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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Epoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cruising in Miami by Bass 305. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammad Epoto!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epoto throws a leg kick which misses Honey's front leg but catches the back leg as Honey tries to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Epoto.
Epoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Epoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Epoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Honey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Epoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honey throws a series of punches but Epoto avoids them all with ease.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Epoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Honey throws a right hand that Epoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Epoto also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epoto.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Epoto throws a lazy body kick
and Honey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epoto wants to clinch up but Honey keeps it at a distance.
Honey misses with a lunging right hand
and Epoto counters with a good, hard body kick but Honey shrugs it off.
Honey misses with a lunging right hand
and Epoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epoto rushes Honey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but Honey blocks with his arms.
Epoto trying to land knees to the body.
Epoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Epoto backwards.
Honey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Honey avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
Epoto stalling in the clinch but Honey improves position.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Honey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Epoto or not.
Epoto has Honey pressed against the cage.
Honey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honey blocks it with crossed arms.
Honey is stalling here.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Epoto.
Epoto misses with a knee strike.
Epoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Epoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Epoto misses with a knee strike.
Honey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Honey avoiding damage.
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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epoto lands a knee to the body.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Epoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Honey looking to slow down the pace here.
Honey being controlled against the cage.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Epoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Epoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Epoto slips the punch.
Honey takes a swing at Epoto's ribcage but misses.
Epoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Epoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Honey counters with a one-two to the body.
Epoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Epoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honey.
Epoto prevents a body shot from Honey.
Honey lands a shot to the body.
Epoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honey avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Epoto as Honey tries to tie him up.
Honey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Honey.
Honey blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Epoto.
Honey managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
That's two 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.
Epoto taking a breather.
Honey slows down the pace here.
Honey gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Honey letting Epoto take a breather here.
Epoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but Honey blocks it.
Epoto taking a breather.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Epoto stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mohammad Epoto.
Honey looks for a takedown but Epoto sprawls well.
Epoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Epoto is just out of range.
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.
Honey misses with a shot to the body
and Epoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Honey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Epoto.
Honey scores with a jab to the body.
Epoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Honey finds it's target.
Epoto scores with a leg kick.
Honey throws an off balance right hand
and Epoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Honey throws a poor cross that misses
and Epoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Epoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Epoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Honey.
Hugh Honey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epoto manages to avoid it.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epoto.
Epoto throws a front kick aimed at Honey's knee but Honey avoids it well.
Epoto wants to slow Honey down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Epoto.
Epoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Epoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Epoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Honey misses with a body punch
and Epoto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Epoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Epoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Epoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Honey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Epoto moved out of range nicely.
Honey misses with a lunging right hand
and Epoto counters with a body kick.
Epoto slips under a jab.
Honey keeps the fight on the outside.
Honey throws an off balance right hand
and Epoto counters with a big head kick but Honey shrugs it off.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honey, pushing him back against the cage.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Honey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey can't break the clinch.
Honey trying to stall but Epoto improves his position.
Come on Epoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Honey avoids it.
Epoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Epoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Honey is trying to push Epoto away but Epoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Epoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epoto misses with a knee strike.
Epoto leaning against his opponent.
Epoto missing with knees to the body.
Epoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Epoto blocks a body shot from Honey.
Epoto scores with a knee to the head.
Honey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Honey tries to stall but Epoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Honey avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Honey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Epoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Honey's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Honey as Epoto tries to tie him up.
Mohammad Epoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Honey managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
Honey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Honey taking a breather.
Epoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad Epoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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