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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes to the cage accompanied by Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite. Nayoui has chosen nWo Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 cm
25
202 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
32
218 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dynamite Nixon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the body from Nixon misses and Nayoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nayoui slips under a jab. Nixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nayoui counters with a straight right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Nayoui does a little dance to reset his feet. Nixon looks to clinch and Nayoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nayoui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon. Nixon misses with a wild body shot. Nixon avoids the body shot from Nayoui.
Nixon swings for the body but Nayoui moves out of range.
Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Nayoui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nixon throws a good cross that connects.
Dynamite Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nixon scores with a jab. Nixon tries to clinch and Nayoui counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon misses with a hook. Nayoui misses the jab. Nixon with a nice cross. Nayoui throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily. Nayoui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nayoui. Nixon tries to clinch but Nayoui is having none of it. A good leg kick by Nixon. Nixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Nayoui circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nixon moves out of range as Nayoui strikes. Nixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nayoui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target. Sloppy strikes from Nayoui. Those never looked like landing. Nixon throws a jab when Nayoui was well out of range. Nayoui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nixon lands with a good body shot. Nixon misses with a hook. Nayoui ducked under it nicely. Nixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nayoui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon. Nayoui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nixon connects with a looping right hand.
Nayoui pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nixon slips under a jab from Nayoui. Nixon misses with a shot to the body and Nayoui counters with a two punch combo. Nayoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nixon misses with a left hand and Nayoui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nixon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nayoui counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Nixon. Beautiful body shot. Nayoui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nayoui swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nixon misses with a straight left. Nayoui throws a hook but Nixon blocks it. Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon moves out of range as Nayoui strikes. Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nixon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nayoui counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A big left from Nixon misses. Nixon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Nixon dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Nayoui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A telegraphed right hand from Nayoui misses the target. A jab from Nixon does it's job there. Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nayoui misses with a wild body shot. Nixon misses with a wild body shot. Nayoui misses with a few strikes there.
Nixon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Nixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nixon throws a hook but Nayoui blocks it. Nixon looks to land a right hand but Nayoui moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nixon misses with a hook to the body
and Nayoui counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Nayoui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nixon misses with a straight right. Nixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nayoui finds it's way round the side to connect with Nixon's head. Nixon scores with a body shot.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Nayoui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dynamite Nixon is winning the standup battle so far. Nayoui moves out of range of the strikes. Nixon tries to clinch up but Nayoui circles away and keeps his distance. Nayoui misses with a looping right. Nixon throws out a loose jab but Nayoui uses good head movement to avoid it. Nixon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Nixon throws a hook but Nayoui blocks it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nayoui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nixon lands a nice looking body shot.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayoui.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nayoui sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nayoui ducks under a wild hook from Nixon. Noriyuki Nayoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nixon darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nayoui misses with a hook. Nixon ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Nayoui ducks down to avoid it. Nayoui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nayoui is just out of range. Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Nayoui seems unphased.
A combination from Nayoui does no damage. Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nayoui.
Nice uppercut there from Nixon. Nixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nayoui slips a jab from Nixon. Nixon looks to land a right hand but Nayoui moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nayoui.
Nixon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Nixon wants to clinch up but Nayoui keeps it at a distance. Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nayoui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nayoui throws a hook but Nixon blocks it. Nixon misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nixon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nayoui's hands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Nixon dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Nayoui moved out of range nicely. Nayoui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nixon misses with a left hand and Nayoui counters with a lovely shot to the body. Nixon with a jab. Nice defenses there by Nayoui. Nayoui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nayoui slips a straight right by Nixon. Nayoui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nayoui might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nixon has got the better of the exchanges. Nixon throws an off balance right hand
and Nayoui counters with a straight right hand. Nixon tests Nayoui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nayoui swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon. Nayoui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui jabs Nixon right on the nose. Nixon blinks but takes it well. Nayoui throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it. Nixon wants to clinch up but Nayoui keeps it at a distance. Nixon throws a right hand that misses
letting Nayoui counter with a right hand. A swing and a miss from Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Nixon. Nayoui connects with a looping right hand.
Nixon throws an off balance right hand
and Nayoui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nayoui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nixon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Nayoui saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nixon misses with an uppercut. Nayoui saw that one coming. Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nayoui manages to avoid it. Nayoui scores to the head and body with a nice combination! That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nayoui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nixon - the referee stops the clock and Nayoui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nixon. Nayoui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Nayoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nixon scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nixon avoids the body shot from Nayoui.
Nayoui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nayoui lands a body shot.
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy. Nixon dodges the punch combination from Nayoui.
Nixon tries to clinch but Nayoui moves away enabling Nayoui to counter with a crisp jab. Nayoui loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch. Nixon tries to score with a low kick but Nayoui moves his leg out of the way. Nayoui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nixon. Noriyuki Nayoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nayoui lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nayoui counter with a right hand. Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Nayoui seems unphased.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Nayoui saw that one coming. Nixon missing with a left hand there. Nayoui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nixon clinches. Nayoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nixon lands a body shot.
Nayoui avoids the body shot from Nixon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nayoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range. Nayoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nayoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
And that's the end of the fight! Dynamite Nixon showed his dominance in that final round. Well Nixon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dynamite Nixon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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