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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mojo Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
27
134 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mojo Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paddy Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tyson tries to reverse the position but Nixon maintains control.
Nixon fails to advance to Tyson's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tyson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nixon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nixon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nixon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nixon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nixon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nixon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson stops Nixon from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nixon advances nicely into full mount.
Tyson wants to control but Nixon is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nixon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon fails to advance to Tyson's back.
Nixon is working hard here to advance position.
Nixon looking for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon has hold of Tyson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tyson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nixon goes for an armbar but Tyson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tyson.
Nixon 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.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nixon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tyson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nixon is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nixon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
Nixon 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.
Nixon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mojo Nixon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nixon throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nixon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Nixon persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson tries to move into range but Nixon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nixon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nixon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mojo Nixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson tries to hold on but Nixon postures up.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is desperately trying to improve his position but Nixon has a good base and remains in mount.
Nixon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tyson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nixon with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tyson wants to hold on but Nixon pushes him away.
Nixon forces the positional change into back control.
Nixon is trying to stick to Tyson's back but Tyson is turning into Nixon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nixon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tyson.
Tyson advances position into side control!
Nixon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nixon is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon looking for a sweep. Not yet Nixon, not yet.
Nixon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyson manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nixon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nixon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nixon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tyson's legs.
Nixon tries for a kimura but Tyson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nixon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nixon is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyson is defending well.
Nixon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tyson is trying to control Nixon's posture but Nixon avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to regain half guard here but Nixon keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nixon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nixon moves into full mount!
Nixon goes for an armbar but Tyson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tyson.
Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon looking for a triangle here. Tyson is fighting it but it looks tight! Nixon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tyson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mojo Nixon!
Our winner, Mojo Nixon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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