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gentlemen we’ve been through the rules
protect yourself at all times follow my
instructions touch gloves let’s do this
let’s do this is right Thiago maheta
Santos a minus 240 betting favorite at
close thank you Brittany go over to
Shara
a live Underdog According to some
comes back at plus 200. let’s fight the
tension is palpable here we go
here
go over to Shara is in yellow Tiago
mahjet De Santos is back and in Black
Beyond pohovich is the new light
heavyweight champion likely watching
this one intently
the capoeira green rope Thiago Santos
thought about a capoeira kick earlier
coming out South Paul early too
watch that left kick he really likes
that left kick from South Paul
ing him into it
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huge slam her right hand by Sancho
Charlie heavy shots he’s hurt bad really
bad
slips from the early Santos power and
we’ve seen this so much he gets rocked
and then creates scrambles and takedowns
and keeps going to hit the back the head
is on him oh he’s not having it straight
to the double
you’re absolutely right to share at
times gets clipped early on in fights
but he’s so hard to get out of there I
mean you can watch film after film of
that style fight from Tashara and then
him choking somebody out following that
kind of knockdown
so don’t sleep on him yet he’s not out
of this and he’s got a good position on
Santos
so a Furious start for Thiago Santos
go over to share has the body locked in
now a takedown and right in the back oh
my goodness that is not good for
Santos that’s not where he wants to be
flat on his back Farm on the throat nice
elbows he needs to dig that right under
hook get his legs involved in this if
he’s going to get on there out from
underneath Tashara get himself to the
fence but being flat on his back here is
perfect for to share his style
‘s make fights and this stylistic Clash
absolutely fascinating
it’s so incredible how many times I’ve
seen to share get dropped like that and
take somebody down like when you drop
him and you try to finish him that’s
when he’s the most lethal it’s crazy
Carl Robertson iwan coup de lava several
other guys who are on his wins list and
a beautiful transition there as he has
Santos mounted watch the arm triangle
that’s his favorite choke right there
when he takes the bat he goes Mountain
then he takes the back or he goes arm
triangle and that’s what he does so well
good job by Santos getting the half
guard
I’ll tell us here what are you trying to
do to escape are you just trying to
minimize damage he’s doing the right
stuff but he’s get to his hip you see
how it both his shoulder blades are flat
on the floor he needs to get to his left
hip uses right butterfly to try to get
to share he’s got to get some space you
see how to share his hipster stuck to
his he’s got to get some space Santos
gotta get his legs involved here there
we go that’s what he’s got to do is get
those knees and create some space but
look at how to share is keeping that
pressure on his on his chin with his
right shoulder and then just ground a
pounding it’s just good top black belt
pressure right now by Sarah good way to
put it less than two minutes to go on
the round plenty of time for Tashara to
work his patented ground strikes
and this is the one thing that coming
back from reconstruction it’s hard to
get the grappling rounds early in your
rehab because you just got to get the
knee stronger before they even let you
start wrestling so he probably didn’t
get to start wrestling until the six
month mark
and he’s only been out he’s only been
out a year so he might have had a few
months of wrestling but right here
you’re seeing this is this is a jiu
jitsu position and he’s going to want to
get to his feet to stake it clean
Santos able to evade that offering from
Tashara but
as yet seems content to sort of strike
off of his back you haven’t seen him
Elevate to try to get on a hip yet
and his guard is closed here
yeah something that would help Santos
too is putting the feet on the hips
dig a left underhook get to a right hip
use the fence to wall walk up
right now he’s keeping the guard closed
and he’s okay with just not letting to
share a pass get Mount take the back
he’s rather just squeeze him here and
take a little damage to give up the
position
to share
to share it continues to work and apply
pressure here
Santos controlling posture
looks like he is willing to let the
round expire like this so who do they
give the route to annik I mean he robbed
Clover very hard to judge tonight my man
that’s tough round
to share for me though
left hand lands right there by Santos
then a right hook I mean just huge shots
and he just starts unloading but by
normal Glover
standards he goes ahead and gets the
takedown look at these shots he eats and
then gets to this position how do you
get to such a dominant position after
eating that many Big Shots only clover
let’s fight
round two here to Shara in yellow Thiago
Santos is in Black
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high kick oh nice right hand by Glover
you can see the wrestling really working
super well for Clover he’s got the
timing for the takedown and I think he’s
going to keep grappling the rest of this
fight
and he doesn’t rest when he gets you
down
he is in perpetual motion and a couple
of those Hammer fists got right through
if you’re Santos are you closing the
guard you’re trying to hit the scape
what are you doing well he’s been doing
nothing but Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to get
his black belt in a ghee from what I’ve
heard in the you know in the fighter
meeting so if that’s what you’re doing
that’s what we’re seeing uh when you
watch them versus Jones he was using all
his technique to get to his feet I don’t
think Jones could hold him down so
you’re seeing the difference in what the
training methods get to be after injury
it does change your style sometimes
I mean that’s just my experience of
watching but
Glover’s also very very good on top
don’t forget that I mean he does he’s
done this to so many people as good as
anyone yes one of the best in the
division on the top position especially
staying busy and keeping this pressure
so now Santos is on a hip but you see
how Glover sits back when he gets to his
hip in order to dominate that position
too so Santos is trying to make the
positions better but to share as a step
ahead
Santos did a nice job preventing the
side mount there
but Tashara can do this all day if
you’ve seen his career
just over three minutes now to go in our
light heavyweight main event and north
of a round of Ground Control time
already for the plus 200 Underdog go
over to sheriff what I notice on the
ground is you know some of the best Jiu
Jitsu practitioners in the world the
best ones use their arms and their legs
at the same time on bottom I’m seeing
Santos pretty much just use his arms you
see his feet are flat on the mat and
he’s not creating space to get to share
off of him with his knees or his feet on
the hips it’s just his upper body being
used and that’s what’s keeping Santos on
his back
whereas Tashara is using his legs his
upper body and his positioning you see
it’s got the mount position
Santos goes back to half guard
it’s just control position over
submission for
to Shara
Santos has been able to get out from
underneath the mount several times but
to share everything he’s throwing here
is hard yeah it’s just grounded pound I
mean this is the safe bet if you’re
Tashara to winning this fight just keep
keep the damage keep accumulating damage
keep Santos on his back then when Santos
does get to his feet he’s not quite as
lethal because he’s a little bit wore
out and softened up
so Glover Tashara has now landed north
of 100 total strikes and 102 of them
already on the ground
incredible output from the 41 year old
and you know he’s been on a five-fight
win streak so
you’re seeing the sharpness in the in
this matchup for Glover he just looks a
little sharper to share was 5-0 in the
UFC when he fought Jon Jones for the
title April of 2014.
has accrued nine more UFC wins since
that title shot and a fifth consecutive
win tonight would certainly put him in
Prime position
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see how the feet are flat on the floor
the hips aren’t swiveling the hips
aren’t he’s not grabbing half guard so
the the top half is the only part being
used by Santos here and so it’s kind of
easy for Glover to just stop the head in
the top half if Santo starts getting his
legs involved and creating space now
he’s got more limbs to deal with
you
oh nice elbow from Tashara that one
appeared against Santos’s attention
yeah it’s just a crappy position Santos
is in because he’s not really winning
he’s just trying to stop bad damage from
taking place right now and he’s doing a
good job of that like he’s not taking
the worst of the damage but he’s also
just stuck flat on his back by not
taking damage so
you know it’s a lesser of two evils here
for Santos
great hips by to share look at all his
hips are swiveling the way he’s passing
guard he’s looking to attack this
key lock and then he fakes it and steps
over the top to mount again now he’s
going to look to choke and that looks
sunk in ladies and gentlemen waning
second to round two cantiago Santos
survive That’s All She Wrote
wow Saved by the Bell
so we’re seeing here Glover just perfect
right hand which hid his double Leg
Takedown and it was just a great timing
and then from here it was just ground
and pound Glover specialty control the
hips follow follow end of the round is
just pure punches and then he finally is
able to get this sunken in and then
right at the end when he’s finally got
it you could see it in the bell rings
Saved by the Bell that’s right well
Thiago Santos would appear to be in
great shape
I hate to read too much into that but
Conan Silvera wants him keeping Tashara
off of his legs at all costs but Glover
gets right in oh he finally got it goes
with a huge left hand oh my gosh that
tells you how powerful Santos is look at
this geez only one shot he needs so now
it’s to share a trying to control
posture a big moment early round three
from ahead to Santos
he had to stop one takedown like his
coaches asked right now he’s on top and
he could win this if he stays here
back and forth fight and Conan to master
strategist but he said I don’t care how
you do it stuff the takedown Santos did
and now Glover in a little bit of
trouble yeah big strikes by Santos doing
the right job controlling that half
guard and just looking for the finish
with elbows
what a matchup what a matchup what a
fight
and they still got two rounds left
Santos throwing with some serious heat
here
these two did not disappoint
big elbows
in the way Santos throws those elbows
just looks so heavy
elbows and that’s some big left hands
for Thiago powerful
and Tashara can eat such a shot and just
keep scrambling and scrambling and doing
this this is what he does right here
he’s got the both hooks in good morning
back and forth back and forth these two
now Santos would appear to be fatigued
and Tashara might be under the chin here
there it is clover to sheriff five in a
row he’s the number one contender
CH what a fight between those two
Brazilians and what else can you say
about Clover to Shara tested tonight in
round one round three five consecutive
wins at 41 years of age yeah you gotta
respect both these gentlemen I mean for
Santos to do what he just attempted to
come back from those knee surgeries and
face somebody on a win streak in a
terror like Global Tashara and the way
that to share has shown up I mean he’s
legitimately rebuilt himself the way
he’s shown up in these fights taking
people down and holding them there and
Tashara is the Ultimate Sports man if
you’ve ever met the guy and I don’t
speak Portuguese but you can be sure he
said to Thiago Santos you will be back
fakes the right hand is able to get the
double leg but right here Santos stops
hitting and lands this huge left hook
and sits to share it down and you know
from there Santos did the right thing he
was looking for elbows same thing as
Glover but Glover did something
different he was able to transition to
the double leg off of from his back take
the back throw in the hooks right here
he throws the hooks in and then from
there he controls the choke
bellies out Santos after he mounts him
punches himself and so up a little gets
him to belly out and then he just sinks
that choke in really deep right here
once Santos gives his back up can’t eat
those shots
and there was so much energy expenditure
from Thiago Santos there early in round
three that when Glover did get that
dominant position
he couldn’t do anything
to stay in the fight and you see the
celebration Hackleman and for Nelly
Feliz and everybody else Clover to Shara
getting it done again all right one
final time tonight here is Bruce Buffer
ladies and gentlemen referee Herb Dean
is called a stop to this contest at one
minute 49 seconds of round number three
declaring the winner by submission due
to a rear naked choke Glover to sheriff