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Event:
Conquest VIII
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stroganov is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Stroganov circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Stroganov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos is looking to control Stroganov's arms but Stroganov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Stroganov stalling.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stroganov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
I was talking to Stroganov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD#
Stroganov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stroganov scoring with some ground and pound.
Stroganov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stroganov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stroganov chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC#Santos is rocked!
Stroganov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Stroganov finish him?
Stroganov loads up on a big left hand. Santos felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Stroganov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Santos can't hide his disappointment, as Stroganov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Stroganov! |
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Event:
Conquest IV
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Cuervo throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Cuervo misses.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Cuervo misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Santos rushes Cuervo and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Santos decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cuervo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cuervo throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Cuervo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Cuervo postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow. #T1#
Cuervo postures up.
Santos working a defensive guard but Cuervo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cuervo slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Cuervo controlling the pace.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Santos gets full guard.
Cuervo wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is trying to control the position but Cuervo postures up. #T2#
Cuervo cracks Santos with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Santos looking for subs off his back but Cuervo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Santos is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cuervo trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Cuervo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cuervo is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cuervo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Cuervo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cuervo 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. #ROC2#Santos is rocked!
Cuervo content to control rather than advance.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cuervo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Santos quite badly. Santos pulls Cuervo in close trying to recover. Cuervo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Santos on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Santos doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Cuervo!
A less than humble Jose Cuervo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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