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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 4592 p4p, 1621 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 439 p4p, 190 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Bride - Beast. Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Leonardo Da Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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34 - 31 - 3 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 31 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Dall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dall lands a jab to the head.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall throws a low kick but Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Da Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Dall shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well.
Dall clinches with his opponent.
Dall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dall misses with a body punch.
Dall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dall. Dall maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Dall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Silva's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Dall swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dall's half guard.
Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Da Silva won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Da Silva won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dall is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
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!
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Da Silva defends well.
Da Silva advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dall tries to bench press Da Silva off him but Da Silva keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva works to advance to full mount. Dall defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Da Silva prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Da Silva takes Dall's back.
Da Silva working for the choke.
Da Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dall is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Da Silva's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall trying to control the action but Da Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Da Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dall has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dall is really stuck here.
Dall defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Well, with Da Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dall is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dall turns into Da Silva and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Da Silva lands a head shot.
Da Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall. That did some damage!
Dall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva jabs at Dall's body.
Da Silva leaves Dall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva thumps Dall with a low kick.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Da Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dall controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leonardo Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva advances to half guard.
Dall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Da Silva is working away from the top position though.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Dall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dall trying to control from the bottom.
Da Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dall is just riding it out for now. Da Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva passes to side control.
Da Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dall, who protects the arm well.
Da Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Da Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Da Silva wants to take Dall's back here but Dall is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Da Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Da Silva is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Da Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Dall manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Da Silva is on top in guard.
Dall controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Da Silva forces his way into half guard.
Da Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dall!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva 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!
Dall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dall.
Dall trying to control the position but Da Silva is working away.
An elbow from Dall crashes against the mat.
Dall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Da Silva is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dall is trying to control but Da Silva manages to pass to mount!
Da Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking to work his way around to Dall's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Da Silva prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Da Silva pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dall is trying desperately to improve position.
Dall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dall wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Silva trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
Da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Da Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dall can't escape the position.
Da Silva has hold of Dall's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dall manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Leonardo Da Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dall is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control the pace but Dall is squirming around nicely.
Da Silva moves to take his opponent's back.
Da Silva working for a choke but Dall is defending well.
I really don't envy Dall right now.
Da Silva 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, Dall has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Silva 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
An out of breath Leonardo Da Silva 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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energy
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hype
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