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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Small (ranked 425 p4p, 52 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 519 p4p, 65 weight class). Small comes to the cage accompanied by Penis song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small ducks right into an uppercut from Tahere.
Donk. Small catches Tahere right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Tahere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Small has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Small lands a jab to Tahere's midsection.
Tahere throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Tahere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small lands with a right hand.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Small is out of range.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Tahere connects with the punch.
Tahere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small throwing a counter right hand but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahere takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small misses with a looping right.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Small not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Small throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Small missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Small throwing shots but Tahere is blocking nicely.
Small thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tahere's head.
Small thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahere avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Small.
Tahere has one foot on Small's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tahere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small blocks a jab.
Small drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tahere sprawls and moves away.
Small throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Small throws out a loose jab but Tahere uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere scores with a nice strike.
Tahere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Dyllz Tahere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tahere throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tahere, as that shot connected.
Tahere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Tahere throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small scores with a nice strike.
Small misses with a series of wild punches.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Small lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tahere at a distance.
Tahere lands a head shot.
Small scores with a jab.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tahere doesn't seem bothered though.
Small shoots for a takedown but Tahere saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Small lands with a nice body punch.
Small throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Tahere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Small.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Small.
A swing and a miss from Small.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small blocks a jab.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Tahere 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.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Tahere throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Tahere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tahere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Small had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tahere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tahere with a hook.
Tahere lands with a straight right. Small didn't see that one coming.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tahere takes a jab right on the kisser.
Small misses with a body shot.
Tahere scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Tahere - just one landing.
Small lunges at Tahere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tahere's hand.
A big right from Tahere misses.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Small cracks Tahere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Small takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahere.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Small throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tahere needs to keep his hands up - Small had a free shot at his head there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tahere with a jab.
Small scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tahere. Those never looked like landing.
Small lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Small swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tahere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tahere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tahere throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Small misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Small doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tahere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tahere defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Tahere throws an off balance right hand
and Small counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere misses with a two punch combination.
Small throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tahere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tahere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tahere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small ducks right into an uppercut from Tahere.
Small staying out of range there.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Small throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small shoots for a takedown but Tahere saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Small has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tahere finds it's way round the side to connect with Small's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small misses with the combination.
Small misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Tahere as Small shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahere connects with a jab.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small misses with a body shot.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
Small on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Small tests Tahere's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Tahere lands with an uppercut that bounces Small off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Tahere misses.
Tahere takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tahere gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Small to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Small looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tahere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tahere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tahere has momentary wrist control but Small slips an elbow through the middle.
Tahere wants to get back to his feet but Small is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Small trying to control but Tahere is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Small accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Small throwing strikes but missing.
Tahere is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Small 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.
Small throwing strikes from guard but Tahere blocks nicely.
Small is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Tahere has wrist control.
Small in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tahere throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Small swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tahere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Small tests Tahere's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tahere takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tahere swinging wildly here.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere tests Small's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Small on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Small is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Small.
A shot to the body from Small misses
and Tahere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahere misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Tahere there.
Small takes one to the side of the head.
Tahere loads up on a big right hand but Small slips the punch.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Small is looking to wear down Tahere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tahere takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Small misses with a left hand
and Tahere counters with a stiff right hand.
Tahere moves out of range as Small strikes.
Small takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Tahere connects with a looping right hand.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tahere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small dips to his left and cracks Tahere with an uppercut!
Tahere takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tahere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tahere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Tahere scores with a jab.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Small misses.
Small staying out of range there.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Tahere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small lands a jab-cross combination.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere digs a good hook to Small's body.
A cross from Small lands.
Small scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small appears to be looking for a big counter.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Tahere throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Tahere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Small moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Tahere misses.
A big right from Tahere misses.
A left lands for Tahere.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
Small swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tahere slips a jab from Small.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tahere takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Small swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahere throws a jab when Small was well out of range.
Tahere lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Small.
Small takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Small moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyllz Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tahere has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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