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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon's entrance music is Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. A fine choice. Youngblood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Khaled - All I do is win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matt Youngblood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon swinging wildly here.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dixon misses the jab.
Youngblood tries to move into range but Dixon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Youngblood tries to land a leg kick but Dixon saw it coming and moves away.
Youngblood connects with a body shot that sends Dixon's belly button to the back.
Dixon tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Youngblood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youngblood.
No luck for Dixon with that takedown attempt.
Youngblood throws a front kick aimed at Dixon's knee but Dixon avoids it well.
Dixon blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Dixon misses.
Dixon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Youngblood did well to prevent Dixon getting side control.
Dixon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Youngblood to regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Youngblood holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Youngblood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dixon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Youngblood hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Dixon misses.
Dixon scores with a hook.
Youngblood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Youngblood with a nice cross.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Youngblood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dixon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Youngblood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Youngblood tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youngblood connects with an inside leg kick.
Dixon closes the distance and pushes Youngblood back into the cage.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixon.
Dixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon prevents a body shot from Youngblood.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon blocking some punches.
Youngblood working aggressively here.
Dixon stalls.
Youngblood working aggressively here.
Dixon is stalling here.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon cracks Youngblood with a nice body shot.
Dixon trying to control the position but instead, Youngblood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dixon into the cage.
Dixon tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Youngblood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Youngblood lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood blocking some punches.
Youngblood wants to stall.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Youngblood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon works on Youngblood's body with a couple of short punches.
Dixon is pushing Youngblood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Youngblood gets an underhook and turns Dixon into the cage.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Youngblood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Youngblood misses with a body kick.
Youngblood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dixon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dixon dives in for a single leg takedown but Youngblood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling the position.
Dixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a head punch that misses.
Youngblood scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Youngblood has him pressed against the cage.
Joey Dixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dixon is looking to control Youngblood's arms but Youngblood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
Dixon breaks the clinch.
Youngblood slips a jab from Dixon.
Dixon blocks a jab.
Joey Dixon is winning the standup battle so far.
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 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.
Nice defenses there by Youngblood.
Dixon lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Good work by Youngblood as he checks the leg kick.
Dixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
Dixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Youngblood under the eye.
Youngblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown but Youngblood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dixon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dixon lands a two punch combo.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Dixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into Youngblood's guard.
Dixon is working Youngblood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dixon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dixon.
Youngblood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Youngblood keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon looking to sit in guard and control but Youngblood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dixon pulls Youngblood in to control the position.
Dixon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Youngblood!
Youngblood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Youngblood regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throwing shots but Youngblood is blocking nicely.
Dixon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Youngblood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Dixon wants to control but Youngblood is keeping him busy.
Dixon tries to pass to full mount but Youngblood defends it.
Youngblood is staying active underneath Dixon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dixon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Youngblood trying to control but Dixon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Youngblood trying to control from the bottom.
Dixon stalling away here and it's allowed Youngblood to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dixon trying to control but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Dixon throwing strikes from guard but Youngblood blocks nicely.
Dixon wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Youngblood throws an off balance right hand
and Dixon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Youngblood!
Dixon 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.
Dixon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Dixon lands a few punches from side control.
Youngblood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Youngblood prevents Dixon from improving position.
Dixon wants to control but Youngblood is keeping him busy.
Youngblood wants to control but Dixon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood is not content to let Dixon control the position.
Youngblood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dixon scoring with punches and elbows.
Dixon with the ground and pound but Youngblood regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Youngblood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon is pressing down on Youngblood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Youngblood is holding on for now.
Dixon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matt Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is trying to maintain the position but Dixon is very close to passing his half guard.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Youngblood keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dixon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Youngblood's head.
Youngblood is defending against the submission attempts here by Dixon.
Dixon 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon is keen to just control but Youngblood is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joey Dixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Youngblood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Dixon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dixon working over Youngblood with some ground and pound. Youngblood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dixon controlling the action here.
Dixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon lands strikes from half guard.
Youngblood trying to control here.
Dixon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Youngblood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dixon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dixon lands strikes from half guard.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Youngblood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon blocks the strikes from Youngblood.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Youngblood defends it well.
Dixon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dixon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Dixon!
Joey Dixon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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