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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 80 p4p, 108 weight class) and Thiago Cortes (ranked 8 p4p, 13 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Cortes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Monkey misses.
A little jabbing left from Cortes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortes blocks a jab.
Cortes rushes Monkey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortes.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortes prevents Monkey from breaking the clinch.
Monkey lands an uppercut.
Cortes working aggressively here.
Cortes is working Monkey over against the cage.
Monkey has a couple of punches blocked by Cortes.
Monkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Monkey.
Monkey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey tries to move into range but Cortes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortes moves in looking to clinch but Monkey pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monkey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortes checks a leg kick.
Cortes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cortes just manages to avoid it.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monkey scores with a hook to the body. Cortes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cortes throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Cortes scores with a jab. Monkey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cortes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cortes is looking to clinch.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortes tries to clinch but Monkey moves away
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Cortes ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortes's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monkey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortes lands a shot to the body.
Cortes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Monkey avoiding damage.
A short right from Cortes on the inside.
I was talking to Monkey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortes blocking some punches.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cortes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monkey.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
Monkey is trying to maintain a safe position but Cortes gets an underhook and turns Monkey into the cage.
Good body shot from Cortes.
Cortes blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Cortes.
Cortes misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cortes.
Monkey lands a right hand.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Monkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Monkey.
Monkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey lands a shot to the body.
Monkey cracks Cortes with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Cortes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monkey.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monkey pushes Cortes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes prevents a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monkey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortes is rocked!
Monkey cracks Cortes with a nice body shot.
Cortes is still on wobbly legs! Can Monkey finish him?
Monkey working aggressively here.
Monkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monkey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes with a knee to the head.
Monkey cracks Cortes with a nice body shot.
Cortes seems to have recovered his senses.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes blocks a body shot from Monkey.
A short right from Monkey on the inside.
Monkey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cortes looks winded!
Monkey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Monkey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Monkey takes a swing at Cortes's ribcage but misses.
Monkey tries to clinch
and Cortes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cortes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cortes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monkey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cortes! Monkey lets Cortes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cortes lands a jab to the nose.
Monkey is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortes scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey tries to move into range but Cortes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortes swinging wildly here.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Cortes is out of range.
Thiago Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monkey drops Cortes with a huge uppercut! Cortes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Monkey is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spider Monkey!
After winning the bout, Spider Monkey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
68% |
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