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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 572 p4p, 696 weight class) and Willie Dixon (ranked 50 p4p, 57 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 - . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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15 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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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 39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Willie Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon closes the distance and clinches.
Furioto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Furioto manages to end up in side control.
Furioto working the ground and pound but Dixon is defending the strikes.
Dixon tries to buck Furioto off but Furioto is having none of it.
Furioto is trying to get an arm triangle but Dixon is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Dixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Furioto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Furioto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furioto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dixon is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Furioto off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Furioto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dixon working for a choke but Furioto reverses nicely into Dixon 's guard.
Furioto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Furioto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dixon working for a triangle but Furioto defends it easily.
Furioto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dixon's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dixon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Furioto has managed to get both his arms back between Dixon's legs - danger averted.
Dixon has his foot on Furioto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Furioto works his way back into a safe position though.
Dixon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furioto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dixon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furioto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furioto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Furioto defends it easily.
Furioto working some strikes from top position.
Furioto landing some decent shots from guard.
Furioto postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Furioto is sitting in close to Dixon's body. Dixon has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Furioto is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Furioto is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dixon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Willie Dixon!
A victorious Willie Dixon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Maximus Furioto had this to say: 'oohhh!nooooo!'.
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