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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 202 p4p, 1200 weight class) and Deon Graves (ranked 25 p4p, 121 weight class). Deiveiredo comes to the cage accompanied by Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. Graves has chosen THE ZOO as his entrance music. Deon Graves will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Deiveiredo misses the target.
Deiveiredo walks into a straight right hand from Graves.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graves momentarily.
Deiveiredo misses with a wild combination.
Deiveiredo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Deiveiredo misses with a left hand
and Deiveiredo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Figueson Deiveiredo has been cut.
Graves staying out of range there.
Graves throws a jab when Deiveiredo was well out of range.
Deiveiredo swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Deiveiredo's shoulder, as Deiveiredo tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deiveiredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Deiveiredo misses the target.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deiveiredo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Deiveiredo looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deiveiredo slips under a jab from Graves.
Deiveiredo cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deiveiredo lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Deiveiredo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deiveiredo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Deiveiredo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Deiveiredo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Deiveiredo's shoulder, as Deiveiredo tries to avoid the shot.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Deiveiredo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Deiveiredo.
Graves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Deiveiredo scoring well with a low kick there.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Deiveiredo misses the shot to the body.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Deiveiredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deiveiredo lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Deiveiredo tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deiveiredo throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deiveiredo. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Deiveiredo misses with an uppercut.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deiveiredo. That's going to slow Graves down.
Deiveiredo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Deiveiredo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deiveiredo swinging wildly here.
Deiveiredo cracks Graves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deiveiredo scores with a body shot.
Deiveiredo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deiveiredo lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the strikes.
Deiveiredo throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooh!!! Graves has knocked Deiveiredo down with a huge combo! Graves steps away and waves a wobbly Deiveiredo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Deiveiredo is rocked!
Graves fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Deiveiredo square on the jaw! Damn, Deiveiredo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deon Graves!
Deon Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Figueson Deiveiredo spoke after the fight, saying 'Dude got lucky, but luck runs out.'.
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hype
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