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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 951 p4p, 562 weight class) and Ryan Montana (ranked 85 p4p, 46 weight class). Deiveiredo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Montana!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deiveiredo misses with a body kick.
Deiveiredo sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Deiveiredo avoids it this time.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deiveiredo connects with a body shot.
Montana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Deiveiredo jabs at Montana's body.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deiveiredo sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Deiveiredo avoids it this time.
Deiveiredo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping right.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Deiveiredo pushes him away.
Deiveiredo swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Deiveiredo throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Deiveiredo shakes him off and moves away.
Montana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deiveiredo works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deiveiredo misses with a straight left.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Deiveiredo pushes him away.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping right.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Deiveiredo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deiveiredo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Deiveiredo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deiveiredo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Deiveiredo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo clinches up against the cage.
Montana is trying to pull guard but Deiveiredo has him pressed against the cage.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Deiveiredo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montana tries to pull guard but Deiveiredo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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.
Figueson Deiveiredo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Montana.
Deiveiredo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana jumps guard but Deiveiredo stands there with Montana around his waist. Montana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deiveiredo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deiveiredo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Montana working a defensive guard here.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Montana has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Deiveiredo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Deiveiredo wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Deiveiredo is pushing down on Montana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Montana is fighting to maintain full guard but Deiveiredo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Deiveiredo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Deiveiredo is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana gets back to full guard.
Montana controls Deiveiredo momentarily but Deiveiredo frees himself.
Deiveiredo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montana's head.
Deiveiredo won't allow Montana to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deiveiredo trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana trying to control the position.
Montana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deiveiredo is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deiveiredo connects with a couple of short punches.
Montana trying to keep a closed guard but Deiveiredo is proving a slippery customer.
Montana pulls Deiveiredo in close to prevent any damage.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Deiveiredo from controlling successfully.
Deiveiredo works over Montana with some ground and pound from guard.
Montana working a defensive guard here.
Deiveiredo stands and throws Montana's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Figueson Deiveiredo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Deiveiredo moves into the clinch.
Montana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deiveiredo smiles and moves away.
Deiveiredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Deiveiredo sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Deiveiredo avoids it this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deiveiredo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deiveiredo. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Deiveiredo shakes him off and moves away.
Deiveiredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Deiveiredo and move into the clinch position.
A slow jab from Deiveiredo misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deiveiredo misses the shot to the body.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Deiveiredo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montana moves away from the strike by Deiveiredo.
Montana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montana moves out of range as Deiveiredo strikes.
Deiveiredo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deiveiredo moves into the clinch.
Montana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deiveiredo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Deiveiredo has hold of one of Montana's legs. Montana is fighting the takedown attempt but Deiveiredo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Montana working a defensive guard but Deiveiredo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Deiveiredo landing strikes.
Deiveiredo trying to control the action but Montana is working from the bottom.
Deiveiredo tries for a kimura but Montana is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deiveiredo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Montana's legs.
Montana manages to work his way to half guard, despite Deiveiredo's best efforts.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Deiveiredo working Montana over with strikes.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Montana is looking for a sweep. Deiveiredo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montana is staying active underneath Deiveiredo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Montana wants to get back to full guard but Deiveiredo has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Montana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to buck Deiveiredo off but Deiveiredo is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Montana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Deiveiredo cracks Montana with a big elbow.
Deiveiredo wants to control but Montana is keeping him busy.
Montana is looking to regain half guard here but Deiveiredo keeps moving and retains side control.
Deiveiredo controls the position.
Montana is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo working away.
Montana is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Deiveiredo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Montana struggling a bit here.
Montana is not content to let Deiveiredo control the position.
Montana is trying to control Deiveiredo's posture but Deiveiredo avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montana looking for a sweep but Deiveiredo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Deiveiredo content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Figueson Deiveiredo dominated that second round.
That's time! Deiveiredo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Deiveiredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deiveiredo connects with a jab.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Deiveiredo shakes him off and moves away.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deiveiredo throws out the jab.
Deiveiredo misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montana checks a leg kick.
Deiveiredo throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deiveiredo sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Deiveiredo avoids it this time.
Deiveiredo lands a left and a right that send Montana crashing to the mat, dazed. Deiveiredo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Montana is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Deiveiredo. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Deiveiredo finish him?
Figueson Deiveiredo is winning the standup battle so far.
Deiveiredo moves into the clinch.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana tries to pull guard but Deiveiredo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to pull guard but Deiveiredo holds him up against the cage and eventually Montana drops back down to his feet.
Figueson Deiveiredo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Montana.
Montana pulls guard effortlessly.
Deiveiredo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Deiveiredo passes Montana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montana trying to control but Deiveiredo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana tries to get to full guard but Deiveiredo has control of the leg.
Deiveiredo working Montana over with strikes.
Figueson Deiveiredo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Deiveiredo is pressing down on Montana's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montana is holding on for now.
Montana trying to hold on to Deiveiredo's head to control him but Deiveiredo postures up.
Deiveiredo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Montana trying to control here.
Deiveiredo is pressing down on Montana's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montana is holding on for now.
Montana wants to control but Deiveiredo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Deiveiredo wants to control but Montana is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Figueson Deiveiredo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deiveiredo moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Deiveiredo sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Deiveiredo avoids it this time.
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Deiveiredo finds it's way through Montana's defenses.
Deiveiredo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Deiveiredo duly obliges.
Deiveiredo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deiveiredo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deiveiredo not doing much here.
Deiveiredo wants to free his trapped foot but Montana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Deiveiredo is controlling the pace.
Montana is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deiveiredo pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Figueson Deiveiredo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deiveiredo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Figueson Deiveiredo!
An out of breath Figueson Deiveiredo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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