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Event:
FC4 Finch vs Jackson
Date: Aug 02, 2019 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos stalling.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Santos pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.#T1#
King wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King preventing the sweep.
Santos is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
Santos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
King forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santos looks winded!
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.#CL#
King clinches with his opponent.
Santos wants to stall.
King fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance King. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
King breaks the clinch.
Santos misses with a head kick.
#T3##CL#
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos prevents a body shot from King.
Santos avoiding damage.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos blocks a body shot from King. #BC#
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but King defends well and Santos ends up having to push King into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T4##TD#
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent King getting side control.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Lance King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
King throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform us that Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Santos 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.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos managing to control the position.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard. #REVB#
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##SUB#
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
King has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SU2#
Santos stands up and waves to King to follow him. #CL2#
Santos forces King back against the cage and clinches.#T3#
King cracks Santos with a nice body shot.#BC#
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU#
King decides to stand back up. King steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos wants to clinch
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.#T4#
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL#
King clinches.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Santos lands a takedown into guard.
#SUB#
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lance King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Santos fails with the takedown.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santos looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
Santos is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lance King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lance King is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lance King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Santos.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
King pulls guard. #T3#
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lance King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU2#
Santos stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD2#
King tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King is trying to control but can't.
Santos controlling the action here.
Santos is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
King actively working from the bottom here.
Juan Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lance King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance King!
After the big win, Lance King made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hot Spunk and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
FC 1 Sonnen vs Cage
Date: Jun 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Santos misses with a combination
and Sterling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sterling connects with a single shot there.
Santos throws a series of punches but Sterling avoids them all with ease.
Santos backing away here, and Sterling unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#TD2#
Santos gets caught flat footed, as Sterling shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sterling trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sterling is controlling him. #SUB#
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sterling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has Sterling pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Sterling looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sterling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sterling wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
Sterling scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
Sterling misses with a double jab.
Sterling misses with the combination.
Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#TD#
Santos feints and as Sterling raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sterling is adopting a defensive guard.
Sterling wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SU#
Santos gets to his feet. Sterling looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T3#
Sterling shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Sterling gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Santos tries a body shot but Sterling blocks it.
Sterling jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sterling controls his hands.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sterling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Sterling manages to break the clinch.
Sterling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sterling wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Sterling stuffs the takedown.
Sterling steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.
Santos is breathing heavily.#T4#
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Sterling pushes him off.
Sterling unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sterling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Sterling back into the cage.
Sterling wants to break free but Santos has control.
#TD2#
Sterling jumps into guard, dragging Santos to the mat.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sterling controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Sterling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Santos pushes Sterling up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Sterling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Sterling takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Sterling.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Sterling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Sterling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sterling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sterling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sterling scores with a head kick. Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1#
Sterling throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Santos counters by clinching up.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Sterling misses with a head kick.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos tries to clinch there but Sterling circles away.
Sterling lands a high kick!
Santos lands a jab to Sterling's midsection.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Sterling moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Sterling fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Sterling persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Santos has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Sterling is on him like a limpet, forcing Santos back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Sterling is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Sterling manages to pull guard.
Sterling is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterling is controlling Santos's posture.#T3#
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sterling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Sterling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sterling with a poor takedown #CL#
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #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.
Sterling is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Sterling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sterling is looking to clinch.
Santos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Juan Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sterling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Sterling wants the takedown. Santos is fighting it off but Sterling persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Santos's guard against the cage.
Sterling throws an elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sterling's guard. Nice move by Santos!#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sterling misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sterling connects with a high kick.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sterling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sterling 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.
Sterling shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Sterling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juan Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Sterling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch. #T1##TD2#
Sterling decides to pull guard.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sterling is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sterling is trying to keep Santos in close.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sterling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sterling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Sterling looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Sterling just gets out of the way.#TD2#
Sterling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santos is trying to defend but Sterling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santos controlling the position well. #T3#
Santos tries to get to full guard but Sterling has control of the leg.
Sterling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#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.
Sterling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SU2#
Sterling stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sterling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Sterling wants the takedown. Santos is fighting it off but Sterling persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Santos's guard against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sterling controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Sterling.
I think Sterling has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ken Sterling!
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