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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio dos Passos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Dylan's chin.
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137 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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174 cm
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155 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dylan's waist but Dylan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Passos off to one side.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos Passos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dylan counters with a nice body kick.
Dylan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dylan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dylan can pounce on him.
dos Passos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dylan defends it nicely.
Daniel Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
Dylan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan just misses with a punch to the body.
dos Passos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dylan defends it nicely.
Dylan throws a left and a right that both miss
and dos Passos counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
dos Passos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
dos Passos controlling from mount.
dos Passos looking to control but Dylan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is desperately trying to improve his position but dos Passos has a good base and remains in mount.
dos Passos controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helio dos Passos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dylan. Those never looked like landing.
dos Passos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dylan's guard.
dos Passos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dylan is keeping the position for now.
dos Passos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos wants to take a breather but Dylan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for dos Passos.
Dylan looking for subs off his back but dos Passos has passed one foot through into half guard.
dos Passos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dylan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dylan wants to improve his position but dos Passos is controlling well.
dos Passos works his way into full mount!
Dylan throwing hammer fists to the chest of dos Passos. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is trying desperately to improve position.
dos Passos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that dos Passos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
dos Passos trying to control but Dylan is having none of it.
dos Passos controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Helio dos Passos.
Dylan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into dos Passos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio dos Passos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dylan sprawls well. Dylan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Passos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown but Dylan shows good takedown defense.
Dylan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dos Passoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dylan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dos Passos.
dos Passos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dylan counters with a nice body kick.
Daniel Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
dos Passos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dylan as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Passos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daniel Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Passos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dylan.
dos Passos darts in looking for a takedown but Dylan gets double underhooks and turns dos Passos into the cage.
Dylan lands a body shot.
Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Dylan finds it's way through dos Passos's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Passos is defended easily by Dylan.
dos Passos with a poor takedown
and Dylan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dos Passos moves out of range of the body kick from Dylan.
dos Passos tries for a takedown but Dylan circles away easily
and Dylan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dylan, right into the meat.
dos Passos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dylan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dylan. No joy for dos Passos on that attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dylan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
dos Passos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dylan.
dos Passos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dylan swivels and escapes.
Dylan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniel Dylan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dylan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Passos shoots for a double leg takedown but Dylan sprawls well. He's pushed dos Passos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dylan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Passos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
dos Passos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dylan pinned against the cage. Dylan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dos Passos has a takedown stuffed.
dos Passos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dylan circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dylan. That's going to slow dos Passos down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dylan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Passos scores with a takedown into Dylan's guard.
dos Passos wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Dylan keeping full guard, as dos Passos tries to pass.
dos Passos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan working for a triangle but dos Passos defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Passos looking to sit in guard and control but Dylan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dylan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos keeping moving, preventing Dylan from controlling successfully.
dos Passos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dylan is pushing down on dos Passos's leg trying to pass to half guard. dos Passos is fighting to maintain full guard but Dylan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dylan uses his free foot to push down on dos Passos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for dos Passos.
dos Passos is bucking up trying to escape but Dylan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos is looking to improve his position but Dylan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dylan wants to control but instead dos Passos manages to regain half guard.
Dylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Passos keeps working.
Dylan is working for a kimura but dos Passos is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dylan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
dos Passos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dylan.
Dylan with the ground and pound but dos Passos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
dos Passos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dylan passes into side control.
dos Passos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Passos keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dylan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dylan!
Daniel Dylan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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