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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 51 p4p, 483 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 7 p4p, 66 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey scores with a decent looking hook.
Magrath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monkey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Monkey.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Magrath shrugs it off though.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Monkey.
Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Magrath drops his hands momentarily and Monkey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monkey throws a good cross that connects.
Monkey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monkey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monkey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magrath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Magrath off balance momentarily.
Monkey scores with a punch to the head.
Monkey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magrath on the side of the head.
Magrath slips a straight right by Monkey.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Magrath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magrath is looking for a counter combo.
Monkey lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Magrath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey misses with a hook
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magrath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Monkey lands with an overhand left.
Magrath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magrath. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey lands a nice shot that snaps Magrath's head back.
Monkey throws the left hand but Magrath avoids the punch easily.
Magrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monkey wants to counter the offense by Magrath and move into the clinch position.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
Magrath misses with a straight left.
Magrath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey doesn't manage to clinch there - Magrath circles away.
Magrath throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monkey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Magrath moved out of range nicely.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magrath just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Magrath off the cage and back into range.
Monkey motions for Magrath to come forward. Monkey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
Spider Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magrath missing with a left hand there. Monkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monkey stalks Magrath and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magrath's face. Magrath staggers backwards, shaken.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magrath throws a big counter combination but Monkey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magrath throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monkey.
Monkey throws out a counter right but Magrath avoids it with no problem.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magrath.
Monkey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magrath.
As Monkey looks to move away, Magrath throws a big counter combo but Monkey just gets out of the way.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magrath misses with a straight left.
Monkey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Monkey.
Magrath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magrath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Monkey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magrath checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monkey cracks Magrath with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Magrath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath throws a series of punches but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey scores with a nice right hand.
Monkey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Magrath misses with a looping right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Magrath might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monkey.
A cross from Monkey lands.
Magrath throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Monkey connects with a crisp jab.
Monkey sizes up Magrath with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magrath gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monkey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monkey avoids a kick to the body.
Monkey feints and then cracks Magrath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magrath down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monkey, as that shot connected.
Magrath throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Magrath lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magrath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magrath's hands.
Magrath throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey's corner calls for a 1-2. Monkey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Magrath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Monkey.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Magrath moved away.
Magrath throws a big counter combination but Monkey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Monkey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magrath on the side of the head.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magrath steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monkey. That one must have hurt.
Magrath walks into a stiff left hand from Monkey.
Spider Monkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey tries to score with a low kick but Magrath moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Magrath takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey lands a jab.
Monkey lands with a nice body kick.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magrath manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Monkey.
Magrath walks into a straight right hand from Monkey.
Magrath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Monkey is predictable there
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magrath misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Monkey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magrath.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Magrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey misses the jab.
Magrath appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Monkey 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.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magrath looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monkey cracks Magrath with a good jab.
Monkey scores with a push kick.
Monkey catches Magrath with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magrath takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Monkey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Monkey slips under a jab.
Jaxon Magrath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monkey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magrath.
Monkey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magrath misses with an uppercut
and Monkey counters with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Magrath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monkey throws a low kick, looking for Magrath's leg but Magrath calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath moves out of range as Monkey throws a body kick.
Magrath swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Magrath takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magrath manages to avoid it.
Magrath throws a quick counter kick to the body but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magrath misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Magrath.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Magrath on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Monkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Monkey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Magrath avoids a kick to the body.
Magrath defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Magrath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Monkey throws a solid leg kick but Magrath takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monkey.
Magrath throws a low kick, looking for Monkey's leg but Monkey calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a hook but Magrath blocks it.
Magrath is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Magrath blocks the low kick.
Magrath throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Monkey feints and then cracks Magrath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magrath down.
Monkey jabs Magrath right on the nose. Magrath blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monkey cracks Magrath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magrath takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a double jab
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Magrath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magrath.
Monkey swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
Magrath throws a big counter combination but Monkey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Magrath takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Magrath off balance momentarily.
Spider Monkey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Monkey throws a jab when Magrath was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Monkey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monkey 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Monkey!
Our winner, Spider Monkey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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