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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota comes to the cage accompanied by Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor . Pereira has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pereira is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pereira has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shota is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shota lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Shota misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pereira misses with a body shot
and Shota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota connects with a solid leg kick.
Shota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota cracks Pereira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira checks a leg kick nicely.
Shota has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Shota's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shota lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shota lands a shot to the body.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Shota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shota misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Shota missing with knees to the body.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Shota.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shota.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
Shota lands with a left to the head.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Shota.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Shota tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Shota throws a sloppy body shot
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
A jab from Shota misses.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A clash of legs there as Pereira blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Shota counters with a nice uppercut.
Shota scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota misses with a body shot.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Shota. That snapped Pereira's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shota.
Pereira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shota lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shota avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shota thumps Pereira with a low kick.
Shota tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shota backing away here, and Pereira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shota misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota tries to clinch up.
Shota lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
Nice shot by Shota.
Shota stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota clinches up against the cage.
Pereira slowing the pace effectively.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Shota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shota lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Miguel Pereira has been cut.
Adrian Shota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Shota tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira just leaning against Shota, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Shota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shota lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Shota as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shota throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Shota swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a leg kick.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Shota tries to clinch
and Pereira counters with a body kick.
Pereira slips a jab from Shota.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A cross from Shota lands.
Shota misses the body punch
and Pereira counters with a good low kick that Shota was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota scores with a jab to the head.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shota swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Shota backing away here, and Pereira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Shota's torso.
Shota blocks a jab.
Shota misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Shota dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Pereira's cut.
That's time! Shota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Shota.
Shota throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Pereira is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Shota. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shota.
Shota cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Pereira steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira connects with a nice looking jab.
Shota thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with a right hand to the body.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shota scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adrian Shota is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a poor cross that misses
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota misses with a body shot.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shota with a body shot.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Shota checks it.
Shota lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch lands to the side of Shota 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shota throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Shota throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Shota gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Shota.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Shota misses with some punches.
Shota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Miguel Pereira just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Miguel Pereira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shota is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Shota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Shota moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shota with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shota.
Shota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shota throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Pereira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Shota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shota, right into the meat.
Shota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shota misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a three punch combo that has Shota backing up. Shota nods at Pereira to acknowledge the strikes.
Pereira slips under a jab.
Shota tries to land a leg kick but Pereira saw it coming and moves away.
Shota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Pereira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Shota takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Jab by Shota.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Shota looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Shota.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Shota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota tries to clinch up
and Pereira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Shota misses.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pereira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shota backs up against the cage.
Shota takes one on the button.
Shota is rocked!
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira throws a solid leg kick but Shota takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pereira.
Shota throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
A good leg kick by Shota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Miguel Pereira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miguel Pereira'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. This is the final round!
Pereira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Pereira slips under a jab.
As Shota backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Shota manages to avoid it all.
Shota swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Shota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Shota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shota is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shota moves to clinch but Pereira breaks away
and Pereira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Shota misses
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shota's knee momentarily.
Shota has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Shota lands with a right hand.
Shota throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Shota catches Pereira right on the button with a cross.
Shota moves into the clinch.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Shota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira gets through Shota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shota.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shota.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Shota won't allow it.
Shota lands an elbow inside.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shota works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shota blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Shota.
Shota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shota lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Shota trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shota.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shota tries a knee to the head but Pereira blocks it.
Shota tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Shota.
Well Shota 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Adrian Shota waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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