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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dominic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Ferreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francois Dominic's chin.
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140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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157 cm
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140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Dominic!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dominic.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ferreira wants to control but Dominic postures up.
Ferreira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dominic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dominic wants to take a breather but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira manages to get to full guard.
Ferreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominic trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominic is stalling in the full guard.
Ferreira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferreira wants to work for an arm triangle but Dominic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic is looking for a sweep. Ferreira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferreira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferreira is thwarting Dominic's attempts to control the position.
Dominic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dominic is looking to escape.
Ferreira stalling away here and it's allowed Dominic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ferreira trying to control but Dominic is working from the bottom.
Dominic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira 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.
Dominic is trying to keep Ferreira in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dominic wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ferreira wants to pass the guard but Dominic is keeping the position.
Ferreira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Fernando Ferreira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dominic rushes Ferreira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominic wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
Ferreira jumps guard and drags Dominic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira working a defensive guard but Dominic passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dominic there.
Ferreira keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dominic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferreira punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ferreira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Dominic from controlling successfully.
Ferreira pulls Dominic in close to prevent any damage.
Ferreira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dominic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to control but Dominic wriggling away.
Ferreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferreira'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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ferreira throwing strikes here but Dominic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira thowing shots but they're missing.
Dominic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dominic throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando 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.
Ferreira with a poor takedown
and Dominic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dominic clinches with his opponent.
Ferreira jumps guard.
Dominic trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Ferreira striking off his back but it's not causing Dominic any problems.
Ferreira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominic's guard.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferreira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dominic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Dominic has his foot on Ferreira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ferreira works his way back into a safe position though.
Dominic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferreira is one step ahead there.
Ferreira stays in close to Dominic's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but Dominic is working from the bottom.
Dominic is trying to keep Ferreira in close.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Dominic keeps moving.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fernando Ferreira just wasn't active enough.
Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt
and Dominic counters with a single leg into guard. Ferreira didn't expect that.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Dominic trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fernando Ferreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ferreira holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Francois Dominic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dominic moves into the clinch.
Dominic lands a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ferreira holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Dominic controlling him for the moment.
Dominic looking to pass the guard.
Dominic postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dominic working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to buck Dominic off but Dominic is having none of it.
Dominic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ferreira misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ferreira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ferreira works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominic wants to stand but Ferreira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferreira is on top in guard.
Dominic is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fernando Ferreira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ferreira looks for a takedown but Dominic sprawls well.
Dominic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ferreira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominic's guard.
Dominic looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominic, not yet.
Ferreira postures up in Dominic's guard and throws a big left but Dominic blocks it.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira trying to control but Dominic is working from the bottom.
Ferreira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferreira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ferreira.
Ferreira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dominic is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dominic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dominic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ferreira.
Ferreira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dominic's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ferreira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dominic is not content to let Ferreira control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic can't do much from the bottom here.
Dominic is trying to buck Ferreira off.
Ferreira wants to control but Dominic is keeping him busy.
Ferreira happy to just control the position for now.
Ferreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dominic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dominic tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ferreira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Francois Dominic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dominic wants to control but Ferreira postures up.
Dominic throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dominic regains half guard.
Ferreira wants to advance to full mount but Dominic doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dominic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira advances position into side control!
Dominic tries to improve position but can't.
Dominic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominic pushes Ferreira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ferreira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ferreira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dominic's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ferreira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dominic is avoiding damage well.
Ferreira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dominic's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dominic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dominic is trying to control Ferreira's posture but Ferreira avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira wants to control but Dominic is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferreira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Ferreira!
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FIGHT
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