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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garrick Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Head defends it well.
Small lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Small closes the distance and clinches up with Head, looking for a takedown. Small pushes Head against the cage but Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Small looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head fires out a quick counter leg kick but Small just manages to avoid it.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head misses the body punch
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Head misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Head has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head catches Small with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been informed that Small has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Donk. Head catches Small right on the button with a cross.
Head takes one to the chin there.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Head misses with a body punch
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small cracks Head with a good jab.
Small uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Head throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small scores with a takedown into Head's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head working for a triangle but Small defends it easily.
Small wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head working for a triangle but Small defends it easily.
Small wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small landing some decent shots from guard.
Head is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Head is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Small works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Small slips a nice elbow through Head's hands, connecting with Head's forehead.
Head on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Small seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Head does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Head trying to hold on to Small's head to control him but Small postures up.
Head is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head actively working from the bottom here.
Head tries to get to full guard but Small has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Small seems content to control.
Head wants to get back to full guard.
Small looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Small drops an elbow to the side of Head's head.
Head blocking the ground and pound attempt from Small.
Head is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small dominated that round.
That's time! Head's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Small misses with a hook.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right-left combo lands from Small.
Small drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Head tries a low kick but Small avoids it.
Head tries to work over Small's front leg with a kick but Small checks it.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Small throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Head misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Small.
Small misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Head lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Head enables Small to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Head manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Head is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Head working for a triangle but Small defends it easily.
Small wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Head trying to control the position.
Head working for a triangle but Small defends it easily.
Small avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Head looking for a guillotine here but Small defends easily.
Head has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Small can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Head looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Small passes into half guard.
Small seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Head does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Small scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Small landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dixie Small has got the better of the ground game so far.
Small 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Small wants to take a breather but Head is having none of it.
Head is positioning himself well to prevent Small advancing to mount.
Small trying to control from Head's half guard. Head has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Small content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Small with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Head is retaining full guard.
Head is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Head is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Small is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Head misses the shot to the body.
Small has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Small there as he acknowledges the shot.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Small moves away and avoids it.
Small with a jab.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Head looks to throw the jab but Small is out of range.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Head swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Small slips under a jab from Head.
Small connects with a good right hand that stumbles Head. Head circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Head is looking to wear down Small with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Head thows a leg kick but Small checks it
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Head defends well and Small ends up having to push Head into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Small.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Small.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Small is putting a hurting on Head here, landing some big shots from side control.
Head is looking for a sweep.
Head is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Skating Rink, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Small wants to lay and pray for a moment but Head keeps working.
Head is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Head sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garrick Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Small working the head and body with strikes.
Head is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Small is nestled in close to Head, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Head is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Small scores with a couple of nice shots.
Small 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.
Small winds up and cracks Head with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Head tries to get to full guard but Small has control of the leg.
Small wants to lay and pray for a moment but Head keeps working.
Head wants to get back to full guard.
Small seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Small winds up and cracks Head with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Small connects with a nice short shot to Head's temple.
Dixie Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Head is staying active underneath Small, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Small is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Small is looking to take a break and control but Head is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Head tries to roll over but Small keeps him under control.
Small performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head actively working from the bottom here.
Small tries to pass the half guard into mount. Head knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Head is looking to control Small's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Head avoid being mounted?
Head looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Small has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Small!
After winning the bout, Dixie Small thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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