{"id":112230,"date":"2014-09-13T18:48:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T01:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=112230"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:32:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:32:18","slug":"ufc-fight-night-51-sanntos-picks-up-escudero-decision-win-over-escudero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-fight-night-51-sanntos-picks-up-escudero-decision-win-over-escudero\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;UFC Fight Night 51&#8217;: Santos Picks Up Decision Win Over Escudero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/ufc-fight-night-51-santos-picks-up-escudero-decision-win-over-escudero\/leonardo-santos-wins\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112272\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Leonardo-Santos-Wins.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Leonardo Santos Wins\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Leonardo-Santos-Wins.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Leonardo-Santos-Wins-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Leonardo-Santos-Wins-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leonardo Santos remains undefeated in the octagon with a win over Efrain Escudero.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting since 2002, Santos would play the role of the veteran who would test Escudero to see if he truly improved since winning &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter Brazil: Season 2&#8221;. Escudero is by no means a rookie, but he had much to learn since getting cut by the UFC in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Santos controlled the fight in the opening round by displaying decent striking and a superior ground game. He was in position to put Escudero away with a choke in the opening round, but time expired and they made their way back to their corners.<\/p>\n<p>Escudero started to gain momentum in the second round when he found his range and started to pepper Santos with shots. Santos, showing signs of desperation, would shoot for a takedown and fail often. Escudero locked the round up with a knockdown which he could not capitalize on.<\/p>\n<p>Santos would lock up the win in the third and final round when he gained top control and worked for a submission for the majority of the round. Time expired with Escudero fighting off a rear naked choke and it was not a surprise when Santos&#8217; hand was raised upon hearing the judges&#8217; decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leonardo Santos def. 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