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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1304 p4p, 2265 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 191 p4p, 321 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michel Pereira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich connects with a solid leg kick.
Mikhasevich scores with the left hand. Pereira knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Mikhasevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a fast counter high kick but Mikhasevich manages to duck under it in time.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Mikhasevich takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mikhasevich throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Mikhasevich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pereira's head.
Mikhasevich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pereira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mikhasevich throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mikhasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gennady Mikhasevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pereira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A combination from Mikhasevich does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Mikhasevich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mikhasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pereira.
Pereira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mikhasevich eats them both and turns towards Pereira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Mikhasevich moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira tries a low kick but Mikhasevich avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Pereira scores with a four punch combination!
Pereira slips under a jab.
Mikhasevich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mikhasevich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira throws a body punch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Pereira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mikhasevichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mikhasevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pereira throws a big counter head kick but Mikhasevich avoids it with no problem.
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Pereira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Pereira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira misses with a hook. Mikhasevich ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira throws a head kick but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira throws a hook but Mikhasevich avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikhasevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira wants to slow Mikhasevich down by chopping away at his legs.
Mikhasevich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Pereira finds it's target.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
Mikhasevich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Mikhasevich defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Mikhasevich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Mikhasevich misses its intended target.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira misses with a hook. Mikhasevich ducked under it nicely.
Pereira with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Mikhasevich misses with the body kick
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pereira checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mikhasevich blocks the leg kick.
Mikhasevich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with an inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mikhasevich circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pereira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mikhasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Mikhasevich.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Michel Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mikhasevich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikhasevich throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Mikhasevich coming out on top.
Pereira throws a jab when Mikhasevich was well out of range.
Pereira takes a swing at Mikhasevich's ribcage but misses.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Mikhasevich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a decent looking hook.
Mikhasevich throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mikhasevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich is looking for a counter combo.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhasevich misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich looks for the body kick but Pereira saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich with a nice calf kick.
Mikhasevich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mikhasevich tries a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gennady Mikhasevich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mikhasevich.
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Mikhasevich in a clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Mikhasevich blocks with his arms.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mikhasevich avoids it.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Mikhasevich is blocking nicely.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Mikhasevich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikhasevich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mikhasevich scores with a hook to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mikhasevich lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mikhasevich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mikhasevich breaks from the clinch.
Pereira slips a jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with a looping left.
Pereira scores with a head kick.
Pereira tries to bum rush Mikhasevich with a series of wild strikes but Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pereira cracks Mikhasevich with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mikhasevich.
Pereira tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Mikhasevich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mikhasevich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikhasevich wants to slow Pereira down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Mikhasevich misses.
Pereira flicks out a counter leg kick but Mikhasevich steps away.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick that misses.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikhasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Mikhasevich misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Pereira misses.
Pereira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pereira's knee momentarily.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
A nice side step and Pereira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mikhasevich throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereira 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
After winning the bout, Michel Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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