PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongham's entrance music is Creed - My Sacrifice. A fine choice. Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strongham
vs
Dixon

182 cm
36
210 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
210 lbs
17 - 5 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Dixon.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Strongham tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strongham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon cracks Strongham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Tedd Strongham has been cut.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Strongham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strongham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dixon takes a swing at Strongham's ribcage but misses.
Dixon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Strongham.
Dixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon scores with a three punch combo!
Strongham lands with a shot to the body.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Strongham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strongham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Dixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Strongham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Strongham pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Strongham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strongham.
Dixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strongham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dixon drives through and clinches with Strongham against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dixon has picked Strongham up - he's going for a ride! Dixon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Strongham has one foot on Dixon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dixon misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Dixon.
Dixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by Dixon or perhaps it was just good defense by Strongham which made him look bad.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strongham sprawls well. Strongham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.

Dixon closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham is looking to break free of the clinch but Dixon has double underhooks.
Strongham has Dixon pressed against the cage.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strongham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strongham lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Strongham.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Strongham.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Strongham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Strongham lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham blocks an uppercut.
Strongham missing with knees to the body.
Strongham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon tries to circle away but Strongham has him pinned against the cage.
Strongham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Strongham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strongham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Strongham.
Strongham lands a damaging elbow.
Strongham trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joey Dixon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dixon darts in and clinches Strongham up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Strongham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strongham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strongham lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Dixon lands a body punch.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strongham's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixon.
A short left from Dixon.
Strongham prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
Strongham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Strongham has the dominant position.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strongham backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strongham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strongham lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Strongham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strongham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon catches Strongham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strongham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strongham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dixon.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Strongham.
Dixon tries to land a leg kick but Strongham saw it coming and moves away.

Dixon instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Strongham controls the action.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Strongham blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Strongham is looking to control Dixon's arms but Dixon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strongham has his back to the cage.
Dixon lands a left hand.
Strongham lands with a short shot to the head.

Dixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon wants to clinch.
Strongham misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Strongham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Dixon wants a takedown but no success here.
Strongham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
A short right from Dixon.
I was talking to Strongham's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strongham misses with the head strike.
Dixon tries to throw a body punch but Strongham avoids it by throwing Dixon back against the cage.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dixon is working for takedown but Strongham is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.

Strongham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dixon tries to clinch
and Strongham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strongham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Strongham circles away.
Joey Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixon takes one on the button.

That has opened up Joey Dixon's cut even more.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dixon closes the distance and pushes Strongham back into the cage.

Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon misses with a kick to the body
and Strongham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dixon's knee momentarily.
Strongham throws a low kick but Dixon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Strongham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strongham.
Dixon dives in for a single leg takedown but Strongham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham lands a good knee to the midsection. Dixon won't want to take too many of those.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Strongham as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strongham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Strongham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joey Dixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Strongham.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Strongham takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Strongham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strongham.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham looking to slow down the pace here.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Strongham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon goes for a takedown attempt but Strongham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tedd Strongham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strongham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strongham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Strongham pushes him off.
Dixon throws a body punch but Strongham moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a hook
and Strongham counters with an inside leg kick.
Dixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strongham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dixon.
Strongham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strongham tried to score with a low kick but Dixon checks it.
Strongham scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon looks to land a body kick but Strongham moved away.
Dixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strongham - the referee stops the clock and Dixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strongham. Dixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A cross from Strongham lands.
Strongham throws a front kick that sends Dixon stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strongham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Strongham has managed to clinch.
Strongham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strongham lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strongham has him pressed against the cage.
Dixon cracks Strongham with a nice body shot.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Strongham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham lands a nice elbow.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Joey Dixon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Strongham keeps him there for the moment.
Strongham lands a left hand.

Joey Dixon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Strongham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Strongham gets underhooks to prevent Dixon's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Strongham.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strongham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dixon tries to work over Strongham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strongham.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Strongham.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tedd Strongham clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Strongham scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of Strongham's head but Strongham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dixon misses with a low kick as Strongham jumps back.
Strongham blocks a low kick nicely.
Dixon misses with a hook.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Strongham is just out of range.
Strongham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strongham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strongham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Strongham keeps it at a distance.
Dixon throws a looping overhand right but Strongham ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Strongham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Dixon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dixon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Strongham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strongham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Strongham lands a big head kick that sends Dixon tumbling to the mat! Strongham takes a step backwards and waves Dixon back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dixon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham and Dixon are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Strongham throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Dixon into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Strongham knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tedd Strongham!
Tedd Strongham retains his light heavyweight title!
Tedd Strongham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.