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Event:
Warrior MMA 5
Date: Sep 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Reagan shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Reagan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Reagan clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Reagan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reagan is proving hard to escape from.
Reagan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Reagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos wants to control from the top but Reagan keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T1#
Reagan is trying to keep Santos in close.
Reagan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reagan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Reagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reagan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reagan with a poor takedown #CL#
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reagan fails to pull guard.
#T2##BC2#
Reagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reagan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Santos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Reagan moves into the clinch.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reagan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reagan somewhat.
Reagan tries to clinch up.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reagan throws a nice head kick!
#CUT2#It looks like Diego Santos has been cut.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reagan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reagan throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3##KD#
Santos lands a big head kick that sends Reagan tumbling to the mat! Santos takes a step backwards and waves Reagan back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Ethan Reagan has been cut.
Santos misses the jab.#TD#
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos cracks Reagan with a big elbow. #ROC#Reagan is rocked!
Reagan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Santos easily slips into full mount!
Reagan is working to get back to half guard.
Reagan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Santos working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Reagan looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Santos! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Diego Santos! |
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Event:
Warrior MMA 3
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Trouble.
Trouble works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#SU2#
Trouble stands up and beckons Santos to his feet.
Trouble throws a leg kick #TD#
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trouble is trying to keep Santos in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Trouble is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Trouble is adopting a defensive guard.
Trouble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Trouble striking off his back but it's not causing Santos any problems.
Trouble throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trouble has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Trouble looking for subs off his back but Santos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trouble tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Santos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Trouble tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Trouble wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Trouble in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #CUT#It looks like Greg Trouble has been cut.
Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trouble hang on?#SUB#
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Trouble is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
Trouble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santos looking to control but Trouble is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T3#
Santos is stalling here but it's allowed Trouble to get half guard.
Santos is thwarting Trouble's attempts to control the position.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trouble controlling the position for now.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trouble tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos wants to control but Trouble is keeping him busy.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Trouble is defending the position.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos trying to control the action but Trouble is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Trouble's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Trouble tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trouble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Santos pushes Trouble up against the cage in a clinch.
Trouble has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trouble can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Trouble has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santos uses from the top position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Trouble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trouble controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
Santos postures up in Trouble's guard and throws a big left but Trouble blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trouble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trouble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Santos tries to stand but Trouble is controlling from the bottom.
Santos postures up.
Trouble wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diego Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Trouble on that attempt. #CL#
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trouble counters with a right hand to the body.
Trouble fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#TD2#
Santos gets caught napping as Trouble dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Trouble from controlling successfully.
Diego Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trouble trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Trouble gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Trouble's front leg but catches the back leg as Trouble tries to avoid it. #TD2#
Trouble drives through with a takedown into Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trouble is standing up over Santos. Santos looks to escape but Trouble dives into side control.
#T3##REVR#
Trouble wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos wants to control but Trouble postures up.
Trouble is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Santos tries to buck Trouble off but Trouble is having none of it.#T4#
Santos is trying to control Trouble's posture but Trouble avoids it.
Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Trouble has passed into mount! Damn!
Trouble with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trouble landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trouble landing strikes from the mount.
Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Trouble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Trouble's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Trouble is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
Trouble with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trouble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trouble is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1#
Trouble stalling.
Trouble's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.#SU2#
Trouble gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
Trouble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trouble shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Trouble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.#TD#
Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos wants to take a breather but Trouble is having none of it.
Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Trouble takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Santos wants to stand but Trouble has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Trouble looking for a sweep. Not yet Trouble, not yet.
Trouble managing to control the position.
Trouble looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trouble works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Trouble dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trouble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Trouble from controlling successfully. #T4#
Santos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Trouble 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. #SU2#
Santos is working an open guard so Trouble takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Trouble off balance momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Trouble misses.
Trouble fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Trouble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trouble has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Trouble! |
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Event:
Warrior MMA 2
Date: Aug 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Santos throws a head kick but Rivers moves out of range.
No luck for Rivers with that takedown attempt.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rivers has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rivers tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
Rivers tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.#T1#
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rivers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rivers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T2#
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rivers to take his back!
Santos has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Rivers's body.
Rivers is really stuck here.
#T3##SUB2#
Santos is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Rivers won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Santos off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Santos! |
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Event:
Warrior MMA
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shuster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shuster as he jumps to the side.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shuster.
#TD#
Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shuster to the ground. Santos is now in Shuster's guard.
Shuster controlling Santos's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shuster is trying to control the position but Santos postures up. #T1##SUB2#
Shuster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shuster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB2#
Shuster throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB#
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shuster wants to control but Santos postures up.#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.
Shuster tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
Shuster regains half guard.
Shuster wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shuster is holding on to half guard well.
Shuster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shuster looking for a sweep. Not yet Shuster, not yet.
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Shuster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3##SUB2#
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shuster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Shuster's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Shuster has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Santos doesn't defend quickly enough and Shuster has managed to lock this one up! Can Santos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Shuster on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marvin Shuster! |
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