Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: Just some fights 2
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Pierre works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Pierre 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.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Pierre cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.#T2#
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC#Sanchez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Pierre finish him?
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez looks winded!
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre loads up on a big left hand. Sanchez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Pierre looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sanchez can't hide his disappointment, as Pierre celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!
During a confident post fight interview, George Pierre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ENIGMA 230
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Trel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trel moves away.
Trel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trel blocks a jab.
Trel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trel tries for a takedown but Koskinen circles away easily
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Trel ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Trel shoots in.
Koskinen misses with a low kick as Trel jumps back.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Trel is breathing heavily.
Koskinen tests Trel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Trel. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Koskinen lands a big uppercut and Trel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trel looks OK. Koskinen waves Trel back to his feet!#ROC2#Trel is rocked!
Koskinen weaves into range and cracks Trel right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Trel goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koskinen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esa Koskinen!

Event: SMASH: Noeigati vs Hun
Date: Nov 30, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Janjan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD2#
Santana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santana wants to stand but Janjan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janjan has his hands on Santana's head, controlling the position.
Santana is looking to advance position but Janjan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janjan raining down shots from the mount!
Janjan throws some wild stikes that Santana manages to avoid easily. #T1#
Janjan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Janjan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Janjan controlling the pace for now.
Santana is in a horrible position here. Janjan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santana blocking the ground and pound.
Janjan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Janjan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Janjan thowing shots but they're missing. #T2#
Janjan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santana looks a forlorn figure.
Santana is squirming around, avoiding Janjan's attempts to control the action.
Janjan throws some wild stikes that Santana manages to avoid easily.
Janjan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santana?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janjan raining down shots from the mount!
Janjan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Janjan looking to finish Santana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santana!
Janjan landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Janjan with shots to the head and body - Santana looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC#Santana is rocked!
Janjan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Santana is still in real trouble! Can Janjan finish him?
Janjan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
Janjan cracks Santana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santana is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Janjan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Janjan unloading with bombs!
Janjan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Santana badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Janjan around the waist but Janjan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Janjan is the winner by TKO! Janjan jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dodong Janjan!
An out of breath Dodong Janjan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2024

#R1#
Trel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lui throws out the jab.
Trel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lui counters with a nice body shot.
Trel closes the distance and clinches up with Lui, looking for a takedown. Trel pushes Lui against the cage but Lui circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trel fails with the takedown
and Lui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luk Lui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fat Trel.
Trel throws a right and a left that Lui avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Lui.
Lui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lui.
A big right from Lui misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lui misses the target.
Fat Trel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Trel gets a double leg takedown into Lui's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Trel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Trel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trel advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Trel has hold of Lui's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lui seems comfortable defending it but Trel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lui is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lui is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Trel couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fat Trel!
After the fight, Fat Trel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: UCF 84: Hunter v Christ
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Graves tries to clinch but Dotson is having none of it.
Dotson moves out of range of the body kick.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dotson doesn't seem phased though.
Dotson throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a one-two to the body.
Dotson checks a leg kick.
Dotson throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dotson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dotson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a three punch combo that has Dotson backing up. Dotson nods at Graves to acknowledge the strikes.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Dotson slips the punch.
Dotson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Dotson is predictable there
and Graves counters with a big head kick but Dotson shrugs it off.
Dotson slips a jab from Graves.
Dotson throws a big counter combination but Graves scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dotson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dotson closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Good leg kick by Dotson.
No joy there for Dotson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves is looking for the big counter here.#T1#
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Dotson. Those never looked like landing.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
Dotson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Dotson.
Graves flicks out a counter leg kick but Dotson steps away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dotson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Graves - the referee stops the clock and Dotson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Graves. Dotson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dotson throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dotson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dotson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dotson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with an inside leg kick.
Dotson is breathing heavily.
Dotson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Graves closes the distance and pushes Dotson back into the cage.
Dotson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Graves keeps control of Dotson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Dotson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dotson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dotson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dotson throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dotson.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Dotson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dotson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a flying knee. Nice. #ROC2#Dotson is rocked!
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
Dotson misses with a low kick.
Devon Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dotson misses with the combination.
Graves misses the jab.
Dotson is looking for a counter combo.#T3#
Dotson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Dotson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Graves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dotson at a distance.
Dotson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Dotson.
A cross from Graves lands.
Graves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dotson is looking for a counter combo.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dotson's hands.
A combination from Dotson does no damage.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dotson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4#
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Dotson backwards.
Oh Dotson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Dotson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dotson seems to have got his legs back now.#BC#
Dotson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dotson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Graves clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Dotson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dotson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Dotson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A low kick from Dotson is predictable there
and Graves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dotson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves slips a jab from Dotson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotson misses with a double jab
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dotson. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Graves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Graves dodges the punch combination from Dotson.
Dotson walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dotson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dotson misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dotson ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Dotson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves stuns Dotson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves. #CL2#
Graves closes the distance and pushes Dotson back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dotson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dotson tries to break the clinch but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves gets through Dotson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Dotson avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Dotson is trying to push Graves away but Graves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graves slows down the pace here.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Dotson manages to break the clinch.
Dotson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Dotson blocks it.
A jab from Dotson misses. #CL2#
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves throws an elbow that misses.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dotson tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Dotson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Graves.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Graves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dotson's head.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves swings for the body but Dotson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dotson misses.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dotson misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dotson's knee momentarily.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dotson moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graves feints with a jab and clips Dotson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Dotson is sent crashing into the canvas and Graves leaps in for the kill! Dotson tries to get to his feet but Graves is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Dotson is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Graves!
Devon Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CCC 85
Date: Oct 26, 2024

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

Erica Santana dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Ghiotto tries to sprawl but Santana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ghiotto is doing well to control the position and prevent Santana from advancing to side control.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ghiotto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ghiotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Ghiotto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ghiotto wants to control but Santana is keeping busy.
Ghiotto is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghiotto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Ghiotto is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ghiotto avoid being mounted?
Ghiotto works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghiotto pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
Further stalling from Ghiotto.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ghiotto slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Ghiotto tries to keep at a distance but Santana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ghiotto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2##BC#
Ghiotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santana misses with a head kick.
Ghiotto scores with a shot to the body.
Ghiotto lands a jab-cross combination.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghiotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Santana has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghiotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ghiotto. #TD2#
Ghiotto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Santana is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ghiotto to the mat. Ghiotto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Erica Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghiotto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghiotto pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ghiotto trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #TD2#
Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghiotto is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T4#
Santana is nestled in close to Ghiotto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ghiotto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2024

#R1##TD#
Askren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanchez won't allow Askren to pass to mount.
Askren works his way into side control.
Askren takes a little break here. Sanchez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Askren has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sanchez is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Askren yanks on the arm and Sanchez is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Askren.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Askren!
A relieved looking Jake Askren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: UCF 73: Santoro v Valdenius
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1#
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Dotson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Dotson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Dotson.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Dotson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Dotson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oliveira lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Dotson.
Dotson with a nice cross.
Dotson throws a lazy head kick
and Oliveira counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Dotson is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thiago Oliveira!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thiago Oliveira thanked Sakura Style for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: CCC 77
Date: Sep 28, 2024

#R1#
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana is looking to clinch but Askren is avoiding it.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana goes for a double leg but Askren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Askren continues to drive forward.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santana is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Askren is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santana can't fight it off and eventually Askren manages to take the fight to the floor. Santana looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Santana seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santana wants to stand up but Askren is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Askren trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Askren is looking to stand up but Santana won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Askren stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erica Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Santana gets caught napping as Askren dives in and scores a takedown. Santana manages to retain guard.
Askren wants to stand but Santana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Askren's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3##ES#
Santana manages to escape and get back to his feet. #TD2#
Askren closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santana did well to prevent Askren getting side control.

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

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

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Erica Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 11, 2024

#R1#
Sanchez stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #ROC#James is rocked!#CUT#It looks like John James has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
James is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanchez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanchez has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez cracks James with a solid left hand.#T1#
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from James's guard.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.#SUB2#
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez tries to stand but James is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James looks winded!
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of James is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from James's guard.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John James'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.#R2#
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez lands with a big left! James is wobbled badly! Sanchez comes in with a flurry of punches and drops James to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Sanchez!
Luis Sanchez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm the baddest motherfucker alive! Who the fuck is you?'.

Event: CCC 67
Date: Aug 23, 2024

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

Osama Bin-Semen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bin-Semen looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Bin-Semen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Osama Bin-Semen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen trying to pass the guard but Santana defending well.
Bin-Semen is taking a breather. Santana says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bin-Semen thows a huge punch but Santana dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen prevents Santana from improving his position.
Bin-Semen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Santana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen prevents Santana from improving his position.
Bin-Semen trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Santana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana winds up and cracks Bin-Semen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santana wants to free his trapped foot but Bin-Semen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bin-Semen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana throwing shots but Bin-Semen is blocking nicely.
Bin-Semen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard.
Bin-Semen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bin-Semen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
Santana keeping full guard, as Bin-Semen tries to pass. #T3#
Bin-Semen controlling from the top position.
Bin-Semen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santana's guard.
Santana pushes Bin-Semen off looking to stand but Bin-Semen dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Bin-Semen is trying to work for a kimura but Santana is defending well.
Santana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bin-Semen is working away from the top position though.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bin-Semen in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Santana makes his way to full guard, as Bin-Semen worked for a kimura.
Santana keeping full guard, as Bin-Semen tries to pass.
Bin-Semen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bin-Semen preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Osama Bin-Semen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Bin-Semen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santana was covering up waiting for the punch and Bin-Semen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bin-Semen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bin-Semen controlling from the top position.
Santana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bin-Semen is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana has momentary wrist control but Bin-Semen slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Santana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bin-Semen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Bin-Semen from controlling successfully.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bin-Semen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bin-Semen postures up in Santana's guard and throws a big left but Santana blocks it. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck.
Bin-Semen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of elbows.
Osama Bin-Semen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bin-Semen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santana looking to control. #T3#
Bin-Semen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bin-Semen's half guard.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin-Semen has his hands clasped together around Santana's back. He's all about the action.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Bin-Semen's hands, connecting with Bin-Semen's forehead.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bin-Semen's head.
Bin-Semen wants to improve his position but Santana is controlling well.
Santana throws a strike but Bin-Semen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Bin-Semen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Bin-Semen!#REVR#
Bin-Semen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bin-Semen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Bin-Semen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin-Semen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: UCF 53: Brlacher v Williams
Date: Jul 27, 2024

#R1#
Dotson misses with a double jab.
Dotson misses with a double jab.
Spartan tries to clinch there but Dotson circles away. #TD#
Dotson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dotson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
An elbow from Dotson crashes against the mat.
Spartan struggling a bit here.
Dotson working the head with strikes.
Spartan is trying to control Dotson's posture but Dotson avoids it.
Dotson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dotson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spartan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spartan keeps trying to improve his position.
Dotson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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!
Dotson throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T1#
Dotson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dotson throws a strike aimed at the side of Spartan's head but Spartan avoids it well.
Dotson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spartan down.
Check out the look on Dotson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spartan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Spartan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dotson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Spartan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dotson working the ground and pound from side control.
Dotson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spartan is looking to reverse the position.
Dotson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Spartan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Spartan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dotson working the head and body with strikes.
Dotson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spartan is trying to control but can't. #T2#
Ground and pound from Dotson.
Spartan wants to control but Dotson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dotson working over Spartan with some ground and pound. Spartan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dotson is working away from the top position though.
Spartan is trying to get back to full guard.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dotson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spartan is looking to control Dotson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spartan avoid being mounted?
Spartan gets full guard.
Dotson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dotson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dotson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spartan wants to get back to his feet but Dotson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan is trying to keep Dotson in close. #T3#
Spartan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dotson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dotson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spartan wants to sweep here but Dotson controlling him for the moment.
Spartan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dotson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spartan trying to keep a closed guard but Dotson is proving a slippery customer.
Dotson throws an elbow that misses. Spartan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dotson's guard. Nice move by Spartan!#REVB##ES#
Dotson pushes Spartan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dotson throws a series of strikes that have Spartan backpedaling.
Wayne Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Spartan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Dotson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Spartan pushes Dotson up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Dotson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Spartan.
Dotson is looking to chop away at Spartan's legs.
Dotson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Spartan moves into range and clinches up with Dotson.
Spartan is trying to force a seperation but Dotson has the dominant position.#BC#
Dotson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dotson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dotson tries to score with a low kick but Spartan moves his leg out of the way.
Spartan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dotson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Spartan dodges the punch combination from Dotson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Dotson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Spartan shoots in for a takedown but Dotson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dotson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dotson misses with the combination.
Dotson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spartan counters with a two punch combo.
Dotson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dotson throws a right and a left that Spartan avoids nicely.
Dotson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dotson throws a low kick but Spartan avoids it.
Spartan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spartan shoots and misses
and Dotson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dotson misses with a combination #CL2#
and Spartan counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Spartan breaks the clinch.
Wayne Dotson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dotson throws a series of punches but Spartan avoids them all with ease.
Dotson swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartan.
Dotson throws a big counter combination but Spartan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Spartan closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Spartan throws an elbow that misses.
Dotson wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dotson throws a nice looking combination but Spartan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spartan tries to counter with a clinch but Dotson shakes him off and moves away.
Dotson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dotson looks to land a combination. Spartan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dotson misses with a few strikes there.
Dotson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dotson misses with the combination.
Dotson misses with a low kick.
Dotson misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
so Spartan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Spartan manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!#REVR#
Spartan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dotson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
Spartan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dotson is refusing to be controlled, as Spartan sits in half guard.
Spartan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spartan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Spartan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dotson's thigh. Dotson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dotson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?#ES#
Dotson scrambles and gets back to his feet. #T3##TD2#
Dotson gets caught flat footed, as Spartan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Dotson has his feet on Spartan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dotson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spartan just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Dotson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spartan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spartan wants to clinch.
As Spartan looks to move away, Dotson throws a big counter combo but Spartan just gets out of the way.
Dotson lands a jab-cross combination.
Wayne Dotson is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Spartan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spartan lands in his opponent's guard.

Dotson pushes Spartan off and gets back to his feet. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Dotson.
Dotson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dotson scores with a nice right hand.
Dotson misses with a head kick.
Spartan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spartan throws a low kick but Dotson moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Spartan closes the distance and clinches.
Spartan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dotson. #TD2#
Spartan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Spartan trying to control from half guard but Dotson is working away. #ES#
Dotson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Spartan is on him like a limpet, forcing Dotson back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Dotson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spartan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spartan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Dotson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Dotson misses with a two punch combination.
Dotson shoots in looking for a takedown. Spartan tries to sprawl out of it but Dotson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spartan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spartan unleashes a big counter combination but Dotson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Dotson circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch but Dotson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dotson.
Dotson throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartan. #TD2#
Spartan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spartan wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dotson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spartan. #T1#
Dotson is refusing to be controlled, as Spartan sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spartan tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dotson. #T2#
Dotson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dotson throws a right and a left that Spartan avoids nicely.
Dotson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dotson sets himself, and Spartan steps forward looking for the clinch! Dotson avoids it this time.#CL2#
Spartan drives through and clinches with Dotson against the cage.
Spartan keeps control of Dotson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dotson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spartan has Dotson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dotson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Dotson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dotson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spartan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spartan tries to counter with a clinch but Dotson shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotson. Spartan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartan throws out a counter right but Dotson avoids it with no problem.
Wayne Dotson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dotson throws a combination that misses
and Spartan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartan shoots in but no luck this time.
Spartan avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Dotson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spartan dodges the punch combination from Dotson. #TD2#
Spartan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dotson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sloppy strikes from Dotson. Those never looked like landing.
Spartan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dotson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dotson throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Dotson misses with a few strikes there.
Spartan unleashes a big counter combination but Dotson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dotson circles away.
Spartan shoots in for a double leg but Dotson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wayne Dotson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Dotson connects with a body shot that sends Spartan's belly button to the back.#T4#
Dotson misses with a takedown #TD2#
and Spartan counters with a takedown into side control.
Dotson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Spartan thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #SUB2#
Spartan is working for a rear naked choke. Dotson is not defending it well and Spartan has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Dotson refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Dotson's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Spartan!

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

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

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

Event: UCF 38: Galvarino v Hendricks
Date: Jun 15, 2024

#R1#
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dotson is able to avoid easily.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dotson misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dotson!
Dotson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Jones tries for a kimura but Dotson is defending well.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB2#
Jones tries for a kimura but Dotson is defending well.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dotson to see if he's OK.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Dotson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Dotson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
You get the feeling that Dotson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones tries to control but Dotson wriggling away.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes. #ROC2#Dotson is rocked!
Dotson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oh Dotson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Dotson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Dotson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Beast Jones!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2024

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

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

Event: UCF 27: Jones v Jones
Date: May 11, 2024

#R1#
Dotson misses with a combination #TD2#
and Zoerner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Dotson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD2#
Zoerner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dotson is looking to get back to his feet here but Zoerner is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dotson's back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dotson trying to get back to his feet but Zoerner is in full control for now. #T1#
Zoerner really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dotson.
It looks like Zoerner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Our spies down at at Tappelukerho inform us that Zoerner has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dotson is trying to stand back up. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Good control from Zoerner.
Dotson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Zoerner biding his time, controlling Dotson.
Dotson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zoerner biding his time, controlling Dotson.
Dotson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dotson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zoerner biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hubert Zoerner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Dotson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zoerner is defended easily by Dotson.
Dotson lands with a nice combination. Zoerner backs away looking to recover.
Dotson cracks Zoerner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zoerner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dotson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zoerner scrambles back to his feet.
Dotson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zoerner back to the cage. Dotson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dotson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zoerner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dotson sprawls well. Dotson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zoerner gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Dotson throws a left that rocks Zoerner and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dotson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Zoerner regain composure! #ROC#Zoerner is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Hubert Zoerner has been cut.
Zoerner is trying to control Dotson's posture but Dotson avoids it.
Zoerner is still in real trouble! Can Dotson finish him?#T1#
Sloppy strikes there by Dotson.
Dotson in side control, throwing shots but Zoerner defends.
Zoerner seems to have recovered his senses.
Dotson tries to score with some ground and pound. Zoerner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zoerner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dotson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hubert Zoerner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dotson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zoerner dodges the ground and pound from Dotson.
Dotson working the ground and pound but Zoerner is defending the strikes.
Zoerner is holding Dotson down, trying to stall.
Dotson misses with the ground and pound.
Dotson working away.
Zoerner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zoerner is doing well to control the position and prevent Dotson from advancing to side control.
Dotson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zoerner's head. #T2#
Zoerner wants to improve his position but Dotson is controlling well.
Dotson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dotson with the ground and pound but Zoerner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dotson postures up in Zoerner's guard and throws a big left but Zoerner blocks it.
Zoerner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dotson postures up in Zoerner's guard and throws a big left but Zoerner blocks it.
Dotson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoerner has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zoerner holds on and takes a little breather.
Dotson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zoerner pulls Dotson in close to prevent any damage.
Dotson throws a big elbow that misses.
Zoerner pulls Dotson in close to his closed guard and prevents Dotson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dotson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Dotson throwing strikes from guard but Zoerner blocks nicely.
Dotson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zoerner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zoerner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dotson is one step ahead there.
Dotson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dotson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dotson throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoerner is pulling down on Dotson's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Zoerner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dotson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoerner has wrist control.
Dotson postures up in Zoerner's guard and throws a big left but Zoerner blocks it.
Zoerner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dotson.
Dotson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zoerner controlling the position.
Dotson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dotson postures up in Zoerner's guard and throws a big left but Zoerner blocks it.
Dotson postures up in Zoerner's guard and throws a big left but Zoerner blocks it.
Dotson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dotson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dotson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zoerner wants to sweep but no luck.
Dotson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoerner has wrist control.
Dotson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Dotson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hubert Zoerner'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#
Zoerner scores with a takedown into Dotson's guard.

Dotson pushes Zoerner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dotson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zoerner fails to land the takedown.
Dotson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wayne Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dotson throws a low kick but Zoerner avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dotson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dotson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zoerner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dotson.
Dotson stalks Zoerner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zoerner's face. Zoerner staggers backwards, shaken.
Zoerner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dotson manages to avoid it.
Wayne Dotson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dotson stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Zoerner with that takedown attempt.
Wayne Dotson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hubert Zoerner.
Zoerner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Dotson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Zoerner counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Dotson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Zoerner is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC#
Dotson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Zoerner as he checks the leg kick.#TD2#
Zoerner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dotson wants to stand but Zoerner is controlling the position.
Dotson is wriggling around but Zoerner manages to pass to half guard.
Dotson tries to kick Zoerner off but Zoerner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dotson is looking to get back to is feet but Zoerner passes into side control.
Zoerner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T2#
Zoerner tries to move to mount but Dotson blocks the move with his legs.
Zoerner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet.#T3##ES#
Dotson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sloppy strikes from Dotson. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Zoerner gets the takedown into side control.

Dotson sneaks out the side door and pushes Zoerner away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoerner misses with a straight right.
Dotson throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Zoerner counters with a shoot takedown. Dotson fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Dotson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A low kick from Dotson is predictable there #TD2#
and Zoerner counters with a single leg into guard. Dotson didn't expect that.
Dotson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Zoerner dives into side control. #T4##REVR#
Dotson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dotson prevents Zoerner from moving into mount.
Dotson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zoerner takes a little break here. Dotson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Dotson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dotson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Dotson!
In his post fight interview, Wayne Dotson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2024

#R1#
Dotson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dotson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#It looks like Coby Morse has been cut.
Morse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morse throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dotson slips under a jab.
Morse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dotson staying out of range there.
Dotson scores with a one two! Morse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dotson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Morse. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Dotson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morse misses with the combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Morse misses.
Wayne Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dotson misses with a few strikes there.
Dotson throws a right hand that Morse ducks under and follows up with a left that Morse also avoids with ease.
Morse appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dotson avoids the body shot from Morse.
Morse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dotson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
A clash of legs there as Morse blocks the low kick.#CL2#
Morse closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Dotson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Morse manages to break the clinch.
Morse misses with a low kick.
Dotson stuns Morse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dotson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dotson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Coby Morse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dotson is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Dotson shuts the power down on Morse. Lights out, game over! Dotson is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wayne Dotson!
In his post fight interview, Wayne Dotson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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

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

Erica Santana dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Santana takes one to the side of the head.
Santana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Santana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lamez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez has his hands clasped together around Santana's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez is doing well to control the position and prevent Santana from advancing to side control.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Lamez trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez controlling the position well.
Santana is nestled in close to Lamez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamez trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamez can do to turn this around?
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lamez defending well though.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erica Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Lamez is looking to improve his position.
Lamez is controlling Santana's trapped leg to prevent Santana from advancing to side control.#T2#
Lamez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lamez is controlling Santana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lamez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Santana is trying to work for a kimura but Lamez is defending well.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lamez controlling the position well.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lamez's head.
Santana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lamez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana. #T3#
Lamez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamez holds on and takes a little breather.
Lamez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santana works over Lamez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lamez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lamez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Lamez managing to control the position.
Santana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamez is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamez seems keen to control Santana's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santana working some strikes from top position.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamez managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

Event: DMMA 296 Martin vs Evans
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Arkinson throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick lands for Mills.
Arkinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Arkinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mills.
Arkinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills throws a jab when Arkinson was well out of range.
Arkinson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mills counters with a series of strikes. Arkinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arkinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arkinson throws a right hand that Mills ducks under and follows up with a left that Mills also avoids with ease.#CL#
Mills gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mills creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills lands with a left to the head.
Mills lands a left hand.
Arkinson blocks a body shot from Mills.
Arkinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mills won't allow it.
Arkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mills keeps control of Arkinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arkinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T1#
Mills scores with a shoulder strike.
Arkinson blocking some punches.
Mills has Arkinson pressed against the cage, preventing Arkinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Mills breaks from the clinch.
Arkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mills was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills looks to land a combination but Arkinson avoids it well.
Arkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Arkinson looks to move away, Mills throws a big counter combo but Arkinson just gets out of the way.
Arkinson looks winded!#TD#
Arkinson tries to sprawl but Mills drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Arkinson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arkinson misses with a left hand
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Arkinson is rocked!
Mills lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
Arkinson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mills swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edward Mills!
Post fight, Edward Mills took to the microphone: 'Da Honest Consumption uf Pickles is good fur all! Long live da Pickles!'.
Mark Arkinson was interviewed post fight and said 'FUCK MR PICKLE REST IN PISS'.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 09, 2024

#R1#
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez cracks Kurosaki with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kurosaki avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Kurosaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Kurosaki connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Kurosaki. #T1#
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Kurosaki effectively controlling the action here.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the cage.
Kurosaki keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez is trying to push Kurosaki away but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurosaki.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kurosaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands a right hand.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki stalling against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Kurosaki on the inside.
Kurosaki has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurosaki lands a big knee! That's hurt Sanchez! Oh, he's all over the place! Kurosaki lands another knee that sends Sanchez to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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