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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 89 p4p, 273 weight class) and Breno Belmiro (ranked 8 p4p, 27 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Breno Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Yordan. That snapped Belmiro's head back.
Belmiro avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Belmiro misses with a hook.
Yordan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belmiro misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belmiro cracks Yordan with an open hand slap.
Yordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmiro is just out of range.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Yordan's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yordan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Breno Belmiro has been cut.
Yordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmiro moves away.
Jab by Yordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belmiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yordan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belmiro tries for a takedown but Yordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belmiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Belmiro finds it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belmiro.
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmiro lands a slapping body shot.
Yordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmiro.
Yordan misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Belmiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belmiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Belmiro with that takedown attempt.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Belmiro.
Belmiro checks a low kick from Yordan.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Belmiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Yordan misses.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
Belmiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yordan slips under a jab.
Daud Yordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmiro is just out of range.
Belmiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yordan in his tracks.
Belmiro misses with a hook
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yordan connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Yordan misses.
Yordan misses with a body shot.
Yordan lands a head kick!
Belmiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Belmiro misses the target.
Yordan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belmiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Yordan.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro looks for a takedown but Yordan sprawls well.
Belmiro throws a shot from downtown. Yordan moves away and avoids it.
Belmiro needs to keep his hands up - Yordan had a free shot at his head there.
Belmiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yordan throws a body punch but Belmiro moves out of range.
Yordan throws a big shot that misses.
Belmiro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yordan.
Yordan scores with a decent looking hook.
Belmiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Belmiro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Belmiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yordan doesn't seem bothered though.
Yordan lands a head kick. Belmiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belmiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yordan.
Yordan throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan scores with a hook to the body. Belmiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belmiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yordan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belmiro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Belmiro looks up at the clock and then as Yordan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Belmiro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yordan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yordan wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Breno Belmiro'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.
Yordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Belmiro lands a right hook to the body.
Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Yordan. That snapped Belmiro's head back.
Belmiro throws a hook but Yordan avoids it easily.
Belmiro swings for the body but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmiro is just out of range.
Yordan misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belmiro! But no joy.
Belmiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Belmiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yordan manages to avoid it.
Belmiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yordan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmiro. Yordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belmiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belmiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Belmiro ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belmiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Yordan, which made it look bad.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Belmiro throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Yordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Yordan takes a swing at Belmiro's ribcage but misses.
Belmiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Yordan.
Yordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro dives in and grabs Yordan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yordan pushes down on Belmiro's head and hops out.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Belmiro.
A left lands for Yordan.
Belmiro misses the jab.
Yordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmiro moves away.
Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yordan misses with an uppercut
enabling Belmiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Yordan walks into a jab.
Yordan tries to sprawl but Belmiro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yordan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yordan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yordan lands an overhand right.
Belmiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yordan on the side of the head.
Yordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Yordan throws the left hand but Belmiro avoids the punch easily.
Belmiro throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem.
Yordan misses with a head kick.
Belmiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yordan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro checks a leg kick nicely.
Belmiro gets the takedown into side control.
Yordan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Yordan connects with a leg kick.
Yordan walks into a left hand.
Yordan is looking to land body kicks.
Belmiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yordan throws a right hand that misses
and Belmiro counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yordan looks to land a right hand but Belmiro moved out of range.
Yordan throws a shot from downtown. Belmiro moves away and avoids it.
Yordan misses with a body shot
and Belmiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yordan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Belmiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yordan scores with the left hand. Belmiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Yordan throws a sloppy head kick
letting Belmiro counter with a right hand.
Yordan takes one to the side of the head.
Yordan throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Yordan. No joy for Belmiro on that attempt.
A big left from Belmiro misses.
Belmiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belmiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yordan at a distance.
Belmiro lands a body shot.
Yordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmiro slips a jab from Yordan.
Belmiro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yordan throws out a leg kick but Belmiro moves out of range and Yordan only half commits.
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
Belmiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Breno Belmiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Belmiro misses its intended target.
Yordan misses with an uppercut
letting Belmiro counter with a right hand.
Yordan cracks Belmiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belmiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yordan momentarily.
Yordan moves out of range as Belmiro strikes.
Belmiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Belmiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belmiro avoids the body shot from Yordan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yordan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses.
Yordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belmiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Yordan's head.
Belmiro lands an overhand right.
Belmiro defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro takes a swing at Yordan's ribcage but misses.
Yordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belmiro can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Yordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belmiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yordan.
Yordan throws a quick counter head kick but Belmiro was just out of range.
Yordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Yordan.
Yordan scores with a jab to the head.
Yordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Yordan lands with a shot to the body.
Yordan takes a swing at Belmiro's ribcage but misses.
Belmiro cracks Yordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belmiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A quick step to the side and Yordan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Belmiro slips the punch.
Belmiro throws a hook but Yordan avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yordan!
Yordan throws Belmiro to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yordan throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Belmiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belmiro.
Yordan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yordan but Yordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belmiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Belmiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belmiro throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
Belmiro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yordan defends well and Belmiro ends up having to push Yordan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Belmiro.
Belmiro throws a shot to the body.
Yordan jabs Belmiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Belmiro misses.
Yordan misses with a head kick.
Belmiro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yordan misses with an uppercut. Belmiro saw that one coming.
Belmiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yordan manages to avoid it.
Yordan throws a leg kick
and Belmiro counters with a nice body shot.
Jab by Yordan.
Belmiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yordan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yordan wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice leg kick from Yordan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yordan is trying to defend but Belmiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmiro blocks the strikes from Yordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan is trying to stand.
Yordan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A swing and a miss from Belmiro.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan throws a hook to the side of Belmiro's head but Belmiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yordan misses with a head kick.
Belmiro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yordan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belmiro's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan needs to keep his hands up - Belmiro had a free shot at his head there.
Nice sprawl there from Yordan as Belmiro shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Breno Belmiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belmiro throws out a powerful jab.
Belmiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Belmiro's head.
Belmiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belmiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Belmiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yordan is rocked!
Yordan slips under a jab.
Oh Yordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yordan.
Yordan throws the left hand but Belmiro avoids the punch easily.
Belmiro throws a body punch but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belmiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yordan swings for the body but Belmiro moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Belmiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Belmiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yordan.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Yordan - just one landing.
Belmiro thuds a left hand into Yordan's body.
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good standup being displayed there by Belmiro as he connects with a hook.
Belmiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belmiro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yordan with a body shot.
Yordan connects with a right hand. Belmiro shakes it off.
A jab from Yordan misses.
Yordan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Belmiro ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belmiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yordan is fending him off so far but Belmiro persists. Nope, Yordan circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Yordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Belmiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yordan lands an overhand right.
Yordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belmiro connects with a crisp jab.
Yordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yordan lands with a kick to the temple. Belmiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yordan takes one on the button.
Belmiro throws a shot from downtown. Yordan moves away and avoids it.
Belmiro loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yordan misses with a hook.
Belmiro blocks a head kick by Yordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yordan misses.
Belmiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yordan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belmiro.
Belmiro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belmiro loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
A low kick from Yordan is predictable there
and Belmiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belmiro advances position into side control!
Yordan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belmiro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Belmiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yordan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Belmiro is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro scores with punches from side control.
Yordan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Belmiro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Yordan is working from the bottom.
Belmiro is working Yordan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Belmiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belmiro scoring with punches from side control.
Belmiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Breno Belmiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Breno Belmiro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Belmiro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yordan defends well and Belmiro ends up having to push Yordan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yordan lands a slapping body shot.
Belmiro works the jab nicely.
Yordan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yordan with a nice calf kick.
Yordan cracks a nice hook into Belmiro's ribs.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Belmiro missing with a left hand there. Yordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Yordan lands but Belmiro takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
Yordan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yordan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belmiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan throws a shot from downtown. Belmiro moves away and avoids it.
Belmiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yordan throws a sloppy head kick and Belmiro moves out of range easily.
Yordan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Belmiro cracks Yordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Yordan misses.
Yordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belmiro lands a jab to Yordan's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yordan.
Belmiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Belmiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yordan throws a sloppy head kick
and Belmiro counters with a left to the body.
Yordan throws a head kick but Belmiro moves out of range.
Yordan looks to land a body kick but Belmiro moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmiro closes the distance and clinches up with Yordan, looking for a takedown. Belmiro pushes Yordan against the cage but Yordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Yordan throws a leg kick
and Belmiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yordan but Yordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Belmiro.
Belmiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belmiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Belmiro. Beautiful body shot.
Yordan throws a jab when Belmiro was well out of range.
Belmiro slips under a jab from Yordan.
Belmiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Belmiro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yordan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro working the head and body with strikes.
Yordan tries to buck Belmiro off but Belmiro is having none of it.
Belmiro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yordan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yordan throws Belmiro to one side and escapes!
Yordan throws a leg kick which misses Belmiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Belmiro tries to avoid it.
Yordan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belmiro.
Belmiro misses with a looping right.
Yordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Belmiro. Belmiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yordan.
Donk. Yordan catches Belmiro right on the button with a cross.
Belmiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yordan misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Yordan. No joy for Belmiro on that attempt.
Breno Belmiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belmiro's head.
Belmiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yordan dips to his left and cracks Belmiro with an uppercut!
Yordan sizes up Belmiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
Daud Yordan retains his featherweight title!
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.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
84% |
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