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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Masa Mama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masa Mama!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots and misses
and Mama counters with a two punch combo.
Santos forces Mama back against the cage and clinches.
Mama has Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mama pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santos tumbling to the mat - Mama dives into Santos's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos is looking to sweep but instead, Mama has passed into half guard.
Mama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Mama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Mama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama wants to pass the guard but Santos is defending well.
Santos is looking to control Mama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
Mama content to control rather than advance.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Mama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gustavo Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Mama tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mama darts in looking for a takedown but Santos gets double underhooks and turns Mama into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mama pinned against the cage. Mama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Mama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mama should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
Mama stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Santos is trying to keep Mama in close.
Masa Mama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mama is aware though and is defending well.
Mama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mama escapes and throws Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mama moves into full mount!
Mama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos wants to improve his position but Mama is controlling well.
Mama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masa Mama was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
so Mama counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mama sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mama's guard.
Mama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Mama.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mama off to one side.
Mama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mama wants it to stay on the feet.
Mama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Santos keeping full guard, as Mama tries to pass.
Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos pushes a forearm under Mama's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mama is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Santos!
After the fight, Gustavo Santos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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