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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Earle Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obedia Houghington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houghington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blitzkrieg bop. This should be fireworks!
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151 lbs
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170 cm
25
150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Earle Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Obedia Houghington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houghington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos passes into side control, despite Houghington's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Houghington will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Houghington being controlled for a moment.
Houghington struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houghington tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
Santos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Houghington wants to control but Santos postures up.
That's two 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.
Houghington is looking to reverse the position.
Santos tries to move to mount but Houghington blocks the move with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Houghington misses with a head kick.
Houghington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Houghington dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Houghington's head and hops out.
Earle Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obedia Houghington.
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Houghington quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Houghington defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Houghington is defending the position.
Houghington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Earle Santos just wasn't active enough.
Houghington tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Houghington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Houghington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos controlling from the top position.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earle Santos 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.
Houghington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Houghington gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Houghington.
Obedia Houghington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos leaves Houghington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a hook.
Houghington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houghington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houghington closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Houghington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Earle Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obedia Houghington.
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos is looking to advance position but Houghington won't allow it.
Earle Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Houghington trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Earle Santos just wasn't active enough.
Houghington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Houghington is breathing heavily.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Houghington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santos clinches up with Houghington and pushes him back against the cage.
Houghington is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houghington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Houghington tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
Santos leaves Houghington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Houghington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Houghington persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Houghington quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Houghington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Houghington defending well.
We're going to have a standup here because Earle Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Santos clinches.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Houghington's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Houghington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earle Santos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houghington.
Houghington shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Houghington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Houghington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Houghington gets slowly back to his feet.
Earle Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obedia Houghington.
Houghington shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Houghington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Houghington's guard.
Houghington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos pushing down on Houghington's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos stalling.
Santos decides to stand up.
Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Houghington on his heels. He'll look to pass Houghington's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Houghington is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Houghington, up you get!
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Houghington is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Houghington's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houghington is keeping the position for now.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Earle Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos postures up.
Houghington lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Santos regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earle Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earle Santos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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