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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mang comes to the cage accompanied by Damn It Feels Good To Be A Lobsta. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masoe's choice of entrance music: Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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277 lbs
36 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lobsta Mang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mang wants to slow Masoe down by chopping away at his legs.
Masoe tries to clinch but Mang is having none of it.
A low kick from Mang misses
and Masoe counters with a thumping low kick.
Masoe misses with a head kick.
Masoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masoe misses with a leg kick.
Masoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mang.
Masoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mang was well out of range. Poor timing from Masoe.
Mang misses with a jab to the body
and Masoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mang throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masoe to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Lobsta Mang has been cut.
Mang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masoe.
Mang feints and then cracks Masoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masoe down.
Mang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Mang misses.
Masoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mang throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mang. Masoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaisafa Masoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mang lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mang.
Mang blocks a jab.
Mang throws a lazy right hand but Masoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masoe moves away.
Masoe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masoe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Masoe misses
and Mang counters with a single leg into guard. Masoe didn't expect that.
Mang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masoe keeping moving, preventing Mang from controlling successfully.
Mang stops Masoe from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masoe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Mang misses.
Masoe is looking to land body kicks.
Masoe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mang. Mang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe clobbers Mang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masoe lands with a straight right. Mang didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaisafa Masoe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lobsta Mang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Masoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mang.
Mang throws a hook but Masoe blocks it.
Masoe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mang moves into the clinch successfully.
Masoe blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masoe's elbow.
Mang letting Masoe take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang has a couple of punches blocked by Masoe.
Masoe takes a shot to the head.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
Mang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mang tries to work over Masoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe looking to stall.
Masoe misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mang.
Masoe presses Mang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masoe.
Masoe effectively controlling the action here.
Masoe breaks from the clinch.
Masoe cracks Mang with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe jabs Mang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masoe.
Masoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mang's calf.
Mang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masoe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Masoe connects with a looping right hand.
Lobsta Mang's cut is getting worse.
Mang walks straight into a right hand from Masoe - that's dropped him! Masoe jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mang from any more punishment! Mang complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gaisafa Masoe!
In his post fight interview, Gaisafa Masoe gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for everything. I'm getting old and it's time for me to go. Let's see if anybody can beat my KO record. Fa.'.
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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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