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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
ABW 110 Huhrera - O'Byrne
Date: Mar 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Henrique misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Henrique drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henrique swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henrique misses with a double jab
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Henrique has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Helsinki in the buildup to the fight.#KD#
Henrique drops Santos with a left and a right! Oh, Santos is hurt - Henrique dives into side control looking to finish!
#ROC#
Santos is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique cracks Santos with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Henrique immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Santos is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Henrique!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Henrique!
Pedro Henrique thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
ABW 101 Scrotum - Hammer
Date: Jan 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Santos throws a series of punches but Welder moves out of range.
Welder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Welder shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Welder is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Welder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Welder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos wants to stand but Welder is controlling the position.
Welder landing some decent shots from guard.
Welder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Welder is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Welder postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Santos's head off the mat! Santos is out! He's out! Welder jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doug Welder!
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Event:
ABW 93 McBreezer - Reign
Date: Dec 28, 2017 |
#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Dream.
Dream doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
A combination from Dream does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Santos misses its target.
Dream lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dream cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Dream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Dream's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dream's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dream tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Dream.
Dream throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Dream lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
Dream keeps the fight on the outside.
Dream misses with a head kick.
Dream will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#T1#
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dream just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos moves to clinch but Dream breaks away
and Dream counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dream 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 avoids the head kick by Dream.
Dream fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Dream there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos catches Dream with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dream pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Santos takes a swing at Dream's ribcage but misses. #T2##CL2#
Dream pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dream lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dream lands a left hand.
Dream gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos tries to circle away but Dream has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dream.
Dream looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dream gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dream lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Dream lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dream.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dream jerks Santos's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Santos drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dream goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dream because Santos was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Naikrul Dream!
An out of breath Naikrul Dream 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:
Angry Birds War 84
Date: Nov 28, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Root has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Root gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.#CL2#
Root closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Root's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Root.
Root shoots and misses #CL#
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Root fails to pull guard.
Root jumps guard but Santos stands there with Root around his waist. Root gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodrigo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Root.
Root wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos wants to break free but Root has control.
#BC2#
Root manages to break the clinch.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Root moves away.
Root shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily. #T1#
Santos scores with a punch to the head.#TD2#
Root scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES#
Santos kicks Root off and gets back to his feet.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Root is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Root circles away and we're back to standing.
Root lands a jab.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Root escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Root keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Root clinches. #T2##BC2#
Root manages to break the clinch.
Root dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Root looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Root persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos with a jab.
A cross from Santos lands.
Root lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
Root takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Root showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
And Root tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Root clinches. #T3##TD2#
Root manages to pull guard.
Root wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment. #SU#
Santos gets to his feet - Root follows without any prompting.
Santos misses with a body kick.#TD2#
Root shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Root, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T4#
Root tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Root somewhat.
A combination from Santos does no damage. #TD2#
Root shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos working a defensive guard but Root passes into half guard.
Root throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos is looking to escape.
Root blocks the strikes from Santos.
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 Rodrigo Santos 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.
#R2#
Root looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Root persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Root breaks away and moves out of range.
Root throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Root was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Root shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Root scores with a leg kick.
Root throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Root shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Root.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Root doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Root is breathing heavily.
Santos scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Root has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1#
Root is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Root looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Root is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Root shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Root throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Root takes one to the chin there.#ROC#
Root is rocked!#T2#
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 cracks Root with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Root falls to his knees and Santos doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Santos!
Rodrigo Santos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
ABW 72 Scrotum - Uesugi
Date: Oct 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.#SUB2#
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.
Alves is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
Santos is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg. #ES#
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Alves 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.
Alves lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves slows the pace down. #T2#
Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB2#
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alves asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3#
Alves landing a few strikes. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!#SU2#
Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#CL2#
Alves clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD2#
Alves pulls Santos into guard.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Santos postures up.
Alves is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment.
Santos lands a couple of digs.#ES2#
Alves uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santos moves to clinch but Alves breaks away
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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 clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a crisp right that sends Santos to the canvas! Alves follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kadu Alves!
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Event:
ABW 58 Niel - Tektas
Date: Aug 31, 2017 |
#R1##KD#
Abbot sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#
It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Abbot looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD2#
Abbot gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Santos stands up from Abbot's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Santos tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2#
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abbot quickly recovers to half guard.#SU2#
Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Abbot to stand up.
Abbot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice takedown defense from Abbot. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos looks winded!
Abbot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1##KD#
Abbot sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Santos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Abbot doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Santos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Santos's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Abbot!
Tank Abbot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
ABW 39
Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and MacNeill moves out of range easily.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
MacNeill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Santos pushes MacNeill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that MacNeill 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.
MacNeill shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
MacNeill swinging wildly here.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#
It looks like Fiachra MacNeill has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacNeill tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but MacNeill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#KD#
Santos lands a left and a right that sends MacNeill crashing to the canvas! Santos dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#
MacNeill is rocked!
Santos postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! MacNeill is out cold - huge knockout for Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Santos!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 30
Date: Jun 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Pearson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#
It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
James Pearson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 18
Date: May 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Belov throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#TD2#
Belov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belov lands in his opponent's guard.
Belov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Belov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Belov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santos! #REVR#
Belov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belov can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Santos tries to get to his feet but Belov is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Santos in his guard. #SUB2#
Belov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Santos has his hands clasped together but Belov extends and breaks Santos's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Belov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ushat Belov!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 12
Date: Apr 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Pope working hard to break the clinch.
Pope is stalling here.
#BC2#
Pope breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Pope taking a breather.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Pope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Pope can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
#ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Santos switches off momentarily and Pope cracks him with a monster right hand! Santos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pope dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurie Pope!
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Event:
Angry Birds War - First Blood
Date: Apr 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Skrarski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skrarski gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#TD2#
Skrarski shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos's guard.
Skrarski stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Skrarski is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Skrarski's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Skrarski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SU2#
Skrarski stands up and waves to Santos to follow him. #TD2#
Skrarski closes the distance looking for a takedown. Skrarski picks Santos up and slams him brutally to the floor. Santos is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Gabriel Skrarski!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Allen avoids the body shot from Santos.
#TD#
Allen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SU#
Allen gets to his feet. Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos shoots in but Allen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Santos tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Santos manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Allen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Allen showed some decent athleticism there. #T1#
Allen thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
Santos trying to control but Allen postures up.
Santos wants to improve his position but Allen is controlling well.
Santos has his hands clasped together around Allen's back. He's all about the action.
Allen throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely.
Allen is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santos trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Allen thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
Allen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santos.
Allen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Santos is concentrating on defense, preventing Allen from advancing position.
Santos tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
Allen stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos looking to control.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
Santos looks winded!
Santos goes for a double leg but Allen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Allen continues to drive forward.
Osvaldo Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Santos.#CL2#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Allen down to the mat. Allen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen controlling the action here for a moment.
Allen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osvaldo Allen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Allen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Allen working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen working the head with strikes.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen scores with a couple of short elbows.#T1#
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Allen lands a decent elbow from side control. #SU#
Allen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Allen to the ground. Santos is now in Allen's guard.
Allen is wriggling around but Santos manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Allen 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!#T2#
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!
Allen is trying to stick to Santos's back but Santos is turning into Allen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Allen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Santos.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos tries to stand but Allen is controlling from the bottom.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Santos slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Allen.#T3#
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SU2#
Santos stands up out of the half guard.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allen.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#
It looks like Osvaldo Allen has been cut.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T4##CL2#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos stalls.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Allen is defending well.
Osvaldo Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Santos.
Allen with a knee to the head.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osvaldo Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
#TD#
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Allen postures up.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos is adopting a defensive guard.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #ES2#
Santos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Allen.
Santos tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Allen.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Allen prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Osvaldo Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Santos.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Allen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T2##CL#
Allen forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Rodrigo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Allen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Allen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Allen landing strikes. #SU#
Allen stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Allen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Allen finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T3#
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos has momentary wrist control but Allen slips an elbow through the middle.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Allen is controlling him.
Allen 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.#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.
Allen cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen stops Santos from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Allen gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch. #TD#
Allen pulls guard.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully. #ES#
Allen pushes Santos off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osvaldo Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allen 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvaldo Allen!
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