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Event:
Pulse 47
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2# Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Delos Santos is not content to let Diaz control the position. Delos Santos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2# Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz stops Delos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Diaz slips a nice elbow through Delos Santos's hands, connecting with Delos Santos's forehead.#SUB2# Delos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
#T1# Diaz trying to control the action but Delos Santos is working from the bottom. Diaz prevents Delos Santos from standing back up.
Diaz prevents Delos Santos from improving his position. Delos Santos trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz prevents Delos Santos from standing back up.
#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ground and pound from Diaz. Delos Santos gets full guard. Delos Santos keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully. Delos Santos controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #SUB2# Diaz 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. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Diaz leaves Delos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL# Delos Santos pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.#T3# Delos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not. #BC# Delos Santos breaks from the clinch.
#TD2# Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Delos Santos's guard. Delos Santos is looking to stand back up but Diaz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Delos Santos. #REVR# Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Delos Santos is trying to control but can't.
Delos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard. Delos Santos is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delos Santos avoid being mounted?#T4# Delos Santos is not content to let Diaz control the position. Delos Santos has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Delos Santos wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz stalling. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Diaz prevents Delos Santos from improving his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Diaz dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Delos Santos throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
#TD# Delos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Diaz tries to kick Delos Santos off but Delos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Delos Santos wants to stand up but Diaz manages to regain full guard. Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delos Santos throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delos Santos's guard. Nice move by Diaz!#REVB##T1# Diaz working some strikes from top position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Diaz wants to control from the top but Delos Santos keeps moving. Delos Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Pedro Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far. Delos Santos wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard. Delos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. Diaz wants to stand and escape but Delos Santos is having none of it. Diaz has momentary wrist control but Delos Santos slips an elbow through the middle. Delos Santos chips away with some ground and pound. Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3# Delos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Delos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL# Delos Santos clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes. Diaz lands with a short shot to the head. #TD# Delos Santos pulls Diaz into guard.
Delos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Delos Santos controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #T4# Diaz forces his way into half guard. Delos Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delos Santos tries to get out of the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB2# Delos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Diaz not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elton Delos Santos 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. This is the final round! #R3# Delos Santos throws out a powerful jab. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delos Santos - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delos Santos. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Delos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.#CL# Delos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Delos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delos Santos into the ropes. Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delos Santos tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Elton Delos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz. Nice takedown defense from Delos Santos. No joy for Diaz on that attempt. Pedro Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Delos Santos has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Delos Santos.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##BC# Delos Santos breaks the clinch.
Delos Santos leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delos Santos as he jumps to the side. Delos Santos leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD# Delos Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Diaz is trying to stand back up. #T2# Delos Santos has Diaz flattened out and is raining down punches. Delos Santos trying to control momentarily.
Diaz trying to get back to his feet but Delos Santos is in full control for now. #T3##SUB# Delos Santos working for a choke but Diaz is defending well. Delos Santos is looking to control Diaz but Diaz is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB# Delos Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T4# 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. A lull in the action here.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Diaz staying busy and making it hard for Delos Santos to control. Diaz 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. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Diaz is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight! Elton Delos Santos showed his dominance in that final round. I think Delos Santos 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elton Delos Santos!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 28, 2016 |
#R1# A head kick misses from Stanley. Delos Santos throws a right hand that Stanley ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanley also avoids with ease. Stanley appears to be looking for a big counter. Elton Delos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2# A momentary lapse in concentration from Stanley enables Delos Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stanley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES# The fighters are working up against the cage. Stanley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Delos Santos has Stanley pressed against the cage, preventing Stanley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2# Delos Santos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stanley is trying to keep an underhook but Delos Santos manages to get the takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES# Stanley has one foot on Delos Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Delos Santos looks winded! Delos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Stanley's shoulder, as Stanley tries to avoid the shot. #TD2# Delos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Stanley controlling the position for now. Delos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stanley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##ES# Stanley kicks off Delos Santos and gets to his feet. #CL# Stanley forces Delos Santos back against the cage and clinches.#TD2# Delos Santos has picked Stanley up - he's going for a ride! Delos Santos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Stanley gets full guard. Stanley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delos Santos's guard. #REVR# Delos Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Stanley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Stanley cracks Delos Santos with a solid left hand. Delos Santos wants to hit a switch here but Stanley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Delos Santos there! Stanley 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. 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! Stanley with the ground and pound from mount. #T2# Stanley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stanley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Delos Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Stanley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Stanley with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Stanley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stanley takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Stanley has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Delos Santos. #T3# Delos Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stanley.
Stanley looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Stanley lands strikes to the head. Stanley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Delos Santos is looking for a way out. Stanley scores with punches to the body. Delos Santos grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #T4# Stanley lands shots from the back. Delos Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Delos Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stanley.
Stanley lands strikes to the head. Stanley lands a shot to the head. Stanley connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Delos Santos to escape the position.
Stanley is landing with strikes. Delos Santos can't take much more of this. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Stanley dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2##CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Stanley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delos Santos can do to turn this around? Delos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Stanley's takedown attempt.
#BC# Stanley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delos Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Delos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley throws a big counter combination but Delos Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Delos Santos throws a body shot but no joy. Delos Santos is breathing heavily.#T1# Stanley wants to clinch.#TD2# Delos Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Delos Santos lands in his opponent's guard. Delos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##SUB# Stanley pushes a forearm under Delos Santos's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Delos Santos is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Stanley!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1##TD2# Nixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Nixon is adopting a defensive guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Delos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Delos Santos preventing the sweep. Nixon trying to control the position here. Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delos Santos looking to pass the guard. Delos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1# There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nixon is on top in guard.
#REVR# Nixon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SU# Nixon stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2# Delos Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nixon on his heels. He'll look to pass Nixon's guard now, I'm sure. Delos Santos throwing strikes but missing. Nixon is pulling down on Delos Santos's head to control his posture. #T2# Delos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Nixon pulls Delos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Delos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position. Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Nixon misses with a takedown attempt and Delos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD2# Delos Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nixon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Delos Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3# Nixon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Nixon gets full guard. Nixon keeping full guard, as Delos Santos tries to pass. Delos Santos looks winded! Nixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delos Santos is one step ahead there. Delos Santos trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom. Delos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Nixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SU# Nixon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Delos Santos, up you get! Nixon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Delos Santos defends well and Nixon ends up having to push Delos Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2# Delos Santos scores with a takedown into Nixon's guard. Nixon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Delos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Delos Santos is fighting to break Nixon's control of his arms but Nixon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Nixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delos Santos is one step ahead there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elton Delos Santos dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Delos Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#TD# Nixon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Delos Santos's half guard.#ES2# Delos Santos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nixon. Delos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Nixon, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL2# Delos Santos closes the distance and clinches. #T1# Nixon being controlled against the cage. Delos Santos taking a breather. #BC2# Delos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Nixon closes the distance and clinches up with Delos Santos, looking for a takedown. Nixon pushes Delos Santos against the cage but Delos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolf Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. A countering left hand to the body from Delos Santos misses.#TD2# Delos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nixon! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nixon can't do much from the bottom here. Delos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Nixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2##SU2# Delos Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nixon to his feet. Nixon fails with a takedown attempt. Nixon dives in and grabs Delos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delos Santos pushes down on Nixon's head and hops out. Elton Delos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nixon fails to land the takedown.#T3##TD2# Delos Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nixon was covering up waiting for the punch and Delos Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard. Nixon keeping moving, preventing Delos Santos from controlling successfully. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Nixon looking to control.
Delos Santos is fighting to break Nixon's control of his arms but Nixon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4# Nixon has a closed guard, preventing Delos Santos from standing up. Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Elton Delos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far. Delos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Nixon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR# We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Delos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2# Delos Santos is looking for a triangle but Nixon pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nixon is working Delos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Nixon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elton Delos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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##TD2# Excellent takedown into side control there by Delos Santos. Delos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nixon keeps working. Delos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nixon struggling a bit here. Nixon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Delos Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Nixon is trying to control Delos Santos's posture but Delos Santos avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delos Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nixon is avoiding damage well.
Delos Santos working away. Nixon is looking for a sweep.#T1# Delos Santos taking a breather here. Nixon is looking for a sweep. Nixon taking a bit of punishment here - Delos Santos scoring with strikes. Delos Santos trying to control the position but Nixon is working away. Delos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nixon manages to get back to half guard. Delos Santos is thwarting Nixon's attempts to control the position.#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Nixon has his hands clasped together around Delos Santos's back. He's all about the action. Nixon continues to stall.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2# Delos Santos darts in and clinches Nixon up against the cage.#TD2# Delos Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nixon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Nixon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Nixon wants to escape the position.
#T3# Delos Santos avoiding Nixon 's attempts to control his hands. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nixon is in bad spot here.
Nixon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Nixon holds on for dear life.#SU2# Delos Santos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2# Delos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Nixon is trying to control but can't.
Nixon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Delos Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nixon manages to get to full guard.
Delos Santos being controlled here momentarily. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Elton Delos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Delos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elton Delos Santos!
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