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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Promentory. Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. Joey Dixon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon throws a body kick that misses.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuusela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dixon instigates a clinch.
Kuusela prevents a body shot from Dixon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Dixon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is trying to stall.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuusela.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon rushes Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Kuusela.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuusela struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Dixon is working Kuusela over against the cage.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela lands with a straight right. Dixon didn't see that one coming.
Dixon digs a good hook to Kuusela's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dixon takes a step back to recover.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Kuusela.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuusela, right into the meat.
Kuusela gets tackled into the cage by Dixon. Dixon maintains the clinch.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Dixon controls the action.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Kuusela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuusela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela breaks the clinch.
Dixon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuusela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Kuusela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon clinches up with Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon presses Kuusela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dixon as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Dixon.
Kuusela cracks Dixon with an open hand slap.
Joey Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuusela pinned against the cage. Kuusela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Dixon.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuusela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dixon - the referee stops the clock and Kuusela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dixon. Kuusela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuusela scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon tests Kuusela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixon tries to clinch
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Kuusela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuusela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuusela with a nice cross.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuusela circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Kuusela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dixon doesn't seem phased though.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dixon looking to stall.
Dixon pushes Kuusela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon tries to throw a body punch but Kuusela avoids it by throwing Dixon back against the cage.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon throws a jab when Kuusela was well out of range.
Kuusela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a push kick but Dixon slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Kuusela.
Kuusela has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dixon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuusela is rocked!
Kuusela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Kuusela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dixon has Kuusela up against the cage in a clinch.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuusela up against the cage.
Kuusela tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Kuusela seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon effectively controlling the action here.
Dixon lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Kuusela taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Dixon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dixon as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Dixon is looking to control Kuusela's arms but Kuusela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
Dixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joey Dixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuusela tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuusela as Dixon tries to tie him up.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela blocks an uppercut.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuusela controls his hands.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
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. This is the final round!
Kuusela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuusela checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Dixon tries to land a body kick
and Kuusela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Dixon.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dixon misses with a straight right.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dixon. That did some damage!
Dixon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuusela is trying to defend but Dixon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet.
Dixon wants to control but Kuusela is keeping him busy.
Dixon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuusela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuusela is refusing to be controlled, as Dixon sits in half guard.
Kuusela is trying to maintain the position but Dixon is very close to passing his half guard.
Dixon working Kuusela over with strikes.
Dixon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuusela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuusela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dixon.
Kuusela keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Kuusela is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
Dixon cracks Kuusela with a solid left hand.
Dixon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kuusela has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dixon is looking to defend but Kuusela has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dixon! Kuusela pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dixon taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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