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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Synyx Dall (ranked 1200 p4p, 160 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 1181 p4p, 159 weight class). Dall comes into the arena with In Scarlet Storm blaring out of the sound system. Starling Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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21 - 19 - 0 |
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188 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva works the jab nicely.
It looks like Synyx Dall has been cut.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Silva.
Dall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
As Silva looks to move away, Dall throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dall counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Dall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries to move to mount but Dall blocks the move with his legs.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dall tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Synyx Dall's cut.
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.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva connects with the punch.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to clinch
and Dall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dall.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall preventing the sweep.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is not content to let Dall control the position.
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
Dall trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyx Dall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Synyx Dall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Dall misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Dall tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Dall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Synyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dall is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Silva swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Starling Silva!
Synyx Dall spoke after the fight, saying 'You're never too old to lose!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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