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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Niga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Niga's chin.
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152 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Niga!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos stands and steps away. Niga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Niga on his heels. He'll look to pass Niga's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos prevents Niga from getting back to his feet.
Niga 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 gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos shoots in and bounces Niga off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niga is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him!
Santos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Niga's guard.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niga, up you get!
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Niga was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Niga is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Niga looks winded!
Niga is trying to hold Santos in close to prevent damage but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Santos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets to his feet - Niga follows without any prompting.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos stands up from Niga's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Niga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Niga is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos decides to stand up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Niga has eaten all the pies!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Niga quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Niga is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos decides to stand and escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Niga is breathing heavily.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Niga gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Niga was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up from Niga's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niga enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niga, up you get!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niga enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roy Niga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos decides to stand back up.
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos stands up and beckons Niga to his feet.
Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Niga sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Niga is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Niga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Niga to get to his feet.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos stands up from Niga's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos stands up and beckons Niga to his feet.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Niga's guard.
Santos stands up and waves to Niga to follow him.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets to his feet - Niga follows without any prompting.
Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niga to the ground. Santos is now in Niga's guard.
Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Niga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos stands up and beckons Niga to his feet.
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Niga is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Niga's guard.
Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Niga's guard.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niga, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
A very excited looking Gustavo Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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