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Event:
Savage MMA
Date: Feb 03, 2021 |
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Rakic blocks the leg kick.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A good leg kick by Rakic.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Rakic in a clinch.
Rakic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Rakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Rakic with that takedown attempt.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rakic but Rakic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiri Rakic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rakic feinted with a counter takedown.#T1##CL#
Rakic clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Rakic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rakic doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakic slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rakic throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rakic misses with a wild body shot.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rakic as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Rakic has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Rakic manages to pull guard.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rakic's guard.
Rakic throwing short punches from the bottom. #T2#
Rakic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Rakic.
Rakic pulls Santos in to control the position.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Rakic shoots in.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Rakic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Rakic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rakic shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rakic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Rakic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a counter combo.#CL#
Rakic moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Santos pulls Rakic into guard.
Rakic throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Rakic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#ES2#
Santos kicks Rakic off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Rakic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Rakic. Rakic gets slowly back to his feet.
Rakic tries to clinch up.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rakic pinned against the cage. Rakic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rakic tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Rakic misses with a two punch combination.
Rakic has a takedown stuffed.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rakic defends well and Santos ends up having to push Rakic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rakic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiri Rakic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Rakic closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Rakic jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rakic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him. #T1##SUB#
Rakic looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos trying to control but Rakic is working from the bottom.
Rakic controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Rakic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Rakic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rakic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santos for as long as he can get away with.
Santos controls Rakic momentarily but Rakic frees himself. #T3#
Santos keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Rakic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Jiri Rakic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Rakic sprawls well.
Rakic misses with a few strikes there.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rakic circles away.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Rakic tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rakic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Rakic rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rakic being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Rakic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rakic as he avoids it easily.
Rakic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Jiri Rakic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakic misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rakic avoids the body shot from Santos.
Rakic wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Rakic. Those never looked like landing.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Rakic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rakic defends well and Santos ends up having to push Rakic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Santos tries to clinch there but Rakic circles away.
Rakic feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rakic is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Rakic circles away and we're back to standing.
Rakic tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
Jiri Rakic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Santos.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rakic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakic wants it to stay on the feet.
Rakic sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Rakic. Rakic gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rakic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rakic is looking to counter punch.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Rakic is looking for a counter combo.
Rakic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rakic shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T2#
Rakic takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakic sprawls well. Rakic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Rakic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rakic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?#T3#
Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rakic.
Santos just trying to survive but Rakic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rakic throwing sloppy strikes.
Rakic avoiding Santos 's attempts to control his hands. #T4#
Rakic has good solid back control here.
Rakic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rakic keeps control of the position easily here as Santos tries to buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Rakic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rakic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Rakic!
After winning the bout, Jiri Rakic 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:
K1 ATTACK 01 Muller vs Bagwis
Date: Jan 13, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Rakic clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Rakic controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Rakic.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakic has double underhooks.
Rakic pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rakic is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Rakic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Rakic moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Santos wants to clinch.#CL2#
Santos rushes Rakic and presses him up against the ropes.
Rakic wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
#BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Rakic moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Rakic forces Santos back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that misses. #T2##CL#
Rakic gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Rakic as he checks the leg kick.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Rakic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Rakic takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Rakic breaks the clinch.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Rakic.
#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Rakic back into the ropes.#T3#
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos is trying to push Rakic away but Rakic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rakic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL#
Rakic drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rakic's efforts to push away.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakic has double underhooks. #BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.#T4##CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Rakic wants to stall.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakic blocks it with crossed arms.
Rakic struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Rakic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos trying to stall but Rakic improves his position.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Rakic has the dominant position.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Rakic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rakic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Rakic has managed to clinch.
Rakic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Rakic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakic.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rakic. #T1##CL#
Rakic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rakic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rakic stalling.
Rakic can't break the clinch.
Santos prevents Rakic from breaking the clinch.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Rakic keeps him there for the moment.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rakic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2##BC#
Rakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Rakic catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC2#Rakic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Rakic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kevin Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Rakic closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.
Rakic seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T3##BC#
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Rakic clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakic is keeping busy.
Rakic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
#T4##CL#
Rakic moves into range and clinches up with Santos.#BC#
Rakic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rakic throws a head kick that misses.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rakic avoids it well.
Rakic is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Rakic lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rakic blocks the body kick.
Rakic tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Rakic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos works over Rakic's head and body with a nice combination.
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 Jiri Rakic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rakic darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Rakic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC#
Rakic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rakic circles away.
Rakic throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side. #T1##CL#
Rakic moves into the clinch successfully.
Rakic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rakic throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Rakic tries to clinch up.
Rakic throws a head kick that misses.
Rakic is looking to clinch.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakic was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Rakic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Rakic misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos tries to clinch up but Rakic circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Rakic checks a low kick from Santos.
Rakic throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santos tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rakic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Rakic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rakic blocks a head kick by Santos.
Rakic tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Rakic shakes him off and moves away.
Rakic tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Rakic feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Rakic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Rakic drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Rakic looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Rakic tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body. #T3##BC#
Rakic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks to clinch
and Rakic counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rakic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rakic misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Santos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rakic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rakic is looking to clinch.
As Rakic backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Rakic manages to avoid it all.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakic.
Rakic blocks a head kick by Santos.
#CL2#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rakic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rakic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Rakic blocks with his arms.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Rakic breaks the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Rakic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#CL#
Rakic gets a clinch.
Santos tries to circle away but Rakic has him pinned against the ropes.
Rakic avoiding damage.
#BC#
Rakic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Rakic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Rakic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rakic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1030 Round 1
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morientes swivels and escapes.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morientes's waist but Morientes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side. #TD#
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morientes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morientes stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Morientes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos is looking to sweep but instead, Morientes has passed into half guard.
#T1#
Morientes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Morientes is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Morientes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morientes stalling.
Morientes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santos for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morientes is nestled in close to Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Morientes in his half guard.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morientes is working away from the top position though.
Morientes is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Morientes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Santos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Morientes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morientes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos wants to hold on but Morientes pushes him away.
Morientes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morientes can't control as he wanted to and Santos manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Santos trying to control but Morientes postures up.
#T4#
Santos is looking to get back to is feet but Morientes passes into side control.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morientes working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morientes working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morientes wants to stand but Santos has his arm trapped. #SUB#
Morientes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Morientes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Morientes scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Morientes passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Morientes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morientes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has hold of Morientes's hands but Morientes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morientes wants to stand but Santos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Morientes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Morientes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morientes is looking to stall here but Santos recovers full guard.
Morientes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morientes defends it easily.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morientes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morientes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #ES2#
Santos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Morientes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Morientes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morientes just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Morientes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Morientes sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morientes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.#T3##TD#
Morientes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morientes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos is trying to buck Morientes off.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos trying to remain calm as Morientes controls from the top position.
Santos throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
#SUB#
Morientes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Morientes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T4#
Santos tries to bench press Morientes off him but Morientes keeps the position. #SUB#
Morientes is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Morientes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morientes lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Morientes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Morientes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morientes just content to control the position.
Morientes trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to buck Morientes off but Morientes is having none of it.
Santos seems a little lost for a moment, as Morientes dominates the positioning.#T1#
Morientes trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom. #ES2#
Santos explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Morientes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos wants to clinch up but Morientes keeps it at a distance.
Morientes leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morientes fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Morientes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morientes keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC#
Morientes breaks the clinch.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morientes circles away.
Alejandro Morientes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Santos.
Morientes doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
#CL2#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Morientes is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morientes down to the mat. Morientes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morientes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Santos.
Alejandro Morientes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morientes tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD#
Morientes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morientes passes into side control.
#T3#
Morientes tries to stand but Santos is controlling his head.
Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morientes tries to stand but Santos is controlling his head.
Morientes cracks Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morientes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morientes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morientes wants to stand but Santos is controlling his arm.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Check out the look on Morientes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morientes tries to stand but Santos is controlling his head.
Morientes is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morientes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Morientes is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Kevin Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alejandro Morientes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morientes controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Morientes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morientes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Alejandro Morientes!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Alejandro Morientes!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Alejandro Morientes!
Alejandro Morientes wins by unanimous decision! |
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