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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 790 p4p, 108 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 1835 p4p, 222 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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211 cm
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192 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic missing with a left hand there. Viitta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jovanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viitta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viitta wants to clinch up but Jovanovic keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Jovanovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Viitta.
Viitta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jovanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jovanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viitta moves away from the strike by Jovanovic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Viitta working aggressively here.
Viitta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic digs a right hand into Viitta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viitta's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viitta scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Viitta.
Viitta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Viitta controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viitta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viitta's elbow.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Viitta controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
Viitta throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viitta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viitta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viitta has closed the distance and engaged Jovanovic in a clinch.
Viitta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic gets through Viitta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic manages to break the clinch.
Viitta wants to clinch
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viitta was well out of range. Poor timing from Jovanovic.
Viitta is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jovanovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jovanovic throws a body punch but Viitta moves out of range.
Jovanovic connects with a jab.
Viitta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jovanovic circles away.
Viitta moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viitta.
Viitta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jovanovic's efforts to push away.
Viitta blocking some punches.
Viitta lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Viitta.
We've been informed that Viitta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Viitta blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic is trying to break the clinch but Viitta has him pressed against the cage.
Viitta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viitta.
Jovanovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viitta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viitta's elbow.
Viitta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Viitta fails to land.
Viitta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viitta has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic digs a right hand underneath Viitta's ribcage. Viitta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viitta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viitta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viitta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viitta throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Good body shot from Jovanovic.
Viitta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Viitta.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but Viitta blocks it.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic tries to work over Viitta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viitta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from Viitta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
A head punch on the inside from Viitta fails to land.
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitta throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic gets through Viitta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viitta misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic breaks from the clinch.
Jovanovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viitta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Viitta is looking to clinch but Jovanovic is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Jovanovic.
Viitta closes the distance and clinches.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viitta's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viitta.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viitta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jovanovic's efforts to push away.
Viitta tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Viitta misses with a punch to the body.
Viitta struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
Jovanovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viitta wants to clinch
and Jovanovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nenad Jovanovic will probably get the nod.
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.
Viitta rushes Jovanovic and presses him up against the cage.
Jovanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viittas head.
Jovanovic tries to work over Viitta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viitta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viitta tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Viitta blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Viitta avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Viitta fails to land.
Viitta lands a right hand.
Heikki Viitta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Viitta on the inside.
Jovanovic manages to break the clinch.
Viitta ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws an off balance right hand
and Viitta counters with a stiff right hand.
Jovanovic misses with a hook.
Viitta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Viitta.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut. Viitta saw that one coming.
Viitta moves out of range of the strikes.
Viitta instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic can't break the clinch.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viitta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viitta misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Viitta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viitta.
A head punch on the inside from Viitta fails to land.
Viitta misses with a punch on the inside.
Viitta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viitta has him pressed against the cage.
Viitta scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Viitta tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Viitta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viitta prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Viitta misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viitta backwards.
Jovanovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viitta has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viitta lands a nice shot to the body.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Viitta.
Jovanovic is trying to force a seperation but Viitta has the dominant position.
Viitta misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viitta.
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
Viitta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viitta working aggressively here.
Viitta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Viitta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viitta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Viitta.
Viitta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viitta lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic.
Viitta presses Jovanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viitta misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
Viitta misses with some punches.
Viitta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Viitta fails to land.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viitta's elbow.
Viitta tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Jovanovic manages to break the clinch.
Viitta tries to clinch but Jovanovic is having none of it.
Viitta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Viitta avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the cage.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viitta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Viitta.
Viitta tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Viitta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viitta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viitta throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Viitta misses with a body punch.
Viitta misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viitta backwards.
Jovanovic gets through Viitta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viitta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viitta misses with some punches.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Viitta controls the action.
Viitta misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic scores with a hook to the body.
Viitta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viitta blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Viitta controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heikki Viitta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Jovanovic misses with a straight left.
Jovanovic cracks Viitta with an open hand slap.
Viitta rushes Jovanovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viitta swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viitta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viitta working aggressively here.
Viitta misses with a body punch.
Viitta misses with the head strike.
Viitta scores with a hook to the body.
Jovanovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut.
Viitta avoids the body shot from Jovanovic.
Viitta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jovanovic counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta moves in looking to clinch but Jovanovic pushes him off.
Viitta forces Jovanovic back against the cage and clinches.
Jovanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viitta backwards.
Jovanovic digs a right hand into Viitta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viitta's gas tank.
Viitta misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic breaks the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch
and Viitta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Viitta looks to clinch
and Jovanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viitta is rocked!
Nenad Jovanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Viitta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jovanovic circles away.
It looked like Jovanovic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Viitta is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovanovic finish him?
Nice shot lands for Jovanovic.
Viitta has Jovanovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Viitta throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viitta seems to have recovered his senses.
Jovanovic swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viitta is looking to clinch but Jovanovic is avoiding it.
Viitta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jovanovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Viitta swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Viitta.
Viitta has Jovanovic pressed against the cage, preventing Jovanovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Viitta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viitta's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Viitta.
Jovanovic takes a shot to the head.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Viitta controls the action.
Jovanovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jovanovic misses.
Viitta with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic punishes Viitta's body with a nice straight punch.
Viitta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jovanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jovanovic throws a hook to the side of Viitta's head but Viitta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viitta takes the fight into the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viitta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viitta struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Viitta.
Viitta swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viitta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viitta swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viitta lands with a light punch inside.
Viitta prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Viitta lands a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
Viitta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Viitta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viitta.
Viitta lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jovanovic scores with a hook to the body.
Viitta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viitta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Viitta.
A right hand to the body from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heikki Viitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viitta.
Jovanovic misses with a hook. Viitta ducked under it nicely.
Viitta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jovanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viitta manages to avoid it.
Viitta tries to clinch but Jovanovic moves away
enabling Jovanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Nenad Jovanovic.
I think Jovanovic 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nenad Jovanovic!
A less than humble Nenad Jovanovic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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