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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Noel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Noel throwing shots but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Santos is pressing down on Noel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noel cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Noel prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Santos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Noel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Noel throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Noel from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Santos has his foot on Noel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Noel works his way back into a safe position though.
Noel won't allow Santos to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Noel scoring with some ground and pound.
Noel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Noel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Noel looking for a sweep. Not yet Noel, not yet.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noel 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noel working a defensive guard here.
#T3#
Noel is looking to stand back up but Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Noel.
Santos is keen to just control but Noel is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Noel is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Santos is controlling the pace.
Noel trying to control here.
#T4#
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.
Noel controlling the position for now.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Noel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Santos dominated that round.
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#
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
Keshaun Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel lands a two punch combo.
#CUT2#
It looks like Errol Santos has been cut.
Noel's coach down at Dream Big Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Noel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Noel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Noel as the two fighters clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Noel to keep the fight standing.
Santos being controlled against the cage.#TD#
Santos jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Noel defends it easily.#SU2#
Noel stands up from Santos's guard - Noel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Noel just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Noel misses. #KD2#
Noel drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Noel is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Noel lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Santos crumples to the floor! Noel milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keshaun Noel!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. One is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
One is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
One wants to get back to full guard.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One has a hand on Santos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Santos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Santos looking to control but One is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1#
One looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos avoiding One 's attempts to control his hands.
One is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Santos is staying active.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos is punishing One with strikes - can he finish him?!
Santos is looking to control One but One is wriggling around and keeping busy.
One wants to control his opponent's hands but Santos gets his hands free.
One might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
A lull in the action here.
One wants to control his opponent's hands but Santos gets his hands free. #T3#
One's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Santos's hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I would not like to be One right now.
One looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can One do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
One is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Santos is persistently looking for the submission but One is defending it well.
One tries to escape but Santos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
One misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
One checks a low kick from Santos.#TD2#
One closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.#SUB#
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Santos looking for a guillotine here but One defends easily.
#T1#
One 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. #SUB#
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
One would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
One's corner is telling him to maintain position.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
One looking to pass the guard.
One must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#ES#
Santos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. One is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Santos jumps guard but One stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
One pulls guard effortlessly.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
One looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
One trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
One has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for One.
You can see the frustration on One's face as Santos controls the position.
One is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him!
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos prevents One from getting the reversal.
Santos manages to capitalize on a mistake by One to take his back!
Santos keeps control of the position as One tries to break free.
One is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Santos.
Santos is hanging on to One's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Errol Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! 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##TD#
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. One is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
One scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Santos manages to mount him!
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
One working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape. #T1#
One tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
One working to try and regain half guard.
One tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away. #SU#
Santos stands up from mount. Strange move.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL2#
One clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?#TD2#
One shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Santos pushes One off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
One darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Santos kicks One off and gets back to his feet.#CL2#
One drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Santos tries to pull guard but One holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to pull guard but One turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Santos gets caught flat footed, as One shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
One pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. One doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. One manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
One throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
One wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but One has passed into side control.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but One drags him back down.#SUB2#
One is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
One thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Test One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Errol Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Errol Santos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Santos!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larkin throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larkin is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Larkin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Larkin rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Larkin pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larkin leaning against his opponent.
Larkin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.
Larkin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Larkin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#TD#
Santos manages to pull guard.
Larkin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Vinny’s Gym *MLC sponsored gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larkin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Santos is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Larkin trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Santos.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Larkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larkin wants to hit a switch here but Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Larkin there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos content just to control the position here. #T3#
Larkin tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos content just to control the position here. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Larkin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Errol Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Larkin misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Larkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santos moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larkin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Larkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Larkin missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Larkin. #T1#
Larkin stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larkin as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Larkin clinches.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Larkin controlling the action here for a moment.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larkin leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Larkin.
Larkin slowing the pace effectively.
Larkin lands a big right hand that drops Santos! The killer instinct kicks in and Larkin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Larkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Larkin!
Conor Larkin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD2#
Daniels shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
Santos throws Daniels to one side and escapes!
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.#TD2#
Daniels closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!#SUB2#
Daniels is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santos is trying to escape and Daniels transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Daniels! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Daniels!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 12, 2018 |
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Pallas down. #CL2#
Pallas pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Pallas misses with a body punch.
#TD#
Santos pulls Pallas into guard.
#SUB#
Santos has an active guard here but Pallas has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pallas is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pallas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pallas on the ground.
Santos is looking to get back to is feet but Pallas passes into side control.
#T1#
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Pallas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Pallas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos tries to buck Pallas off but he can't manage it. #SUB2#
Pallas working for a guillotine from mount but Santos is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pallas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pallas thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
#SUB2#
Santos is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Pallas locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Santos is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Athan Pallas!
A victorious Athan Pallas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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