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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 22
Date: Jan 29, 2025 |
#R1#
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Crab misses
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Crab takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crab fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos wants to clinch up but Crab keeps it at a distance.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Crab dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Crab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Crab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crab lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crab fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Crab moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Crab swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
King Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Crab. #CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Crab landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crab using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Crab keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Crab.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Crab throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crab lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos looks winded!
Crab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos misses with a knee to the head. #T2##BC2#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Crab scores with a body shot.
Crab thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Crab connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Crab chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crab chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crab.
Crab lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Crab changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crab. That's going to slow Santos down. #T3#
Crab checks the leg kick.
Crab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crab throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Crab looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Crab bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Crab is controlling the position.
Crab lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Crab.
Crab scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Crab with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crab keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Crab scores with a nice short uppercut.
You can see that Santos has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks#T4#
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Crab with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Crab controls the action.
Santos wants to break free but Crab has control.
Crab blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Good body shot from Crab.
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!#BC2#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Crab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Crab. Beautiful body shot.
Crab misses with the combination.
Crab lands a right hook to the body.
Crab throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Crab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Crab tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL#
Crab rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Crab tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Crab landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crab creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Crab has the dominant position.
Crab keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crab lands a knee to the head.
#KD#
Crab drops Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Santos is rocked!
Santos is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crab shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Santos takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Crab sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Santos bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Crab!
An out of breath King Crab thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 15
Date: Dec 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Santos throws a series of punches but Irving avoids them all with ease.
Irving walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos throws a series of punches but Irving moves out of range.
Santos backing away here, and Irving unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos swinging wildly here.
#CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irving blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos is trying to break free.
Irving scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Irving.
Good body shot from Irving.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Irving lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irving scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irving avoids it.#T1#
Irving throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Irving.
Irving working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irving lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irving's coach down at Punchin N\' Chockin was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Irving's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Irving makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irving working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC2#Santos is rocked!
Irving unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Santos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Irving is unloading with more strikes now! Santos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Irving!
A relieved looking Edwin Irving thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 109
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Watkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watkins darts in trying to clinch
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Watkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and pushes Watkins back into the cage.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watkins looks winded!
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Watkins is blocking nicely.
#T1##BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Watkins's ribcage.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Santos pushes Watkins up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Watkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watkins eats them both and turns towards Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Watkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Watkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos thows a body kick. Watkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gento Watkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Santos gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Santos working Watkins over with knees to the body.#T3##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Watkins.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos with a nice calf kick.#CL#
Santos has managed to clinch.
Watkins takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Watkins's ribcage.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Watkins won't want to take too many of those.
Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Watkins won't want to take too many of those.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watkins or not. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos digs a right hand into Watkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watkins's gas tank.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Watkins in his tracks for a moment.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Santos clinches up with Watkins and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Santos has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos jerks Watkins's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Watkins drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Santos goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Santos because Watkins was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Giovanni Santos! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 99
Date: Sep 21, 2024 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Morin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morin tries to clinch up.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morin moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.#CL2#
Morin instigates a clinch.
Morin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos wants to break free but Morin has control.
Morin looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Morin prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Morin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Morin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Morin.
#CUT2#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morin slowing the pace effectively.
Morin taking a breather. #T1#
Santos is trying to break free.
Morin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morin slows down the pace here.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Morin trying to land knees to the body.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morin blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin connects with a knee to the head.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morin has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morin effectively controlling the action here.
Morin stalls.
Morin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Morin avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morin lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Morin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Morin.
Morin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Morin.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morin scores with a knee to the head.
Morin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Morin slowing the pace effectively.
Morin with a knee to the head.
Santos tries to circle away but Morin has him pinned against the cage.
Morin with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Santos is rocked!#T4#
Morin connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos tries to break the clinch but Morin is controlling the position.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morin scores with a knee to the head.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Morin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morin is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morin obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Morin to work.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morin lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but Morin is out of range.
Morin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mando Morin 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.
Morin wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morin doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Morin wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mando Morin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Morin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Morin avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Morin clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Morin with a knee to the head.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Morin has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Morin controls the action.
Morin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Santos avoiding damage as Morin throws knees to the body.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morin or not.
Morin looking to slow down the pace here.
Morin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Morin's ribcage. Morin let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santos scores with a one two! Morin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL#
Santos rushes Morin and presses him up against the cage.
Morin crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Morin looking to stall.
Santos tries a body shot but Morin blocks it.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morin landing knees to the body.
#T2#
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as Morin throws knees to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morin obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morin lands a knee to the body.
Morin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin working Santos over with knees to the body.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Morin keeps him there for the moment.#T3#
Santos tries to circle away but Morin has him pinned against the cage.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morin blocks an elbow strike.
Morin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Morin tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Morin motions for Santos to come forward. Morin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos tries to bum rush Morin with a series of wild strikes but Morin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Morin closes the distance and clinches.
Morin managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
#T4#
Morin blocks the elbow strike.
Morin tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos wants to break free but Morin has control.
Morin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Morin leaning against his opponent.
Morin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morin prevents a body shot from Santos.
Morin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Morin takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Morin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mando Morin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Morin rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morin with a knee to the head.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morin avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Morin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morin blocks the elbow strike.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morin landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin working Santos over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
#T1#
Knees to the body from Morin.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Morin landing knees to the body.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos is trying to push Morin away but Morin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Morin clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Morin is struggling to control the position.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Morin has him pressed against the cage.
Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morin lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Morin.
Morin is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morin crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Morin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
#T3#
Morin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morin is defending well for now.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Giovanni Santos's cut is getting worse.
Morin looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Morin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morin is looking to clinch.
Morin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morin tries to clinch up.
Morin tries to clinch up.#T4#
Morin tries to clinch up.
Morin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Santos throws a series of punches but Morin moves out of range.
A low kick from Morin is predictable there
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Morin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Morin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos jabs Morin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morin wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Morin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giovanni Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mando Morin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morin moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mando Morin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morin 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mando Morin!
After the fight, Mando Morin 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. |
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Event:
BANZAI BONANZA 8
Date: Aug 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Brade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat of the thigh.
#CL#
Santos clinches up with Brade and pushes him back against the cage.
Brade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Brade is controlling him.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brade avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Brade tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Brade should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brade misses the shot to the body.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Brade misses with a body kick.#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brade.
Brade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T1#
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brade blocks it with crossed arms.
Brade stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Brade controls the action.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos wants to clinch.
Brade lands an overhand right.#CUT2#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Santos lands a head kick!
Brade misses the jab.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Brade tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brade throws a lazy body kick
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arthur Brade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brade misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Santos rushes Brade and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Brade misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Brade throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Brade tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it. #CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos wants to break free but Brade has control.
#BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Brade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
#CL#
Brade gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch. #T3#
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brade.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brade is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
#CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brade, pushing him back against the cage.
Brade has Santos pushed against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Brade is blocking nicely.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Brade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Brade avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Brade has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Santos forces Brade back against the cage and clinches.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Brade keeps him there for the moment.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brade trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brade into the cage.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brade avoids it.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Brade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brade moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Santos moves out of range as Brade throws a body kick.
As Brade looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Brade just gets out of the way.
Brade loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Brade.
#CL2#
Brade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Santos. #CUT#It looks like Arthur Brade has been cut.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos works Brade's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Brade clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries a body shot but Brade blocks it.
Brade controlling the action here for a moment.
Brade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.#T1#
Brade swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brade is trying to stall.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos tries to break free but Brade pushes him back against the cage.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brade blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brade can do to turn this around?
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Brade avoids the damage to the body.
Brade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brade pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
#T3#
A punch combination from Brade misses.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brade is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brade tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos takes one on the button.
Santos slips a jab from Brade.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos works over Brade's head and body with a nice combination.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#T4#
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brade blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Brade has him pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage. #BC2#
Brade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brade.
Brade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Brade misses the target.
Brade lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brade takes a step back to recover.
Brade misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Brade looks to throw a body kick
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brade throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Brade misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Brade looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Brade just gets out of the way.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Brade.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Brade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brade misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Brade backing up. Brade nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Brade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brade throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Santos drives through and clinches with Brade against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Brade prevents a body shot from Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brade's brow.
Brade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giovanni Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Brade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giovanni Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos tries to clinch but Brade moves out of range.
Brade tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brade.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brade's head.
Santos avoids the body shot from Brade.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Brade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2##CL#
Santos has Brade up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Brade just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brade.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brade.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Brade.
#T3#
Brade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Brade misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Santos pushes Brade up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Brade avoids the head kick by Santos.
Brade throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Brade misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Brade.
Brade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Brade misses its intended target.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brade.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arthur Brade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Brade.
#T4##CL#
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brade takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Santos has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brade misses with a kick to the body
and Santos counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Santos rushes Brade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Brade backs away looking to recover.
Giovanni Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Santos!
The defeated Arthur Brade had this to say: 'I gave my all, but I actually was injured going into my camp. Congratulations to my opponent, He did well.'. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 53
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Narimanbeyov. #CUT#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Narimanbeyov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Narimanbeyov misses.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries to clinch but Narimanbeyov moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narimanbeyov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Narimanbeyov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narimanbeyov swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narimanbeyov throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Narimanbeyov connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1#
Narimanbeyov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narimanbeyov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narimanbeyov. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narimanbeyov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Narimanbeyov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Narimanbeyov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Narimanbeyov Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Santos is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taqor Narimanbeyov! |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 10
Date: May 29, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Santos clinches. #BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiramisu fails with the takedown
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Tiramisu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiramisu blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiramisu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Tiramisu wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos throws a front kick that sends Tiramisu stumbling back into the cage.
Santos checks a low kick from Tiramisu.#CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
#T1##BC2#
Tiramisu breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiramisu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiramisu stalling in the clinch.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiramisu avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiramisu avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Tiramisu breaks from the clinch.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiramisu, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiramisu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiramisu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiramisu tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
#T2##BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiramisu wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giovanni Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiramisu's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiramisu.
Tiramisu shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tiramisu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Giovanni Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Tiramisu.
Tiramisu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiramisu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.#T3#
Santos blocks a head kick by Tiramisu.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tiramisu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiramisu gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiramisu looks winded!
Tiramisu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiramisu throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Tiramisu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiramisu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Tiramisu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Santos has Tiramisu pressed against the cage, preventing Tiramisu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Tiramisu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.#T4#
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the head kick by Tiramisu.
Tiramisu delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos avoids the head kick by Tiramisu.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Tiramisu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Tiramisu's head back.
#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Tiramisu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Tiramisu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiramisu. Tiramisu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiramisu back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Tiramisu has him pressed against the cage.
Tiramisu lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiramisu has him pressed against the cage.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiramisu can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tiramisu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santos is working Tiramisu over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramisu blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Tiramisu managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Tiramisu blocks with his arms.
Tiramisu working aggressively here.
Tiramisu managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
#T1##BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiramisu throws a counter combo.
Santos avoids the body shot from Tiramisu.
As Tiramisu looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Tiramisu just gets out of the way.
Tiramisu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiramisu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiramisu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Tiramisu will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiramisu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiramisu loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Giovanni Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiramisu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steven Tiramisu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiramisu.
Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiramisu blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiramisu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiramisu is defending well for now.#BC2#
Tiramisu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tiramisu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiramisu is breathing heavily.
Tiramisu avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
#T3##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Tiramisu misses the shot to the body.
Tiramisu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiramisu throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiramisu doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tiramisu. #CL#
Santos rushes Tiramisu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Tiramisu lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Tiramisu taking a breather.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Tiramisu closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiramisu.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiramisu throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramisu shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiramisu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiramisu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Santos gets a clinch. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tiramisu clinches.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiramisu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#T1#
Tiramisu looking to stall.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiramisu is looking to land body kicks.
Santos blocks a head kick by Tiramisu.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramisu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Tiramisu.
Tiramisu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Tiramisu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiramisu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiramisu off to one side. #CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2##BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiramisu looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tiramisu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos landing knees to the head.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiramisu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Tiramisu controls the action.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramisu moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Santos clinches up with Tiramisu and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiramisu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiramisu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiramisu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Tiramisu clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Tiramisu tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Santos drives through and clinches with Tiramisu against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiramisu.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as Tiramisu throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
A head kick misses from Santos.
Steven Tiramisu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos punishes Tiramisu's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Tiramisu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tiramisu manages to break the clinch.
Tiramisu is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Giovanni Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giovanni Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiramisu throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Santos! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 23
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Santos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD#
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva is standing up over Santos. Santos looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
#REVB#
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva prevents Santos from escaping the position.
Silva cracks Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva slows the pace down. #T1#
Santos tries to escape but Silva is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silva.
Silva is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Santos. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Silva.
Silva is raining down hard shots and and Santos has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Flynn Silva!
A victorious Flynn Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SUPREME 17
Date: Mar 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Santos blocks a head kick by Correia.
Santos checks a low kick from Correia.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Correia.#CL2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos is trying to push Correia away but Correia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Correia manages to break the clinch.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correia throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos. #CL2#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Correia, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Correia is defending well for now.#T1##BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correia throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tea Time Takedowns in the buildup to the fight.#KD#
Correia drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Correia is looking for the KO!#CUT#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Correia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Correia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Correia misses with a straight left.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Correia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos walks straight into a right hand from Correia - that's dropped him! Correia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Santos from any more punishment! Santos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Logan Correia!
After the fight, Logan Correia 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. |
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Event:
SUPREME 14
Date: Feb 24, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Metal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Santos has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Metal is on him like a limpet, forcing Santos back against the cage.
Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metal's elbow.
Metal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Metal tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range. #TD2#
Metal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT2#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Metal working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Metal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Metal winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Metal controlling the action here.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T1#
Metal slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Metal lands a big elbow - Santos is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Metal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Debt Metal! |
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Event:
SUPREME 8
Date: Jan 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haggard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggard lands a head kick. Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Santos
letting Haggard counter with a right hand.
Santos wants to clinch.
Haggard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Haggard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haggard fails to land with a series of punches.
Haggard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Haggard lands with a shot to the body.
Haggard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Haggard.
Haggard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggard finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head. #ROC#Santos is rocked!
Santos tries to get into range but Haggard steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Santos! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Haggard scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reubeus Haggard!
A victorious Reubeus Haggard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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