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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Dixon (ranked 582 p4p, 738 weight class) and Small Richard (ranked 51 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Willie Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Richard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dixon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Richard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dixon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dixon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Richard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dixon.
Richard cracks Dixon with a big elbow.
Dixon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Richard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is looking for a sweep.
Richard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Richard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Richard scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richard working away.
Richard lands some shots froms side control.
Richard with the ground and pound but Dixon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard drops an elbow to the side of Dixon's head.
Dixon wants to control but Richard is keeping busy.
Richard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richard pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richard working Dixon over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richard connects with a nice short shot to Dixon's temple.
Richard is nestled in close to Dixon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richard is working for a kimura but Dixon is defending it quite comfortably.
Dixon trying to hold on to Richard's head to control him but Richard postures up.
Richard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard is just content to waste time from the top position. Dixon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Richard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richard defends it easily.
Dixon working a defensive guard here.
Dixon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dixon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richard cracks Dixon with a solid left hand.
Dixon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Richard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richard scoring with some ground and pound.
Richard postures up and lands a big shot to Dixon's brow.
Richard scoring with some ground and pound.
Dixon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Richard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dixon moves into the clinch successfully.
Richard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dixon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon looking for submissions off his back.
Richard winds up and cracks Dixon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dixon taking some punishment here, with Richard in his half guard.
Dixon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dixon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dixon has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is staying active underneath Richard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dixon is trying to control but can't.
Richard lands with a punch from half guard.
Richard 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.
Dixon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richard pulls his head out easily.
Dixon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dixon is trying to maintain the position but Richard is very close to passing his half guard.
Small Richard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dixon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Richard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Richard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dixon's head.
Dixon has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Richard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dixon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon actively working from the bottom here.
Dixon has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Richard working over Dixon with some ground and pound. Dixon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richard trying to mount his opponent but Dixon defends it.
Richard slips a nice elbow through Dixon's hands, connecting with Dixon's forehead.
Richard seems to be looking for submissions.
Richard is nestled in close to Dixon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richard pulls his head out easily.
Dixon has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dixon closes the distance but Richard moves to the side
and Richard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richard.
Dixon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richard is aware though and is defending well.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Richard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dixon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richard has managed to get both his arms back between Dixon's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dixon working for a triangle but Richard defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is looking for a triangle here but Richard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dixon is trying to improve his position.
Dixon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Richard lands some shots froms side control.
Dixon tries to buck Richard off but Richard is having none of it.
Dixon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dixon is trying to control Richard's posture but Richard avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard landing a few strikes.
Richard lands an elbow.
Dixon tries to buck Richard off but Richard is having none of it.
Dixon can't do much from the bottom here.
Richard trying to control the position but Dixon is working away.
Richard landing strikes.
Dixon tries to buck Richard off but Richard is having none of it.
Richard working the ground and pound from side control.
Dixon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon tries to buck Richard off but Richard is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Dixon'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Richard lands some shots froms side control.
Dixon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Richard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dixon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Richard connects with a decent elbow.
Dixon struggling a bit here.
Richard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dixon down.
Dixon is rocked!
Richard working the ground and pound.
Oh Dixon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richard is trying to get an arm triangle but Dixon is defending well.
Richard lands a few punches from side control.
Richard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A big shot lands for Richard! That's hurt Dixon! Will he recover? Richard fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Small Richard!
Small Richard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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