Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CCC 85
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Santana misses with a low kick.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghiotto.
Santana throws a series of punches but Ghiotto avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Santana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ghiotto is trying to defend but Santana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ghiotto is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ghiotto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ghiotto is holding on to half guard well.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghiotto defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghiotto is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santana working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
Santana throws a strike but Ghiotto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ghiotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghiotto is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Santana works over Ghiotto with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana throwing strikes but missing.
Santana being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santana postures up in Ghiotto's guard and throws a big left but Ghiotto blocks it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Santana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ghiotto sprawls well initially but Santana persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Santana is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ghiotto to regain full guard.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghiotto controlling Santana's posture.
Ghiotto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ghiotto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ghiotto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ghiotto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghiotto wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment. #SU2#
Santana decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Ghiotto tries to counter with a takedown but Santana is quick to defend against it.
Santana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ghiotto.
Santana slips under a jab from Ghiotto.
Santana throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghiotto misses the target.
Ghiotto misses with a body shot.
Santana moves out of range as Ghiotto strikes.#CL#
Ghiotto rushes Santana and presses him up against the cage.
Ghiotto is looking to control Santana's arms but Santana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ghiotto has his back to the cage. #T4##BC#
Ghiotto breaks the clinch.
Ghiotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghiotto is looking to chop away at Santana's legs.
Santana misses with a double jab.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghiotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghiotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghiotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghiotto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#TD2#
Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghiotto is holding on to half guard well.
Ghiotto taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana 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##TD2#
Ghiotto tries to sprawl but Santana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ghiotto is doing well to control the position and prevent Santana from advancing to side control.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ghiotto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ghiotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Ghiotto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ghiotto wants to control but Santana is keeping busy.
Ghiotto is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghiotto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Ghiotto is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ghiotto avoid being mounted?
Ghiotto works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghiotto pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Further stalling from Ghiotto.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ghiotto slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Ghiotto tries to keep at a distance but Santana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ghiotto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2##BC#
Ghiotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Ghiotto scores with a shot to the body.
Ghiotto lands a jab-cross combination.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghiotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Santana has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghiotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ghiotto. #TD2#
Ghiotto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Santana is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ghiotto to the mat. Ghiotto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Erica Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghiotto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghiotto pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ghiotto trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #TD2#
Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghiotto is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T4#
Santana is nestled in close to Ghiotto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ghiotto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL2#
Santana darts in and clinches Ghiotto up against the cage.
Santana avoiding damage as Ghiotto throws knees to the body. #TD2#
Santana has Ghiotto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Santana pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ghiotto tumbling to the mat - Santana dives into Ghiotto's guard.

Ghiotto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Santana has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Santana has picked Ghiotto up - he's going for a ride! Santana dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ghiotto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghiotto's head. #SUB2#
Santana wants to work for an arm triangle but Ghiotto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Ghiotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Ghiotto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Ghiotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Ghiotto keeping control of the position.
Ghiotto is trying to maintain the position but Santana is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghiotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Ghiotto controlling the position for now.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghiotto defending well though. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ghiotto looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Ghiotto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ghiotto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Santana has managed to clinch.
Ghiotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands. #TD2#
Santana lands a takedown into guard.
Santana being controlled here momentarily.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ghiotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Santana being controlled here momentarily.
Ghiotto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Ghiotto has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Santana moves into the clinch.
Ghiotto lands a right hand. #TD2#
Santana has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ghiotto regains guard immediately.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Ghiotto is adopting a defensive guard.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana throwing strikes but missing.
Ghiotto pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Gabriele Ghiotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghiotto has wrist control.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Ghiotto's brow.
Santana throwing strikes but missing.
Santana working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Ghiotto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Post fight, Erica Santana took to the microphone: 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: CCC 77
Date: Sep 28, 2024

#R1#
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana is looking to clinch but Askren is avoiding it.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana goes for a double leg but Askren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Askren continues to drive forward.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santana is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Askren is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santana can't fight it off and eventually Askren manages to take the fight to the floor. Santana looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Santana seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santana wants to stand up but Askren is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Askren trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Askren is looking to stand up but Santana won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#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.
Askren stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Santana gets caught napping as Askren dives in and scores a takedown. Santana manages to retain guard.
Askren wants to stand but Santana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Askren's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3##ES#
Santana manages to escape and get back to his feet. #TD2#
Askren closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santana did well to prevent Askren getting side control.

Santana kicks Askren off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Santana as Askren shoots in.
Santana throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Askren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren goes for a double leg but Santana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santana continues to drive forward.
Santana moves away from the strike by Askren.
Santana appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt - Askren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Askren is defended easily by Santana.#T4##TD#
Santana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santana showed some decent athleticism there.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santana trying to mount his opponent but Askren defends it.
Santana misses with a head shot. Askren uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Askren.
Askren tries to move to mount but Santana blocks the move with his legs.
Askren controls the position.
Askren trying to control the position but Santana is working away. #SUB2#
Askren goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santana has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Askren but great work by Santana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Askren sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Askren dodges the ground and pound from Santana.
Santana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Santana seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
Santana throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santana misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Santana swings around for an armbar but Askren sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Santana's guard.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Askren can do to turn this around?
Askren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Askren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
Santana lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santana throws a strike but Askren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Askren content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Askren won't allow Santana to get back to his feet. #SU2#
Askren stands up from Santana's guard - Askren perhaps looking for a knockout.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Askren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santana but Santana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Askren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Askren manages to avoid it.
Santana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Askren.
Erica Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.
Askren is breathing heavily.#T4#
Askren slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
A right-left combo lands from Santana.
Santana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Askren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santana to score with a decent uppercut.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Santana is looking to clinch.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A cross from Santana lands.#TD#
Askren gets caught flat footed, as Santana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Askren blocks nicely.
Askren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Santana postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Askren is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santana, into his guard. #REVB##SU2#
Askren gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that second round.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A punch combination from Askren misses.
Erica Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown but Santana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Askren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Askren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD#
Santana dives in and scores a takedown into Askren's guard.
Askren has a closed guard, preventing Santana from standing up.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Askren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Askren!#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Askren sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Askren wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana trying to control the position.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Askren prevents Santana from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Askren postures up.
Askren won't allow Santana to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Santana tries to clinch there but Askren circles away.
Santana lands with a nice body punch.
Santana looks to land a combination. Askren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Askren backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Askren moves out of range as Santana strikes.#TD2#
Askren dives in and scores a takedown into Santana's guard.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Askren is continuing to stall.#T3#
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Askren wants to stand and escape but instead Santana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Askren pulls Santana in to control the position.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Askren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Askren!#REVB#
Santana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Askren trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Jake Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askren throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Erica Santana looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: CCC 67
Date: Aug 23, 2024

#R1#
Santana throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Bin-Semen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santana!
Santana bucks up and tries to throw Bin-Semen off but instead Bin-Semen has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin-Semen gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bin-Semen controls the action.
Bin-Semen lands a shot to the head.
Bin-Semen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Santana.
Bin-Semen missing with strikes. #T1#
Good control from Bin-Semen.
Santana trying to get back to his feet but Bin-Semen is in full control for now. #SUB#
Santana is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Good control from Bin-Semen.#SUB#
Santana defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bin-Semen's arms.
Bin-Semen is punishing Santana with some ground and pound. #T2#
Santana is in bad spot here.
Bin-Semen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Santana covering up well under a series of strikes from Bin-Semen. #SUB#
Bin-Semen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Santana has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bin-Semen biding his time, looking for the opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Santana is trapped and Bin-Semen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Bin-Semen is landing with strikes. Santana can't take much more of this.
Bin-Semen struggling to land strikes to the head as Santana covers up.
Bin-Semen connects with a big shot to the side of Santana's head.
Bin-Semen is landing with strikes. Santana can't take much more of this.
Bin-Semen lands punches and elbows.
Santana covering up well under a series of strikes from Bin-Semen. #T4##SUB#
Bin-Semen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts. #SUB#
Bin-Semen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bin-Semen punches the canvas rather than the man.
Santana covering up well and avoiding damage.
Santana avoids the strikes from Bin-Semen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Bin-Semen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bin-Semen looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Bin-Semen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Osama Bin-Semen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen trying to pass the guard but Santana defending well.
Bin-Semen is taking a breather. Santana 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.
Bin-Semen thows a huge punch but Santana dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen prevents Santana from improving his position.
Bin-Semen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen prevents Santana from improving his position.
Bin-Semen trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Santana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana winds up and cracks Bin-Semen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santana wants to free his trapped foot but Bin-Semen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bin-Semen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana throwing shots but Bin-Semen is blocking nicely.
Bin-Semen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard.
Bin-Semen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bin-Semen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
Santana keeping full guard, as Bin-Semen tries to pass. #T3#
Bin-Semen controlling from the top position.
Bin-Semen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santana's guard.
Santana pushes Bin-Semen off looking to stand but Bin-Semen dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Bin-Semen is trying to work for a kimura but Santana is defending well.
Santana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bin-Semen is working away from the top position though.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bin-Semen in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Santana makes his way to full guard, as Bin-Semen worked for a kimura.
Santana keeping full guard, as Bin-Semen tries to pass.
Bin-Semen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bin-Semen preventing the sweep.
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 Osama Bin-Semen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Bin-Semen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santana was covering up waiting for the punch and Bin-Semen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bin-Semen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bin-Semen controlling from the top position.
Santana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bin-Semen is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana has momentary wrist control but Bin-Semen slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Santana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bin-Semen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Bin-Semen from controlling successfully.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bin-Semen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bin-Semen postures up in Santana's guard and throws a big left but Santana blocks it. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck.
Bin-Semen 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.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of elbows.
Osama Bin-Semen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bin-Semen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santana looking to control. #T3#
Bin-Semen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bin-Semen's half guard.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin-Semen has his hands clasped together around Santana's back. He's all about the action.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Bin-Semen's hands, connecting with Bin-Semen's forehead.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bin-Semen's head.
Bin-Semen wants to improve his position but Santana is controlling well.
Santana throws a strike but Bin-Semen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Bin-Semen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Bin-Semen!#REVR#
Bin-Semen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bin-Semen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Bin-Semen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin-Semen 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Bin-Semen!
A relieved looking Osama Bin-Semen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: OFK 421 - Knox Vs Nik
Date: Jul 20, 2024

#R1#
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Wilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Wilson controlling the position.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santana working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC2#Wilson is rocked!
Wilson controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana stands up over Wilson, holding on to his feet. Santana throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Wilson is out cold! Santana lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erica Santana!
Erica Santana took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2024

#R1#
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Santana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend trying to strike off his back.
Santana cracks Legend with a solid left hand.
Santana works over Legend with some ground and pound from guard.
Legend could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SU2#
Santana gets to his feet - Legend follows without any prompting.
Santana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Legend takes one to the side of the head.
Santana lands a slapping body shot.
Santana lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Santana.
As Santana tries to get set, Legend tries to push him back and clinch up but Santana manages to avoid the attempt.
Santana 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santana, as that shot connected.
Santana is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T1#
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend tries to counter by clinching up but Santana breaks away and moves out of range.#TD2#
Santana dives in and scores a takedown into Legend's guard.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Legend definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Legend wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Santana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santana won't allow Legend to sweep him here.
Legend has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Santana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Legend is rocked!
Legend might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Legend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana passes into half guard.
Legend missing with punches from the bottom.
Santana is nestled in close to Legend, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Legend quite badly. Legend pulls Santana in close trying to recover. Santana postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Legend on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Legend doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erica Santana!
Erica Santana took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: DC 139: Gambini v Pope
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1##CL#
Santana has closed the distance and engaged Lamez in a clinch. #TD#
Santana gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lamez regains guard.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing that Santana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamez controlling Santana's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Lamez has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lamez is continuing to stall.#T2#
The adventures of Lamez the control monster continue. Boring.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Lamez pulls Santana in to control the position.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamez is on top in guard. #REVB#
Lamez won't allow Santana to sweep him here. #SUB#
Santana has an active guard here but Lamez has managed to pass into half guard.
Lamez controlling the action here.
Santana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Let's hope that Lamez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Santana is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santana controlling the position for now.
Lamez controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana 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#
Santana takes one to the side of the head.
Santana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Santana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lamez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez has his hands clasped together around Santana's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez is doing well to control the position and prevent Santana from advancing to side control.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Lamez trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez controlling the position well.
Santana is nestled in close to Lamez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamez trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lamez defending well though.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Lamez is looking to improve his position.
Lamez is controlling Santana's trapped leg to prevent Santana from advancing to side control.#T2#
Lamez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lamez is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lamez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Santana is trying to work for a kimura but Lamez is defending well.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lamez controlling the position well.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lamez's head.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lamez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana. #T3#
Lamez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santana working some strikes from top position.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santana defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lamez circles away.
Santana moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santana.
Santana defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Santana tries to bum rush Lamez with a series of wild strikes but Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamez misses with a looping left.#CL#
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santana tries for a takedown but Lamez manages to get underhooks.
Lamez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamez tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamez is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lamez down to the mat. Lamez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Lamez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it. #T1#
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Lamez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lamez has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Lamez's brow.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
Santana is in close to Lamez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez 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.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Lamez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it. #SUB2#
Lamez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Santana throwing strikes but missing.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB2#
Santana is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lamez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santana is looking to defend but Lamez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santana! Lamez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santana taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scottie Lamez!
Scottie Lamez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DC 131:Pisswater v Azarola
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Dee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santana on the side of the head.
Santana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dee as he avoids it easily.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee keeps the fight on the outside.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
An attempted straight right counter from Santana misses the target.
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Dee missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee misses with a hook.
Dee misses with a looping left.
As Dee looks to move away, Santana throws a big counter combo but Dee just gets out of the way.
Dee swinging wildly here. #TD#
Santana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee is trying to get back to his feet.
Santana tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Santana throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santana throws a strike aimed at the side of Dee's head but Dee avoids it well.#T1#
Santana lands an elbow.
Santana 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.
Santana misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Santana throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dee is looking to escape.
Santana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Santana seems to be working for a kimura but Dee defends the submission attempt.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana throwing shots but Dee is blocking nicely.
Santana with the ground and pound but Dee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Santana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely.
Dee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Santana postures up in Dee's guard and throws a big left but Dee blocks it.
Dee wants to stand up but Santana is controlling him.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dee is looking for the big counter here.
Dee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but Dee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dee slaps away a takedown attempt from Santana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dee tries to bum rush Santana with a series of wild strikes but Santana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
Dee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santana to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Dee pushes Santana off and scrambles back to his feet. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Dee looks to move away, Santana throws a big counter combo but Dee just gets out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santana.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee clobbers Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dee throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely. #TD#
Santana shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dee napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Dee throws Santana to one side and escapes!
Dee lands a high kick! #TD#
Santana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santana is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Dee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Santana defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Klay Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Santana gets a double leg takedown into Dee's guard.

Dee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dee throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range. #TD#
Santana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Dee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Dee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dee.
Dee gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dee is defending well.#T1#
Dee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santana has Dee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dee.
Dee lands with a short shot to the head.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Dee.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dee.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dee is defending well.
Dee misses with some punches.
A short right from Dee.
Dee scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dee. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dee - that landed with a thud.
Santana changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Santana saw that one coming.
Dee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dee.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Santana saw that one coming.
Dee is looking to slow Santana down with leg kicks.
Dee misses with a looping left.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana wants a takedown but no success here.
Dee lands a right hand.
Dee misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land.
Dee swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dee lands with a light punch inside.
Santana blocking some punches.
Dee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Dee tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santana blocking some punches. #TD#
Santana is trying to trip Dee. He has hold of a leg but Dee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Santana persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santana throws a strike but Dee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T4##SU2#
Dee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Santana.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Santana checks a leg kick.
Santana with a jab.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Dee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Dee misses with an uppercut. Santana saw that one coming.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santana tries to clinch up
and Dee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santana.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Dee pushes him off.
A jab from Dee misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Santana misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Santana misses.
Santana misses with a wild combination.
Dee throws a good cross that connects.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Dee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dee defends it nicely.
A head kick from Dee lands but Santana takes it in his stride.
Santana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dee. Dee obviously looking to wear him down.
Santana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dee. #T2#
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Dee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Santana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dee under the eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dee. Santana shrugs it off though.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Klay Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana throws a big counter combination but Dee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD#
Dee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely. #T3##SU#
Santana stands up and waves to Dee to follow him.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Santana closes the distance and pushes Dee back into the cage.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land. #TD#
Santana has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dee regains guard immediately.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Dee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Dee!#REVB#
Santana trying to keep a closed guard but Dee is proving a slippery customer. #T4##SUB#
Santana is looking for a triangle here but Dee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Santana is looking for a sweep.#SU2#
Dee stands up and beckons Santana to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Dee!
A very excited looking Klay Dee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DC 126: Babcock v Korolev
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
Santana throws a series of punches but Diokno avoids them all with ease.
Santana throws a series of punches but Diokno avoids them all with ease.
Diokno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diokno scores with a jab to the head.
Santana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diokno.#CL#
Diokno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santana, pushing him back against the cage.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.#TD2#
Santana has clasped his hands together around Diokno's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Diokno throws Santana to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Diokno clinches.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno. #BC#
Diokno manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Santana darts in and clinches Diokno up against the cage.
Diokno lands a nice shot to the body.
Diokno lands a shot to the body.
Santana looks winded!
Santana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diokno lands a shoulder strike.
Santana is looking for a takedown.
Diokno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Diokno manages to break the clinch.
Diokno with a nice cross.#CL2#
Santana has closed the distance and engaged Diokno in a clinch. #T1#
Diokno tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Diokno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diokno prevents the takedown attempt.
Chel Diokno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Diokno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno landing knees to the body.
Diokno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diokno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Diokno.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Diokno manages to break the clinch.
Diokno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Diokno. #CL#
Santana gets tackled into the cage by Diokno. Diokno maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diokno scores with a knee to the head.
Diokno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diokno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diokno tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diokno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Diokno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Diokno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diokno misses with a knee to the head.
Santana looking for a takedown.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diokno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana blocks an elbow strike.
Diokno cracks Santana with a nice body shot.
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diokno tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Diokno back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Diokno as the two fighters clinch.
Diokno digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Diokno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diokno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diokno - that landed with a thud.
Diokno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diokno lands an elbow inside.
Diokno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Diokno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Diokno has Santana up against the cage in a clinch. #T3#
Diokno misses with a knee strike.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Diokno lands with a short shot to the head.
Diokno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diokno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diokno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #BC#
Diokno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Diokno has Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
Diokno lands a knee to the head.
Diokno gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diokno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santana has Diokno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diokno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Diokno back against the cage.
Diokno throws an elbow but it misses.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T4#
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno lands a knee to the body.
Diokno looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Diokno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diokno.
Diokno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diokno working Santana over with knees to the body.
Diokno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diokno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diokno obliges.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diokno tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Diokno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diokno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diokno.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chel Diokno dominated that round.
That's time! Diokno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Diokno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diokno lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santana keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Diokno moves into the clinch.
Diokno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana has Diokno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diokno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diokno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diokno lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
Diokno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
Diokno throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana is working for takedown but Diokno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chel Diokno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Diokno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diokno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Diokno.
Diokno tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diokno struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Chel Diokno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Diokno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Diokno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face. #T1#
Diokno lands with a short shot to the head.
Diokno lands an uppercut.#BC#
Diokno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diokno.
Diokno throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC#Santana is rocked!
Chel Diokno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana blocks a head kick by Diokno.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Diokno finish him?#CL#
Diokno gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Diokno. #BC#
Diokno breaks from the clinch.
Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Diokno moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.#BC#
Diokno breaks the clinch.
Santana defending well as Diokno loads up on a big left hand.
Diokno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Diokno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santana's head.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diokno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL#
Diokno moves into the clinch.#T2#
Diokno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diokno tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diokno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
Diokno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diokno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diokno prevents the takedown attempt.
Diokno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Diokno lands an elbow inside that Santana shrugs off.
Santana tries for a takedown but Diokno manages to get underhooks.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Diokno as the two fighters clinch.
Diokno can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diokno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diokno lands with a light punch inside.
Diokno lands a shot to the body.
Diokno lands an elbow inside that Santana shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diokno.
Diokno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Diokno. #T3#
Diokno stops a takedown attempt from Santana.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno lands a shoulder strike.
Diokno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diokno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diokno.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diokno.
A short uppercut from Diokno.
Diokno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Diokno lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diokno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Diokno.
Diokno digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Diokno lands an elbow that stopped Santana in his tracks for a moment.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diokno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diokno tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diokno.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diokno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diokno pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.#T4#
Diokno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diokno obliges.
Diokno lands an elbow inside.
Santana avoids the elbow strike from Diokno, against the cage.
Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Diokno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
Diokno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diokno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Diokno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diokno lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diokno.
Diokno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Diokno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diokno misses with the head strike.
Santana tries for a takedown but Diokno manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chel Diokno dominated that second round.
That's time! Diokno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diokno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Diokno.
Chel Diokno is winning the standup battle so far.
Diokno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Diokno. Those never looked like landing.
Chel Diokno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diokno jabs at Santana's body.
Diokno lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick from Diokno, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana walks into a left hand.
Diokno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diokno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana avoids the body shot from Diokno.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diokno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Diokno. #CL#
Diokno closes the distance and clinches.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diokno after a bit of a struggle. #T1#
Santana wants a takedown but no success here.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diokno after a bit of a struggle.
Chel Diokno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Diokno scores with a knee to the head.
Santana takes an elbow to the temple.
Diokno misses with a punch on the inside.
Diokno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Diokno.
Santana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diokno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diokno struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diokno lands a nice elbow.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diokno lands a damaging elbow.
Santana wants a takedown.
Diokno lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Diokno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diokno presses Santana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diokno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Diokno lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diokno.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Diokno fails to land.
Diokno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Diokno.
Good body shot from Diokno.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Diokno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Diokno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diokno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diokno lands a head kick. Santana smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T3#
Diokno tries to clinch but Santana is having none of it.
Diokno connects with a body shot that sends Santana's belly button to the back.
Diokno slaps away a takedown attempt from Santana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diokno moves out of range of the strikes.
Diokno tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
Diokno throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diokno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick from Diokno, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diokno tries to clinch up but Santana circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Santana 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.#SUB#
Diokno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Diokno looking for a guillotine here but Santana defends easily.
Santana is in close to Diokno's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Diokno is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diokno controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.
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!
Diokno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Diokno is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chel Diokno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diokno, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chel Diokno!
During a confident post fight interview, Chel Diokno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DC 122 Beard v Pedersoli
Date: Jan 07, 2024

#R1#
Santana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Katajamaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Katajamaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Katajamaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santana's head.
Katajamaki landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Santana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katajamaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katajamaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katajamaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katajamaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Katajamaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Katajamaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Katajamaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Katajamaki content to stall in guard here.
Katajamaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katajamaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Katajamaki trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Katajamaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katajamaki closes the distance and clinches up with Santana, looking for a takedown. Katajamaki pushes Santana against the cage but Santana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Katajamaki manages to avoid it.
Katajamaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.#T2##TD#
Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Katajamaki blocks nicely.
Katajamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Katajamaki, not yet.
Katajamaki pulls Santana in close to his closed guard and prevents Santana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Katajamaki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katajamaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katajamaki is on top in guard. #REVB##T3#
Katajamaki throwing strikes but missing.
Katajamaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Katajamaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Katajamaki from controlling successfully.
Katajamaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Katajamaki throws an elbow that misses. Santana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katajamaki's guard. Nice move by Santana!#REVR#
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katajamaki 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.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Katajamaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Katajamaki has wrist control.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katajamaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Katajamaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katajamaki working Santana over with strikes.
Katajamaki slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ari Katajamaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Katajamaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Santana!
Santana taking a bit of punishment here - Katajamaki scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Katajamaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Katajamaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Santana takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Katajamaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katajamaki is working Santana over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki working the ground and pound but Santana is defending the strikes.
Katajamaki cracks Santana with a big elbow.
Katajamaki is putting a hurting on Santana here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Katajamaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Katajamaki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Santana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Katajamaki landing a few strikes.
Katajamaki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Santana holds on to Katajamaki's head and controls the position momentarily.
Katajamaki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santana sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Katajamaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santana to see if he's OK.
Katajamaki scoring with punches and elbows.
Katajamaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Santana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Katajamaki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Santana regains half guard.#T2#
Katajamaki is looking to take a break and control but Santana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katajamaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Katajamaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Katajamaki.
Katajamaki thows a huge punch but Santana dodges it nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Katajamaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Katajamaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Katajamaki is nestled in close to Santana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana is pressing down on Katajamaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Katajamaki distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katajamaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Katajamaki with a nice head shot there.
Katajamaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Katajamaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Katajamaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Katajamaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Katajamaki stands up over Santana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Katajamaki distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katajamaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T4#
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katajamaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Katajamaki pushes him off.
Katajamaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katajamaki swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katajamaki is defended easily by Santana.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Katajamaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santana did well to prevent Katajamaki getting side control.
Katajamaki is trying to control. Santana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ari Katajamaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense.
Katajamaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Katajamaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Katajamaki lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana wants to sweep here but Katajamaki controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Katajamaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Katajamaki lands a couple of elbows.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katajamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katajamaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Katajamaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Katajamaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Katajamaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santana has momentary wrist control but Katajamaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Katajamaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Katajamaki throwing strikes from guard but Santana blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
Katajamaki closes the distance and clinches up with Santana, looking for a takedown. Katajamaki pushes Santana against the cage but Santana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Erica Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Katajamaki blocks a head kick by Santana.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Katajamaki.#TD2#
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Katajamaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Katajamaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Santana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Katajamaki cracks Santana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Katajamaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Katajamaki working the ground and pound.
Katajamaki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Katajamaki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Katajamaki throws a strike aimed at the side of Santana's head but Santana avoids it well.#T3#
Santana prevents Katajamaki from improving position.
Katajamaki working the head with strikes.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katajamaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Santana prevents Katajamaki from moving into mount.
Ari Katajamaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santana trying to remain calm as Katajamaki controls from the top position.
Ari Katajamaki has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Katajamaki is continuing to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Katajamaki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Santana is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Katajamaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santana circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Santana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katajamaki on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Katajamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Katajamaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Katajamaki!
After winning the bout, Ari Katajamaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DC 113: Bong Sik v Beliveau
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sterling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Sterling 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.
Sterling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Sterling throws a strike but Santana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sterling is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Sterling working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Santana postures up in Sterling's guard and throws a big left but Sterling blocks it.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sterling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santana's guard. #REVB#
Sterling controlling from the top position.
Sterling stops Santana from standing up.
Sterling distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sterling stays in close to Santana's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Sterling has gone for a leg lock! Santana slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sterling's guard.#REVR#
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santana being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sterling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Sterling has wrist control.
Sterling seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Sterling escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Sterling blocks nicely.
Santana postures up in Sterling's guard and throws a big left but Sterling blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana. #SUB2#
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Santana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sterling has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santana has managed to get both his arms back between Sterling's legs - danger averted.
Sterling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Santana keeping full guard, as Sterling tries to pass.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully. #T4#
Sterling throws a strike but Santana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sterling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Sterling has his foot on Santana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santana works his way back into a safe position though.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Sterling's brow.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Sterling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Sterling!#REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aljamain Sterling will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sterling takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Santana shoots in and bounces Sterling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Sterling.
Santana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sterling's head.#SUB2#
Sterling has his foot on Santana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santana works his way back into a safe position though.
Santana cracks Sterling with a solid left hand.
Sterling is trying to keep Santana in close.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana connects with a couple of short punches.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Sterling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santana is in close to Sterling's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Sterling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Sterling is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santana is aware though and is defending well.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana cracks Sterling with a solid left hand.
Sterling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Sterling looking to control.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Sterling is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T2#
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Sterling has wrist control.#SUB2#
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Sterling is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Sterling is breathing heavily.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sterling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Sterling has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Santana doesn't defend quickly enough and Sterling has managed to lock this one up! Can Santana escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sterling on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aljamain Sterling!
A victorious Aljamain Sterling thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DC 101: Dye v Bradley
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Santana moves away from the strike by Lamez.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lamez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santana tries to bum rush Lamez with a series of wild strikes but Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Santana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Lamez throws a hook but Santana blocks it.#TD#
Santana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Lamez is trying to control Santana's posture but Santana avoids it.
Santana tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Lamez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lamez regains half guard.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamez keeping hold of Santana's head, controlling as best he can.
Lamez tries to roll over but Santana keeps him under control.#T1#
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lamez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lamez.
Santana preventing the sweep.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
We've been hearing that Santana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Let's hope that Lamez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamez is retaining full guard.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
Lamez is continuing to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Santana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana connects with a couple of short punches.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lamez.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana being controlled here momentarily.
Lamez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lamez, not yet.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lamez has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lamez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Lamez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but Lamez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Lamez throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Lamez throws a jab when Santana was well out of range.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Santana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santana landing strikes.
Lamez can't do much from the bottom here.
Lamez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Lamez wants to control but Santana postures up.
Santana lands some shots froms side control.
Santana in the domination position with Lamez hanging on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Santana is trying to get an arm triangle but Lamez is defending well.
Lamez is trying to control Santana's posture but Santana avoids it. #T1#
Santana cracks Lamez with a big right hand but Lamez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Santana thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santana tries to score with some ground and pound. Lamez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Santana creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lamez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santana working away.
Santana 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.
Santana cracks Lamez with a big elbow.
Lamez can't do much from the bottom here.
Santana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lamez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Lamez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Santana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lamez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2##SUB#
Santana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lamez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lamez is trying to get back to half guard.
Santana working the ground and pound.
Santana working away.
Santana creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lamez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lamez wants to control but Santana postures up.
Lamez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Santana working away.
Lamez stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#T3#
Lamez dodges the ground and pound from Santana.
Lamez parries the strikes from Santana easily there. Santana is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lamez to escape.
Santana lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lamez down.
Lamez struggling a bit here.
Lamez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lamez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Santana in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lamez is trying to control Santana's posture but Santana avoids it.
Lamez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santana haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lamez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santana.
Santana throws a strike aimed at the side of Lamez's head but Lamez avoids it well.#SUB#
Santana tries for a kimura but Lamez is defending well.
Lamez keeps Santana under control for a moment.#T4#
Lamez wants to control but Santana postures up.
Lamez keeps Santana under control for a moment.#SUB#
Santana tries for a kimura but Lamez is defending well.
Lamez can't do much from the bottom here.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
Lamez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lamez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santana lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lamez down.
Lamez struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Santana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lamez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Lamez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab. #CL#
Santana clinches up against the cage.
Lamez prevents the takedown attempt.
Santana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lamez is defending well.
Lamez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamez misses with a body punch.
Santana wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lamez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lamez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lamez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamez is working Santana over against the cage.
Santana is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lamez can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
Lamez gets underhooks to prevent Santana's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana blocks a body shot from Lamez.
A right handed body shot lands from Lamez.
Lamez misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Lamez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santana.
Lamez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana looking for a takedown. #T1#
Lamez is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lamez tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Lamez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamez gets underhooks to prevent Santana's takedown attempt.
Lamez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lamez lands a body shot.
Lamez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santana.
Lamez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Lamez tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Santana prevents a body shot from Lamez.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santana goes for a takedown attempt but Lamez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A jab from Lamez misses.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Lamez staying out of range there.
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santana blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by Lamez, which made it look bad.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Lamez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamez! But no joy.
Lamez misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Santana misses its target.
Scottie Lamez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamez misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamez throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Lamez throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
Santana went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
Santana slips a straight right by Lamez.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.#TD#
Santana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lamez struggling a bit here.
Santana throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lamez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santana throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
What's Lamez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Santana throws an elbow but Lamez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lamez wants to control but Santana postures up.
Santana tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
What's Lamez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Lamez can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lamez can't do much from the bottom here.
Santana working the ground and pound but Lamez is defending the strikes.
Lamez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santana.
Lamez holds on to Santana's head and controls the position momentarily.
Santana tries to score with some ground and pound. Lamez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Santana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lamez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lamez can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Santana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santana cracks Lamez with a big right hand but Lamez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Lamez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santana 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Erica Santana took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: DC 95: Bable v Savisto
Date: Oct 01, 2023

#R1##TD#
Santana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Washington is trying to defend but Santana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santana is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
Santana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Washington is trying to stand back up but Santana is controlling him
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana thows a huge punch but Washington dodges it nicely.
Washington is looking to escape.
Washington has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Montreal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Santana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Washington has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Washington wants to control but Santana is keeping busy. #T1##SU#
Santana decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana lands with a right hand.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santana is defended easily by Washington.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Washington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santana misses with a two punch combination. #TD2#
Washington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana is not content to let Washington control the position.#T2#
Washington sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU2#
Washington postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santana to stand up. #TD2#
Washington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Washington showed some decent athleticism there.

Santana kicks off Washington and gets to his feet.
Santana throws a one two combo. #TD2#
Washington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santana was covering up waiting for the punch and Washington finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T3#
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington tries to free his leg and advance position but Santana is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Santana working for a triangle but Washington defends it easily.
Washington is looking to pass into half guard but Santana pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Santana is in guard.#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Washington wants to stand up but Santana is controlling him.
Washington doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Santana won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.#SUB2#
Washington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santana postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana 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#
Santana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
And Washington tries to counter it with a takedown but Santana pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santana throws a one two combo.
Santana throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown but Washington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Santana persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Washington sprawls well. Washington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Santana's shoulder, as Santana tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Washington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Washington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Santana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Washington trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC#Washington is rocked!
Santana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Washington is still in real trouble! Can Santana finish him?
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Santana postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Washington covers up, he's hurt! Santana keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Santana and the ref steps in to end the fight! Santana can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erica Santana!
Erica Santana took some time post fight to say the following; 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: DC 77 Mfer vs Maeda
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Lamez moves forwards but Santana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santana slips a jab from Lamez.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Santana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamez throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Santana shoots in and bounces Lamez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
Santana 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.
Lamez is continuing to stall.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamez has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana distracts Lamez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Santana looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez managing to control the position. #T3#
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
The adventures of Lamez the control monster continue. Boring.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Lamez is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lamez misses the jab.
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santana is looking to clinch but Lamez is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santana.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
Santana moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Santana throws out a leg kick but Lamez moves out of range and Santana only half commits.
Santana dives in and grabs Lamez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lamez pushes down on Santana's head and hops out.
Santana feints a jab promting Lamez to slip. Santana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lamez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scottie Lamez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamez scores with a punch to the head.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Lamez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Danga de danga de dang - Santana scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Lamez as Santana shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Lamez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lamez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scottie Lamez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana 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.
Santana throws a series of punches but Lamez avoids them all with ease.
Santana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santana moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Santana shoots for a takedown but Lamez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santana on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
A big left from Lamez misses.
As Lamez looks to move away, Santana throws a big counter combo but Lamez just gets out of the way.
Lamez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santana moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez clobbers Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Santana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2##TD#
Santana looking to score a takedown here. Lamez is defending well but Santana drives through and ends up in Lamez's guard.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Lamez managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Lamez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to his closed guard and prevents Santana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santana with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Lamez.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Santana distracts Lamez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez is adopting a defensive guard.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Lamez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.#TD#
Santana feints and as Lamez raises his hands in defense, Santana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Santana is fighting to break Lamez's control of his arms but Lamez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is controlling Santana's posture.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lamez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamez's head.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez controlling the position.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana cracks Lamez with a solid left hand.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Lamez blocks nicely.
Lamez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Lamez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lamez has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lamez pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Lamez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lamez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santana is one step ahead there.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Lamez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Lamez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lamez's head.
Lamez is pulling down on Santana's head to control his posture.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamez has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santana postures up in Lamez's guard and throws a big left but Lamez blocks it. #SUB2#
Lamez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santana is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Lamez working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily. #SUB2#
Lamez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Post fight, Erica Santana took to the microphone: 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: DC 68 Licht vs Babel
Date: Jul 09, 2023

#R1#
Santana misses with a double jab #TD#
so Bogo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bogo is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bogo trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana controls Bogo momentarily but Bogo frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Bogo from controlling successfully.
Bogo is looking to stand up but Santana won't let him. #SUB#
Bogo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bogo has Santana in his guard.#REVB##T1#
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santana landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Bogo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.#SUB#
Santana wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bogo's closed guard. He's half up but Bogo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bogo pivots and extends the arm, Santana falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bogo! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Bogo!

Event: ENIGMA 370 FINALE I
Date: Jun 04, 2023

#R1##CL#
Roberto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Santana 's eye.
Roberto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Santana's ribcage. Santana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberto.
Santana wants a takedown.
Roberto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Santana has Roberto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roberto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulo Roberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana takes an elbow to the temple. #ROC#Santana is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Erica Santana has been cut.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberto finish him?
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Santana's ribcage. Santana let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberto.
Roberto lands a big right hand that drops Santana! 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 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!
A victorious Paulo Roberto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2023

#R1#
Horowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santana momentarily.
Jab from Santana.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Horowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Santana closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Horowitz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santana uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Horowitz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Horowitz's guard. #SUB2#
Horowitz actively working from the bottom here.#SU#
Santana decides to stand up.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Horowitz shows good takedown defense.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horowitz throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana looks to land a combination but Horowitz avoids it well. #T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santana.
Horowitz misses with a looping right.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Horowitz tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Horowitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Horowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horowitz.
Horowitz misses with a few strikes there.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santana thuds a left hand into Horowitz's body.
Horowitz tries to clinch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana leaves Horowitz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horowitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Horowitz circles away.
Santana with a nice cross.#T2##TD#
Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Horowitz's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Horowitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Horowitz looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Santana seems to be working for a kimura but Horowitz defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Santana is thwarting Horowitz's attempts to control the position.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Santana throwing shots but Horowitz is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Santana.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Horowitz is looking for a sweep. Santana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Horowitz's temple. #ROC#Horowitz is rocked!
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horowitz is still in real trouble! Can Santana finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horowitz missing with punches from the bottom. #ES2#
Horowitz kicks off Santana and gets to his feet.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Horowitz.
Horowitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horowitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana tries to clinch there but Horowitz circles away. #TD2#
Horowitz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santana's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Santana manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Horowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana is pressed up against the cage. Horowitz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santana down to the mat. Santana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horowitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Horowitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horowitz throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Horowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Santana. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Horowitz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santana slips under a jab from Horowitz.
Santana is looking for a counter combo.
Horowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horowitz. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A right-left combo lands from Santana. #CL2#
Horowitz drives through and clinches with Santana against the cage.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Horowitz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Horowitz jumps guard and drags Santana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Horowitz is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Santana passes Horowitz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Horowitz wants to get back to full guard.
Santana trying to mount his opponent but Horowitz defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana thows a huge punch but Horowitz dodges it nicely.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Horowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Horowitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santana is working away from the top position though.
Santana thows a huge punch but Horowitz dodges it nicely.
Horowitz is looking to improve his position.
Santana throwing shots but Horowitz is blocking nicely.
Horowitz trying to hold on to Santana's head to control him but Santana postures up.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horowitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santana 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.
Santana working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Santana. #T2#
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. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Horowitz's temple.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana working Horowitz over with strikes.
Santana lands with a punch from half guard.
Horowitz is pressing down on Santana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santana is in close to Horowitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana is working Horowitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana won't allow Horowitz to sweep him here.
Santana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Santana drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Santana as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Horowitz screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Santana! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Erica Santana!
As Erica Santana got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Eric Starts twerking around the ring'.
The defeated Morty Horowitz had this to say: 'You no MMA FIGHTER!'.

Event: ENIGMA 165
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Rally.
Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Rally sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Rally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
O Rally connects with a nice looking jab.
Santana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Rally eats them both and turns towards Santana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by O Rally, which made it look bad.
Sean O Rally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but O Rally bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Rally throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rally fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana slips under a jab.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
O Rally throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
O Rally misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on O Rally's shoulder, as O Rally tries to avoid the shot.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana tries to land a front kick but O Rally steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana throws a series of punches but O Rally avoids them all with ease. #T1#
O Rally scores with a body shot.
Santana misses with a straight left.
Santana tries for a takedown but O Rally sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Rally comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santana throws a series of punches but O Rally avoids them all with ease.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Santana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Rally counters with a three punch combo that has Santana backing up. Santana nods at O Rally to acknowledge the strikes.
O Rally scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Rally swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Rally defends it nicely.
O Rally misses with a two punch combination.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Rally throws out the jab.
O Rally lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rally tests Santana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Rally connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santana scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Santana slips under a jab from O Rally.
Santana unleashes a big counter combination but O Rally bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD2#
Santana closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Rally's guard.
O Rally has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage. #SUB#
O Rally has his foot on Santana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santana works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Santana drops back, looking for a kneebar! O Rally looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O Rally looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O Rally! #REVR#
Santana is looking to regain half guard here but O Rally keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
O Rally swings around for an armbar but Santana sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into O Rally's guard.#SUB#
O Rally looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
O Rally utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Rally has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Rally managing to control the position.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana postures up in O Rally's guard and throws a big left but O Rally blocks it. #SUB#
O Rally looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but O Rally has wrist control.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santana preventing the sweep.
O Rally is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Rally's guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
O Rally moves away from the strike by Santana.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana shoots for a takedown but O Rally saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rally. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD2#
Santana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Rally tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santana is in O Rally's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Rally holds on and takes a little breather.
O Rally is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
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 Sean O Rally 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#
O Rally slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Rally throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Santana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Rally on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from O Rally misses.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rally circles away quickly and effectively.
O Rally looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
O Rally with a nice cross.
O Rally misses with a looping right.
A jab from O Rally misses.
O Rally tries a low kick but Santana avoids it.
Santana tries to clinch but O Rally is having none of it.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Rally.
O Rally shoots in looking for a takedown. Santana tries to sprawl out of it but O Rally keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Rally tries to counter with a takedown but Santana is quick to defend against it.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Santana shoots for a takedown but O Rally saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sean O Rally is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rally throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana misses with a kick to the body.
Santana misses with a double jab
and O Rally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rally.
Santana throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
O Rally half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice takedown defense from O Rally. No joy for Santana on that attempt.
Sean O Rally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Rally throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santana's head.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rally circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Rally throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana closes the distance but O Rally moves to the side
enabling O Rally to counter with a crisp jab.
O Rally throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by O Rally.#T2#
O Rally displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santana throws out the jab.
Santana throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana goes for a double leg but O Rally avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Rally continues to drive forward.
Santana is breathing heavily.
O Rally changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santana tries to avoid it but O Rally manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santana to the ground. Santana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santana throws a counter combo.
O Rally lands a body shot.
Santana looks to land a combination but O Rally avoids it well.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Rally.
Nice takedown defense from O Rally. No joy for Santana on that attempt.
O Rally looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santana is fending him off so far but O Rally persists. Nope, Santana circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Santana's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santana has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from O Rally.
O Rally goes for a double leg but Santana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santana continues to drive forward.
O Rally is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
O Rally tries for a takedown but Santana manages to get underhooks.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Rally pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Rally swings for the body but Santana moves out of range. #T3#
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
O Rally with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for O Rally. That snapped Santana's head back.
Santana is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from O Rally misses.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Santana closes the distance and pushes O Rally back into the cage.
Santana takes a shot to the head. #TD2#
Santana gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Rally regains guard.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. O Rally uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by O Rally!#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rally engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Erica Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Rally forces his way into half guard.#T4#
O Rally perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
O Rally is trying to work for a kimura but Santana is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Rally 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#
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Santana.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
O Rally shoots in but no luck this time.
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Rally manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santana connects with a crisp jab.
Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
O Rally was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Rally scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Rally but O Rally pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big left from O Rally misses.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Rally paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Rally scores with a hook.
O Rally cracks Santana with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
O Rally slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Rally thuds his right hand into Santana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Rally avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Rally's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Rally duly obliges.
Santana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Rally throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
O Rally fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Rally fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Rally is fending him off so far but Santana persists. Nope, O Rally circles away and we're back to standing.
O Rally shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rally misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Santana misses with a wild combination.
A jab from O Rally finds it's way through Santana's defenses. #TD2#
Santana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Rally is trying to defend but Santana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana thows a huge punch but O Rally dodges it nicely.
O Rally slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
O Rally working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
O Rally is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
O Rally avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
O Rally looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Rally's guard.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Rally is trying to keep Santana in close.
O Rally has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Rally works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santana dives in for a single leg takedown but O Rally sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Rally connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for O Rally.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by O Rally, which made it look bad.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Rally throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santana's waist but Santana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Rally off to one side.
O Rally shoots in for a double leg but Santana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Santana 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.
O Rally pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
O Rally controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.

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 Sean O Rally.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Rally, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Rally!

Event: ENIGMA 162
Date: Apr 02, 2023

#R1#
A left lands for Bors.
Bors definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Bors misses the shot to the body.
Santana lands with a straight right. Bors didn't see that one coming.
Santana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bors sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santana somewhat.
Santana shoots for a takedown but Bors saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Bors was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boris Bors has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bors swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Santana misses with a double jab
and Bors counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santana's knee momentarily.
Bors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bors counter with a right hand. #T1##CL2#
Santana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bors lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bors creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bors.
Bors lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bors.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bors pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Bors.
A short right from Bors on the inside.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bors gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bors lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bors gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Bors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#KD#
Bors feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Santana sprawling to the canvas! Santana rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bors finish him?! #ROC#Santana is rocked!
Bors lands an uppercut, right on the button! Santana tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Bors!
Boris Bors gave a mention to Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2023

#R1##TD#
Santana gets a double leg takedown into Vincent's guard.
Vincent 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.
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincent is controlling Santana's posture.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vincent seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Santana has gone for a leg lock! Vincent slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santana's guard.#REVB#
Vincent is in close to Santana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana keeping full guard, as Vincent tries to pass.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving. #T1#
Santana keeping full guard, as Vincent tries to pass.
Vincent controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vincent lands a couple of elbows.
Vincent lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santana looking to control.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vincent backs up against the cage.
Vincent misses with a looping right.
Santana throws a big counter combination but Vincent scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Vincent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vincent misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Vincent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santana, pushing him back against the cage.
Santana is trying to drag Vincent to the mat but Vincent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vincent. #T3##TD#
Santana turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vincent tries to buck Santana off but Santana is having none of it.
Santana working away.
The ground and pound from Santana seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Santana 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.#SUB#
Santana goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vincent rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santana's guard! Nice work there by Vincent!
Vincent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Vincent is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santana is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santana has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Vincent has wrist control.
Santana postures up in Vincent's guard and throws a big left but Vincent blocks it.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Vincent has wrist control.#T4#
Vincent trying to control the position here.
Vincent wants to sweep but no luck.
Vincent is pulling down on Santana's head. It's preventing any offense from Santana, at least for the moment.
Vincent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana looking to pass the guard.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Vincent has wrist control.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vincent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Vincent throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vincent! But no joy.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Santana misses.
Vincent misses the shot to the body.
Santana dodges the punch combination from Vincent. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vincent enables Santana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vincent manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vincent is controlling Santana's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Vincent blocks nicely.
Vincent wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Vincent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vincent has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage.
Vincent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana is working Vincent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Vincent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Vincent!#REVB#
Vincent 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. #T2#
Vincent wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Vincent looking to sit in guard and control but Santana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Vincent wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vincent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent wants to sweep but no luck.
Vincent has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage.
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Santana drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vincent manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santana has Vincent in his guard.#REVB##T3#
Vincent throws a big elbow that misses.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Vincent is looking to advance position but Santana has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Santana throws some wild stikes that Vincent manages to avoid easily.
Vincent tries to lock up and control but Santana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vincent avoids a series of strikes thrown by Santana.
Vincent tries to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
Santana looking to ground and pound but Vincent is blocking nicely.
Santana throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T4##SUB#
Santana is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vincent has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vincent!
Santana keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Vincent connects with a couple of short punches.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vincent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vincent throws a big elbow that misses.
Vincent stays in close to Santana's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent scoring with some ground and pound.
Vincent throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erica Santana dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Vincent takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vincent misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vincent's waist but Vincent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santana off to one side.
Santana dives in and grabs Vincent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vincent pushes down on Santana's head and hops out.#TD#
Santana scores with a takedown into Vincent's guard.
Vincent looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent looking for a sweep. Not yet Vincent, not yet.
Santana is fighting to break Vincent's control of his arms but Vincent is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Vincent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vincent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Santana postures up in Vincent's guard and throws a big left but Vincent blocks it. #T1#
Vincent seems keen to control Santana's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Vincent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Vincent!#REVB#
Vincent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vincent looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Vincent has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vincent prevents Santana from getting back to his feet.
Santana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vincent. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vincent throws an elbow that misses. Santana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vincent's guard. Nice move by Santana!#REVR#
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Vincent blocks nicely.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vincent holds on and takes a little breather.
Santana postures up in Vincent's guard and throws a big left but Vincent blocks it.
Vincent is controlling Santana's posture.
Vincent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santana is one step ahead there.
Santana scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Vincent is adopting a defensive guard.#T3#
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Vincent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Vincent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Vincent seems content to control.
Santana pushes Vincent off looking to stand but Vincent dives back in and keeps control.
Vincent looks to land a strike but Santana avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T4#
Vincent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vincent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vincent engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Von Vincent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vincent lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erica Santana!
Erica Santana made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Eric Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 21, 2023

#R1#
Santana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pending looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Santana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pending eats them both and turns towards Santana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pending with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santana to score with a decent uppercut.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Santana throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pending was covering up waiting for the punch and Santana finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU2#
Pending is working an open guard so Santana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Santana clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Santana gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pending knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santana on the ground.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana winds up and cracks Pending with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santana working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#Pending is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Pending is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pending has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Pending is out! Santana gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erica Santana!
Erica Santana took some time post fight to say the following; 'Eric Starts twerking around the ring'.

Event: ENIGMA 150
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1##TD#
Kruth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santana wants to stand and escape but Kruth is having none of it.
Kruth controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kruth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kruth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Kruth passes Santana's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Kruth is trying for a kimura here. Santana looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kruth wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorgen Kruth!
Jorgen Kruth made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.

Event: ENIGMA 145
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Santana has his takedown stuffed
and Nickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Nickle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nickle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nickle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nickle wants to free his trapped foot but Santana is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Nickle is working for a kimura here but Santana manages to reverse the position and he's now in Nickle's guard. #SUB#
Nickle is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Santana has his hands clasped together but Nickle extends and breaks Santana's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nickle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 137
Date: Nov 27, 2022

#R1#
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gretel.
Santana is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Gretel throws a big shot that misses.
Gretel lands an overhand right.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santana misses with a wild combination.
Gretel connects with a nice looking jab.
Santana tries to clinch
and Gretel counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gretel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gretel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Gretel.
Gretel cracks Santana with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gretel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santana. #BC#
Gretel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana misses with a double jab.
Gretel avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Gretel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santana, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Gretel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santana tries for a takedown but Gretel manages to get underhooks.
Peter Gretel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gretel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gretel.
Santana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gretel is defending well.
Santana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gretel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santana tries to score a body lock takedown but Gretel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gretel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santana looks winded!
Gretel works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
Gretel gets underhooks to prevent Santana's takedown attempt.
Gretel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gretel.
Gretel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gretel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gretel works on Santana's body with a couple of short punches.
Gretel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gretel lands a left hand.
Gretel scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gretel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santana goes for a takedown attempt but Gretel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gretel misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Santana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gretel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gretel lands with an uppercut that bounces Santana off the cage and back into range.
Gretel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.#CL#
Gretel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santana, pushing him back against the cage.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gretel pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been told by Gretel's head coaches at BronkÂ´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gretel catches Santana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gretel's corner calls for a 1-2. Gretel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
Gretel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santana at a distance. #CL#
Gretel moves into the clinch.
Gretel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gretel pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T3#
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Gretel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santana looking for a takedown.
Gretel pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gretel lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Gretel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gretel lands with a cross.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Gretel tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gretel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gretel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santana in his tracks.
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gretel misses the target.
Santana ducks right into an uppercut from Gretel. #ROC#Santana is rocked!
Santana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gretel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
Santana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gretel as he avoids it easily.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
Santana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gretel lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gretel.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Gretel finish him?
Santana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gretel is fending him off so far but Santana persists. Nope, Gretel circles away and we're back to standing.
Santana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gretel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santana somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gretel. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
Gretel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Santana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gretel is trying to defend but Santana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gretel is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Gretel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Santana throws a series of punches but Gretel moves out of range.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana moves forwards but Gretel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Gretel shows good takedown defense.
Gretel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santana under the eye.
Gretel just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana darts in looking for a takedown but Gretel gets double underhooks and turns Santana into the cage.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Gretel gets a clinch.
Gretel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Peter Gretel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
A short uppercut from Gretel.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Gretel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD2#
Santana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gretel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santana is in Gretel's guard.

Gretel pushes Santana off and scrambles back to his feet.
Peter Gretel is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Gretel clobbers Santana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gretel scores with a jab.
Gretel throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Santana tries to clinch but Gretel is having none of it.
Santana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Santana throws a series of punches but Gretel avoids them all with ease.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gretel circles away.
Santana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peter Gretel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gretel counters with a stiff right hand.
Santana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gretel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santana somewhat.
Nice body punch from Gretel.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Gretel dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Santana wants to clinch up but Gretel keeps it at a distance.
Santana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Good exchange - Gretel coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Gretel finds it's way through Santana's defenses.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gretel loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Gretel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Gretel tests Santana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santana throws a series of punches but Gretel avoids them all with ease.
Gretel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
Gretel throws an overhand right that drops Santana like a sack of potatoes! Gretel dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Gretel!
Peter Gretel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yordan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yordan stops a takedown attempt from Santana.
Yordan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Yordan breaks the clinch.
Yordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Santana works over Yordan's head and body with a nice combination.
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Yordan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yordan misses with a hook.
Santana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yordan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Santana tries to bum rush Yordan with a series of wild strikes but Yordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santana slips a jab from Yordan.
Yordan misses with a hook.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santana.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana.
Santana dives in for a single leg takedown but Yordan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Santana shoots in and gets a takedown into Yordan's guard.
Yordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yordan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santana on the ground.
Yordan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Yordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana is working Yordan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yordan wants to stand but Santana is controlling the position.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Yordan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santana is controlling him.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Yordan's brow.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard.
Yordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ROC2#Yordan is rocked!
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Yordan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Yordan's brow.
Yordan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yordan's head.#SUB2#
Santana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
Yordan wants to stand up but Santana is controlling him.
Yordan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yordan is trying to keep Santana in close.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana connects with a couple of short punches.
Santana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yordan wants to stand up but Santana is controlling him. #T4#
Santana arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Yordan's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erica Santana!
After the fight, Erica Santana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TWGC 36 (145lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 29, 2021

170 cm
18 yrs
135 lbs

170 cm
21 yrs
142 lbs

Santana

Ianuzzi

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Erica Santana! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Todd Ianuzzi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Ianuzzi has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Ianuzzi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Santana (0) vs (2) Ianuzzi#SUB2#
Ianuzzi is working for a kimura but Santana is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Ianuzzi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Santana could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ianuzzi has cracked it and Santana is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ianuzzi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Todd Ianuzzi!
A very excited looking Todd Ianuzzi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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