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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Epoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. Mohammad Epoto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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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
17 - 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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohammad Epoto!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reis throws a leg kick
and Epoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
Reis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Epoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reis throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reis is looking to slow Epoto down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Reis misses
and Reis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Epoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Reis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reis. That's going to slow Epoto down.
Reis misses with a leg kick
and Epoto counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Reis
and Epoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Epoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Epoto counters with a big head kick but Reis shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Epoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Reis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epoto counters with a low kick, right behind Reis 's knee.
Reis thumps Epoto with a low kick.
Reis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Epoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Reis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reis is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Reis
and Epoto counters with a body kick that stops Reis in his tracks momentarily.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Reis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Epoto.
Epoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reis's head.
Oh Reis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick by Reis misses
and Epoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Epoto.
Epoto landing knees to the body.
Epoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Epoto.
Epoto working Reis over with knees to the body.
Epoto working Reis over with knees to the body.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epoto lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Epoto effectively controlling the action here.
Epoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epoto is struggling to control the position.
Epoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reis misses with a knee strike.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Epoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reis avoids it.
Epoto scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Epoto obliges.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
Epoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Epoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Epoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Epoto avoids it.
Reis has had enough of the clinch but Epoto keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Epoto.
Epoto stalling the fight.
Epoto avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
Epoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reis up against the cage.
Epoto connects with a knee to the head.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto stalls.
Reis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Epoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Epoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Epoto lands a knee to the body.
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 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Epoto lands a knee to the head.
Epoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Epoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reis misses with a knee to the head.
Epoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Reis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Epoto slows down the pace here.
Reis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto lands a knee to the head.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Epoto.
Epoto stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reis is looking to break free of the clinch but Epoto has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Epoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reis throws a head kick that misses
and Epoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Reis misses with a leg kick
and Epoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Epoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reis throws a head kick that misses
and Epoto counters with a good, hard body kick but Reis shrugs it off.
Epoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Epoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Epoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epoto.
Epoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Epoto gets a clinch.
Epoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.
Epoto lands a knee to the body.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reis being controlled against the cage.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto stalls.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Epoto.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reis can't find room to land a body shot as Epoto controls the action.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
Reis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Epoto prevents Reis from breaking the clinch.
Epoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Epoto trying to land knees to the body.
Epoto connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Epoto obliges.
Epoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Epoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Epoto is pushing Reis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Epoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Epoto.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reis avoiding damage.
Epoto leaning against his opponent.
Epoto keeps control of Reis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epoto lands a knee to the body.
Epoto lands a knee to the body.
Epoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Epoto avoids it.
Epoto looking to throw knees to the head but Reis is blocking nicely.
Epoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto crunches a lovely knee into Reis's ribcage.
Epoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Epoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Epoto.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Epoto avoids the damage to the body.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Epoto avoids it.
Epoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
Reis wants to break free but Epoto has control.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epoto effectively controlling the action here.
Epoto trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Epoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
Epoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reis's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Epoto.
Reis landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Epoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Epoto tries to stall but Reis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Epoto.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Epoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Epoto working Reis over with knees to the body.
Epoto is trying to stall.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reis as Epoto tries to tie him up.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Epoto landing knees to the body.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Epoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Epoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Reis breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Epoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Epoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Epoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Epoto has Reis up against the cage in a clinch.
Mohammad Epoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Epoto is blocking nicely.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Epoto avoids the damage to the body.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
Epoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Epoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Epoto just leaning against Reis, taking a breather.
Epoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reis is keeping busy.
Epoto managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reis is keeping busy.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but Epoto blocks with his arms.
Reis trying to land knees to the body.
Epoto working Reis over with knees to the body.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto landing knees to the body.
Reis just leaning against Epoto, taking a breather.
Reis taking a breather.
The referee calls for Epoto to work.
Reis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Epoto is defending well for now.
Epoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis taking a breather.
Epoto stalling.
Reis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis trying to land knees to the body.
Epoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Epoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Epoto avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto missing with knees to the body.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
Epoto has Reis pushed against the cage.
Epoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Reis avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reis.
Epoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Epoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Epoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.
Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Epoto is blocking nicely.
Epoto stalling the fight.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Epoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Epoto trying to land knees to the body.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Epoto.
Epoto working Reis over with knees to the body.
Epoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Reis.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
Epoto letting Reis take a breather here.
Epoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Epoto managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Reis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto taking a breather.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Epoto - the referee stops the clock and Reis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Epoto. Reis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Epoto counters with a head kick.
Epoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Epoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Reis misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Epoto is trying to stall.
Reis manages to break the clinch.
Reis throws a leg kick
and Epoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Reis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Epoto. Epoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammad Epoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reis throws a leg kick
and Epoto counters with a leg kick.
Epoto lands with a kick to the temple. Reis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Epoto lands a head kick. Reis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ricardo Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis throws a leg kick
and Epoto counters with a head kick.
Reis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Epoto counters with a head kick.
Ricardo Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epoto scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammad Epoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Epoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad Epoto!
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hype
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