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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Romanaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fernando Neto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Misha Romanaski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romanaski.
Neto slips a jab from Romanaski.
Romanaski takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Misha Romanaski has been cut.
Neto lands with a nice combination. Romanaski backs away looking to recover.
Romanaski is rocked!
Neto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romanaski was covering up waiting for the punch and Neto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Romanaski is still in real trouble! Can Neto finish him?
Neto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanaski seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romanaski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neto is fighting to break Romanaski's control of his arms but Romanaski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Neto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Neto throws and elbow that misses. Romanaski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neto's guard. Nice move by Romanaski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto controlling Romanaski's posture.
Romanaski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanaski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanaski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanaski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanaski distracts Neto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Neto working a defensive guard here.
Neto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romanaski has his takedown stuffed
and Neto counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neto stalls.
Romanaski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neto prevents it.
Fernando Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Romanaski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Romanaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romanaski is keeping the position for now.
Romanaski 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.
Neto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Romanaski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanaski keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanaski can't keep his opponent in guard - Neto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romanaski is not content to let Neto control the position.
Neto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Romanaski is looking to improve his position.
Neto seems to be working for a kimura but Romanaski defends the submission attempt.
Romanaski trying to hold on to Neto's head to control him but Neto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romanaski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Romanaski controls Neto momentarily but Neto frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romanaski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Romanaski misses with an uppercut.
Neto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romanaski.
Neto throws a head kick but Romanaski moves out of range.
Romanaski misses with a body shot
and Neto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romanaski backs up against the cage.
Romanaski looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Romanaski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neto darts in and clinches Romanaski up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Neto.
Neto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanaski throws a hook to the side of Neto's head but Neto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romanaski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Neto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misha Romanaski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neto connects with a solid leg kick.
Neto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Romanaski moves out of range as Neto throws a body kick.
Neto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romanaski misses with a body shot.
Romanaski fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernando Neto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neto manages to break the clinch.
Neto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romanaski takes a step back to recover.
Neto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neto 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.
Neto wants to control from the top but Romanaski keeps moving.
Romanaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto is looking to work some ground and pound but Romanaski has wrist control.
Romanaski is breathing heavily.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanaski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neto is looking to work some ground and pound but Romanaski has wrist control.
Neto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neto drops back looking for a leg! Romanaski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Romanaski manages to kick Neto off! Neto jumps back into Romanaski's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Neto.
Neto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romanaski as Neto tries to tie him up.
That's two 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.
Romanaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanaski tries to break the clinch but Neto is controlling the position.
Neto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romanaski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Romanaski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romanaski tries to work over Neto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romanaski.
Neto missing with knees to the body.
Romanaski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neto prevents it.
Fernando Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Romanaski.
Romanaski blocks an elbow strike from Neto.
Romanaski missing with knees to the body.
Neto lands a nice uppercut.
Neto prevents the takedown attempt.
Neto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neto looking for a takedown.
Romanaski tries to pull guard but Neto holds him up against the cage and eventually Romanaski drops back down to his feet.
Neto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanaski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neto misses with a looping left.
Romanaski misses with a looping right.
Neto slips a straight right by Romanaski.
Neto misses with the combination.
Romanaski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neto throws a leg kick but Romanaski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romanaski looks to throw the jab but Neto is out of range.
Neto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romanaski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neto somewhat.
Romanaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Neto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanaski slips under a jab from Neto.
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.
Neto checks a leg kick.
Neto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanaski motions for Neto to come forward. Romanaski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Neto blocks a jab.
Romanaski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Neto.
Neto dodges the punch combination from Romanaski.
Romanaski misses with a wild body shot.
Romanaski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neto.
Neto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romanaski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neto as he jumps to the side.
Fernando Neto is winning the standup battle so far.
Neto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romanaski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neto to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanaski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Neto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Misha Romanaski's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Jab by Neto.
Neto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romanaski throws a right hand that Neto ducks under and follows up with a left that Neto also avoids with ease.
Neto closes the distance and clinches up with Romanaski, looking for a takedown. Neto pushes Romanaski against the cage but Romanaski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neto scores with a nice right hand.
Romanaski shoots in and bounces Neto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Neto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neto is thwarting Romanaski's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Romanaski wants to improve his position but Neto is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanaski is staying active underneath Neto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romanaski wants to improve his position but Neto is controlling well.
Neto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neto is working for a kimura here but Romanaski manages to reverse the position and he's now in Neto's guard.
Neto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Romanaski postures up and lands a big shot to Neto's brow.
Romanaski stopping the sweep attempt from Neto.
Romanaski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romanaski tries to free his leg and advance position but Neto is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romanaski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romanaski misses with a takedown attempt
and Neto counters with a straight right hand.
Romanaski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Neto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Neto.
Fernando Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Romanaski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanaski is trying to keep Neto in close.
Neto won't allow Romanaski to sweep him here.
Neto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Romanaski keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
Neto pushing down on Romanaski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romanaski tries to get to full guard but Neto has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neto lands a nice short elbow.
Romanaski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fernando Neto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanaski won't allow Neto to pass to mount.
Romanaski manages to get to full guard.
Romanaski keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Romanaski wants to sweep here but Neto controlling him for the moment.
Neto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Misha Romanaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando Neto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romanaski misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Neto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neto 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Neto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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