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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Santana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Derrick Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.#TD#
Santana pulls guard.
Santana looking for a sweep. Not yet Santana, not yet.
Santana pulls Johnson in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Santana has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santana moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Santana appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL2#
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Santana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but Santana turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Johnson wants to break free but Santana has control.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Santana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santana quickly recovers to half guard.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Santana desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Santana still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Santana has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Santana lands some shots froms side control.
Santana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santana looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santana smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Santana landing a few strikes.
Santana working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
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 Derrick Santana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Johnson pushes Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santana prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC#
Santana breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Johnson darts in and clinches Santana up against the cage.
Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.#BC#
Santana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Santana checks it #TD#
and Santana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santana.
Santana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson 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.
Santana content to stall in guard here.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana working some strikes from top position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santana controls the pace.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Santana slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Santana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.#T3#
Santana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Santana seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
#T4##SUB#
Santana is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Santana slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Santana has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Santana dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santana swivels and escapes.
Santana tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Derrick Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Santana counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt. #T1#
Johnson throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Santana counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Santana controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Santana has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Santana's guard.#REVB#
Santana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Santana looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Santana cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Santana drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Santana off! Santana jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Santana controlling from the top position.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Santana from standing up. #SUB2#
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Derrick Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Santana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Santana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santana seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Johnson clinches up with Santana and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santana checks a low kick from Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santana is out of range.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santana throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 Derrick Santana.
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 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derrick Santana!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Johnson 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.#SUB#
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Johnson 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.#SU2#
Martinez is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1##CL2#
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
#TD2#
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#SU2#
Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Martinez to get to his feet.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson is holding on to half guard well.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Martinez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson 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.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson managing to control the position. #T3##SUB2#
Johnson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Martinez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Johnson's body to avoid the submission. Johnson has instead reached around Martinez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Johnson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Johnson!
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