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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeung's entrance music is Fluffy. A fine choice. Dixie Small acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derrick Yeung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yeung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Yeung.
Yeung looks to land a combination but Small avoids it well.
Small throws a body punch but Yeung moves out of range.
Small avoids the body shot from Yeung.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Yeung.
Small has Yeung up against the cage in a clinch.
Yeung gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Small.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yeung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yeung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Small circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Small has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Yeung. That snapped Small's head back.
Yeung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yeung sizes up Small with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yeung works over Small's head and body with a nice combination.
Small misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Yeung misses the target.
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!
Yeung misses with the combination.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yeung misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeung misses with a wild combination.
Derrick Yeung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Yeung. Those never looked like landing.
Yeung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Small is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Yeung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeung.
Yeung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Small circles away quickly and effectively.
Small throws a hook to the side of Yeung's head but Yeung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yeung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Small.
Derrick Yeung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixie Small.
Yeung takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Small. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Small.
Yeung misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a right and a left that Yeung avoids nicely.
Small takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yeung throws a right and a left that Small avoids nicely.
Derrick Yeung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeung throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yeung misses with a shot to the body
and Small counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Small not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yeung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Small scores with a couple of nice shots.
Small is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yeung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Small.
Yeung is looking to control Small's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yeung avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeung wants to improve his position but Small is controlling well.
Small seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yeung is not content to let Small control the position.
Small sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yeung defending well though.
Small thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yeung's head.
Yeung wants to get back to his feet.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Small wants to take a breather but Yeung is having none of it.
Small lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Yeung dominated that round.
That's time! Yeung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yeung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yeung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Yeung throws a series of punches but Small avoids them all with ease.
Small looking to score a takedown here. Yeung is defending well but Small drives through and ends up in Yeung's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yeung holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small postures up and lands a big shot to Yeung's brow.
Small chips away with some ground and pound.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.
Small lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Yeung has wrist control.
Yeung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yeung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small chips away with some ground and pound.
Yeung wants to stand but Small is controlling the position.
Small trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yeung can't keep his opponent in guard - Small advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Small prevents Yeung from standing back up.
Small not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Small is looking to take a break and control but Yeung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Small prevents Yeung from standing back up.
Small is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Small is trying to control. Yeung wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Small lands strikes from half guard.
Yeung pushes Small off and gets back to his feet.
Small jabs Yeung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yeung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Small to score with a decent uppercut.
Small pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Small.
Small wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeung keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small working the ground and pound.
Yeung on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yeung takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yeung avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Small.
Yeung wants to get back to his feet.
Yeung struggling a bit here.
Yeung gets back to half guard.
Small working over Yeung with some ground and pound. Yeung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yeung is rocked!
It looks like Derrick Yeung has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small slips a nice elbow through Yeung's hands, connecting with Yeung's forehead.
Oh Yeung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Small drops an elbow to the side of Yeung's head.
Small lands a big elbow - Yeung is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Small!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixie Small!
During a confident post fight interview, Dixie Small thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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