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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana's entrance music is I Gotta Feeling . A fine choice. Igor Santana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Belfort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Belfort is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santana has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana is trying to stand back up but Belfort is controlling him
Belfort lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belfort seems to be working for a kimura but Santana defends the submission attempt.
Belfort is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santana is just riding it out for now. Belfort eventually gives up the hold.
Santana tries to kick Belfort off but Belfort keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belfort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belfort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort stops Santana from getting back to his feet.
Belfort lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santana pushes Belfort off looking to stand but Belfort dives back in and keeps control.
Santana has hold of Belfort's hands but Belfort slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but Santana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belfort to get the leverage.
Santana is looking to escape.
Belfort looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belfort lands a nice short elbow.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Belfort there.
Belfort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort working over Santana with some ground and pound. Santana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Belfort working the head and body with strikes.
Belfort is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to stand up here but Belfort is controlling him well.
Belfort is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santana sees it coming and defends easily.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana has hold of Belfort's hands but Belfort slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belfort is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belfort is working for a submission of some sort.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belfort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santana sees it coming and defends easily.
Belfort is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Belfort seems to be looking for submissions.
Belfort is looking for a kimura here.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Belfort feints and as Santana raises his hands in defense, Belfort changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Belfort working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Belfort connects with a couple of short punches.
Belfort prevents Santana from getting back to his feet.
Belfort 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.
Belfort drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belfort jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belfort postures up and lands a big shot to Santana's brow.
Belfort postures up and lands a big shot to Santana's brow.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana misses with a takedown
and Belfort counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that 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.
Santana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belfort counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santana wants to stand but Belfort is controlling the position.
Belfort is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belfort lands a couple of elbows.
Belfort working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Belfort prevents Santana from getting back to his feet.
Belfort landing some decent shots from guard.
Vitor Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belfort lands a couple of elbows.
Belfort is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belfort is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belfort drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belfort jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santana has his takedown stuffed
and Belfort counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belfort chips away with some ground and pound.
Belfort works over Santana with some ground and pound from guard.
Belfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Belfort throwing strikes from guard but Santana blocks nicely.
Santana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belfort.
Belfort throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santana with a poor takedown
and Belfort counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santana is looking to stand up but Belfort isn't so interested in that idea.
Belfort distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belfort postures up and lands a big shot to Santana's brow.
Belfort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to stand up but Belfort isn't so interested in that idea.
Belfort working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belfort is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santana shoots and misses
and Belfort counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort working over Santana with some ground and pound. Santana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santana tries to kick Belfort off but Belfort keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Belfort there.
Belfort drops an elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Santana is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belfort jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belfort scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belfort drops back looking for a leg! Santana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santana manages to kick Belfort off! Belfort jumps back into Santana's guard.
Belfort stops Santana from standing up.
Belfort working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Belfort is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santana wants to stand and escape but Belfort is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana fails with the takedown
and Belfort counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort won't allow Santana to get back to his feet.
Belfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santana pushes Belfort off and scrambles back to his feet.
Belfort closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belfort lands in his opponent's guard.
Belfort is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belfort working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Belfort throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santana is looking to stand up but Belfort isn't so interested in that idea.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort working some strikes from top position.
Santana wants to stand but Belfort is controlling the position.
Belfort scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Belfort.
Belfort working the ground and pound.
Santana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Belfort works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Belfort cracks Santana with a big elbow.
Belfort lands a few punches from side control.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belfort.
Belfort throwing strikes from guard but Santana blocks nicely.
Santana is looking to stand up but Belfort isn't so interested in that idea.
Belfort landing with the ground and pound.
Santana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belfort is controlling him.
Belfort landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belfort's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belfort counters with a takedown into side control.
Belfort works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Belfort sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Igor Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Belfort works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Santana pushes Belfort away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Belfort gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Belfort tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but Belfort drags him back down.
Santana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Belfort is trying to get an arm triangle but Santana is defending well.
Belfort lands some shots froms side control.
Santana is pushing Belfort's head away, looking to escape. Belfort manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Belfort thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santana is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Belfort is controlling him well.
Santana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belfort connects with a decent elbow.
Belfort working the ground and pound.
Santana is trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort has hold of Santana's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Santana tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Belfort cranks the arm and Santana screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Santana, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vitor Belfort!
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