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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo The Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo The Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by The Monster.
The Monster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Monster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Douglas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Monster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Douglas is aware though and is defending well.
The Monster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Douglas controls the pace.
Let's hope that Douglas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray Douglas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Douglas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Douglas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Douglas is just content to waste time from the top position. The Monster takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The Monster is trying to keep Douglas in close.
Douglas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Douglas wants to control from the top but The Monster keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Douglas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Douglas scores with a takedown into The Monster's guard.
Douglas wants to control from the top but The Monster keeps moving.
Douglas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Monster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Douglas gets to his feet - The Monster follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Monster misses the shot to the body.
The Monster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas is trying to pull guard but The Monster has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Monster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Monster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Monster throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Monster could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Monster tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Douglas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Monster is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Monster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglas looks winded!
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!
The Monster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Douglas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Monster working hard to break the clinch.
The Monster scores with a knee to the head.
The Monster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Monster scores with a knee to the head.
The Monster lands a knee to the body.
The Monster lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas avoiding damage as The Monster throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Monster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Monster just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustavo The Monster will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Douglas closes the distance and pushes The Monster back into the cage.
Douglas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Monster can't fight it off and eventually Douglas manages to take the fight to the floor. The Monster looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Monster throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Douglas trying to control but The Monster is working from the bottom.
Douglas stands and throws The Monster's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Monster can't do much from the bottom here.
The Monster is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Douglas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas advances nicely into full mount.
Douglas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Monster is looking to escape.
Douglas lands a couple of good shots and The Monster has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Douglas lands a shot to the body.
Douglas looking for the choke from the back.
The Monster is in bad spot here.
The Monster staying busy and making it hard for Douglas to control.
The Monster can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas missing with strikes.
The Monster is really stuck here.
The Monster defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Douglas's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Monster looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas looking to break The Monster's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. The Monster remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Douglas will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy The Monster right now.
Douglas really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Monster.
Douglas lands strikes to the head.
Douglas is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. The Monster knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften The Monster for a finish.
Douglas misses with a punch to the head.
Douglas tries to keep control of the position but The Monster is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Monster trying to control the hands but Douglas won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas doesn't have the hooks in and The Monster manages to turn into his guard.
Douglas pulls The Monster in close to prevent any damage.
The Monster landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Monster looking to pass the guard.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Douglas closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Monster circles away.
The Monster lands a slapping body shot.
The Monster throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
The Monster loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
The Monster swinging wildly here.
Douglas throws a low kick but The Monster avoids it.
The Monster throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas shoots in but The Monster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but The Monster avoids it.
The Monster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Monster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
The Monster misses with a two punch combination.
The Monster misses with a low kick.
The Monster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Monster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from The Monster.
The Monster takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Monster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas dives in for a single leg takedown but The Monster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gustavo The Monster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Douglas.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Douglas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Monster trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to control the position.
Douglas trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Monster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Monster wants to pass the guard but Douglas is keeping the position.
Douglas working for a triangle but The Monster defends it easily.
The Monster wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
The Monster is looking to advance position but Douglas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Monster tries to improve his position but instead Douglas has taken his back!
The Monster defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The Monster covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Douglas wants to control but The Monster is keeping busy.
Douglas keeps control of the position as The Monster tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Monster is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The Monster looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustavo The Monster.
I think The Monster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gustavo The Monster!
Gustavo The Monster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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