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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
KMK1
Date: Aug 23, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
De Santos shoots in and bounces Hazlehurst off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hazlehurst keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
De Santos wants to pass the guard but Hazlehurst is keeping the position.
Hazlehurst is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Santos prevents Hazlehurst from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst is trying to stand up here but De Santos is controlling him well.
De Santos tries to pass to full mount but Hazlehurst defends it. #SUB#
De Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Hazlehurst defends the submission attempt.#T1#
Hazlehurst is looking to control De Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hazlehurst avoid being mounted?
Hazlehurst tries to kick De Santos off but De Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
De Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hazlehurst sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Hazlehurst is defending against the submission attempts here by De Santos.
#SUB#
De Santos is looking for a kimura here.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but Hazlehurst defending well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst trying to control but De Santos postures up.
#SUB#
De Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
De Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hazlehurst has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hazlehurst is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
De Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hazlehurst defends it well. #T3#
De Santos thows a huge punch but Hazlehurst dodges it nicely.
De Santos prevents Hazlehurst from improving his position.
Hazlehurst wants to get back to his feet.
Hazlehurst is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hazlehurst looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but Hazlehurst defending well. #SUB#
De Santos trying to work for an americana but Hazlehurst has managed to regain full guard.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Santos trying to control but Hazlehurst is working from the bottom.
Hazlehurst is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Santos is controlling him.
De Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hazlehurst is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hazlehurst defends it nicely.
De Santos fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santos goes for a double leg but Hazlehurst avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hazlehurst continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael De Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hazlehurst swings for the body but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Hazlehurst gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hazlehurst keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
Hazlehurst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Santos stops Hazlehurst from standing up.
De Santos advances position into side control!
De Santos trying to control the position but Hazlehurst is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control. #SUB#
De Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hazlehurst, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
De Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hazlehurst is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
De Santos tries to score with some ground and pound. Hazlehurst controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
De Santos is looking to take a break and control but Hazlehurst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazlehurst can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
De Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hazlehurst is not content to let De Santos control the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
De Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hazlehurst has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hazlehurst is pushing De Santos's head away, looking to escape. De Santos manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
De Santos tries for a kimura but Hazlehurst is defending well.
De Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T3##SUB#
De Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hazlehurst has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Santos but great work by Hazlehurst.
De Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
De Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst staying calm.
De Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Hazlehurst keeps moving and retains side control.
Rafael De Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
De Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
De Santos working for a triangle but Hazlehurst defends it easily.
Hazlehurst is looking to stand up but De Santos won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael De Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
De Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown but Hazlehurst shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hazlehurst defends well and De Santos ends up having to push Hazlehurst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazlehurst leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Santos looks to land a body kick but Hazlehurst moved away.
De Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hazlehurst keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazlehurst throws a body punch but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos tries for a takedown but Hazlehurst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazlehurst leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst throws a right hand that De Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that De Santos also avoids with ease.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hazlehurst but Hazlehurst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Hazlehurst sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hazlehurst stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santos. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
De Santos goes for a double leg but Hazlehurst avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hazlehurst continues to drive forward.
De Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Hazlehurst scores with a three punch combo!
De Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hazlehurst sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Santos somewhat.
Hazlehurst leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst throws a good cross that connects.
De Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hazlehurst circles away.
It seemed like Hazlehurst was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniel Hazlehurst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santos tries for a takedown but Hazlehurst circles away easily
and Hazlehurst counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Hazlehurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Hazlehurst as De Santos shoots in.
De Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hazlehurst counters with a one-two to the body.
De Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws a right and a left that De Santos avoids nicely.
De Santos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazlehurst lands a jab to De Santos's midsection.
Hazlehurst lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC2#
De Santos is rocked!#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Santos. #ES2#
Hazlehurst sneaks out the side door and pushes De Santos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Oh De Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazlehurst throws a perfectly timed hook that sends De Santos crashing down! De Santos tries to stagger back to his feet but Hazlehurst just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused De Santos asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2019 |
#R1#
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benn Jr as he avoids it easily.
Benn Jr leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
De Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benn Jr is trying to defend but De Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
De Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Benn Jr is defending well.
De Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Benn Jr! #T1#
De Santos throws some wild stikes that Benn Jr manages to avoid easily.
Benn Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Benn Jr has left one of his arms exposed and De Santos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Benn Jr screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael De Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael De Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.
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Event:
TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 12
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
De Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kakuto avoids it really well and circles away.
Kakuto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Santos manages to circle out of the way.
De Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Kakuto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Santos avoids the head kick by Kakuto.
Kakuto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Kakuto throws a head kick but De Santos moves out of range.
#TD#
Kakuto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto pushes down on De Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1##SUB#
Kakuto drops back looking for a leg! De Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Santos manages to kick Kakuto off! Kakuto jumps back into De Santos's guard.
Kakuto stays in close to De Santos's body and controls the position.
Kakuto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Santos for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
De Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kakuto stacks De Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kakuto!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kakuto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kakuto trying to control the action but De Santos is working from the bottom.
De Santos tries to improve position but can't.
De Santos regains half guard.#T3#
De Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Kakuto is keen to just control but De Santos is a slippery customer.
Kakuto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
De Santos scores with a takedown into Kakuto's guard.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kakuto is adopting a defensive guard.
Kakuto keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully. #T4##SUB#
Kakuto has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. De Santos doesn't defend quickly enough and Kakuto has managed to lock this one up! Can De Santos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kakuto on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
As Tsuyoi Kakuto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: "Tennōheika Banzai!!!!" 天皇陛下万歳, ("Long live the Emperor"), '.
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Event:
TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 8
Date: Mar 01, 2019 |
#R1#
De Santos looks for a takedown but Sanna sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Sanna there.
Sanna missing with a left hand there. De Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Santos wants to slow Sanna down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanna just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
De Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanna is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
De Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Santos is looking to advance position but Sanna won't allow it. #SUB#
De Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Sanna defends the submission attempt.#T1#
Sanna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Santos wants to pass the guard but Sanna is defending well. #SUB#
De Santos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sanna is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael De Santos!
Rafael De Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Michael Sanna stepped up to the mic, saying 'And I broke my promise on a very sharp rock
And I was possessed by something quite unfriendly
And I was haunted by a demon in my sleep
And that's how I learned how to survive
And I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking
And I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking
And I gave water '.
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Event:
TAFC: Big Bash 2 - Aus Day
Date: Jan 26, 2019 |
#R1#
De Santos checks a leg kick.
Turillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turillo is looking to land body kicks.
De Santos attempts a counter takedown but Turillo avoids it well and moves away.
De Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turillo delivers a nice body kick.
Turillo connects with a jab.
De Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Santos tries for a takedown but Turillo circles away easily
and Turillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turillo thumps De Santos with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
De Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turillo tries to avoid it but De Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turillo to the ground. Turillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turillo counters with a leg kick.
Song Turillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Turillo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turillo lands with a nice body kick.
De Santos is breathing heavily.
Turillo connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Turillo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Turillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#KD2#
Turillo lands a big head kick that sends De Santos tumbling to the mat! Turillo takes a step backwards and waves De Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Turillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turillo lands with a nice body kick.
Turillo slips under a jab from De Santos.
Turillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Santos's calf.
Turillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Santos.
Turillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Turillo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T2#
Turillo clobbers De Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Santos looks for a takedown but Turillo sprawls well.
As De Santos backs off Turillo throws a huge counter combo but De Santos manages to avoid it all.
De Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Turillo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turillo.
De Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turillo circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! De Santos drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Turillo follows De Santos to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Song Turillo!
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Event:
EFA 84 Vermeulen Vs Murphy
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Duh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duh is breathing heavily.
De Santos is pushing down on Duh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duh is fighting to maintain full guard but De Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Duh is defending against the submission attempts here by De Santos.
De Santos controlling the pace. #SUB2#
De Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Duh could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but De Santos has cracked it and Duh is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by De Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael De Santos!
Rafael De Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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