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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Ferreira (ranked 5264 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovan Damnjanovic (ranked 4369 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jovan Damnjanovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damnjanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Damnjanovic dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.
Damnjanovic lands a slapping body shot.
Damnjanovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damnjanovic as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferreira is defended easily by Damnjanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damnjanovic counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferreira!
Ferreira throws Damnjanovic to one side and escapes!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damnjanovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ferreira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Damnjanovic is in Ferreira's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damnjanovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damnjanovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ferreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damnjanovic defends it easily.
Damnjanovic wants to stand and escape but instead Ferreira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Damnjanovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferreira controls the pace.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Damnjanovic keeps moving.
Ferreira stays in close to Damnjanovic's body and controls the position.
Damnjanovic is trying to control the position but Ferreira postures up.
Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Damnjanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damnjanovic wants to improve his position but instead Ferreira has moved into half guard.
Ferreira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
Damnjanovic tries to hold on but Ferreira pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira content just to control the position here.
Ferreira throwing strikes here but Damnjanovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Damnjanovic is looking to get to half guard.
Ferreira unloads with some shots from mount but Damnjanovic bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Damnjanovic trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ferreira throwing strikes here but Damnjanovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Ferreira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damnjanovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferreira as he jumps to the side.
Ferreira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damnjanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but Damnjanovic shows good takedown defense.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damnjanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damnjanovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damnjanovic tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Damnjanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira stalks Damnjanovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damnjanovic's face. Damnjanovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferreira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damnjanovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferreira somewhat.
Ferreira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damnjanovic sprawls well initially but Ferreira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damnjanovic is trying to stand.
Ferreira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damnjanovic is looking to control Ferreira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damnjanovic avoid being mounted?
Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damnjanovic keeps working.
Damnjanovic trying to hold on to Ferreira's head to control him but Ferreira postures up.
Damnjanovic has his hands clasped together around Ferreira's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vitor Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damnjanovic swivels and escapes.
Damnjanovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ferreira.
Damnjanovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ferreira bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Damnjanovic is breathing heavily.
Ferreira has closed the distance and engaged Damnjanovic in a clinch.
Ferreira jumps guard.
Damnjanovic wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Damnjanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damnjanovic wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damnjanovic is one step ahead there.
Damnjanovic is looking to stand up but Ferreira won't let him.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Damnjanovic is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ferreira looks to land a combination. Damnjanovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Ferreira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Damnjanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Damnjanovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Ferreira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damnjanovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferreira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damnjanovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferreira is trying to drag Damnjanovic to the mat but Damnjanovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira has managed to clinch.
Ferreira jumps guard but Damnjanovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damnjanovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from Damnjanovic.
Damnjanovic is trying to pull guard but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damnjanovic can do to turn this around?
Ferreira jumps guard but Damnjanovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Damnjanovic tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damnjanovic looks for a takedown but Ferreira sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damnjanovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferreira defends it nicely.
Damnjanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damnjanovic shoots for a takedown but Ferreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferreira is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damnjanovic.
Ferreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferreira instigates a clinch.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
Damnjanovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferreira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Damnjanovic is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira taking a breather.
Damnjanovic goes for a takedown attempt but Ferreira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damnjanovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferreira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown attempt from Damnjanovic. Damnjanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damnjanovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferreira stops a takedown attempt from Damnjanovic.
Ferreira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Damnjanovic uses from the top position.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Damnjanovic controlling him for the moment.
Damnjanovic trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damnjanovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ferreira haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Ferreira!
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energy
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RATING
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