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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Bubba!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Bubba.
Bubba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from Bubba. Bubba gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas has managed to clinch.
Bubba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the ropes.
Bubba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Douglas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bubba struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Bubba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Bubba circles away.
Bubba drives through with a takedown into Douglas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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.
Bubba trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looking for a sweep. Not yet Douglas, not yet.
Bubba looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bubba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bubba preventing the sweep.
Bubba wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Doug Bubba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away.
Bubba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Douglas tries to sprawl but Bubba drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Douglas trying to control but Bubba postures up.
Bubba controlling the pace.
Bubba prevents Douglas from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubba tries to pass to full mount but Douglas defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Bubba has control of the leg.
Bubba is looking to stall here but Douglas recovers full guard.
Bubba trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bubba is looking to work some ground and pound but Douglas has wrist control.
Bubba wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubba.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba wants to stand and escape but instead Douglas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bubba trying to control the position here.
Bubba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bubba controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself.
Bubba controlling Douglas's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doug Bubba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bubba tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bubba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bubba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Douglas.
Douglas working the ground and pound but Bubba is defending the strikes.
Bubba wants to control but Douglas postures up.
Douglas wants to stand but Bubba has his arm trapped.
Bubba tries to buck Douglas off but Douglas is having none of it.
Bubba sneaks back into half guard.
Bubba is trying to stand up here but Douglas is controlling him well.
Douglas trying to control the action but Bubba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bubba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Douglas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Douglas's back!
Bubba is not going to allow Douglas to sit and survive in this position.
Bubba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bubba scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to control but not successfully.
Bubba looking for the choke but no joy.
Bubba looking for the RNC.
Douglas is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Douglas has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bubba keeps control of the position easily here as Douglas tries to buck him off.
Bubba misses with an elbow to the head.
Bubba lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Douglas tries to escape the position.
Bubba is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Douglas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Douglas is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bubba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba looking for the choke from the back.
Douglas trying to control the hands but Bubba won't let him.
Douglas preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bubba.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubba avoiding Douglas 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bubba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bubba looking for a sweep but Douglas has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bubba tries to buck Douglas off but Douglas takes his back!
Douglas slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bubba is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Douglas gets his way!
Bubba showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas is trying to stick to Bubba's back but Bubba is turning into Douglas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Douglas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bubba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Douglas is pulling down on Bubba's head to control his posture.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Bubba controlling him for the moment.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Bubba tries to pass.
Douglas looking to control but Bubba passes into half guard.
Bubba stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bubba. No joy for Douglas on that attempt.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Bubba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bubba closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Douglas did well to prevent Bubba getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bubba in particular looking to stall.
Bubba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Bubba has control of the leg.
Bubba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bubba controlling the action here.
Douglas is looking to escape.
Douglas gets back to full guard.
Bubba landing with the ground and pound.
Bubba stands up and waves to Douglas to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt.
Bubba circles away from the clinch attempt
so Bubba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubba prevents Douglas from getting back to his feet.
Bubba being controlled here momentarily.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doug Bubba.
Well Bubba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bubba!
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FIGHT
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