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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 96 p4p, 181 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 11 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Spider Monkey enters the cage!
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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 34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones slips a straight right by Monkey.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Monkey. Monkey maintains the clinch.
Monkey is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Jones.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Monkey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monkey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Monkey improves position.
Monkey pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Monkey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones pulls Monkey in close to his closed guard and prevents Monkey from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to control the position but Monkey postures up.
Monkey looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Monkey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Monkey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Monkey checks the leg kick.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monkey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Monkey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Monkey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones throws a leg kick but Monkey checks it.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Monkey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Jones misses with a combination
and Monkey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Monkey pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey lands a front kick.
Jones swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Jones is looking to chop away at Monkey's legs.
Jones throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Jones is looking to wear down Monkey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Monkey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Monkey feints a counter leg kick.
Monkey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Monkey throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Monkey 's knee.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monkey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a low kick but Monkey moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Monkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Monkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones scores with a jab. Monkey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monkey throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Jones.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Jones wants to clinch up but Monkey keeps it at a distance.
Monkey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
As Monkey backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Monkey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Monkey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monkey tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Monkey back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey lands a right hand.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Monkey controls the action.
Monkey pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Monkey tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Monkey.
Monkey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Monkey controls the action.
Monkey jumps guard but Jones stands there with Monkey around his waist. Monkey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mason Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Monkey.
Monkey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monkey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones won't allow Monkey to sweep him here.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Monkey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to keep Monkey in close.
Monkey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spider Monkey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monkey on the side of the head.
Monkey slips under a jab.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Monkey flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey lands with a cross.
Jones misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones 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.
Monkey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a double jab
letting Monkey counter with a right hand.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones lands the left hand.
Monkey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monkey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Monkey is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones is looking to chop away at Monkey's legs.
Monkey feints a counter leg kick.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Monkey thumps Jones with a low kick.
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Monkey can turn it around.
Monkey lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monkey throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Monkey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monkey stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones with a jab.
Mason Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Monkey throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Monkey avoids them all with ease.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Monkey counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monkey.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Monkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Monkey drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monkey. Monkey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones is looking to clinch but Monkey is avoiding it.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spider Monkey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones tries to clinch but Monkey is having none of it.
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 Mason Jones.
I think Monkey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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