Thiago Santos had Glover Teixeira hurt a couple of times at UFC Vegas 13. But, once again, Teixeira’s toughness, heart and complete game ruled the day.

Round one

Teixeira came out pressuring and Santos fired a couple of hard counters in return. Santos tagged Teixeira with a huge right hook that stunned him badly. Teixeira shot in for a takedown but took more heavy shots in return. Teixeira went to the deck, but somehow, he was able to scramble back up and take Santos down. Teixeira planted some shots from above and moved into mount briefly. Teixeira fired down elbows and punches from above. Teixeira continued to work from the top, within the full guard of Santos.

Round two

Santos fired several kicks right out of the gate, but Teixeira charged in and scored a takedown. Teixeira fired down punches from above while working from the half guard of Santos. Mid-round, Teixeira postured up more and tossed down heavy shots. Later in the round, Teixeira moved into sidemount and started looking for a crucifix. Santos worked back to halfguard but he took more shots. Before the round ended, Teixeira moved into mount and Santos gave up his back. Teixeira sunk in a deep, rear-naked-choke, but Santos was saved by the horn. Wow.

Round three

Moments into round three, Santos sent Teixeira to the deck with a huge shot. Santos fired down shots from above while working from within Teixeira’s half guard. As Santos postured up and hammered down shots from above, Teixeira scored a sweep. Wow. Teixeira sunk in a rear-naked-choke and that was it. Unbelievable win for the 41-year-old.

Here are the complete results for UFC Vegas 13.

Glover Teixeira def. Thiago Santos via submission (rear-naked-choke) R3, 1:49

Andrei Arlovski def. Tanner Boser via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Raoni Barcelos def. Khalid Taha via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27., 30-27)

Giga Chikadze def. Jamey Simmons via TKO (kick & punches) R1, 3:51

Yan Xiaonan def. Claudia Gadelha via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Trevin Giles def. Bevon Lewis via TKO (punches) R3, 1:26

Alexandr Romanov def. Marcos Rogerio De Lima via technical submission (forearm choke) R1,  4:48

Darren Elkins def. Eduardo Garagorri via submission (rear-naked-choke) R3, 2:22

Max Griffin def. Ramiz Brahimaj via TKO (due to injury) R3, 2:03

Gustavo Lopez def. Anthony Birchak via submission (rear-naked-choke) R1, 2:43

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