Vitor Miranda

Vitor Miranda vs. Marvin Vettori

Round 1
Vettori presses out from the center of the cage, keeping his hands in Miranda's face as he backs up the Brazilian to the fence. Miranda slows Vettori's roll momentarily with a high kick, but Vettori comes straight back with even more pressure. Vettori lands a jump knee to the body and swipes a right hand across the face of Miranda, who circles off the fence and lands an inside leg kick. Vettori goes low with a right leg kick, then high on the other side with a kick that Miranda has to block with both arms. Vettori sticks a jab, follows through with a left hand, then comes flying at Miranda with a knee and more punches. Vettori presses "Lex Luthor" against the cage for a few seconds, then the 185ers move back to the middle. Miranda throws a left high kick, but Vettori catches it on his shoulder and converts it for a takedown. Miranda peels away Vettori's hands and climbs back to his feet with 40 seconds left. Miranda lands a good body kick, but when he tries to step inside and follow up, Vettori makes him pay with a stinging right hand.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Vettori
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Vettori
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Vettori

Round 2
Miranda brings some forward pressure in the first minute of round two, landing kicks and jabs as he backs up "The Italian Dream." Vettori changes levels to try a double and gets brushed aside by Miranda, who does the same on Vettori's next attempt. Vettori lands a heavy body kick, but Miranda keeps coming forward, tacking on more punches and low kicks. Vettori slugs back with a right hand and the middleweights tie up with two minutes left, Miranda now sporting a bloody nose. Vettori gets his back pressed against the fence, but he quickly reverses and drags the Brazilian to the mat. Miranda tries a kimura from the bottom, can't get anything going and has to release. Now it's Vettori working from Miranda's half guard with one minute on the clock; Miranda uses butterfly guard to push away Vettori and jump back to his feet. Vettori catches a low kick from Miranda in the final 10 seconds and completes another takedown.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Vettori
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Vettori
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miranda

Round 3
Miranda tries to pressure Vettori again as the final round begins, but this time Vettori is waiting with a short combination, landing three or four quick punches to Miranda's face. Miranda keeps walking after the youngster, landing leg kicks, now a knee to the body. Miranda barely misses with a left high kick as the suddenly tired-looking Vettori circles away, hands by his waist. Miranda lands an uppercut, forcing Vettori to escape off the fence again. Vettori's hands are very low as Miranda comes over the top with a right elbow strike. Vettori sprawls on a shot from Miranda, tries to snatch a guillotine but can't catch the Brazilian's neck. Vettori clinches with Miranda with 90 seconds left, tries to trip but can't bring him down. The Italian's second effort puts Miranda on his back, and Vettori flattens him out from half guard. Miranda has nowhere to go as Vettori bears down on him until the final horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Miranda (29-28 Vettori)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Vettori (30-27 Vettori)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Vettori (29-28 Vettori)

The Official Result
Marvin Vettori def. Vitor Miranda via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) R3 5:00