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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ringz daBell (ranked 1632 p4p, 183 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 1551 p4p, 176 weight class). daBell comes to the cage accompanied by DaBaby-Suge. Darren Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 cm
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145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ringz daBell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Dixon! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! daBell swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon moves into range and clinches up with daBell. Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by daBell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dixon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. A nice right hand lands inside from Dixon. Dixon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. daBell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon jumps into guard, dragging daBell to the mat.
daBell stays in close to Dixon's body and controls the position. Dixon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Dixon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Dixon passes into half guard. Dixon is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dixon is looking to take a break and control but daBell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dixon passes the guard and advances to mount! daBell has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Dixon working for the choke. Dixon is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but daBell won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Dixon off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darren Dixon! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Darren Dixon made sure he mentioned Knockaround Guys Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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