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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. Hermanni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatin on Me-Dizzy Wright. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pelle Hermanni!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanni moves in looking to clinch but Dixon pushes him off.
Dixon closes the distance and pushes Hermanni back into the cage.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of Hermanni's head.
Hermanni lands a hook that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Hermanni blocks an uppercut.
Hermanni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
Dixon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dixon lands an uppercut.
Dixon is pushing Hermanni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hermanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon lands with a left to the head.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Hermanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixon.
Hermanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermanni.
Hermanni blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Hermanni lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermanni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Hermanni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hermanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dixon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hermanni misses with some punches.
Dixon tries a body shot but Hermanni blocks it.
Hermanni is trying to stall.
Hermanni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Hermanni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hermanni.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hermanni obliges.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
Dixon tries to work over Hermanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dixon avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanni.
Dixon blocking some punches.
Dixon taking a breather.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Hermanni.
Hermanni 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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanni controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni 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.
Hermanni throws a head punch that misses.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon is working Hermanni over against the cage.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hermanni.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixon gets through Hermanni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanni scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermanni lands with a right to the head.
Dixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermanni trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Hermanni controls the action.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon lands a right hand.
Hermanni with a knee to the head.
Dixon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon trying to stall but Hermanni improves his position.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hermanni is trying to stall.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Dixon lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Hermanni.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanni controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dixon lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanni tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermanni can do to turn this around?
Hermanni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hermanni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dixon throws a head kick but Hermanni moves out of range.
Hermanni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hermanni.
Dixon forces Hermanni back against the cage and clinches.
Hermanni is stalling here.
Hermanni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon lands a left hand.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Hermanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hermanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixon.
Dixon wants to stall.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of Hermanni's head.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Hermanni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermanni throws a head punch that misses.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanni trying to control the position but instead, Dixon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hermanni into the cage.
Dixon is looking to control Hermanni's arms but Hermanni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermanni.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanni controls his hands.
Dixon pushes Hermanni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanni controls his hands.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Hermanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon trying to stall but Hermanni improves his position.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Hermanni lands a right hand.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dixon - that landed with a thud.
Hermanni is breathing heavily.
Dixon is leaning against Hermanni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dixon presses Hermanni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon leaning against his opponent.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hermanni stalling in the clinch but Dixon improves position.
Dixon has Hermanni pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanni.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Dixon avoiding damage.
Dixon lands a left hand.
Joey Dixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dixon lands a nice uppercut.
Hermanni throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon avoiding damage.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon gets through Hermanni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermanni takes a shot to the head.
Hermanni scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hermanni up against the cage.
Hermanni leaning against his opponent.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Hermanni scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Hermanni circles away.
Hermanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon clinches up against the cage.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanni blocks an uppercut.
Hermanni landing knees to the head.
Hermanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hermanni.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermanni 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanni lands a right hand.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Dixon.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dixon pushes Hermanni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hermanni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermanni gets an underhook and turns Dixon into the cage.
Dixon is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Dixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hermanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanni has Dixon pressed against the cage.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Dixon as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of Hermanni's head.
Dixon lands an uppercut.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hermanni letting Dixon take a breather here.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hermanni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermanni takes a shot to the head.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hermannis head.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Dixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon is working Hermanni over against the cage.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of Hermanni's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dixon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Dixon.
Hermanni is rocked!
Knees to the body from Hermanni.
Hermanni is still on wobbly legs! Can Dixon finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Hermanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hermanni letting Dixon take a breather here.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Dixon leaning against his opponent.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dixon lands a leg kick that knocks Hermanni off balance momentarily.
Hermanni seems to have recovered his senses.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermanni throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot.
Hermanni throws a head kick that misses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dixon and Hermanni goes tumbling to the canvas! Dixon follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon wants to free his trapped foot but Hermanni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dixon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hermanni's head.
Dixon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dixon.
Hermanni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dixon.
Dixon is trying to control. Hermanni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dixon trying to mount his opponent but Hermanni defends it.
Hermanni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dixon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermanni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hermanni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hermanni tries to roll over but Dixon keeps him under control.
Well, if Dixon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dixon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Hermanni.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelle Hermanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermanni takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Hermanni.
Hermanni leaves Dixon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hermanni defending well as Dixon loads up on a big left hand.
Hermanni lands a slapping body shot.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hermanni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Hermanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermanni.
Hermanni misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hermanni.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon moves into range and clinches up with Hermanni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hermanni fails to land.
Come on Dixon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Hermanni blocks an uppercut.
Dixon tries to throw a body punch but Hermanni avoids it by throwing Dixon back against the cage.
Dixon stalling in the clinch but Hermanni improves position.
Dixon digs a right hand underneath Hermanni's ribcage. Hermanni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hermanni is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon had his way with Pelle Hermanni in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hermanni tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon forces Hermanni back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Hermanni on the inside.
Hermanni working aggressively here.
Hermanni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hermanni takes a shot to the head.
Dixon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanni.
A head punch on the inside from Hermanni fails to land.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon presses Hermanni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hermanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Hermanni blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Dixon trying to control the position but instead, Hermanni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dixon into the cage.
Hermanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon stalls.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hermanni.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon has Hermanni pressed against the cage.
Hermanni lands a knee to the body.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Hermanni working aggressively here.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermanni's elbow.
A hook to the body from Dixon.
Dixon lands an uppercut.
Hermanni working aggressively here.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Hermanni misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanni misses with the head strike.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelle Hermanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Hermanni is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Hermanni working aggressively here.
Dixon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Dixon lands a right hand.
Dixon lands a left hand.
Joey Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dixon is pushing Hermanni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Dixon!
Joey Dixon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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