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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Neto (ranked 1443 p4p, 865 weight class) and Michael Holmes (ranked 169 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes clinches with his opponent.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Neto blocks it.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes jumps guard and drags Neto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Neto landing with the ground and pound.
Holmes looking for a guillotine here but Neto defends easily.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holmes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neto has managed to get both his arms back between Holmes's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neto passes into half guard.
Neto throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neto pulls his head out easily.
Holmes is looking to improve his position.
Holmes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Neto is controlling well.
Holmes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holmes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holmes tries to roll over but Neto keeps him under control.
Neto is taking a breather. Holmes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Neto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto is looking to take a break and control but Holmes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard but Neto has mounted him!
Neto landing strikes from the mount and Holmes is in trouble!
Neto with good strikes from the mount here!
Neto controlling his opponent.
Neto working Holmes over with strikes here.
Neto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Neto tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto content just to control the position here.
Neto prevents Holmes from getting the reversal.
Neto lands a big elbow.
Neto is looking to stand but Holmes has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neto tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
Neto misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Neto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Neto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmes, pushing him back against the cage.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neto misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Holmes.
Neto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes gets control of Neto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Holmes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Neto is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holmes has his foot on Neto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holmes's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holmes is on top in guard.
Holmes being controlled here momentarily.
Neto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neto looking for a sweep. Not yet Neto, not yet.
Neto is striking but Holmes is not phased and passes to half guard.
Holmes seems to be looking for submissions.
Neto trying to hold on to Holmes's head to control him but Holmes postures up.
Holmes is looking for a kimura here.
Pedro Neto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holmes is looking for a kimura but Neto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holmes to get the leverage.
Neto is looking to control Holmes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neto avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neto gets full guard.
Holmes passes into half guard.
Neto is looking for a sweep. Holmes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holmes is working for a submission of some sort.
Neto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes wants to work for an arm triangle but Neto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Neto has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Neto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neto lands a shot to the body.
Neto lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Pedro Neto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neto lands with a left to the head.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neto blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Neto can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Neto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neto tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Neto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neto.
A short right from Neto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Neto.
Neto pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neto.
Neto lands a shoulder strike.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neto blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
Nice body punch from Neto.
Neto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
Neto misses with a punch on the inside.
Neto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Neto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neto lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neto scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Neto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Neto avoids the damage to the body.
Neto is trying to stall.
Neto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Neto.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holmes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Holmes is proving hard to escape from.
Neto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
Neto wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Holmes working for a triangle but Neto defends it easily.
Holmes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neto is one step ahead there.
Holmes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holmes has his foot on Neto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neto works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Neto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Neto!
A victorious Pedro Neto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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