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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lian Belmiro (ranked 625 p4p, 797 weight class) and Ryan Montana (ranked 74 p4p, 89 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lian Belmiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Montana!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana moves out of range as Belmiro strikes.
Belmiro sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Belmiro avoids it this time.
Montana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belmiro looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belmiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belmiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montana on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Belmiro.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belmiro.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Belmiro.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belmiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belmiro sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Belmiro avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro lands with a nice body punch.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belmiro.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belmiro sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Belmiro avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belmiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmiro scores with a hook.
Belmiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montana staying out of range there.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belmiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana looking for a guillotine here but Belmiro defends easily.
Montana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montana looking to control but Belmiro passes into half guard.
Belmiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belmiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belmiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Montana wants to improve his position but Belmiro is controlling well.
Belmiro is thwarting Montana's attempts to control the position.
Montana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro.
Belmiro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Belmiro is keen to just control but Montana is a slippery customer.
Montana is looking for a sweep. Belmiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belmiro is controlling the pace.
Montana trying to control but Belmiro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montana tries to roll over but Belmiro keeps him under control.
Montana is looking to control Belmiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montana avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Montana tries to roll over but Belmiro keeps him under control.
Belmiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro wants to take a breather but Montana is having none of it.
Belmiro lands strikes from half guard.
Montana is looking for a sweep. Belmiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro 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.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belmiro.
Belmiro scores with a takedown into Montana's guard.
Montana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Belmiro pushes down on Montana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Montana is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Belmiro in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana is refusing to be controlled, as Belmiro sits in half guard.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belmiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belmiro's back!
Belmiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Belmiro is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Montana looking for the RNC.
Belmiro wants to escape the position.
Montana has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Belmiro has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Montana wants to control but Belmiro is keeping busy.
Lian Belmiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montana has the hooks in. Belmiro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Montana is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Belmiro is defending well though. Montana let's go of the attempt for now.
Even with his hooks in, Montana manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmiro tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro gets back to half guard.
Belmiro gets back to full guard.
Belmiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montana postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belmiro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Montana, into his guard.
Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belmiro defends it easily.
Montana throws his legs up looking for a submission but Belmiro uses it to pass to side control.
Montana is not content to let Belmiro control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro controls the position from side control.
Belmiro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Montana seems a little lost for a moment, as Belmiro dominates the positioning.
Belmiro working the head and body with strikes.
Montana can't do much from the bottom here.
Montana is looking to reverse the position.
Montana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belmiro connects with a decent elbow.
Montana is not content to let Belmiro control the position.
Montana is trying to control Belmiro's posture but Belmiro avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montana to see if he's OK.
Belmiro lands an elbow.
Montana struggling a bit here.
Montana is looking to regain half guard here but Belmiro keeps moving and retains side control.
Montana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Belmiro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ryan Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belmiro's best efforts.
Montana moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belmiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Belmiro has picked Montana up and slammed him! Montana can't keep hold of the triangle and Belmiro manages to pass to side control!
Belmiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Montana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belmiro scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro scoring with punches and elbows.
Belmiro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Montana is trying to improve his position.
Belmiro working the ground and pound.
Belmiro taking a breather here.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Belmiro taking a breather here.
Montana struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Belmiro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Belmiro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Belmiro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montana to see if he's OK.
Belmiro lands a few punches from side control.
Montana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belmiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belmiro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro working the head with strikes.
Montana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana taking a bit of punishment here - Belmiro scoring with strikes.
Belmiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belmiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belmiro cracks Montana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Belmiro is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Montana is trying to control Belmiro's posture but Belmiro avoids it.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montana has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana manages to get back to half guard.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Belmiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Montana wants to sweep but Belmiro has passed to side control!
Belmiro advances nicely into full mount.
Belmiro content just to control the position here.
Lian Belmiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro blocks Montana's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lian Belmiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belmiro 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lian Belmiro!
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