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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petri Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieminen comes to the cage accompanied by Born an OG. Ferreira has chosen Voices as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferreira has time to react.
It looks like Daniel Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nieminen is fending him off so far but Ferreira persists. Nope, Nieminen circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira clinches with his opponent.
Nieminen manages to pull guard.
Nieminen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nieminen, not yet.
Nieminen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nieminen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ferreira escapes and throws Nieminen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nieminen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ferreira stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nieminen to get to his feet.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nieminen's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Nieminen shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nieminen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nieminen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nieminen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferreira is on top in guard.
Nieminen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ferreira uses it to pass to side control.
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
Nieminen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferreira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferreira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieminen, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a strike aimed at the side of Nieminen's head but Nieminen avoids it well.
Ferreira stands up and beckons Nieminen to his feet.
Nieminen looks for a takedown but Ferreira sprawls well.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nieminen is fending him off so far but Ferreira persists. Nope, Nieminen circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nieminen gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nieminen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferreira just leaning against Nieminen, taking a breather.
Nieminen wants a takedown.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
Ferreira prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petri Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira jumps into guard, dragging Nieminen to the mat.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nieminen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nieminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nieminen stopping the sweep attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Nieminen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieminen throws and elbow that misses. Ferreira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nieminen's guard. Nice move by Ferreira!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nieminen striking off his back but it's not causing Ferreira any problems.
Ferreira wants to get up but he can't break Nieminen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nieminen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferreira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nieminen if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferreira pushes Nieminen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieminen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
Nieminen is trying to control the position but Ferreira postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieminen working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.
Ferreira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Ferreira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ferreira fails with the takedown
and Nieminen counters with a series of strikes. Ferreira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petri Nieminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Nieminen misses.
Ferreira shoots in looking for a takedown. Nieminen tries to sprawl out of it but Ferreira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nieminen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nieminen loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Nieminen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Ferreira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nieminen wants to control the position but Ferreira says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nieminen wants to improve his position but Ferreira is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nieminen trying to control from the bottom.
Ferreira trying to control from half guard but Nieminen is working away.
Nieminen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira wants to pass the guard but Nieminen is defending well.
Well, if Ferreira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferreira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ferreira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nieminen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nieminen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ferreira has passed into side control.
Ferreira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferreira keeps control of Nieminen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nieminen wants a takedown.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Nieminen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petri Nieminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ferreira.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nieminen sizes up Ferreira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferreira connects with a high kick.
Ferreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieminen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nieminen won't be happy with that.
Nieminen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ferreira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ferreira working for a guillotine from mount but Nieminen is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ferreira misses with a head shot.
Nieminen wants to hold on but Ferreira pushes him away.
Nieminen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ferreira. What's that going to do exactly?
Daniel Ferreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferreira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nieminen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ferreira trying to control but Nieminen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Ferreira'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. And we move into the final round!
Ferreira slips a straight right by Nieminen.
Ferreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nieminen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nieminen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferreira keeps working.
Ferreira is looking to improve his position.
Nieminen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nieminen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ferreira pushes Nieminen off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nieminen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nieminen breaks from the clinch.
Nieminen fails with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Nieminen.
Nieminen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferreira tries for a takedown but Nieminen circles away easily
and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Nieminen from controlling successfully.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nieminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferreira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 looking to stand up but Nieminen isn't so interested in that idea.
Nieminen wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Nieminen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nieminen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieminenis looking to pass into half guard but Ferreira pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ferreira is in guard.
Nieminen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferreira controls the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nieminen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nieminen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Nieminen.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen misses with a wild combination.
Ferreira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nieminen swivels and escapes.
Petri Nieminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ferreira.
Ferreira gets caught flat footed, as Nieminen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nieminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nieminen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferreira keeping full guard, as Nieminen tries to pass.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nieminen is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen prevents Ferreira from getting back to his feet.
Ferreira controls Nieminen momentarily but Nieminen frees himself.
Ferreira is looking to stand up but Nieminen isn't so interested in that idea.
Petri Nieminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nieminen has managed to clinch.
Nieminen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ferreira uses from the top position.
Nieminen tries to strike from the bottom.
Nieminen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daniel Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferreira landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petri Nieminen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferreira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ferreira!
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