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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 100 p4p, 222 weight class) and Daud Yordan (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). Deiveiredo comes to the cage accompanied by Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yordan drops his hands momentarily and Deiveiredo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deiveiredo's head.
Deiveiredo lands a lovely overhand right.
Yordan swings widly with a right hand
and Deiveiredo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deiveiredo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deiveiredo throws a front kick aimed at Yordan's knee but Yordan avoids it well.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
A little feinted left hand from Deiveiredo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yordan slips under a jab from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Deiveiredo throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
Yordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Deiveiredo.
A lazy left from Yordan finds it's target.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
A punch lands to the side of Yordan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yordan is rocked!
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!
Deiveiredo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yordan is still in real trouble! Can Deiveiredo finish him?
Deiveiredo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Deiveiredo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yordan's legs.
Yordan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Deiveiredo misses with a few strikes there.
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Deiveiredo moved out of range nicely.
Yordan swings for the body but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan digs a good hook to Deiveiredo's body.
Yordan throws a hook to the side of Deiveiredo's head but Deiveiredo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deiveiredo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Yordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yordan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Yordan clobbers Deiveiredo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Deiveiredo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deiveiredo tries for a takedown but Yordan circles away easily
and Yordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yordan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yordan with a hook.
Deiveiredo misses with a wild body shot.
Deiveiredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan moves away from the strike by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yordan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Yordan does it's job there.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Deiveiredo shoots in but Yordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yordan connects with a right hand. Deiveiredo shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Deiveiredo.
Yordan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Deiveiredo with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo cracks Yordan with an open hand slap.
Deiveiredo throws a combination that misses
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deiveiredo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Yordan misses
and Deiveiredo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
Yordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yordan punishes Deiveiredo's body with a nice straight punch.
Yordan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan lands a jab to Deiveiredo's midsection.
Yordan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yordan defending well as Deiveiredo loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan digs a good body shot into Deiveiredo's ribs.
Deiveiredo avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Deiveiredo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a hook but Deiveiredo avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo motions for Yordan to come forward. Deiveiredo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan throws out a leg kick but Deiveiredo moves out of range and Yordan only half commits.
Yordan works Deiveiredo's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deiveiredo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Yordan digs a good body shot into Deiveiredo's ribs.
Yordan throws a low kick, looking for Deiveiredo's leg but Deiveiredo calmly moves out of range.
Deiveiredo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Figueson Deiveiredo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deiveiredo counters with a stiff right hand.
Daud Yordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deiveiredo sizes up Yordan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Deiveiredo throws a hook to the side of Yordan's head but Yordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Deiveiredo lands a glancing blow to the side of Yordan's head.
Yordan throws a hook but Deiveiredo blocks it.
Yordan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deiveiredo. Deiveiredo obviously looking to wear him down.
Deiveiredo avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Deiveiredo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deiveiredo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yordan.
Deiveiredo jabs at Yordan's body.
Deiveiredo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Figueson Deiveiredo has been cut.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Deiveiredo catches Yordan right on the button with a cross.
Yordan scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice takedown defense from Yordan. No joy for Deiveiredo on that attempt.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo slips under a jab.
Yordan tests Deiveiredo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yordan. Yordan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yordan misses with a body punch
and Deiveiredo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yordan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Deiveiredo there.
Deiveiredo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yordan.
Deiveiredo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Deiveiredo is rocked!
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yordan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deiveiredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Deiveiredo takes one to the chin there.
Oh Deiveiredo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deiveiredo drives through and clinches with Yordan against the cage.
Deiveiredo seems to have got his legs back now.
Yordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Deiveiredo won't allow it.
Deiveiredo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yordan is defending well for now.
Deiveiredo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
Yordan scores with a shot to the side of Deiveiredo's head.
Yordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Deiveiredo pushes Yordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yordan fails to land.
Deiveiredo tries to pull guard but Yordan holds him up against the cage and eventually Deiveiredo drops back down to his feet.
Deiveiredo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yordan controls his hands.
Deiveiredo blocks an uppercut.
Deiveiredo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Figueson Deiveiredo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deiveiredo lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deiveiredo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yordan's brow.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yordan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Yordan blocks the leg kick.
Yordan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Deiveiredo with a body shot.
Yordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a stiff right hand.
Yordan misses the jab.
Yordan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yordan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deiveiredo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yordan is out of range.
Deiveiredo tries to land a leg kick but Yordan saw it coming and moves away.
Deiveiredo darts in and clinches Yordan up against the cage.
Deiveiredo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yordan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deiveiredo.
Yordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yordan lands a right hand.
Deiveiredo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yordan lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Deiveiredo.
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!
Yordan has a couple of punches blocked by Deiveiredo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deiveiredo.
Yordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deiveiredo. Deiveiredo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deiveiredo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Yordan thumps Deiveiredo with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Yordan.
Deiveiredo throws the left hand but Yordan avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Yordan finds it's way through Deiveiredo's defenses.
Deiveiredo throws a looping overhand right but Yordan ducks down to avoid it.
Yordan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deiveiredo.
Good work by Yordan as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Yordan misses.
Deiveiredo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan with a jab.
Deiveiredo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deiveiredo somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Figueson Deiveiredo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deiveiredo moves in looking to clinch but Yordan pushes him off.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deiveiredo walks into a left hand.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Deiveiredo slips the punch.
Yordan stuns Deiveiredo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daud Yordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deiveiredo throws a right hand that misses
and Yordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yordan throws a head kick but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Deiveiredo slips under a jab.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Yordan.
Yordan moves out of range as Deiveiredo strikes.
Good work by Yordan as he checks the leg kick.
Deiveiredo loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Yordan. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan misses with a wild body shot.
Yordan lands with a hook. Deiveiredo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deiveiredo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo looks to land a left hand but Yordan moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deiveiredo.
Yordan lands a really nice looking cross but Deiveiredo seems unphased.
A slow jab from Deiveiredo misses its intended target.
Deiveiredo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo misses with a wild body shot.
Yordan lands a jab to Deiveiredo's midsection.
Deiveiredo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yordan is out of range.
Yordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deiveiredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Yordan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Deiveiredo takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan throws a hook but Deiveiredo blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Deiveiredo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Deiveiredo throws a leg kick but Yordan checks it.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
Deiveiredo throws out a leg kick but Yordan moves out of range and Deiveiredo only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo shoots in looking for a takedown but Yordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deiveiredo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deiveiredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yordan.
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Deiveiredo moved out of range nicely.
Yordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yordan. Yordan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deiveiredo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deiveiredo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yordan. Yordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Deiveiredo lands with an overhand left.
Yordan jabs Deiveiredo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yordan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo tests Yordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yordan lands a lovely overhand right.
Deiveiredo throws a front kick aimed at Yordan's knee but Yordan avoids it well.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a body kick that misses.
Deiveiredo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yordan to the mat! Yordan manages to get full guard.
Yordan wants to sweep here but Deiveiredo controlling him for the moment.
Yordan is still trying to improve position.
Deiveiredo is stalling in the full guard.
Deiveiredo stops Yordan from standing up.
Yordan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yordan. That's going to slow Deiveiredo down.
Deiveiredo looks to land a body kick but Yordan moved away.
Yordan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yordan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deiveiredo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deiveiredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yordan.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo connects with a body shot.
Deiveiredo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yordan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Deiveiredo throws a right and a left that Yordan avoids nicely.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch there but Yordan circles away.
Yordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan scores with a nice strike.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deiveiredo manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deiveiredo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yordan.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deiveiredo.
The fighters circling - Yordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deiveiredo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yordan works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Yordan misses.
Yordan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yordan swings for the body but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan throws a shot from downtown. Deiveiredo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a leg kick which misses Yordan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yordan tries to avoid it.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Deiveiredo lands a glancing blow to the side of Yordan's head.
Deiveiredo darts in and clinches Yordan up against the cage.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yordan moves away.
Yordan checks a low kick from Deiveiredo.
A combination from Deiveiredo does no damage.
Deiveiredo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Deiveiredo.
Yordan scores with a shot to the body.
Yordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deiveiredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Yordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yordan throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan throws a solid leg kick but Deiveiredo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yordan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deiveiredo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deiveiredo with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yordan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deiveiredo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deiveiredo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deiveiredo is looking to clinch.
Yordan throws out a counter right but Deiveiredo avoids it with no problem.
Yordan misses with a looping left.
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deiveiredo throws out a loose jab but Yordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yordan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deiveiredo checks it well.
Yordan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deiveiredo counters with a nice uppercut.
Deiveiredo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo scores with a shot to the body.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Deiveiredo is out of range.
Yordan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo misses with an uppercut. Yordan saw that one coming.
Yordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deiveiredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deiveiredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Deiveiredo misses with a low kick.
Deiveiredo walks into a left hand.
Yordan throws a jab when Deiveiredo was well out of range.
Deiveiredo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yordan scores with a jab to the body.
Deiveiredo moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Deiveiredo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yordan scores with a jab to the head.
Yordan with a nice cross.
Deiveiredo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Deiveiredo ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan lands a high kick!
The crowd cheers as Deiveiredo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yordan doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deiveiredo clinches up with Yordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Deiveiredo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yordan.
Deiveiredo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yordan is looking to control Deiveiredo's arms but Deiveiredo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yordan has his back to the cage.
Deiveiredo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deiveiredo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yordan.
Yordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deiveiredos head.
Nice body punch from Yordan.
Yordan tries a body shot but Deiveiredo blocks it.
Deiveiredo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Deiveiredo.
A head punch on the inside from Yordan fails to land.
Deiveiredo lands an elbow that stopped Yordan in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jab by Yordan.
Yordan scores with a nice head shot.
Yordan digs a good hook to Deiveiredo's body.
Yordan lands a head shot.
Yordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deiveiredo throws out a leg kick but Yordan moves out of range and Deiveiredo only half commits.
Yordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Yordan.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yordan manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deiveiredo finds it's way round the side to connect with Yordan's head.
Yordan misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Deiveiredo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Yordan.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Yordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Yordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses.
Yordan throws out a powerful jab.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Deiveiredo slips the punch.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deiveiredo misses the jab.
Figueson Deiveiredo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands with a good body shot.
Deiveiredo staying out of range there.
Yordan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch but Yordan is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yordan swings for the body but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Yordan does it's job there.
Yordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deiveiredo.
Yordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Deiveiredo misses.
Deiveiredo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yordan is able to avoid easily.
A low kick lands for Deiveiredo.
Yordan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deiveiredo's head.
Deiveiredo lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
Yordan throws a jab when Deiveiredo was well out of range.
Deiveiredo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Deiveiredo's head.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deiveiredo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Deiveiredo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Deiveiredo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Yordan as he connects with a hook.
Yordan lands a jab.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan throws a big counter head kick but Deiveiredo avoids it with no problem.
Yordan scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yordan.
Yordan scores with a jab to the head.
Yordan scores with a nice head shot.
Deiveiredo throws a wild body kick that Yordan sees coming a mile off.
Yordan scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Yordan.
Deiveiredo jabs at Yordan's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yordan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
Daud Yordan is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Daud Yordan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Figueson Deiveiredo had this to say: 'Dude got lucky, but luck runs out.'.
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