C. Monstro (photo) beat Canadian at UFC Fight Night 33. Photo: Josh Hedges (UFC)
On a different night than usual for Ultimate fans, UFC Fight Night 33 rocked the city of Brisbane, Australia. On the preliminary card of the show, two Brazilians entered the Octagon. Bruno Carioca debuted in the organization with a setback in the face of Krzysztof Jotko. But Gaius Monster managed to win a balanced duel against Nick Ring.
Monster wins in close fight
It was difficult, but Gaius Monster managed to score his second consecutive victory in Ultimate. Against Nick Ring, the Brazilian started at a disadvantage. The Canadian landed the best blows at the beginning of the fight and surprised the Ceará native with two takedown attempts.
In the second round, Ring also opened up an advantage, following the tactics of the previous round. But Monstro managed to sweep and ended up on top.
With great momentum in both rounds, Ring seems to have felt the rhythm of the fight in the last part. Tired, the Canadian tried to stop the fight, desperately diving at Caio's legs. The Brazilian took advantage and, even without great effectiveness, landed some blows on his rival that were decisive for the result.
In the end, victory Gaius Monster in the unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28, 29×28).
The result marked the Brazilian's second triumph in the UFC. After debuting in the octagon with a setback against Buddy Roberts, in June 2012, he beat Karlos Vemola at the TUF Brasil 2 Finale, in June this year.
Bruno Carioca loses on debut
Bruno Carioca's UFC debut didn't go the way the Brazilian expected. In the undefeated duel against Krzysztof Jotko, the Pole ended up winning the unanimous decision of the judges.
Bruno was the one who started the fight best. With a smaller wingspan, he shortened the distance and worked well with short strikes, waiting for the opportunity to take the duel to the ground. But in an attempt to overthrow his rival, Carioca ended up falling short. However, he quickly managed to get out of the disadvantaged position at the end of the partial.
In the second round the duel followed the same path, with Bruno closing the distance and working with short blows, while the Pole waited for the best moment to attack. In the final minute this moment arrived. Jotko landed a good sequence of punches and put the fight ahead.
With the duel balanced, the third round would be a factor in defining the fight. After trying during the first rounds, Bruno finally got the takedown. But despite staying on top, the Brazilian was unable to keep his rival on his back and ended up scraped.
Jotko landed some blows in the ground fight that were enough for his rival to gain an advantage and take the fight with a unanimous decision from the judges.
Check out the results of the UFC Fight Night 33 preliminary card below:
Takeya Mizugaki defeated Nam Phan via unanimous decision by the judges
Gaius Monster defeated Nick Ring via unanimous decision;
Justin Scoggins defeated Richie Vaculik via TKO in R1;
Krzysztof Jotko derrotou Bruno Carioca by unanimous decision of the judges.
Alex Garcia defeated Ben Wall by knockout in R1.
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