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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Monterrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Monterrey enters the cage!
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186 cm
38
250 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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192 cm
26
248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Monterrey! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Monterrey misses with a head kick.
Cosme tries to clinch there but Monterrey circles away.
Cosme Cosme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cosme fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A punch lands to the side of Cosme 's head but he takes it in his stride. Cosme misses with a body shot.
Cosme tries a head kick but it misses.
Monterrey clinches with his opponent.
Monterrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cosme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cosme blocks a low kick nicely. Cosme throws a push kick but Monterrey slaps the foot to one side. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monterrey, as that shot connected.
Cosme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like John Monterrey has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cosme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monterrey is fending him off so far but Cosme persists. Nope, Monterrey circles away and we're back to standing. Monterrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Cosme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosme is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Monterrey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cosme. Monterrey lands a jab to the head.
Cosme misses with a low kick. Monterrey tries to clinch up. Monterrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Monterrey looks to throw the jab but Cosme is out of range. Monterrey misses the shot to the body. Monterrey misses with a low kick.
Monterrey gets tackled into the cage by Cosme. Cosme maintains the clinch. Monterrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cosme avoids it. Cosme is looking to break free of the clinch but Monterrey has double underhooks. Cosme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Monterrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Monterrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Cosme has had enough of the clinch but Monterrey keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cosme fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosme Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Monterrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monterrey has Cosme pressed against the cage, preventing Cosme from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A quick uppercut on the inside from Monterrey. Cosme manages to break the clinch.
Cosme is looking to clinch but Monterrey is avoiding it.
Monterrey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. John Monterrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Monterrey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cosme throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Monterrey to counter with a crisp jab. Monterrey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Monterrey slaps away a takedown attempt from Cosme, before circling back to the center of the mat. Monterrey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cosme if he has to take too many more of those.
Cosme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. An inside leg kick lands from Monterrey. Cosme shoots for a takedown but Monterrey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Monterrey closes the distance and clinches. Monterrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cosme has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Monterrey after a bit of a struggle. A short right from Monterrey. Cosme has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Monterrey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Monterrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosme. Monterrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Cosme. Monterrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Monterrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monterrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monterrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosme backwards. Monterrey tries a body shot but Cosme blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cosme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Monterrey throws a leg kick which misses Cosme's front leg but catches the back leg as Cosme tries to avoid it. A jab from Monterrey finds it's way through Cosme's defenses. Monterrey blocks a head kick by Cosme.
Monterrey delivers a nice body kick. Cosme motions for Monterrey to come forward. Cosme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Monterrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosme was well out of range. Poor timing from Monterrey. Monterrey wants to clinch. Monterrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Cosme is just out of range. Cosme misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Monterrey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Cosme's face as he tries to break the clinch. Monterrey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cosme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Cosme is breathing heavily. Monterrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cosmes head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Monterrey dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Monterrey's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monterrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Monterrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monterrey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monterrey has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far. Cosme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Cosme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Monterrey takes a step back to recover. John Monterrey seems to be getting the better of the standup. Cosme tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Monterrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monterrey connects with an inside leg kick. Cosme lands with an uppercut that bounces Monterrey off the cage and back into range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donk. Monterrey catches Cosme right on the button with a cross. Cosme throws a push kick but Monterrey slaps the foot to one side. Monterrey throws a nice outside leg kick. Monterrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cosme. Cosme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monterrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round. Monterrey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Cosme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cosme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Monterrey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cosme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Monterrey lands with a light punch inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Monterrey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cosme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Monterrey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Monterrey tries a knee to the head but Cosme blocks it.
Monterrey tries to work over Cosme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Monterrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cosme.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Monterrey lands a body shot. Monterrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Monterrey lands on the inside with an uppercut. John Monterrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Monterrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cosme. Cosme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Cosme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Monterrey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monterrey. Monterrey lands a left hand.
Monterrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosme. Still in the clinch, Monterrey scores with a nice short uppercut. Monterrey misses with a body punch.
Monterrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cosme's defenses. Monterrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cosme blocks an elbow strike from Monterrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Monterrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cosme backwards. A nice left hand lands by Monterrey.
Monterrey lands a nice knee to the body. Cosme avoiding damage as Monterrey throws knees to the body.
Monterrey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Monterrey landing knees to the body.
Monterrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Monterrey.
Monterrey connects with a knee to the head.
Cosme is rocked! Monterrey manages to break the clinch.
Monterrey connects with a single shot there. Oh Cosme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That kick from Monterrey tenderised Cosme's leg. Cosme is trying to keep his angry face on. Cosme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Monterrey has Cosme up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monterrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Monterrey creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cosme's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cosme drops to his knees and Monterrey pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Monterrey! During a confident post fight interview, John Monterrey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
77% |
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