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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syete Gabilog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syete Gabilog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Reis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabilog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
Gabilog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis fails to land with a series of punches.
Reis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gabilog moves away.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horrible takedown by Gabilog or perhaps it was just good defense by Reis which made him look bad.
Gabilog avoids the body shot from Reis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabilog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the cage.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabilog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gabilog throwing shots but Reis is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to kick Gabilog off but Gabilog keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gabilog wants to pass the guard but Reis is defending well.
Reis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reis. Gabilog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reis is looking to slow Gabilog down with leg kicks.
Gabilog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabilog postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gabilog, into his guard.
Gabilog looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis stands and steps away. Gabilog gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four 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.
Reis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabilog tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reis lands a leg kick that knocks Gabilog off balance momentarily.
Reis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gabilog.
A punch combination from Gabilog misses.
Reis throws a sloppy head kick and Gabilog moves out of range easily.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabilog tries to clinch but Reis is having none of it.
Reis misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Reis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Gabilog feints a jab promting Reis to slip. Gabilog then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reis looks to land a combination but Gabilog avoids it well.
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabilog looks for a takedown but Reis sprawls well.
Gabilog moves out of range of the body kick from Reis.
Gabilog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reis is looking to land body kicks.
Gabilog drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gabilog wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabilog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reis is keeping the position for now.
Gabilog throwing strikes from guard but Reis blocks nicely.
Gabilog wants to pass the guard but Reis is keeping the position.
Gabilog drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reis!
Gabilog is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Reis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog shoots for a double leg takedown but Reis sprawls well. He's pushed Gabilog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syete Gabilog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis throws a head kick but Gabilog moves out of range.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Gabilog moves out of range of the body kick from Reis.
Gabilog fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reis.
Gabilog closes the distance and clinches up with Reis, looking for a takedown. Gabilog pushes Reis against the cage but Reis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gabilog moves out of range of the body kick.
Gabilog avoids the head kick by Reis.
A head kick misses from Reis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabilog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gabilog takes a step back to recover.
Reis throws a front kick aimed at Gabilog's knee but Gabilog avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Reis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gabilog 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.
Reis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reis lands a slapping body shot.
Reis lands a nice looking body kick.
Gabilog slips a jab and a cross from Reis.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gabilog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reis - the referee stops the clock and Gabilog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reis. Gabilog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Reis.
Gabilog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Reis.
Reis throws a leg kick which misses Gabilog's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabilog tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis misses with the combination.
Ricardo Reis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reis stuffs the takedown.
Reis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gabilog.
Reis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reis throws a front kick that sends Gabilog stumbling back into the cage.
Reis is looking to slow Gabilog down with leg kicks.
Reis lands with a nice body kick.
Reis lands with a nice body kick.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reis lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reis. Gabilog shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reis.
Some wild striking there from Reis.
Reis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gabilog rather than just go for the knockout.
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reis lands a leg kick that knocks Gabilog off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reis.
Reis throws a head kick but Gabilog moves out of range.
Reis scores with a kick to the body.
Reis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gabilog will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gabilog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reis.
Reis cracks the inside of Gabilog's front leg.
Reis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reis misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reis.
Reis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gabilog counters with a single leg into guard. Reis didn't expect that.
Gabilog prevents Reis from getting back to his feet.
Gabilog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabilog tries to free his leg and advance position but Reis is retaining full guard.
Gabilog is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reis has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog wants to stand and escape but Reis is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Reis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
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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