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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Breno Belmiro (ranked 144 p4p, 211 weight class) and Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 17 p4p, 25 weight class). Deiveiredo has chosen Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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140
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Breno Belmiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deiveiredo with a nice calf kick.
Deiveiredo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belmiro digs a good hook to Deiveiredo's body.
Belmiro throws a lazy right hand but Deiveiredo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Deiveiredo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belmiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belmiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo moves away from the strike by Belmiro.
Deiveiredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Belmiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deiveiredo is trying to defend but Belmiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deiveiredo is staying active underneath Belmiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Deiveiredo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belmiro.
Belmiro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Deiveiredo!
Belmiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro tries to control but Deiveiredo wriggling away.
Belmiro punching from mount but Deiveiredo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Belmiro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Deiveiredo because Belmiro loaded up on that one.
Belmiro looking to control but Deiveiredo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Belmiro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Deiveiredo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belmiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmiro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Deiveiredo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Belmiro.
Deiveiredo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is keen to just control but Deiveiredo is a slippery customer.
Deiveiredo is trying to maintain the position but Belmiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Belmiro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deiveiredo moves into full guard.
Belmiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belmiro postures up and lands a big shot to Deiveiredo's brow.
It looks like Figueson Deiveiredo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deiveiredo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belmiro throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belmiro stands and throws Deiveiredo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Deiveiredo parries the strikes from Belmiro easily there. Belmiro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Deiveiredo to escape.
Belmiro working away.
Belmiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Deiveiredo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belmiro wants to control but Deiveiredo is keeping him busy.
Belmiro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Deiveiredo down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deiveiredo can't do much from the bottom here.
Deiveiredo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Belmiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deiveiredo is looking for a sweep. Belmiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deiveiredo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Belmiro.
Deiveiredo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Breno Belmiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Deiveiredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deiveiredo punishes Belmiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Belmiro throws a hook but Deiveiredo avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belmiro throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Belmiro lands a slapping body shot.
Deiveiredo tries to bum rush Belmiro with a series of wild strikes but Belmiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deiveiredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Belmiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Deiveiredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belmiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belmiro.
A nice side step and Deiveiredo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belmiro loads up on a big right hand but Deiveiredo slips the punch.
Deiveiredo looks to land a right hand but Belmiro moved out of range.
Belmiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Belmiro shoots for a takedown but Deiveiredo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Belmiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro cracks Deiveiredo with a good jab.
Deiveiredo misses with a two punch combination.
Deiveiredo slaps away a takedown attempt from Belmiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deiveiredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deiveiredo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Breno Belmiro has been cut.
That kick from Deiveiredo tenderised Belmiro's leg. Belmiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deiveiredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deiveiredo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deiveiredo is looking for the big counter here.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro misses with a straight right.
Belmiro with a nice cross.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut. Deiveiredo saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Deiveiredo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deiveiredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Belmiro misses the shot to the body.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmiro.
Nice defenses there by Belmiro.
Belmiro slips a jab from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deiveiredo misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Belmiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Deiveiredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belmiro. Belmiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deiveiredo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belmiro.
Deiveiredo jabs Belmiro right on the nose. Belmiro blinks but takes it well.
Belmiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Deiveiredo throws a leg kick but Belmiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo slaps away a takedown attempt from Belmiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Belmiro misses.
Deiveiredo misses with a double jab.
Belmiro dodges the punch combination from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deiveiredo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Belmiro.
Belmiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deiveiredo.
A counter left hand to the body from Belmiro misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Good exchange - Belmiro coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belmiro.
An inside leg kick from Deiveiredo misses.
A jab from Deiveiredo misses.
Deiveiredo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deiveiredo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belmiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deiveiredo gets caught napping as Belmiro dives in and scores a takedown. Deiveiredo manages to retain guard.
Belmiro scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Figueson Deiveiredo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, jab by Deiveiredo - just one landing.
Belmiro defending well as Deiveiredo loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Belmiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Deiveiredo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belmiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Deiveiredo tenderised Belmiro's leg. Belmiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deiveiredo misses with a hook.
Deiveiredo works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Deiveiredo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belmiro lands a jab to the nose.
Deiveiredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belmiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Deiveiredo misses with a hook.
Belmiro feinted with a counter takedown.
Belmiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deiveiredo.
Belmiro throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Belmiro. That snapped Deiveiredo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the strikes.
Deiveiredo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Deiveiredo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy head kick
and Deiveiredo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deiveiredo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belmiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Deiveiredo swinging wildly here.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy uppercut
and Belmiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Figueson Deiveiredo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Belmiro.
Deiveiredo throws a hook but Belmiro blocks it.
Belmiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deiveiredo is trying to defend but Belmiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Deiveiredo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Deiveiredo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Deiveiredo is keeping the position.
Breno Belmiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deiveiredo pulls Belmiro in close to prevent any damage.
Belmiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Deiveiredo trying to keep a closed guard but Belmiro is proving a slippery customer.
Belmiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Deiveiredo is retaining full guard.
Deiveiredo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo has his feet on Belmiro's thighs here. He's pushed Belmiro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Belmiro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Figueson Deiveiredo!
Figueson Deiveiredo is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Figueson Deiveiredo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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