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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 406 p4p, 352 weight class) and Pedro Neto (ranked 52 p4p, 48 weight class). Pedro Neto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Neto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Neto.
A telegraphed right hand from Neto misses the target.
Neto looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Neto throws a looping overhand right but Shakaromanov ducks down to avoid it.
Neto misses the shot to the body.
Neto tries to clinch up but Shakaromanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Shakaromanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Shakaromanov. That snapped Neto's head back.
Shakaromanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neto throws out a powerful jab.
Neto slips a jab from Shakaromanov.
Neto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakaromanov throwing a counter right hand but Neto manages to avoid it.
Neto swinging wildly here.
Neto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shakaromanov.
Neto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neto. That did some damage!
Neto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakaromanov connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the liver by Neto. Beautiful body shot.
Neto drops Shakaromanov with a beautiful combination! Shakaromanov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neto is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mehmet Shakaromanov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakaromanov on the side of the head.
Shakaromanov is rocked!
Shakaromanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Shakaromanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Neto misses its intended target.
Shakaromanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shakaromanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Shakaromanov - just one landing.
Neto misses with a straight right.
Shakaromanov swinging wildly here.
Shakaromanov slips a straight right by Neto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Neto.
Neto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Neto lands with a light punch inside.
Shakaromanov misses with the head strike.
Shakaromanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Neto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Neto fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neto lands a body shot.
Shakaromanov tries to keep at a distance but Neto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neto misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto prevents a body shot from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Neto gets an underhook and turns Shakaromanov into the cage.
Neto lands a left hand.
Neto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shakaromanov up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakaromanov.
Neto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Neto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shakaromanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shakaromanov pulls Neto in close to his closed guard and prevents Neto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakaromanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shakaromanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shakaromanov is working an open guard so Neto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A big left from Neto misses.
Pedro Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Neto there.
Neto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shakaromanov's head backwards.
Neto misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakaromanov misses with a few strikes there.
Neto moves away from the strike by Shakaromanov.
Neto misses with a hook. Shakaromanov ducked under it nicely.
Neto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Neto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Shakaromanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neto throws a looping overhand right but Shakaromanov ducks down to avoid it.
Neto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shakaromanov throws a nice looking combination but Neto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Neto.
Shakaromanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neto.
Neto throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neto loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Shakaromanov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neto eats them both and turns towards Shakaromanov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shakaromanov, as that shot connected.
Neto misses with a hook
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakaromanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neto moves away from the strike by Shakaromanov.
Neto lands a really nice looking cross but Shakaromanov seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neto looks to throw the jab but Shakaromanov is out of range.
Neto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakaromanov defending well as Neto loads up on a big left hand.
Shakaromanov throws a big counter combination but Neto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neto misses with a double jab
and Shakaromanov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Neto throws a poor cross that misses
and Shakaromanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Shakaromanov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neto misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Neto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shakaromanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Neto throws the left hand but Shakaromanov avoids the punch easily.
Neto throws a hook but Shakaromanov avoids it easily.
It looked like Shakaromanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shakaromanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Neto slips a straight right by Shakaromanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Shakaromanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neto.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakaromanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neto misses with a right hand
and Shakaromanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neto clinches up against the cage.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Neto misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Neto.
Shakaromanov takes a shot to the head.
Neto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neto works on Shakaromanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Neto is working Shakaromanov over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neto lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neto lands a shoulder strike.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Shakaromanov trying to stall but Neto improves his position.
Neto struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakaromanov controls his hands.
Neto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Neto.
Neto lands a nice uppercut.
Neto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakaromanov backwards.
Neto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neto scores with a hook to the body.
Neto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakaromanovs head.
Pedro Neto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakaromanov tries to circle away but Neto has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Neto.
Neto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Neto.
Shakaromanov is trying to break the clinch but Neto is controlling him.
Neto taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto lands a right hand.
Shakaromanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Neto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
A short right from Neto.
Neto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakaromanov is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.
Neto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Neto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Neto.
A right hand to the body from Neto.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakaromanov stalling in the clinch but Neto improves position.
Neto pushes Shakaromanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Neto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Shakaromanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Neto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakaromanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shakaromanov slips under a jab.
Shakaromanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neto swings widly with a right hand
and Shakaromanov counters with a head kick.
Neto lands with a right hand.
Neto looks to land a combination but Shakaromanov avoids it well.
Neto moves into the clinch.
Shakaromanov wants to break free but Neto has control.
Neto blocking some punches.
Shakaromanov can't break the clinch.
Neto lands a body shot.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakaromanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shakaromanov is trying to force a seperation but Neto has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakaromanov.
Neto misses with the head strike.
Neto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakaromanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shakaromanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakaromanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neto dips to his left and cracks Shakaromanov with an uppercut!
No joy there for Neto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shakaromanov. Shakaromanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Neto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Neto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shakaromanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neto throws a series of punches but Shakaromanov avoids them all with ease.
Neto throws a hook but Shakaromanov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neto throws a right hand that Shakaromanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Shakaromanov also avoids with ease.
Shakaromanov tries to move into range but Neto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neto misses with a straight right.
Neto tries to bum rush Shakaromanov with a series of wild strikes but Shakaromanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neto staying out of range there.
Shakaromanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neto lands a jab to the nose.
Shakaromanov lands with a nice combination. Neto backs away looking to recover.
Neto throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Nice defenses there by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov lands with an uppercut that bounces Neto off the cage and back into range.
Neto works Shakaromanov's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov moves away from the strike by Neto.
Neto looks to throw the jab but Shakaromanov is out of range.
Neto lands a glancing blow to the side of Shakaromanov's head.
Neto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Shakaromanov.
Neto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neto connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shakaromanov.
Neto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shakaromanov ducks under a wild hook from Neto.
As Neto looks to move away, Shakaromanov throws a big counter combo but Neto just gets out of the way.
Shakaromanov lands with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Neto.
Neto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body kick there by Neto.
Neto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neto misses with a wild combination.
Neto loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Shakaromanov is looking for a counter combo.
Neto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakaromanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neto misses with a hook.
Shakaromanov slips a jab from Neto.
Neto misses with a kick to the body
and Shakaromanov counters with a head kick. That will keep Neto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Neto misses with a hook
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakaromanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakaromanov throws a quick counter head kick but Neto was just out of range.
Mehmet Shakaromanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Neto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neto misses with a right hand
and Neto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Neto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Neto!
Pedro Neto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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