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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dixon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. Meduza has chosen Buffalo Soldier as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 10 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Meduza avoids nicely.
Meduza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dixon's calf.
Meduza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Dixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meduza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dixon eats them both and turns towards Meduza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dixon duly obliges.
Meduza tried to score with a low kick but Dixon checks it.
Meduza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Meduza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meduza tries to avoid it but Dixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meduza to the ground. Meduza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dixon shoots and misses
so Meduza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dixon pulls Meduza in close to prevent any damage.
Dixon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meduza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dixon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meduza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Meduza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meduza wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
Meduza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dixon is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meduza holds on and takes a little breather.
Meduza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing that Dixon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meduza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying to control but Meduza is working from the bottom.
Meduza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dixon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dixon stopping the sweep attempt from Meduza.
Meduza keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dixon throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meduza is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meduza preventing the sweep.
Meduza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dixon's head.
Dixon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meduza's guard.
Dixon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Meduza keeping full guard, as Dixon tries to pass.
Dixon is looking to work some ground and pound but Meduza has wrist control.
Meduza controlling Dixon's posture.
Meduza wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dixon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meduza looking for a sweep. Not yet Meduza, not yet.
Meduza wants to stand up but Dixon is controlling him.
Dixon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Meduza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dixon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza landing punches.
Dixon is trying desperately to improve position.
Meduza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dixon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meduza with the ground and pound from mount.
Dixon tries to hold on but Meduza pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon is looking to get to half guard.
Dixon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Meduza dominated that 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!
Meduza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Meduza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Meduza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meduza.
Fredrik Meduza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meduza thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.
Dixon is looking to score with low kicks.
Dixon lands with a straight right. Meduza didn't see that one coming.
Meduza misses with a kick to the body.
Meduza ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Meduza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meduza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meduza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Meduza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixon throws a jab when Meduza was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dixon's guard.
Meduza wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
Meduza wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
Dixon is trying to keep Meduza in close.
Meduza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dixon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meduza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meduza.
Meduza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meduza pulls Dixon in close to prevent any damage.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Meduza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dixon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dixon pushes down on Meduza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Meduza is refusing to be controlled, as Dixon sits in half guard.
Meduza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Meduza controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Meduza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dixon is thwarting Meduza's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is nestled in close to Meduza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dixon is trying to control the action in half guard but Meduza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meduza preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dixon working the head and body with strikes.
Meduza is looking for a sweep. Dixon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dixon lands strikes from half guard.
Dixon wants to take a breather but Meduza is having none of it.
Dixon is thwarting Meduza's attempts to control the position.
Dixon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meduza taking some punishment here, with Dixon in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon trying to control from half guard but Meduza is working away.
Meduza wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Meduza wants to control but Dixon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dixon wants to pass to mount but Meduza is defending the position.
Dixon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meduza keeps working.
Meduza wants to get back to full guard.
Dixon wants to control but Meduza is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meduza moves into full guard.
Meduza controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Dixon will probably get the nod.
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!
Meduza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meduza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meduza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Meduza throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dixon looks to clinch
and Meduza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Dixon does it's job there.
Dixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meduza circles away quickly and effectively.
Dixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dixon slips a straight right by Meduza.
Dixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Meduza.
Dixon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Meduza quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Meduza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meduza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dixon.
Dixon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon chips away with some ground and pound.
Dixon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meduza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Meduza is keeping the position.
Meduza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Meduza is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
Meduza trying to strike off his back.
Meduza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dixon is pressing down on Meduza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Meduza throws a big elbow that misses.
Dixon trying to keep a closed guard but Meduza is proving a slippery customer.
Dixon pulls Meduza in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meduza.
Meduza trying to control but Dixon is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meduza won't allow Dixon to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Meduza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meduza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon dives in and grabs Meduza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meduza pushes down on Dixon's head and hops out.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Dixon or perhaps it was just good defense by Meduza which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon fails with the takedown.
Nice body kick there by Meduza.
Meduza lands a jab.
Meduza scores with a shot to the body.
Meduza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Meduza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dixon doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meduza. That's going to slow Dixon down.
Dixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meduza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joey Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Meduza tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meduza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon takes a swing at Meduza's ribcage but misses.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meduza.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Meduza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dixon under the eye.
Meduza lands a jab to Dixon's midsection.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Meduza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meduza throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meduza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Meduza.
Dixon tries to bum rush Meduza with a series of wild strikes but Meduza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon throws a jab when Meduza was well out of range.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of Meduza's head but Meduza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Meduza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meduza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Meduza!
Fredrik Meduza bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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