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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong comes to the cage accompanied by Big Balls. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Gustavo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong misses with a takedown
and Gustavo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gustavo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Long Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong tries for a takedown but Gustavo circles away easily
and Gustavo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gustavo blocks a low kick nicely.
Dong closes the distance and clinches up with Gustavo, looking for a takedown. Dong pushes Gustavo against the cage but Gustavo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Dong has his takedown stuffed
and Gustavo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gustavo.
Gustavo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dong trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong is really struggling to control Gustavo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Long Dong wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavo blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavo blocks the leg kick.
Dong misses with a hook
and Gustavo counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Dong or perhaps it was just good defense by Gustavo which made him look bad.
Dong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gustavo moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo has hold of one of Dong's legs. Dong is fighting the takedown attempt but Gustavo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gustavo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dong's guard.
Gustavo content to control rather than advance.
Gustavo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dong trying to control from the bottom.
Dong wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustavo controlling the pace.
Gustavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gustavo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dong.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gustavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong looks for a takedown but Gustavo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Dong shoots in for a takedown but Gustavo shows good takedown defense.
Dong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gustavo checks it well.
Dong misses with an uppercut
and Gustavo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustavo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gustavo wants it to stay on the feet.
Dong throws a solid leg kick but Gustavo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong.
Dong is looking to wear down Gustavo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Dong with that takedown attempt.
Dong misses with a body shot
and Gustavo counters with a shoot takedown. Dong fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavo is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustavo advances position into side control!
Gustavo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo is chipping away with strikes.
Gustavo controlling the position.
Gustavo is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavo working the head with strikes.
Gustavo controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo looks up at the clock and then as Dong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dong can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Gustavo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gustavo lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong is trying to get back to half guard.
Dong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gustavo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong wants to improve his position but Gustavo is controlling well.
Dong gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gustavo 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! This is the final round!
Dong shoots in looking for a takedown. Gustavo tries to sprawl out of it but Dong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gustavo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustavo moves out of range of the leg kick from Dong.
Dong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustavo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gustavo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong wants to take the fight to the mat but Gustavo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gustavo 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.
Gustavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong is keeping the position for now.
Gustavo chips away with some ground and pound.
Dong has his foot on Gustavo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gustavo works his way back into a safe position though.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong working for a triangle but Gustavo defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustavo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavo with a nice head shot there.
Gustavo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dong's head.
Gustavo distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Gustavo from controlling successfully.
Gustavo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gustavo passes into half guard.
Gustavo working Dong over with strikes.
Long Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo slows the pace down in half guard.
Ray Gustavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gustavo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Gustavo seems content to control.
Dong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustavo is working away from the top position though.
Dong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavo pulls his head out easily.
Gustavo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gustavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dong keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Gustavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gustavo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Gustavo!
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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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