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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Elliott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Elliott!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Santana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Elliott!
Santana swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Elliott is now in Santana's guard. A big mistake from Santana there, giving up the dominant position!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santana holds on and takes a little breather.
Elliott stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana tries to strike from the bottom.
Santana looking for a guillotine here but Elliott defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott is looking to stand up but Santana won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana trying to keep a closed guard but Elliott is proving a slippery customer.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elliott's guard.
Elliott looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Elliott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elliott checks a leg kick nicely.
Keith Elliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elliott 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.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santana in particular looking to stall.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Elliott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elliott lunges at Santana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santana's hand.
Elliott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santana doesn't seem bothered though.
Santana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elliott circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elliott keeps the fight on the outside.
Elliott scores with a three punch combo!
Santana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elliott pinned against the cage. Elliott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Elliott finds it's way through Santana's defenses.
Elliott lands a two punch combo.
Santana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Santana avoids them all with ease.
Elliott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Elliott.
Santana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Elliott is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott is pressing down on Santana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliott throws out a powerful jab.
Santana throws a series of punches but Elliott avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elliott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elliott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Santana drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A jab from Elliott finds it's way through Santana's defenses.
Santana has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elliott digs a good hook to Santana's body.
Santana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elliott pinned against the cage. Elliott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elliott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana throws a body punch but Elliott moves out of range.
Elliott is looking to score with low kicks.
Santana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santana slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santana forces his way into half guard.
Jorge Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Elliott's temple.
Santana moves nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Elliott defending against the ground and pound.
Santana creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana happy to just control the position for now.
Santana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elliott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge 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. This is the final round!
Santana misses with a wild combination.
Elliott lands a slapping body shot.
Jorge Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elliott's waist but Elliott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santana off to one side.
Elliott throws a series of strikes that have Santana backpedaling.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elliott but Elliott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elliott digs a good body shot into Santana's ribs.
Elliott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elliott misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Elliott counters with a straight right hand.
Santana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Elliott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santana drags the fight down to the ground.
Santana has control of Elliott's left arm, preventing Elliott from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott is posturing up here but Santana has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Elliott tries to roll out but it's too tight and Elliott has to tap! Slick submission there by Santana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Santana!
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