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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 699 p4p, 94 weight class) and Luke Neil (ranked 782 p4p, 106 weight class). Pereira's entrance music is J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente. A fine choice. Neil has chosen Linkin Park - In the end as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira slips a straight right by Neil.
Neil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Neil is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Neil is trying to get an arm triangle but Pereira is defending well.
Neil trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries to bench press Neil off him but Neil keeps the position.
Neil is working Pereira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Neil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pereira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neil misses with the ground and pound.
Neil tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereira keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira is trying to control Neil's posture but Neil avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Neil advances nicely into full mount.
Pereira wants to hold on but Neil pushes him away.
Neil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Neil working Pereira over with strikes here.
Pereira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pereira is staying active underneath Neil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is doing well to control the position and prevent Neil from advancing to side control.
Neil controlling the action here.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.
Pereira scores with a spinning back kick!
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Neil is looking for the big counter here.
Neil looking to score a takedown here. Pereira is defending well but Neil drives through and ends up in Pereira's guard.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neil controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neil trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Neil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neil decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pereira is trying to stand up here but Neil is controlling him well.
Neil is keen to just control but Pereira is a slippery customer.
Pereira pushes Neil off looking to stand but Neil dives back in and keeps control.
Pereira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Neil is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pereira reverses the position - he's now on top in Neil's guard.
Neil wants to stand but Pereira is controlling the position.
Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pereira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pereira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pereira stays in close to Neil's body and controls the position.
Neil keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
Pereira slips nicely into half guard.
Neil wants to improve his position but Pereira is controlling well.
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.
Neil is looking to control Pereira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neil avoid being mounted?
Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neil is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luke Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Neil misses.
Neil has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira throws a head kick that Neil semi-blocks.
It looks like Luke Neil has been cut.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neil missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Neil backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
Neil misses with a double jab.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Neil.
Neil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neil showed some decent athleticism there.
Pereira manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Neil keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Neil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Neil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Neil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Neil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Neil.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Neil takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neil in his tracks.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Neil sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Neil slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil is looking for the big counter here.
Neil slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
It seemed like Neil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira checks a low kick from Neil.
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neil shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
Neil lands the left hand.
Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Neil is in Pereira's guard.
Pereira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Neil off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Pereira backing away here, and Neil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
Neil throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Pereira as he checks the leg kick.
Pereira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Neil.
Sloppy strikes from Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira digs a good hook to Neil's body.
Neil swinging wildly here.
Neil misses with a straight left.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pereira pushes Neil off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pereira - the referee stops the clock and Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pereira. Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Donk. Pereira catches Neil right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neil off to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Pereira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neil is defended easily by Pereira.
Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neil staying out of range there.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Neil stumbling back into the cage.
Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Neil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Neil persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Pereira jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as Neil tries to avoid it.
Pereira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Neil on the side of the head.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Neil throws a leg kick but Pereira moved away.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Neil blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neil.
Neil looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Neil.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neil misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Neil tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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