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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 1812 p4p, 1958 weight class) and Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 132 p4p, 145 weight class). Deiveiredo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. 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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168 cm
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5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deiveiredo looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Deiveiredo swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Young feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deiveiredo missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deiveiredo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Deiveiredo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Deiveiredo tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Young works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Deiveiredo wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Deiveiredo trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Young.
Young is trying to stand up here but Deiveiredo is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Deiveiredo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Deiveiredo tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Deiveiredo lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Deiveiredo breaks the clinch.
Deiveiredo misses with a kick to the body.
Deiveiredo tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Deiveiredo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Deiveiredo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deiveiredo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deiveiredo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Young is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Deiveiredo misses.
As Deiveiredo looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Deiveiredo just gets out of the way.
Deiveiredo misses with a low kick.
Deiveiredo throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Deiveiredo looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Deiveiredo just gets out of the way.
Deiveiredo gets a clinch.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young is trying to push Deiveiredo away but Deiveiredo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deiveiredo tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deiveiredo lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Deiveiredo on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deiveiredo pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deiveiredo throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
A short uppercut from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Young's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Young is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a head kick. That will keep Deiveiredo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deiveiredo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deiveiredo tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Deiveiredo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young is trying to break free.
Young is trying to push Deiveiredo away but Deiveiredo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deiveiredo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young defending well as Deiveiredo loads up on a big left hand.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deiveiredo throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
It looked like Young was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deiveiredo misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Eddie Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deiveiredo takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo throws an elbow but it misses.
Deiveiredo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deiveiredo takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deiveiredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young avoids the body shot from Deiveiredo.
A counter left hand to the body from Young misses its target.
Deiveiredo throws a head kick that misses.
Young went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Deiveiredo drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Deiveiredo advances position into side control!
Deiveiredo decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Deiveiredo lands with a nice body punch.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Deiveiredo.
As Deiveiredo looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Deiveiredo just gets out of the way.
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Young was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deiveiredo. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deiveiredo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Deiveiredo jabs at Young's body.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deiveiredo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deiveiredo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Deiveiredo. That snapped Young's head back.
Deiveiredo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Deiveiredo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tried to counter with a leg kick but Deiveiredo avoided it.
Young avoids the head kick by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Deiveiredo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deiveiredo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Deiveiredo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deiveiredo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Deiveiredo finds it's target.
Deiveiredo swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deiveiredo takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Deiveiredo misses.
Young went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Young avoids the body shot from Deiveiredo.
Young fires out a quick counter leg kick but Deiveiredo just manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Deiveiredo.
Young appears to be looking for a big counter.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young stuffs the takedown.
Figueson Deiveiredo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Deiveiredo misses
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Deiveiredo misses the body punch
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young appears to be looking for a big counter.
Deiveiredo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Young was covering up waiting for the punch and Deiveiredo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young wants to stand up but Deiveiredo is controlling him.
Deiveiredo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Deiveiredo passes Young's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young won't allow Deiveiredo to pass to mount.
Young is trying to stand back up but Deiveiredo is controlling him
Deiveiredo trying to control the pace.
Deiveiredo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
More stalling from Deiveiredo.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deiveiredo. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throwing a counter right hand but Deiveiredo manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eddie Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deiveiredo misses with a looping right.
It looked like Young was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Deiveiredo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Figueson Deiveiredo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deiveiredo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Figueson Deiveiredo!
A relieved looking Figueson Deiveiredo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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