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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis's entrance music is Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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177 cm
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180 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Reis.
Good work by Wukong as he checks the leg kick.
Wukong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wukong tries for a takedown but Reis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wukong avoids the head kick by Reis.
Reis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wukong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wukong somewhat.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Wukong.
Wukong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reis but Reis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick from Reis lands but Wukong takes it in his stride.
Wukong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis misses with a head kick.
Wukong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wukong shoots in but no luck this time.
Wukong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wukong scores with a three punch combo!
Reis thuds his shin into the meat of Wukong's side.
Wukong misses with a hook.
Wukong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Reis.
Wukong looks gassed!
Reis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wukong's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis connects with a solid leg kick.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Wukong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reis connects with a leg kick. Wukong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ricardo Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wukong takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis thows a body kick. Wukong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wukong's calf.
Reis lands a head kick!
Reis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
Reis throws a nice looking combination but Wukong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Reis.
Reis slaps away a takedown attempt from Wukong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wukong tries for a takedown but Reis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wukong blocks a head kick by Reis.
Reis scores with a three punch combo!
Reis connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wukong fails to land the takedown.
Reis misses with a combination
and Wukong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reis is trying to stand.
Reis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wukong.
Wukong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Wukong from controlling successfully.
Wukong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wukong drops back looking for a leg! Reis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reis manages to kick Wukong off! Wukong jumps back into Reis's guard.
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Reis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from Wukong. Wukong gets slowly back to his feet.
Reis scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.
Wukong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wukong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wukong has a takedown stuffed.
Wukong blocks a head kick by Reis.
Reis scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reis. That's going to slow Wukong down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reis.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis lands with a nice combination. Wukong backs away looking to recover.
Reis lands a head kick. Wukong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wukong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reis.
A head kick misses from Reis.
Wukong looks for a takedown but Reis sprawls well.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Wukong.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reis lands with a kick to the temple. Wukong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ricardo Reis is winning the standup battle so far.
Wukong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reis misses with a body punch
and Wukong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reis's guard.
Wukong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wukong trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wukong wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Wukong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wukong throwing strikes but missing.
Reis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wukong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wukong trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
Wukong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wukong thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Reis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reis gets caught flat footed, as Wukong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wukong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wukong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wukong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wukong slips nicely into half guard.
Wukong thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong wants to free his trapped foot but Reis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wukong working over Reis with some ground and pound. Reis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wukong is working for a submission of some sort.
Wukong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reis defending well though.
Son Wukong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wukong thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Wukong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wukong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wukong thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong trying to control the action but Reis is working from the bottom.
Wukong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wukong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wukong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Wukong trying to control from Reis's half guard. Reis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ricardo Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wukong trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wukong postures up in Reis's guard and throws a big left but Reis blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wukong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Son Wukong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Reis!
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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
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