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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ardel Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schnitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ardel Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ardel Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitzer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitzer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dixon sprawls well. Dixon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schnitzer gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schnitzer.
Nice sprawl there from Dixon as Schnitzer shoots in.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer shoots in but no luck this time.
Ardel Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitzer.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schnitzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Schnitzer fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixon throws a series of strikes that have Schnitzer backpedaling.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Dixon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schnitzer.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schnitzer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dixon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzer is looking to work some ground and pound but Dixon has wrist control.
Schnitzer wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
Schnitzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schnitzer throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
Schnitzer postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Schnitzer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon wants to stand but Schnitzer is controlling the position.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schnitzer working some strikes from top position.
Schnitzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schnitzer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schnitzer throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
Schnitzer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schnitzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Schnitzer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schnitzer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dixon's guard.
Schnitzer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dixon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schnitzer on the ground.
Schnitzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzer stops Dixon from standing up.
Schnitzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schnitzer postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schnitzer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer looks for a takedown but Dixon sprawls well.
Schnitzer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dixon's waist but Dixon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schnitzer off to one side.
Ardel Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitzer.
Schnitzer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schnitzer lands some shots froms side control.
Schnitzer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dixon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dixon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schnitzer lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dixon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Schnitzer.
Schnitzer working the ground and pound from side control.
Schnitzer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Schnitzer scoring with punches and elbows.
Schnitzer tries to score with some ground and pound. Dixon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schnitzer lands an elbow.
Schnitzer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer landing strikes.
Schnitzer working the head with strikes.
Dixon parries the strikes from Schnitzer easily there. Schnitzer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dixon to escape.
Schnitzer working the strikes but Dixon uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dixon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dixon has hold of Schnitzer's hands but Schnitzer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dixon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schnitzer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
Schnitzer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dixon defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dixon is trying to stand up here but Schnitzer is controlling him well.
Schnitzer slips a nice elbow through Dixon's hands, connecting with Dixon's forehead.
Schnitzer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schnitzer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schnitzer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schnitzer working Dixon over with strikes.
Schnitzer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dixon's head.
Dixon is trying to stand up here but Schnitzer is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Schnitzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Schnitzer has a takedown stuffed.
Schnitzer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dixon circles away.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Schnitzer moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer shoots in but no luck this time.
Ardel Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitzer.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Dixon misses with a wild combination.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Schnitzer with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schnitzer is defended easily by Dixon.
Schnitzer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dixon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schnitzer scores with a takedown into Dixon's guard.
Bob Schnitzer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard.
Schnitzer slips nicely into half guard.
Dixon won't allow Schnitzer to pass to mount.
Schnitzer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schnitzer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schnitzer thows a huge punch but Dixon dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Schnitzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schnitzer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schnitzer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schnitzer 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.
Schnitzer is nestled in close to Dixon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dixon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon has hold of Schnitzer's hands but Schnitzer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ardel Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Schnitzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schnitzer lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Schnitzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schnitzer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Schnitzer!
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