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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larusso (ranked 296 p4p, 17 weight class) and Pyryx Dall (ranked 1520 p4p, 75 weight class). Larusso's entrance music is Glory of love. A fine choice. Dall has chosen Fuel and Fire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Larusso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larusso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Larusso's guard.
Larusso is staying active underneath Dall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Larusso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dall is working away from the top position though.
Larusso won't allow Dall to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Larusso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dall's guard.
Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larusso defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dall is on top in guard.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Larusso is keeping the position.
Dall wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Larusso holds on and takes a little breather.
Dall forces his way into half guard.
Dall is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso wants to improve his position but Dall is controlling well.
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dall wants to work for an arm triangle but Larusso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Larusso wants to control but Dall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Larusso is not content to let Dall control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Larusso reverses the position - he's now on top in Dall's guard.
Dall has a closed guard, preventing Larusso from standing up.
Larusso wants to pass the guard but Dall is keeping the position.
Dall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
Dall trying to control the position.
Dall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dall keeping full guard, as Larusso tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larusso is looking to score with low kicks.
Dall motions for Larusso to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Larusso sneaks out the side door and pushes Dall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larusso. That did some damage!
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
Larusso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Larusso is looking for a sweep.
Dall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Larusso stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pyryx Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larusso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larusso is able to avoid easily.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larusso is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Larusso. Beautiful body shot.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larusso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larusso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larusso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larusso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso blocks the body kick.
Dall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larusso throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Larusso moves out of range easily.
Larusso throws a leg kick which misses Dall's front leg but catches the back leg as Dall tries to avoid it.
Dall slips a jab from Larusso.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larusso is able to avoid easily.
Larusso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Dall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larusso. Larusso obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
Larusso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Larusso misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larusso.
Larusso thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Dall misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larusso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall checks a low kick from Larusso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Dall lands a glancing blow to the side of Larusso's head.
Good leg kick by Larusso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larusso defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Larusso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dall scores with a nice strike.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Larusso is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Larusso misses.
An inside leg kick from Larusso misses.
Dall gets a double leg takedown into Larusso's guard.
Dall slips nicely into half guard.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larusso has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dall seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Larusso has recovered full guard.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Larusso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dall is looking for a triangle but Larusso pushes his legs off easily.
Larusso preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Larusso gets to his feet. Dall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larusso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Larusso pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Larusso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Larusso lands a really nice looking cross but Dall seems unphased.
Dall jabs Larusso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniel Larusso is winning the standup battle so far.
Larusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Larusso finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Larusso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larusso checks a leg kick.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Dall.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall lands a slapping body shot.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larusso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Dall looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Dall throws a low kick but Larusso avoids it.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso lands a right hook to the body.
Larusso tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks 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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Larusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso with a jab.
A head kick from Dall lands but Larusso takes it in his stride.
Dall checks a low kick from Larusso.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larusso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larusso misses with a leg kick.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Larusso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larusso connects with a nice looking jab.
Larusso is looking to score with low kicks.
Larusso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall throws a hook but Larusso avoids it easily.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall dives in for a single leg takedown but Larusso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheers as Larusso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Dall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dall in his tracks.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Larusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Larusso lands a high kick!
It looks like Pyryx Dall has been cut.
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Larusso defends it well.
Larusso connects with a single shot there.
Larusso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larusso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dall lands with a slapping head kick.
Dall looks to land a body kick but Larusso moved away.
Larusso misses with a looping right.
Dall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Larusso scores with a head kick.
Larusso lands a jab to Dall's midsection.
Larusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dall is rocked!
Larusso cracks Dall on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dall falls backwards against the cage. Larusso follows up with more strikes that drop Dall to his knees. Larusso keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dall! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Larusso!
Daniel Larusso managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$), into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Pyryx Dall stepped up to the mic, saying 'The fire was doused today. Time to restoke and bring the heat next time!'.
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hype
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