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Event:
OFK 329 - Dinapoli Vs Naulakko
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
#R1#
McBobbie looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
McBobbie tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McBobbie throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
McBobbie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and McBobbie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos misses with a hook. McBobbie ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from McBobbie misses its target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McBobbie.
We've been hearing reports that McBobbie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL#
McBobbie rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos stalling in the clinch but McBobbie improves position.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos stalls.
McBobbie misses with a punch to the body.
McBobbie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McBobbie misses with a punch to the body.
McBobbie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow. #T1#
McBobbie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBobbie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McBobbie counter with a right hand.
McBobbie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
McBobbie appears to be looking for a big counter.
McBobbie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a hook but McBobbie blocks it.
A big right from Santos misses.
McBobbie dodges the punch combination from Santos.
McBobbie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Mario Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws a hook but McBobbie avoids it easily.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBobbie.
McBobbie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santos swings for the body but McBobbie moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from McBobbie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
McBobbie clinches.
A head punch on the inside from McBobbie fails to land.
Santos takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but McBobbie won't allow it.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McBobbie is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
McBobbie tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing McBobbie back against the cage.
McBobbie tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from McBobbie.
Santos lands a right hand.
Santos has McBobbie pushed against the cage.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by McBobbie.
Santos wants to stall.
McBobbie tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McBobbie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos looking to stall.
McBobbie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McBobbie.#T3#
McBobbie lands a jab.
McBobbie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
McBobbie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBobbie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
McBobbie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McBobbie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McBobbie controlling the pace.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBobbie.
McBobbie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
McBobbie thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
McBobbie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McBobbie connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
McBobbie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McBobbie connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple. #ROC#Santos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBobbie lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Santos quite badly. Santos pulls McBobbie in close trying to recover. McBobbie postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Santos on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Santos doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie McBobbie!
Robbie McBobbie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
OFK 324 - Nik Vs Jankovic
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Gay G scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gay G misses the shot to the body.
Gay G seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Santos misses with the combination.
Gay G bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gay G swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Gay G cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Gay G with an uppercut!
Gay G shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gay G throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Gay G.
Gay G misses with a looping right.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gay G misses with a wild body shot.
Gay G lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gay G drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Santos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gay G's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos! |
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Event:
OFK 318 - Kim Vs Stardust
Date: Jul 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Mangold in a clinch.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Mangold pushes him off.
Mangold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Mangold off the cage and back into range.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Mangold counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Mangold against the cage.
Mangold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangold misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mangold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
#T1#
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mangold moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mangold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mangold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangold throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Mangold lands a jab.
Mangold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Mangold's head.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mangold counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangold throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Mangold.#ROC#Santos is rocked!
Santos wants to clinch but Mangold slips to the side
and Mangold counters with a nice kick to the body.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Mangold finish him?
Mangold fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Santos square on the jaw! Damn, Santos is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chest Mangold!
After winning the bout, Chest Mangold thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
OFK 308 - Cubbedge Vs Gazersky
Date: Jun 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Loco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loco somewhat.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Loco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
We've been informed that Santos 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.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Loco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Loco's head.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Loco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Loco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL2#
Santos clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Santos.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loco is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loco, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos gets through Loco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loco wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.#T2#
A short left from Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Loco takes a shot to the head.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos digs a right hand into Loco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loco's gas tank.
Loco tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
Loco dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Loco's head and hops out.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loco rather than just go for the knockout.#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos feints a jab promting Loco to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Loco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Loco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos cracks Loco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco takes one to the chin there.
Loco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Loco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Loco jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Loco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos clobbers Loco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards. #BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos jabs Loco right on the nose. Loco blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Loco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locos head.
Loco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Loco tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Loco is looking to take this one to the mat.#T2#
Loco letting Santos take a breather here.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards. #BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Loco with an uppercut!
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 feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Locos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos lands an overhand right.
Loco looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Santos instigates a clinch. #T3#
Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos stalling.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Loco backs away looking to recover.#CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos has Loco pressed against the cage.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Loco taking a breather.
Loco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Loco tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locos head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Locos head.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Loco stalls.
Loco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Loco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario 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#
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos scores with a jab. Loco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loco looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
#ROC2#Loco is rocked!
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loco with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
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 closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T1#
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Loco shoots in.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Oh Loco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos cracks Loco with a right hand to the side of the head.
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.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Loco's head.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Loco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Loco seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Santos cracks a nice hook into Loco's ribs.
Mario Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Loco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos catches Loco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mono Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Loco takes one to the side of the head.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos lands a jab.
Loco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Santos clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away.#T3#
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santos just leaning against Loco, taking a breather.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos stalling the fight.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards. #BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loco walks into a left hand. #T4##KD2#
Santos lands a left and a right that send Loco crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
No luck for Loco with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Santos.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loco doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Loco.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos has Loco pressed against the cage.
Mario Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loco tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Gordy drops back down to his feet.
Gordy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Gordy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gordy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Gordy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Gordy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Gordy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gordy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Gordy clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordy jumps guard but Santos stands there with Gordy around his waist. Gordy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordy is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Gordy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordy fails to pull guard.
Gordy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Gordy tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Gordy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gordy tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos taking a breather.
Gordy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
Gordy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Gordy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Gordy. #T2#
Gordy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos slows down the pace here.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos stalling.
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gordy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordy.
Gordy is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.#T3#
Gordy tries to clinch up.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gordy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gordy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gordy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#Gordy is rocked!
Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gordy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Santos connects with a right hand. Gordy shakes it off.
Oh Gordy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gordy! Santos dives in looking to finish! Gordy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 129
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Santos has Roberto up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Roberto missing with knees to the body.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Santos.
Santos blocks a body shot from Roberto.
Santos blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Roberto misses. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Roberto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Roberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Santos throws the left hand but Roberto avoids the punch easily.
Roberto is looking to counter punch.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberto circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Roberto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
Roberto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roberto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roberto misses with a left hand
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Roberto against the cage.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
Roberto wants to break free but Santos has control.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Roberto staying out of range there.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Roberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roberto avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Santos clinches.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Roberto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Roberto manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Roberto slips the punch.#CL2#
Santos darts in and clinches Roberto up against the cage.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto. #BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberto. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Roberto.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Roberto.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberto up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto is working Santos over against the cage.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roberto lands with a left to the head. #ROC#Santos is rocked!
Roberto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberto finish him?
Roberto lands a big right hand that drops Santos! The killer instinct kicks in and Roberto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Roberto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!
A less than humble Paulo Roberto misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 125
Date: Sep 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Darawan connects with a looping right hand.
Darawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darawan moves out of range of the strikes.
Darawan throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Darawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos sizes up Darawan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Darawan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darawan manages to avoid it.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a right and a left that Darawan avoids nicely.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
Santos moves away from the strike by Darawan.
Darawan jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Darawan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Darawan.
Santos misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Darawan manages to break the clinch.
Darawan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Darawan misses the target.
Darawan throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease. #T2##CL2#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos tries to stall but Darawan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos swings for the body but Darawan moves out of range.
Darawan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Darawan.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Santos closes the distance but Darawan moves to the side
and Darawan counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darawan throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Darawan misses its intended target.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Darawan lands a head shot.
Santos moves out of range as Darawan strikes.
Santos tries to clinch
and Darawan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Darawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darawan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darawan throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darawan tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Darawan's ribs.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darawan.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos closes the distance but Darawan moves to the side
and Darawan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darawan counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Darawan misses with a hook.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darawan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Darawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos tries to clinch but Darawan moves out of range. #CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos looking to stall.
Santos prevents Darawan from breaking the clinch.
Darawan is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos has Darawan pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petcharon Darawan's cut.
That's time! Darawan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darawan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petcharon Darawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Darawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Darawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darawan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Darawan breaks the clinch.
Santos takes a swing at Darawan's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darawan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darawan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Donk. Santos catches Darawan right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Darawan.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos slips a jab from Darawan.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Darawan.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darawan throws out the jab.
Darawan 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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darawan circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos moves out of range as Darawan strikes.#T2#
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos blocks a head kick by Darawan.
Darawan looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darawan back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos punishes Darawan's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a right and a left that Darawan avoids nicely.
Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Darawan. #ROC#Santos is rocked!
Darawan is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Darawan shuts the power down on Santos. Lights out, game over! Darawan is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Petcharon Darawan!
An out of breath Petcharon Darawan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 116
Date: Jul 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Shredder does it's job there.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Shredder 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.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Shredder's shoulder, as Shredder tries to avoid the shot.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Shredder circles away.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Shredder misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Shredder misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.#T1#
Shredder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shredder cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Santos darts in and clinches Shredder up against the cage.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos trying to stall but Shredder improves his position.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shredder lands a jab to the nose.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Santos 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 tries to bum rush Shredder with a series of wild strikes but Shredder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shredder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Shredder is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Santos slips a jab from Shredder.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos cracks Shredder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Shredder swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Shredder circles away.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shredder cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shredder misses with a right hand
and Shredder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Santos swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Shredder digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Shredder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Shredder punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shredder.
A jab from Shredder misses.
Shredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shredder walks into a left hand.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Shredder staying out of range there.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shredder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shredder throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Shredder scores with a body shot.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos takes a swing at Shredder's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Shredder misses.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Shredder blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shredder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Santos stuns Shredder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shredder 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.
Shredder throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder avoids the body shot from Santos.
Shredder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Shredder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos tries to clinch up.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Santos misses.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Shredder works the jab nicely.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Shredder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Shredder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shredder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shredder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Shredder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shredder tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shredder throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shredder takes a shot to the head.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shredder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos blocks a body shot from Shredder.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos throws a right and a left that Shredder avoids nicely.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Santos misses.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a counter combo.#T4#
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Shredder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Shredder tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shredder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Shredder throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos cracks Shredder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Shredder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Shredder gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos tries to circle away but Shredder has him pinned against the cage.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Shredder gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.#T1#
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Santos digs a right hand into Shredder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shredder's gas tank.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mario Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos avoiding damage.
Shredder tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Shredder tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos throws a series of punches but Shredder moves out of range.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shredder's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shredder lands the left hand.
Shredder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Shredder misses the target.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder scores with a shot to the body.
Santos throws a right hand that Shredder ducks under and follows up with a left that Shredder also avoids with ease.
Shredder misses the body punch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Shredder thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Shredder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shredder stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shredder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a right and a left that Shredder avoids nicely. #T4#
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shredder circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Shredder ducks down to avoid it.
Shredder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shredder.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shredder.
Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shredder with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Shredder misses the jab.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos lands a body shot.
Shredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mario Santos just about did enough to take it.
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.#R4#
Shredder lands a lovely overhand right.
Shredder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shredder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Shredder lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Shredder with a hook.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Shredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head.
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
A counter left hand to the body from Shredder misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shredder momentarily.
A left lands for Shredder.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santos is looking to clinch but Shredder is avoiding it.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Shredder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shredder tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Shredder misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shredder in his tracks. #CL2#
Santos pushes Shredder up against the cage in a clinch.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Shredder misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Shredder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shredder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shredder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shredder lands with a short shot to the head.
Shredder lands a body punch.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
A hook to the body from Shredder.
Santos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T3#
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Good body shot from Shredder.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Shredder tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shredder lands an uppercut.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos gets through Shredder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
Shredder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Shredder.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Shredder tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Shredder's belly button to the back.
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 avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Shredder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Santos jabs at Shredder's body.
Shredder connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Shredder scores with a shot to the body.
Shredder lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Santos takes one on the button.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Slash Shredder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Shredder.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos slips a straight right by Shredder.
Shredder scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Shredder against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shredder is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shredders head.
Shredder working aggressively here.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shredder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos pushes Shredder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Shredder tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos taking a breather.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shredder lands with a right to the head.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a hook. Shredder ducked under it nicely.
Shredder digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Shredder lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slash Shredder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Shredder lands a slapping body shot.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Shredder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Shredder misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos lands a nice hook to Shredder's body. Shredder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Shredder swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Shredder staying out of range there.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Shredder misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shredder swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Shredder swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Shredder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos slows down the pace here.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.#T4#
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Santos pushes Shredder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Shredder.
Santos prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Shredder.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos blocks a body shot from Shredder.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 113
Date: Jul 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Shredder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Santos forces Shredder back against the cage and clinches.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shredder has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shredder up against the cage.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Santos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Shredder lands.
Santos walks into a jab.
Shredder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Santos tries to clinch but Shredder moves out of range.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a hook.
Santos tries to clinch there but Shredder circles away.
#CL#
Santos rushes Shredder and presses him up against the cage.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Shredder controls his hands.
Santos blocks a body shot from Shredder.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Shredder gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Shredder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Shredder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
Santos is looking to clinch but Shredder is avoiding it.
Shredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shredder.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Shredder misses.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Shredder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos avoids the body shot from Shredder.
#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shredder scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Shredder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Shredder on the inside.
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos taking a breather.
Shredder lands a shot to the body.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos trying to stall but Shredder improves his position.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Shredder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos tries to clinch up but Shredder circles away and keeps his distance.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Shredder scores with a hook.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Shredder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santos with a body shot.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Shredder's belly button to the back.
A jab from Shredder misses. #CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shredder.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Shredder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1##BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Shredder throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
Shredder scores with a decent looking hook.
Shredder misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Slash Shredder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Shredder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos with a nice cross.#T2#
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder misses with an uppercut.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Shredder seems unphased.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shredder thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Santos cracks Shredder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shredder scores with a jab.
Shredder misses the body punch
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.#T3#
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder swings widly with a right hand
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shredder circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Shredder.
Shredder lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shredder manages to avoid it.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Shredder.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Shredder's shoulder, as Shredder tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
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 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Santos with a jab.#T4#
Shredder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shredder avoids the body shot from Santos.
Shredder lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Shredder throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Shredder ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shredder, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Shredder improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
A short left from Shredder.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Shredder takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Santos tries to move into range but Shredder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shredder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos cracks Shredder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shredder misses with a shot to the body
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shredder connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shredder in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos tries to bum rush Shredder with a series of wild strikes but Shredder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Donk. Shredder catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos wants to clinch.
Shredder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut lands for Shredder. That snapped Santos's head back.
Shredder keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shredder.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
Santos moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Shredder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Shredder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Shredder tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
#T3#
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shredder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos tries to clinch there but Shredder circles away.
Santos swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Shredder swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shredder misses the target.
Santos avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Shredder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos staying out of range there.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Santos misses.
It seemed like Shredder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shredder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slash Shredder.
I think Shredder 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
LAFC 45
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Richardson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richardson is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Richardson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Richardson has Santos pressed against the cage.
Richardson gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos is trying to stall.
Santos gets through Richardson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richardson.
Santos lands a right hand.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richardson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Richardson fails to land. #TD#
Richardson pulls guard effortlessly.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Richardson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T1#
Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santos is continuing to stall.#SUB#
Richardson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richardson is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Richardson 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 looking to sit in guard and control but Richardson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Richardson is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Richardson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Richardson is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richardson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3##SUB#
Richardson 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.
#SUB#
Richardson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos is in trouble now - Richardson has advanced to mount!
Richardson controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Richardson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Santos is on top in guard.
#SUB#
Richardson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4##SUB#
Richardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Richardson keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Richardson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Santos moves away from the strike by Richardson.
Richardson throws out a powerful jab.
Richardson misses with a wild body shot.
Richardson slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richardson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richardson throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Richardson keeps the fight on the outside.
Richardson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Richardson misses.
Richardson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Richardson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Richardson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richardson looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Richardson is out of range.
Richardson takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Richardson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Richardson throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Richardson scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Richardson wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richardson thinking.
Richardson sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rick Richardson is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos slips a straight right by Richardson.
A left lands for Santos.
Richardson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos moves away from the strike by Richardson.
Santos tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Richardson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Richardson darts in trying to clinch
and Richardson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richardson cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Santos connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Santos darts in and clinches Richardson up against the cage.
Richardson is trying to stall.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Richardson.
Santos lands a body punch.
Richardson tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Richardson drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses the jab.
Richardson staying out of range there.
Richardson is looking to counter punch.
Richardson wants to clinch.#T3#
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Richardson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richardson is looking to counter punch.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Richardson.
Richardson throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos jabs Richardson right on the nose. Richardson blinks but takes it well.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
Richardson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos wants to clinch.
Richardson misses with a looping right.#T4#
Richardson throws a big shot that misses.
Richardson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Santos is rocked!
Santos glances at the clock... BAM! Richardson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Santos crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Santos is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Richardson!
Rick Richardson retains his bantamweight title!
Rick Richardson gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
ENIGMA 95
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Adeoluwa slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adeoluwa jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Adeoluwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Adeoluwa should have avoided that one. #T1#
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Adeoluwa misses with a body punch
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa is looking to counter punch.
Adeoluwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adeoluwa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos. #CL2#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adeoluwa, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Adeoluwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos sizes up Adeoluwa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adeoluwa takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mario Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Adeoluwa to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Santos misses with a body shot.
#TD#
Adeoluwa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos wants to improve his position but Adeoluwa is controlling well.
Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Adeoluwa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adeoluwa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.#SUB#
Adeoluwa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adeoluwa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos managing to control the position.
Adeoluwa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adeoluwa passes into half guard.
Adeoluwa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Adeoluwa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Adeoluwa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Santos misses the jab.
Adeoluwa is looking to counter punch.
Adeoluwa avoids the body shot from Santos.
Adeoluwa throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Adeoluwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Adeoluwa there.
Adeoluwa throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Adeoluwa looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Adeoluwa scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adeoluwa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Adeoluwa is proving a slippery customer.
Chukwu Adeoluwa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Adeoluwa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adeoluwa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adeoluwa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adeoluwa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adeoluwa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Adeoluwa drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Adeoluwa off! Adeoluwa jumps back into Santos's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adeoluwa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES2#
Santos has his feet on Adeoluwa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adeoluwa finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Adeoluwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos tries to bum rush Adeoluwa with a series of wild strikes but Adeoluwa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adeoluwa keeps the fight on the outside.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adeoluwa has time to react.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Adeoluwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adeoluwa staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa lands with a nice body punch.
Santos feints a jab promting Adeoluwa to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adeoluwa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Adeoluwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adeoluwa scores with a hook.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Adeoluwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adeoluwa wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Santos misses with a body shot
and Adeoluwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Adeoluwa ducks right into an uppercut from Santos. #CL2#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Adeoluwa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adeoluwa takes one on the button.
Adeoluwa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Adeoluwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Adeoluwa swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Adeoluwa connects with a looping right hand.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adeoluwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Adeoluwa is just out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Adeoluwa's head but Adeoluwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa misses with a straight right.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook to the body
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Adeoluwa had a free shot at his head there.
Adeoluwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Adeoluwa pushes him off.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.#T2#
Adeoluwa misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adeoluwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Adeoluwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Adeoluwa lands with a good body shot.
Adeoluwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos slips a straight right by Adeoluwa.#CL2#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos is looking to clinch but Adeoluwa is avoiding it.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Adeoluwa is out of range.
A big left from Santos misses.
Adeoluwa moves away from the strike by Santos. #T3#
Santos slips under a jab.
Adeoluwa throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Adeoluwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adeoluwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adeoluwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos moves out of range as Adeoluwa strikes.
Adeoluwa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adeoluwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
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.
#T4##CL2#
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Adeoluwa.
I was talking to Adeoluwa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Adeoluwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Adeoluwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Adeoluwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adeoluwa keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Adeoluwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Adeoluwa looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adeoluwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos digs a good body shot into Adeoluwa's ribs.
Santos lunges at Adeoluwa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adeoluwa's hand.
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chukwu Adeoluwa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.#R4#
Santos throws the left hand but Adeoluwa avoids the punch easily.
Adeoluwa moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Adeoluwa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adeoluwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adeoluwa. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos tries to clinch there but Adeoluwa circles away.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Adeoluwa connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adeoluwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Nice shot by Adeoluwa.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adeoluwa connects with a crisp jab.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Adeoluwa takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adeoluwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adeoluwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Adeoluwa misses. #CL2#
Santos clinches up with Adeoluwa and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Adeoluwa gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.#BC#
Adeoluwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos thuds his right hand into Adeoluwa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
A jab from Adeoluwa misses.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adeoluwa throws out the jab.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos lands with a hook. Adeoluwa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.#TD#
Adeoluwa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Adeoluwa persists and gets the takedown into half 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!
Adeoluwa wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Adeoluwa is taking a breather. Santos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Adeoluwa lands with a punch from half guard.
Adeoluwa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adeoluwa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Adeoluwa trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adeoluwa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Adeoluwa throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Santos keeping full guard, as Adeoluwa tries to pass.
Adeoluwa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Adeoluwa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adeoluwa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adeoluwa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Adeoluwa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Adeoluwa stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adeoluwa is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa had his way with Mario Santos in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Adeoluwa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adeoluwa.
A jab from Santos misses.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab to the head.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Adeoluwa misses its target.
Santos misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos lands a jab to Adeoluwa's midsection.
Adeoluwa catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos tests Adeoluwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Adeoluwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Adeoluwa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adeoluwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos misses with a combination
and Adeoluwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adeoluwa throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeoluwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Adeoluwa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos works over Adeoluwa's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Adeoluwa misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Adeoluwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Santos throws out a counter right but Adeoluwa avoids it with no problem.
Adeoluwa moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Adeoluwa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adeoluwa misses the jab.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
Santos misses with a straight left.
Santos misses with a hook.
Adeoluwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa jabs at Santos's body.
Adeoluwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL2#
Santos pushes Adeoluwa up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos tries a body shot but Adeoluwa blocks it.
#BC#
Adeoluwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping right.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.#T4##CL2#
Santos drives through and clinches with Adeoluwa against the cage.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Adeoluwa pulls guard.
Adeoluwa wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Adeoluwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adeoluwa holds on and takes a little breather.
Mario Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adeoluwa looking to control but Santos passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Santos.
I think Adeoluwa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Chukwu Adeoluwa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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ENIGMA 87
Date: Mar 27, 2022 |
#R1#
A big left from Ellacuria misses.
Ellacuria has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ellacuria thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ellacuria is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head but Ellacuria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos throws the left hand but Ellacuria avoids the punch easily.
Santos defending well as Ellacuria loads up on a big left hand.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Ellacuria throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Ellacuria misses.
Ellacuria misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ellacuria at a distance.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses the jab.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellacuria throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Ellacuria misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos throws a right hand that Ellacuria ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellacuria also avoids with ease.
Santos cracks Ellacuria with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Ellacuria staying out of range there.
Santos with a jab.
Santos tests Ellacuria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellacuria swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ellacuria thinking.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Ellacuria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos is looking to clinch but Ellacuria is avoiding it.
#T2#
Ellacuria misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Ellacuria with the inside leg kick.
Ellacuria misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Ellacuria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellacuria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Ellacuria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellacuria backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellacuria.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Ellacuria.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Ellacuria lands a body shot.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Ellacuria throws a head punch that misses.
Ellacuria misses with a knee to the head.
Ellacuria swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ellacuria fails to land.
Ellacuria misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos blocking some punches.
Ellacuria has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Ellacuria moved out of range nicely.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellacuria.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Santos gets a clinch.
Ellacuria working aggressively here.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellacuria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Ellacuria controls the action.
Santos avoiding damage as Ellacuria throws knees to the body.
Ellacuria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellacuria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses with the head strike.
Ellacuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ellacuria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Ellacuria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellacuria pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellacuria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santos checks a leg kick.
Ellacuria swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Ellacuria lands with a cross.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Santos.
Ellacuria appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Ellacuria moves away and avoids it.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellacuria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ellacuria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos stuns Ellacuria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellacuria stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellacuria throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range. #T1#
Ellacuria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ellacuria misses with a looping left.
Santos misses with the combination.
Ellacuria delivers a nice body kick.
Ellacuria slips a straight right by Santos.
Ellacuria shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Ellacuria to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ellacuria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellacuria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos throws a hook but Ellacuria blocks it.
Ellacuria tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Ellacuria misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ellacuria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ellacuria on the side of the head. #T2#
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.#CL2#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria misses with a body punch.
Ellacuria lands a shot to the body.
Ellacuria misses with the head strike.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ellacuria.
Santos lands with a straight right. Ellacuria didn't see that one coming.
Ellacuria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellacuria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.#T3#
Ellacuria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ellacuria 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 misses with a double jab.
Santos stuns Ellacuria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Santos misses.
Ellacuria is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Ellacuria misses
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos misses with a combination
and Ellacuria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ellacuria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ellacuria slips under a jab.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ellacuria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Ellacuria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellacuria tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Ellacuria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ellacurias head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ellacuria as Santos tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Ellacuria working aggressively here.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellacuria backwards.
Ellacuria lands a shot to the body.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ellacuria lands a nice uppercut.
Ellacuria misses with some punches.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellacuria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ellacuria throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellacuria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ellacuria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ellacuria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
A good leg kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos swings for the body but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Ellacuria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos wants to clinch up but Ellacuria keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Jab by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick that misses.
Ellacuria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellacuria throws a big shot that misses.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ellacuria back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ellacuria takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Ellacuria misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos avoids the body shot from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellacuria is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos misses the jab.
Nice cross by Santos.
Ellacuria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos throws out a counter right but Ellacuria avoids it with no problem.
Ellacuria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ellacuria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
A left lands for Ellacuria.
Ellacuria lands a head shot.
Ellacuria throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Ellacuria is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos tries to clinch
and Ellacuria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ellacuria motions for Santos to come forward. Ellacuria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Santos.#CL#
Ellacuria gets a clinch.
Ellacuria lands a nice knee to the body.
Ellacuria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ellacuria misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellacuria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellacuria. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4##CL2#
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Ellacuria in a clinch.
Ellacuria tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellacuria has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Ellacuria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Ellacuria breaks the clinch.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellacuria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellacuria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellacuria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Ellacuria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ellacuria throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ellacuria scores with a punch to the head.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Ellacuria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellacuria looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Arturo Ellacuria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Ellacuria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santos 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 80
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Santos throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos taking a breather.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit .#ROC2#Santos is rocked!
Santos misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a big left hand that crumples Santos! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petcharon Sitsongrit !
Petcharon Sitsongrit made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 74
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Santos looks to land a right hand but Le Delma moved out of range.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Delma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Delma.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Delma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos slips a jab from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Delma throws out the jab.
Le Delma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Le Delma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Le Delma scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos cracks Le Delma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le Delma misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos closes the distance but Le Delma moves to the side
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Santos throws a hook but Le Delma avoids it easily.
Le Delma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Delma throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a body punch but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Delma. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Delma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Delma can pounce on him.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Delma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le Delma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Delma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Le Delma misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Delma throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Le Delma misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Le Delma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Delma stalling.
Le Delma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Le Delma. #BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Le Delma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le Delma throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Le Delma.#T3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Le Delma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Delma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Delma connects with the punch.
Le Delma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses with a low kick.
Le Delma throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Le Delma only half commits.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Le Delma throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tests Le Delma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Delma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos thuds his right hand into Le Delma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santos tests Le Delma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.#T4#
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Delma.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Le Delma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Le Delma throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
A low kick lands for Le Delma.
Le Delma throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Le Delma throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Delma is just out of range.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Delma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks. #CL2#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Le Delma looking to slow down the pace here.
Le Delma struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Le Delma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Le Delma counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Delma looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos misses with a hook.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Delma.
Santos avoids the body shot from Le Delma.
Santos misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws the left hand but Le Delma avoids the punch easily.
Le Delma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Delma.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Le Delma throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Delma throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Le Delma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Le Delma throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Le Delma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Delma wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Le Delma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos throws a series of punches but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le Delma throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Delma dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Le Delma moved out of range nicely.
Santos tries to clinch there but Le Delma circles away.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Le Delma counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Santos swings for the body but Le Delma moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Santos.#T3#
Le Delma thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Delma blocks a jab.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Le Delma counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Delma's head.
Santos throws a jab when Le Delma was well out of range.
Santos lands a nice hook to Le Delma's body. Le Delma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Le Delma throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Delma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Le Delma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Le Delma looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Le Delma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
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.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Le Delma slips under a jab from Santos.
Le Delma misses with a left hand
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Le Delma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Delma circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Delma.
Le Delma keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Delma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Delma lands with a slapping head kick.
Le Delma misses the jab.
Le Delma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Le Delma thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos moves forwards but Le Delma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le Delma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Le Delma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Le Delma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with a hook
and Le Delma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Delma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Delma's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Delma throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Santos throws out a loose jab but Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Delma misses the shot to the body.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Delma finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Le Delma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le Delma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Santos.
Le Delma scores with a nice head shot.
Le Delma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le Delma throws an off balance right hand
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses the shot to the body.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Le Delma avoids the body shot from Santos.
Le Delma throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emanuel Le Delma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Le Delma misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Delma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le Delma misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos misses the body punch
and Le Delma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Delma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Santos gets a clinch.
Le Delma throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Delma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le Delma blocks an uppercut.
Le Delma digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Le Delma fails to land.
Le Delma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Le Delma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos staying out of range there.
Le Delma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Delma is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks. #T4#
Le Delma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Le Delma on the side of the head.
Le Delma looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Delma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Le Delma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Delma motions for Santos to come forward. Le Delma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le Delma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Le Delma back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emanuel Le Delma.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 72
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Petrers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrers. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrers thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Petrers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Santos pushes Petrers up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Petrers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Petrers.
Petrers misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Petrers as the two fighters clinch.
Santos taking a breather.#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Petrers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Petrers lands.#T1##CL#
Petrers rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Santos 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 stalling in the clinch.
Santos just leaning against Petrers, taking a breather.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Petrers clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Petrers.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrers can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrers has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos has Petrers pressed against the cage.
Santos tries a body shot but Petrers blocks it.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos prevents a body shot from Petrers.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Good body shot from Santos.
Petrers misses with some punches.
Petrers lands a shot to the body.
Petrers working aggressively here.
Petrers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Petrers takes a shot to the head.
Petrers pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Petrers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Santos pushes Petrers up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrers can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrers swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrers throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Petrers lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos stalls. #T4#
Petrers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!#BC#
Petrers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrers tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Petrers.
Petrers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Petrers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damon Petrers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Petrers misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damon Petrers will probably get the nod.
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##CL#
Petrers instigates a clinch.
Petrers throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damon Petrers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos stalling against the cage.
Petrers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrers tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Petrers back against the cage.
Santos tries to work over Petrers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrers lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Petrers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Petrers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrers misses with a left hand
and Petrers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Petrers back into the cage.
Petrers wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
#T1#
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos prevents a body shot from Petrers.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Petrers struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrers backwards.
Petrers blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Petrers as the two fighters clinch.
Santos has Petrers pressed against the cage.
Petrers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Petrers lands with a right to the head.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrers.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrerss head.
Petrers misses with a punch to the body.
Petrers blocks an uppercut.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Petrers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrers backwards.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos misses with some punches.
Petrers misses with some punches.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Petrers avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Petrers misses with the head strike.
Petrers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Petrers misses with a body punch.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Santos.
Petrers misses with a wild body shot.
Petrers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos avoids the body shot from Petrers.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Petrers tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrers.#CL#
Petrers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrers misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Petrers wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Petrers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Petrers blocks an uppercut.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrers backwards.
Petrers gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrers swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrers misses with some punches.
Petrers lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Petrers tries to clinch up.
Petrers connects with a single shot there.
Santos defending well as Petrers loads up on a big left hand.
Petrers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrers throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrers tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrers misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Petrers gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Petrers scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrers lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrers tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrers tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Petrers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrers tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.#CL2#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Petrers breaks from the clinch.
Petrers tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrerss head.
Petrers tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos has Petrers pressed against the cage.
Petrers misses with some punches.
#T2#
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrers blocks an uppercut.
Petrers tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Petrers back against the cage.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrers throws a head punch that misses.
Petrers prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos tries a body shot but Petrers blocks it.
A body shot lands from Petrers.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Petrers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos digs a good body shot into Petrers's ribs.
Petrers misses with a hook.
Petrers wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrers. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos scores with a jab.
Petrers works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Petrers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrers.
Petrers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrers tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Petrers's head back.
Petrers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrers.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrers is looking to counter the offense by Santos and move into the clinch.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
#T4#
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrers lands with a shot to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrers tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Petrers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrers closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrers misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
Petrers tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Santos counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Petrers tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Petrers back against the cage.
Petrers lands a right hand.
Petrers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Santos. #BC2#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 60
Date: Dec 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yi.
Santos jabs at Yi's body.
Santos defending well as Yi loads up on a big left hand.
Yi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Yi misses with a body shot.
Santos slips a straight right by Yi.
Yi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yi is looking to counter punch.
Yi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Santos forces Yi back against the cage and clinches.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Santos tries to break free but Yi pushes him back against the cage.
Yi misses with some punches.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Yi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yi lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Yi.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses with some punches.
Yi lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos presses Yi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yi catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seok Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yi misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Yi throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos. #T2#
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yi misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yi throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Yi throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yi. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos is looking to clinch but Yi is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Santos forces Yi back against the cage and clinches.
Santos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Santos can turn it around.
Santos tries to stall but Yi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos has Yi pushed against the cage.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A short right from Yi.
Yi lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi lands a right hand. #TD#
Yi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yi is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Yi pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yi.
Yi wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Yi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yi trying to control from Santos's half guard. Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Yi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yi wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Yi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Yi content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seok Yi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Yi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Yi misses the target.
Yi cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos works Yi's body with a nice hook.
Yi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Yi misses the target.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Yi throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Yi looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Yi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi works the jab nicely.
Yi swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yi misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Yi misses with a hook.
Santos throws a combination. Yi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC2#Yi is rocked!#T1#
Yi throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Yi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yi.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Yi misses with a hook.
Santos lands a body shot.
Yi throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Santos! Yi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos! |
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Event:
SICKNESS V
Date: Oct 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos moves to clinch but Mangold breaks away
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mangold scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mangold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mangold.
Mangold throws a big shot that misses.
Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mangold with a body shot.
Mangold missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mangold throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Santos 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.
A jab lands there for Mangold.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mangold on the side of the head.
Mangold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mangold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mangold, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mangold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mangold fails to land.
Santos taking a breather.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T1#
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Mangold.
Santos misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mangold.
Mangold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is looking to control Mangold's arms but Mangold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the ropes.
Mangold throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos blocks a body shot from Mangold.
Mangold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos trying to stall but Mangold improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangold.
Mangold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Mangold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos cracks Mangold with a nice body shot.
Mangold pushes Santos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Mangold as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mangold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Mangold misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Mangold.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangold tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangold lands an uppercut.
Santos pushes Mangold back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mangold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mangold misses with the head strike.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Mangold gets an underhook and turns Santos into the ropes.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Mangold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the ropes.#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T3#
A swing and a miss from Mangold.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Mangold's head back.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos lands a nice hook to Mangold's body. Mangold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mangold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Santos catches Mangold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Mangold struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Mangold's ribcage. Mangold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Santos.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos is looking to control Mangold's arms but Mangold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the ropes.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangold misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
#T4#
Mangold throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangold. #BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Mangold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mangold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mangold misses the jab.
Mangold misses with the body kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
Mangold blocks a jab.
Mangold fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangold lands a nice uppercut.
Santos tries to circle away but Mangold has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mangold fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chest Mangold will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mangold.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mangold doesn't seem phased though.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Mangold drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Santos right on the button. Santos goes down! Mangold follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mangold gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chest Mangold!
Our winner, Chest Mangold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SICKNESS I
Date: Oct 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Lahey staying out of range there.
Lahey avoids the body shot from Santos.
Lahey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lahey throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Lahey's head coaches at Shao Kahns Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Lahey.
Lahey tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Lahey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos stuns Lahey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Lahey moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lahey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lahey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos throws a body punch but Lahey moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lahey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lahey.
Good standup being displayed there by Lahey as he connects with a hook.
Lahey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Lahey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lahey closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lahey thinks about countering with a head kick.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lahey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Lahey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santos working aggressively here.
#T3#
Santos works on Lahey's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Santos pushes Lahey back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lahey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
Lahey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos tries to work over Lahey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lahey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lahey.
Lahey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Lahey tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Lahey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lahey pushes Santos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Lahey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Lahey working aggressively here.
Santos working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Lahey tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Lahey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Lahey rushes Santos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Santos. #T5#
Santos cracks Lahey with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lahey.
Lahey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Lahey's head.
Santos is leaning against Lahey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lahey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos pushes Lahey back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Lahey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lahey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lahey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Lahey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Santos is rocked!
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Lahey 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 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Lahey!
Jim Lahey retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Jim Lahey took to the microphone: 'You know the only differnece between you and Me Julian, is a couple a drinks>>>>>BBUUUURRRRRRPPPP'. |
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Event:
BKFC 18 - Hurst vs Jackson
Date: Sep 04, 2021 |
#R1#
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.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos blocks a jab.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Mangold misses with a straight right.
Santos defending well as Mangold loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Mangold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Mangold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Mangold misses with a low kick.
Santos swings for the body but Mangold moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangold misses the target.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy body kick from Mangold
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangold defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2#
Mangold throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Mangold's shoulder, as Mangold tries to avoid the shot.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Mangold counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Mangold moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Mangold tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Mangold's shoulder, as Mangold tries to avoid the shot.
Mangold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mangold slips a jab from Santos.
Mangold appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Santos.
Nice jab there from Mangold.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mangold counter with a right hand. #T4#
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mangold on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mangold.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Mangold is looking to counter punch.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangold momentarily.
Mangold defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Mangold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mangold throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Santos dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mangold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mangold throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Mangold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mangold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mangold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mangold doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos cracks Mangold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mangold slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangold misses the target.
Santos stuns Mangold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos works Mangold's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Mangold's ribs.#T1#
Santos lands with a cross.
Mangold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Mangold throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mangold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold misses with a jab to the body
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Santos catches Mangold right on the button with a cross.
Mangold throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos lands a jab to Mangold's midsection.
Nice cross by Santos.
We've been told by Mangold's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2#
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mangold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Mangold settles back down.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Mangold is predictable there
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Mangold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mangold.#T3#
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mangolds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos connects with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mangold might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Mangold slips the punch.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mangold in his tracks.
Santos with a hook.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mangold.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mangold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a hook.#T4#
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Mangold feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Mangold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangold has time to react.
A jab from Mangold misses.
Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos throws a hook but Mangold avoids it easily.
Mangold looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Mangold counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos lands with a cross.
Mangold 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.
Mario Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Santos misses with a combination
and Mangold counters with a leg kick.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Mangold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Mangold counters with a body kick.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Mangold throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Mangold only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Mangold.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.#T1#
Mangold tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos cracks Mangold with an open hand slap.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Mangold swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mangold doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangold jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Mangold counters with a left to the body.
Mangold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos lands with a hook. Mangold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Santos backs away, Mangold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mario Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Santos cracks Mangold with a good jab.
Mangold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangold was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Mangold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangold.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mangold counters with a straight right hand.
Mangold walks into a left hand.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Mangold throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Santos missing with a left hand there. Mangold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Mangold defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Mangold slips the punch.
Mangold misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Mangold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mangold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Santos lands a jab to Mangold's midsection.
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mangold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mangold needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Chest Mangold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Mangold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mangold throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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Event:
BKFC - 155/265 Bracket Round 2
Date: Jul 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.#CUT#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Dragonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Dragonov needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Dragonov's head back.
Santos lands the left hand.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonov misses.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.#ROC#Dragonov is rocked!
Dragonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Dragonov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Santos gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos! |
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Event:
BKFC 9 - Grochowik vs Thwack
Date: Jun 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Dvorak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dvorak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos cracks Dvorak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dvorak moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos lands the left hand.
Dvorak looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dvorak shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Dvorak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Santos. #T1#
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dvorak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mario Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos cracks Dvorak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dvorak shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Dvorak's head back.
Santos throws a body punch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Nice cross by Santos.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dvorak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dvorak misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dvorak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Dvorak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Santos lands.
Dvorak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Dvorak is rocked!
Jab from Santos.
Oh Dvorak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Dvorak got wobbled bad by a big combination! Santos presses forward with punches and knees until Dvorak stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Dvorak closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos!
The defeated Jakub Dvorak had this to say: 'I will come back stronger.'. |
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Event:
Madness Insanity Vol 10
Date: Mar 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT2#It looks like Amaru Shakur has been cut.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
Shakur lands a jab to the head.
Shakur misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Shakur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos tries to bum rush Shakur with a series of wild strikes but Shakur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Shakur misses the target.
Shakur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 lands a nice hook to Shakur's body. Shakur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos punishes Shakur's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shakur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Shakur needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Santos scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Santos scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.#ROC2#Shakur is rocked!
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shakur rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos drops Shakur with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Shakur! Santos dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos! |
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Event:
AWC Fighter Trials III
Date: Jan 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Hoffa off balance momentarily.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoffa tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Hoffa blocks the leg kick.
Hoffa throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoffa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoffa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos backing away here, and Hoffa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Santos half committed to a counter leg kick.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoffa misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Hoffa.
Hoffa misses with a low kick.
As Hoffa backs away, Santos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoffa flicks out a counter leg kick but Santos steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos! |
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