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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 152 p4p, 7 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 535 p4p, 28 weight class). Da Silva comes into the arena with Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe blaring out of the sound system. Leonardo Da Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Letaivu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Letaivu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Silva misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
As Da Silva backs off Letaivu throws a huge counter combo but Da Silva manages to avoid it all.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Silva misses the body punch
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Letaivu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Da Silva throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Letaivu does no damage.
Letaivu misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letaivu was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
A lazy left from Letaivu finds it's target.
Da Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Letaivu finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Silva's head.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Letaivu takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Letaivu is able to avoid easily.
Da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Letaivu misses with a looping right.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva tries to score with a low kick but Letaivu moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
Letaivu moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva lands a jab to Letaivu's midsection.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Da Silva misses with a leg kick.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Letaivu moved away.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
Da Silva throws a wild body kick that Letaivu sees coming a mile off.
Da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Letaivu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letaivu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a low kick as Letaivu jumps back.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Da Silva.
Da Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Silva. That's going to slow Letaivu down.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva thumps Letaivu with a low kick.
Da Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Letaivu throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a leg kick.
Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Letaivu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Letaivu's half guard.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Letaivu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Letaivu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva 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.
Da Silva thumps Letaivu with a low kick.
A big left from Da Silva misses.
A nice side step and Letaivu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Letaivu throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Letaivu avoids it.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Letaivu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Silva can pounce on him.
Letaivu throws a big shot that misses.
Letaivu looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Letaivu blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Letaivu needs to keep his hands up - Da Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leonardo Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Letaivu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Letaivu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Letaivu just manages to avoid it.
Letaivu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Da Silva back to the cage. Letaivu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Leonardo Da Silva has been cut.
Letaivu takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Letaivu misses with a hook.
Da Silva throws a jab when Letaivu was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Da Silva lands a jab to the head.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Letaivu. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a body kick
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Letaivu.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Letaivu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Letaivu misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva jabs at Letaivu's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Letaivu walks into a stiff left hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Letaivu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Letaivu.
Da Silva misses with a body punch
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
That kick from Da Silva tenderised Letaivu's leg. Letaivu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letaivu throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Letaivu blocks a leg kick.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Da Silva.
Letaivu lands the left hand.
Letaivu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Letaivu.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Letaivu on the side of the head.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu cracks Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Silva moves forwards but Letaivu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Da Silva there.
Letaivu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da Silva eats them both and turns towards Letaivu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Letaivu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva misses with a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a left and a right that stings Da Silva.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Letaivu's front leg.
Letaivu lands a jab to the head.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Letaivu throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Letaivu shrugs it off.
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva punishes Letaivu's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Letaivu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Letaivu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Da Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Letaivu pulls Da Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Da Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Da Silva slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Letaivu ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
Letaivu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Da Silva.
Letaivu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Da Silva lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. Letaivu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Silva cracks Letaivu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Letaivu under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letaivu. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Letaivu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Letaivu looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Letaivu - just one landing.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu ducks right into an uppercut from Da Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Letaivu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Letaivu lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Letaivu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Letaivu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Da Silva lands but Letaivu takes it in his stride.
Letaivu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Da Silva tenderised Letaivu's leg. Letaivu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Letaivu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Letaivu down.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Da Silva tries a low kick but Letaivu avoids it.
Da Silva throws a low kick but Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
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!
Letaivu misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letaivu clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Letaivu moves out of range as Da Silva throws a body kick.
Letaivu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Da Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Letaivu just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva had his way with Pascal Letaivu in that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Silva scores with a head kick.
Letaivu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Letaivu's head but Letaivu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Letaivu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Letaivu.
Da Silva looks for the body kick but Letaivu saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Letaivu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Letaivu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Silva.
Letaivu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva moves out of range as Letaivu strikes.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Letaivu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu scores with a jab to the head.
Da Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Letaivu's head.
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Letaivu counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Letaivu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Letaivu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
A solid body kick from Da Silva.
Letaivu punishes Da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Silva wants to slow Letaivu down by chopping away at his legs.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Letaivu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letaivu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Da Silva.
Letaivu with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Letaivu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pascal Letaivu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva motions for Letaivu to come forward. Da Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letaivu throws out the jab.
Da Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Letaivu misses with a straight right.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva retains his bantamweight title!
Leonardo Da Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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