Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WCF 81: Feet vs Khabib
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Fonald stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fonald misses with a hook
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonald. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonald cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fonald throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Donk. Fonald catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Fonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Fonald blocks it.
Santos prevents Fonald from breaking the clinch.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonald blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Fonald lands with a light punch inside.
Santos prevents Fonald from breaking the clinch.
Santos stalls.
Fonald scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Fonald is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Fonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fonald is defending well for now.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Fonald blocks it.
Fonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Fonald is blocking nicely.
Fonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fonald lands with a short shot to the head.
Fonald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fonald to keep the fight standing.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Fonald. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santos wants to clinch.
Fonald throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Fonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonald throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Fonald.
Santos moves away from the strike by Fonald.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.#T3#
Fonald misses with a straight left.
Fonald throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Fonald throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Fonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fonald.
Fonald misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Fonald does no damage.
Fonald moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Fonald 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donald Fonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonald lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fonald misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fonald lands with an overhand left.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fonald.
Santos blocks a jab.
Fonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Fonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fonald throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fonald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fonald.#CL2#
Fonald has managed to clinch. #KD#
Santos lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Fonald goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Santos in side control. #CUT#It looks like Donald Fonald has been cut.#SUB#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fonald has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fonald keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fonald has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fonald keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fonald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Santos tries for a kimura but Fonald is defending well.
Fonald pushes Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T2#
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.
Fonald is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos controlling the position. #SUB#
Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fonald, who protects the arm well.
Fonald trying to remain calm as Santos controls from the top position.#SUB#
Santos swings around for an armbar but Fonald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Santos's guard.#T3#
Santos has Fonald pulled in close to control his posture.
Fonald would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Santos is looking for a triangle but Fonald pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Fonald wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santos has Fonald pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fonald misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Fonald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Fonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Fonald misses the target.
Fonald tries to clinch up.
Santos wants to clinch up but Fonald keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Fonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Fonald misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Fonald misses.
Fonald throws a right hand that misses
and Fonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonald feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Fonald then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnny Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
A punch combination from Fonald misses.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Fonald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fonald misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fonald manages to circle out of the way.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Fonald lands an overhand right.
Fonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Santos throws a right and a left that Fonald avoids nicely.
Fonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T2#
Fonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Fonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Fonald misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fonald throws out the jab.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Fonald breaks away and moves out of range.
Fonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#Santos is rocked!
Fonald fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Santos to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Santos looks to clinch but Fonald throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Santos taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Donald Fonald!
Donald Fonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WCF WNF 57: Victor vs Turunen
Date: Jun 09, 2021

#R1#
Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tupp with a poor takedown
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tupp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Tupp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tupp misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tupp misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tupp throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tupp throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Tupp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tupp. That did some damage!
Santos misses with the combination.
Tupp closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Tupp pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tupp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Tupp should have avoided that one.
Santos with a jab.
Tupp darts in trying to clinch
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tupp is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T3#
Tupp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tupp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tupp.
Tupp tries a head kick but it misses.
Tupp throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Tupp looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Tupp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tupp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Tupp manages to break the clinch.
Tupp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Tupp tries to tie him up.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tupp.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tupp blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tupp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos just leaning against Tupp, taking a breather.
Tupp can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tupp looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely. #T1#
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Tupp is blocking nicely.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Tupp is blocking nicely.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tupp wants to break free but Santos has control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tupp stalling the fight.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tupp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Tupp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tupp stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.#T2#
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tupp controls the pace.#SUB2#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tupp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tupp controls the pace.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T3#
Tupp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnny Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tupp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It appears Tupp was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL#
Tupp forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses. #T4#
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tupp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos tries to pull guard but Tupp holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tupp is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.#TD2#
Santos jumps into guard, dragging Tupp to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Tupp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tupp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Tupp lands a nice shot to the body.
Tupp throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Tupp sets himself, and Santos steps forward looking for the clinch! Tupp avoids it this time.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Santos scores with a kick to the body.
Tupp misses with a right hand
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Tupp lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Tupp takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Santos is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is holding his hands too far apart here. Tupp throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Santos is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Tupp!
Jack Tupp gave a mention to Finnish Elite Extreme Science in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WNF 45: St Pat's Day Massacre
Date: Mar 17, 2021

#R1#
Riker misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Riker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos slips a jab from Riker.
Riker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice cross by Riker.#CUT2#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Riker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.#T1#
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos closes the distance but Riker moves to the side #TD2#
and Riker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Riker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Riker trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Riker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santos down. #ROC2#Santos is rocked!
Riker in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Santos looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Riker turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Riker!
An out of breath William Riker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WCF 58: Camara vs Santos
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1#
Camara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos misses with the combination.
Camara misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Santos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos slips a jab from Camara.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Camara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1##KD#
Camara moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Santos goes down! Can Camara finish him!?
Camara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Camara passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Camara trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB#
Camara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camara.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Camara is working away from the top position though.#T2#
Camara is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Camara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Camara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camara passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Santos!
Camara is trying to take his opponent's back. #SUB#
Camara is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Camara's attempts to control the action. #T3##SUB#
Camara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Camara is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Camara's body position as best he can.
Camara trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Camara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T4#
Camara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working. #SUB#
Camara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Camara controlling the position from side mount. #SUB#
Camara is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to control but Camara postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abubakar Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Camara throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Camara.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Camara is looking to counter punch.
Santos walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Camara! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abubakar Camara!
Abubakar Camara retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Abubakar Camara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WCF WNF 36: Solo vs Nail
Date: Jan 13, 2021

#R1#
Santos moves out of range as Dirk strikes.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Dirk.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dirk throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Dirk misses with a body shot. #TD#
Dirk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dirk takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santos struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Dirk tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here.#T1#
Santos prevents Dirk from improving position.
Santos is trying to control Dirk's posture but Dirk avoids it.
Dirk takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dirk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dirk slows the pace down.
Santos stops Dirk from passing to mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos wants to control but Dirk postures up.
Dirk tries to advance to mount but Santos denies him.
Dirk controls the position.
Santos wants to control but Dirk postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk taking a breather here.
Santos is trying to control Dirk's posture but Dirk avoids it.
Dirk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Dirk misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Dirk looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirk.
Dirk lands a head shot.
Dirk throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Dirk tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Dirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dirk tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dirk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirk avoids the damage to the body. #T4##BC#
Dirk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos blocks a jab.
Dirk backing away here, and Santos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirk.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dirk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos slips under a jab from Dirk.
Santos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dirk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirk.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
A swing and a miss from Dirk.
Santos staying out of range there.
Dirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Dirk throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dirk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Dirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Dirk pushes him off.#CL2#
Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dirk.
Dirk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dirk can't get the takedown.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dirk blocks it with crossed arms.
Dirk is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dirk managing to block the knees to the body from Santos. #BC#
Dirk breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dirk.
Dirk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dirk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#TD#
Dirk feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, Dirk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T1#
Dirk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos keeping full guard, as Dirk tries to pass.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Dirk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tom Dirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dirk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dirk being controlled here momentarily.
Dirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dirk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dirk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dirk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?#T3#
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dirk wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirk is one step ahead there.
Dirk content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#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.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dirk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Dirk persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirk.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Dirk throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos tries to clinch but Dirk is having none of it.
Santos tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirk throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Dirk.
Johnny Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dirk loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Santos throws a series of punches but Dirk moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dirk misses the target.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirk throws out the jab.
Dirk misses with an uppercut.
Dirk misses with a right hand
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirk misses with a hook
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos is trying to counter with his kicks.
Santos slips under a jab from Dirk.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Dirk.
Dirk lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Dirk avoids it.
Dirk misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.#T1##TD#
Dirk 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.
Dirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Santos is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dirk throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Santos's body to avoid the submission. Santos has instead reached around Dirk's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Santos arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 46
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos cracks Palumbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Palumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Palumbo with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Palumbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Palumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palumbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos swings for the body but Palumbo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palumbo throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos misses with a head kick.
Palumbo misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Palumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Shane Palumbo's cut even more.
Palumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a body kick.
Palumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Palumbo! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RRFC 56: Silva vs Flynn
Date: Sep 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos avoids the head kick by Mogweister .
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a combination
and Mogweister counters with a two punch combo.
A solid body kick from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mogweister counters with a body kick.
Rob Mogweister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mogweister tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Mogweister counters with a head kick that wobbles Santos - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Mogweister sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mogweister !
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Mogweister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 43
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dea somewhat.
Dea with a poor takedown #KD#
and Santos counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Dea down! Santos is looking to finish but Dea is intelligently defending himself. #ROC# Dea is rocked!
Dea controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Dea keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Dea is retaining full guard.
Santos is pushing down on Dea's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dea is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1##SUB#
Santos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dea is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Santos!
A relieved looking Johnny Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Juares Dea had this to say: 'Mentally, I'm feeling more like myself again.'.

Event: RRFC 47: O'Neil vs Ford II
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Pete is out of range.
Pete is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos throws a nice head kick! #CUT#It looks like Saint Pete has been cut.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pete tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#KD#
Santos knocks Pete to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?#ROC#Pete is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pete knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pete tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position. #T1#
Pete is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pete has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pete manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Santos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Pete not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Pete looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pete passes to side control. #T2##SUB2#
Pete working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pete punching from mount but Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pete with the ground and pound from mount.
Santos can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Pete wants to finish this one by submission but Santos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pete.
Santos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pete. #T3#
Pete prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pete landing punches. #SUB2#
Pete jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Santos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Santos and Pete has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission. #SUB2#
Pete tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pete has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pete off and has taken his back!#SUB#
Pete fending off the submission attempt from Santos.
Santos avoiding Pete 's attempts to control his hands. #T4#
Pete rolls, trying to escape but Santos keeps control of the position. #SUB#
Santos looking for the RNC.
Pete is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #SUB#
Santos looking to break Pete's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pete remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Santos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You can see the frustration on Pete's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pete rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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 is thwarting Pete's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saint Pete's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Santos misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Pete is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pete counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.#T1#
Santos misses with a head kick.
And Pete tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos backing away here, and Pete unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santos throws a head kick but Pete moves out of range.
Pete takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Pete moves away from the strike by Santos.
Pete changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Pete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Pete counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pete can do to turn this around?
Santos tests Pete's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnny Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Pete slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Pete is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos works the jab nicely.#T3#
Pete takes one on the button.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Johnny Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pete walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Pete moves out of range easily.
Pete changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pete with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Johnny Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pete slips a jab from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Pete doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pete uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Pete drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Pete tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pete slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Pete unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santos misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Pete counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Pete is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pete's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pete's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete breaks Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pete tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Saint Pete has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pete advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete works his way into full mount!
Santos has given up his back. #T1##SUB2#
Pete working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Santos trying to control the action but Pete just sinks the hooks in. #SUB2#
Pete looking to break Santos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Santos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pete will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Pete working for the choke. #SUB2#
Santos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pete's arms.
Pete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Pete has full control of the position and if anything, Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T2##SUB2#
Pete patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Santos breaks Pete's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard. #SUB2#
Pete 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 trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pete pulls Santos in to control the position.
Pete not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos stays in close to Pete's body and controls the position.
Santos trying to control but Pete is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Pete had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Pete is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pete is on top in guard. #REVB#
Santos has his hands on Pete's head, controlling the position.
Pete is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pete tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Pete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Pete slips nicely into half guard.
Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Pete is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Pete is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Pete eventually gives up the hold.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Pete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Saint Pete was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck. I might have had enough of this fight game '.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 37
Date: Jun 28, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Chaos has his takedown stuffed
and Chaos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Chaos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santos is trying to defend but Chaos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santos's coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chaos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Chaos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chaos has Santos in his guard.#REVR#
Santos advances to half guard.
Chaos is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB#
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Chaos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chaos with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Santos can't handle though. #SUB#
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Chaos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaos manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Chaos 's guard.
Chaos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Chaos stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Santos has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Chaos manages to get his head free but now Santos has transitioned to an armbar! Chaos grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Santos! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Santos!
A victorious Johnny Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 34
Date: May 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Steele rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Santos looking to stall.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Santos landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Steven Steele has been cut.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Steele has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steele's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Steele gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB2#
Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from. #T1##SUB2#
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos wants to control but Steele passes easily into half guard.
Santos trying to hold on to Steele's head to control him but Steele postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Steele defends easily. #T2#
Steele wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Steele is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Santos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Steele is looking to defend but Santos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Steele! Santos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Steele taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Santos!
An out of breath Johnny Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RRFC Challengers 34
Date: Apr 29, 2020

#R1#
Korsemann throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
letting Korsemann counter with a right hand.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korsemann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Santos throws a head kick but Korsemann moves out of range.
Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Korsemann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Korsemann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Korsemann counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willem Korsemann!
Willem Korsemann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RRFC Challengers 31
Date: Apr 01, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Kempton gets a clinch.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Kempton.
Kempton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Kempton is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kempton throws an elbow but misses.
Santos has Kempton pushed against the cage.
Kempton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Kempton blocks it.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Kempton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Marcus Kempton has been cut.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Kempton blocks with his arms. #TD#
Santos pulls guard successfully.
Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kempton has passed into side control.
Santos wants to control but Kempton postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Kempton in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.
Kempton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kempton's best efforts.#SUB#
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kempton is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Kempton prevents Santos from improving his position.#SUB2#
Kempton wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos moves into full guard. #T2#
Santos keeping moving, preventing Kempton from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Santos is looking for a triangle but Kempton pushes his legs off easily.
Kempton is fighting to break Santos's control of his arms but Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kempton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Santos is looking for a triangle but Kempton pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kempton trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Santos is looking for a triangle but Kempton pushes his legs off easily.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Santos working for a triangle but Kempton defends it easily.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Santos is stalling in the full guard. #T4##SUB#
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos trying to control but Kempton is working from the bottom.
Santos won't allow Kempton to get back to his feet.
Santos wants to control from the top but Kempton keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kempton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Kempton's cut.
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.
#R2##KD#
A big head kick from Santos and Kempton is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Kempton wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kempton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnny Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kempton wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos slips under a jab from Kempton.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kempton is just out of range.
And Kempton responds with a good body kick, but Santos manages to step out the way in time.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kempton out cold! Kempton corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Santos!
A very excited looking Johnny Santos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: RRFC Challengers 29
Date: Mar 04, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Santos forces Kelekolio back against the cage and clinches.
Kelekolio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Kelekolio lands a shoulder strike.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio won't allow it.
Amana Kelekolio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Santos.
Kelekolio pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kelekolio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Kelekolio misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelekolio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelekolio lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Kelekolio looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelekolio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
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 Kelekolio walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelekolio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Kelekolio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Kelekolio gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Kelekolio has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Santos - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kelekolio, and another! Santos is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Amana Kelekolio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Amana Kelekolio thanked MMA Underwear Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: RRFC 28: Pandens vs Brooks
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Hardin looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Hardin just gets out of the way.
Hardin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Hardin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Hardin lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses.
Hardin throws a body kick that misses
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Hardin.
Hardin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
A jab from Santos misses.
Hardin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santos with a body shot.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
A head kick misses from Hardin.
Santos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
Hardin throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardin.
A punch combination from Hardin misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardin.
Hardin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardin throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardin throws out the jab.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santos tries to move into range but Hardin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hardin.
Hardin misses the body punch #CL#
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #TD#
Santos pulls guard.
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 controls Hardin momentarily but Hardin frees himself.
Hardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Santos is trying to control the position but Hardin postures up.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardin defends well.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardin trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Hardin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hardin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Hardin from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB#
Santos is looking for a triangle but Hardin pushes his legs off easily.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Hardin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hardin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardin wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos blocks a head kick by Hardin.
Hardin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardin misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardin lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
A cross from Hardin lands.#CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
A good leg kick by Hardin.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Hardin coming out on top.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
John Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Santos drives through and clinches with Hardin against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Hardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Santos decides to pull guard.
Santos looking to control. #SUB#
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardin wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hardin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Hardin gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos tries to pull guard but Hardin won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hardin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardin throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Hardin is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Santos stalling. #BC2#
Hardin breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardin throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Hardin breaks away and moves out of range.
Hardin thows a leg kick but Santos checks it #CL#
and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardin misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Santos is trying to keep Hardin in close.
Hardin wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Hardin 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.
Hardin throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely. #SUB#
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard. #REVR#
Hardin pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage. #T2##SUB2#
Hardin is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Hardin is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Hardin 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. #SUB#
Santos 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. #SUB2#
Hardin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Hardin wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well. #T3#
Hardin is in trouble now - Santos has advanced to mount!
Hardin is trying to escape the mount. #SUB#
Santos working for a submission but Hardin is keeping him at bay.
Santos tries to control but Hardin wriggling away.
Hardin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Santos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hardin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hardin and Santos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hardin isn't going anywhere.#T4#
Hardin trying his best to control but Santos has mounted him.
Hardin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardin is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos prevents Hardin from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice cross by Hardin.
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardin misses with a shot to the body
and Hardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardin misses with an uppercut
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Hardin breaks away and moves out of range.
Hardin thumps Santos with a low kick.
Hardin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Hardin backs away, Santos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Some wild striking there from Hardin.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardin lands a right hook to the body.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses.
Santos checks a leg kick. #CL#
Santos darts in and clinches Hardin up against the cage.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD#
Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardin uses from the top position.
Santos seems keen to control Hardin's posture.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Hardin from controlling successfully.
Hardin is fighting to break Santos's control of his arms but Santos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2##SUB#
Hardin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardin has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
Johnny Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardin is one step ahead there.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Santos postures up.
Santos wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving. #SUB2#
Hardin has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Hardin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Santos trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin is looking to sweep but instead, Santos has passed into half guard. #SUB#
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Hardin is defending well. #SUB2#
Hardin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hardin trying to control here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Hardin is working away.
Hardin is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Hardin.
I think Hardin 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: RRFC Fight Night 18
Date: Jan 12, 2020

#R1#
Quincy 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.#CL#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Filip Quincy has been cut.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Quincy blocks with his arms.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Quincy slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Quincy misses with the head strike. #T1#
Santos tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy is working Santos over against the cage.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quincy is working Santos over against the cage.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Quincy blocks with his arms.
Quincy stalls.
Quincy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Our sources have told us that Santos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
Quincy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos. #T3#
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quincy gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Quincy cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Quincy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Santos tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
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!
Quincy lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Quincy working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body.
Quincy stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Quincy is blocking nicely.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Quincy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filip Quincy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Quincy clinches up against the cage.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Quincy lands a nice uppercut.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Quincy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Quincy blocks with his arms.
A short right from Quincy on the inside. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Quincy misses with some punches.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Quincy pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Quincy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Quincy throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Quincy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Quincy celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Quincy!
After winning the bout, Filip Quincy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RRFC Challengers 21
Date: Dec 25, 2019

#R1#
Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wyte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Wyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Wyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Daana Wyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos tries to bum rush Wyte with a series of wild strikes but Wyte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wyte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyte throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wyte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wyte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
Wyte misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wyte.
Wyte misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Wyte throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wyte lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Wyte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Wyte pushes him off.
Wyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wyte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Daana Wyte has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyte misses with a double jab.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Wyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Wyte.
Wyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.#T2#
Wyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Wyte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santos. Wyte shrugs it off though.
Wyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyte. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Wyte swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Wyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.#T3#
The crowd cheers as Wyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Wyte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Wyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Santos looks to move away, Wyte throws a big counter combo but Santos just gets out of the way.
Wyte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Wyte throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Wyte scores with a jab to the head.
Wyte throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos shapes to counter with a head kick.#T4#
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Wyte slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Wyte misses its target.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wyte lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased. #ROC#
Santos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos leaves his chin hanging out and Wyte seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Santos crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daana Wyte!
In his post fight interview, Daana Wyte gave a big smile as he said 'God is good. Epstein DID kill himself, twice!'.

Event: RRFC 19: Pandens vs Dwight
Date: Dec 07, 2019

#R1#
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Pukki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Pukki moves out of range easily.
Santos lands a two punch combo. #TD2#
Pukki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pukki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pukki postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Pukki throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pukki postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Pukki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Pukki arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Santos's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elias Pukki!
A very excited looking Elias Pukki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RRFC Kickboxing
Date: Nov 15, 2019

#R1#
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Kholin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Kholin circles away.
A low kick from Santos misses
enabling Kholin to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnny Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kholin jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kholin avoids a kick to the body.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Kholin saw that one coming.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kholin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Kholin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Kholin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kholin lands a body shot.
Kholin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Kholin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kholin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kholin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kholin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Kholin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Kholin.
Kholin throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily. #T1#
Santos is looking to clinch but Kholin is avoiding it.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kholin manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Kholin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kholin throws a shot to the body.
Kholin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kholin slips a jab from Santos.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Kholin circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Kholin. Those never looked like landing.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Kholin counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kholin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kholin throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kholin.
Kholin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kholin misses with a two punch combination.
Kholin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kholin misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kholin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kholin throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Kholin misses with a body shot.
Santos misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalinar Kholin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Kholin misses with the combination.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnny Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kholin.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kholin on the side of the head.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kholin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kholin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kholin throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos takes a swing at Kholin's ribcage but misses.
As Santos backs off Kholin throws a huge counter combo but Santos manages to avoid it all.
Santos lands a jab to Kholin's midsection.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kholin lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kholin's face. #CUT#
It looks like Dalinar Kholin has been cut.
Kholin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kholin digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Kholin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kholin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Kholin.
Kholin misses with a punch to the body.
Kholin pushes Santos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kholin lands with a right to the head.
Kholin lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Kholin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kholin has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kholin creates a bit of distance and cracks Santos with a big uppercut! Santos goes down! The referee pushes Kholin away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Santos make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kholin takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dalinar Kholin!
Dalinar Kholin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: RRFC 11: Neil vs Pereira
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
Santos throws a head kick but Fighter C moves out of range.
Fighter C misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Fighter C off the cage and back into range.
Santos blocks a jab.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Fighter C blocks a jab.
Fighter C looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Santos slips under a jab from Fighter C.
Fighter C swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter C moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos slips a straight right by Fighter C.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter C swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Fighter C's coach down at Special Ops N7 Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fighter C's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter C throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Fighter C breaks away and moves out of range.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Fighter C moves away and avoids it.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Fighter C.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Fighter C's side.#T1#
Fighter C lands the left hand.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter C manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Fighter C throws a good cross that connects.
Fighter C lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos lands a brutal head kick. Fighter C looks out on his feet and Santos throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RRFC 6:Tasdemir vs Lyons
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Mogweister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#KD2#
Santos connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Mogweister goes down! Santos jumps into full mount looking to finish! #CUT2#
It looks like Rob Mogweister has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mogweister tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
Mogweister is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mogweister is working hard here to advance position.
Mogweister has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Santos's lack of action.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mogweister manages to get to full guard.
Santos wants to stand but Mogweister is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mogweister keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Santos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mogweister .
Santos cracks Mogweister with a big elbow.
Mogweister can't do much from the bottom here.
Mogweister has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T3#
Santos trying to control the action but Mogweister is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to stand but Mogweister has his arm trapped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos wants to control but Mogweister is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mogweister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos throws a series of punches but Mogweister avoids them all with ease.
Mogweister appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Mogweister off the cage and back into range.
Mogweister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It appears Mogweister was looking to counter with a kick there.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Mogweister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnny Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mogweister was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Mogweister back into the cage.
Santos landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mogweister blocks it with crossed arms.
Mogweister fails to pull guard.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Mogweister is stalling here.
Mogweister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mogweister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Mogweister blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Mogweister 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mogweister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos cracks Mogweister with a left hook right on the temple and Mogweister goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Santos lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mogweister is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 1
Date: Aug 10, 2019

#R1#
OHulihan misses the body punch
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Patrick OHulihan has been cut.
Johnny Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos cracks a nice hook into OHulihan's ribs.
OHulihan misses with a wild combination.
OHulihan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! OHulihan scrambles back to his feet.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
OHulihan misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OHulihan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OHulihan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos cracks OHulihan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! OHulihan 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 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Patrick OHulihan stepped up to the mic, saying 'What can I say? Mr. Santos is one hell of a fighter. I'll bounce back soon enough. Maybe I'll get some nice intro music like Johnny. I want to say sorry to me fans, but the big man upstairs has a plan!'.

Event: RRFC 1 Nakamura vs Santos
Date: Jul 20, 2019

#R1#
Both fighters circling a little - Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick #KD#
and Nakamura counters with a crisp one two that drops Santos! Nakamura thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santos to his feet! Santos is in big trouble!#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos connects with a jab.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamura finish him?
Santos tries to bum rush Nakamura with a series of wild strikes but Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch. #KD2#
Santos has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Nakamura goes down! Santos pounces into side control - this one could be over soon! #ROC2#
Nakamura is rocked!
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 get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Oh Nakamura is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Santos wants to stand but Nakamura has his arm trapped.
Nakamura seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1#
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control. #SU2#
Santos stands up and beckons Nakamura to his feet.
Santos throws a good cross that connects. #KD2#
Santos moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Nakamura goes down! Can Santos finish him!?#T2##SUB#
Nakamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josuke Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Nakamura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nakamura gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura wants to take the fight to the mat but Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Santos lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos misses with a knee strike. #TD#
Nakamura turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD#
Nakamura tightens his grip and picks Santos up, before dumping him to the ground. Santos manages to land in guard.
Santos wants to stand up but Nakamura is controlling him. #SUB#
Nakamura drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Nakamura off! Nakamura jumps back into Santos's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Nakamura drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Nakamura off! Nakamura jumps back into Santos's guard.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##SUB#
Nakamura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santos dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Santos won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos passes Nakamura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nakamura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
Johnny Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos wants to stand but Nakamura has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #T3#
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Nakamura is defending the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos connects with a right hand. Nakamura shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos steps in with a hook that catches Nakamura right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Santos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nakamura looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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