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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Neto (ranked 753 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Gellir Signarsson (ranked 100 p4p, 137 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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9 - 3 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gellir Signarsson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Signarsson.
A lazy left from Neto finds it's target.
Signarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Neto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Signarsson swings for the body but Neto moves out of range.
A big right from Signarsson misses.
Signarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Signarsson gets tackled into the cage by Neto. Neto maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Neto as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Neto fails to land.
Neto tries a body shot but Signarsson blocks it.
Signarsson scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Neto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Signarsson blocking some punches.
Signarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Signarsson is trying to break the clinch but Neto is controlling him.
A short right from Signarsson on the inside.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Signarsson misses with some punches.
Signarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Neto blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Signarsson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Neto - that landed with a thud.
Neto swings wildly with an uppercut but Signarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neto prevents Signarsson from breaking the clinch.
Neto throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neto.
Signarsson blocks a body shot from Neto.
Signarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Signarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neto misses with the head strike.
Signarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Neto.
Neto throws a punch but it's blocked by Signarsson.
Signarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Neto fails to land.
Neto has a couple of punches blocked by Signarsson.
Still in the clinch, Signarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Signarsson tries to work over Neto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neto tries a body shot but Signarsson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Neto fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Signarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Signarsson tries to throw a body punch but Neto avoids it by throwing Signarsson back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neto tries to work over Signarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Signarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Neto tries to throw a body punch but Signarsson avoids it by throwing Neto back against the cage.
Neto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Signarsson's elbow.
Neto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Signarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neto missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Neto.
A short right from Neto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neto.
Neto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Signarsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Neto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Signarsson can turn it around.
Signarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Neto lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Neto throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Signarsson fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto swings wildly with an uppercut but Signarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Neto.
Signarsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Signarsson is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.
Neto misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Signarsson fails to land.
Neto misses with some punches.
Neto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Signarsson being controlled against the cage.
Neto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Neto - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neto.
Knees to the body from Neto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with some punches.
A short right from Neto.
Neto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neto breaks from the clinch.
Neto misses with a shot to the body
enabling Signarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Neto works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neto throws a head kick that misses.
Signarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neto.
Signarsson slips a jab from Neto.
Neto moves out of range as Signarsson strikes.
Neto throws a hook but Signarsson blocks it.
Signarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Neto.
Neto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Signarsson throws a shot from downtown. Neto moves away and avoids it.
Neto drops Signarsson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Signarsson! Neto dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Neto!
Pedro Neto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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