stafford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Stafford 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.
Ground and pound from Stafford.
Stafford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Stafford seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Santos looks winded!
Santos is trying to control but can't.
#T2#
Santos is trying to control but Stafford manages to pass to mount!
Stafford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #SUB#
Santos is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Stafford locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Santos is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Stafford!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is holding on to half guard well.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Santos is really stuck here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T1#
Diaz gets his hands free as Santos looks to control.
Diaz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Diaz scores with punches to the body.
I would not like to be Santos right now.
Diaz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santos for as long as he can get away with.
Santos is in bad spot here.
Santos looks winded!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Diaz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with punches from the back.
Diaz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Santos could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz cracks Santos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Santos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Diaz biding his time, controlling Santos.
Diaz really is a fat lump.
Diaz lands shots from the back. #T3#
Good control from Diaz.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Diaz has his arm under Santos's chin here. Game over son! Diaz squeezes tightly and Santos is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zack Diaz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Santos pushes Guzman away with a front kick.#TD2#
Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guzman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guzman is trying is best to control the position here.
Guzman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guzman.
Guzman 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 working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guzman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
Santos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Guzman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santos is looking to defend but Guzman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santos! Guzman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santos taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hugo Guzman!
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