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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by wadiako. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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169 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixie Normous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoki clinches.
Shinoki avoiding damage.
Shinoki manages to break the clinch.
Shinoki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shinoki closes the distance and pushes Normous back into the cage.
Shinoki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've been hearing reports that Normous has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Normous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shinoki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shinoki slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Naya Shinoki .
Shinoki clinches with his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shinoki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shinoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Normous.
Normous tries to score a body lock takedown but Shinoki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shinoki lands a body shot in the clinch.
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.
Shinoki 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shinoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shinoki misses with a body punch.
Shinoki pushes Normous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shinoki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Normous is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinoki .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki controlling the action here for a moment.
Shinoki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Normous wants a takedown.
Normous looking for a takedown.
Shinoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Normous.
Shinoki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Normous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shinoki stalling the fight.
Normous wants to take the fight to the mat but Shinoki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shinoki tries to land a knee to the head but Normous blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shinoki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shinoki trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinoki slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naya Shinoki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Normous throws a leg kick but Shinoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shinoki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shinoki clinches with his opponent.
Shinoki has Normous pushed against the cage.
Shinoki breaks from the clinch.
Normous throws a low kick, looking for Shinoki 's leg but Shinoki calmly moves out of range.
Shinoki wants to clinch
and Normous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Normous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Normous is looking to work some ground and pound but Shinoki has wrist control.
Normous is looking to advance position but Shinoki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinoki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shinoki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Normous tries to hold on but Shinoki postures up.
Shinoki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Normous tries to hold on but Shinoki postures up.
Shinoki looking to control but Normous is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Normous wants to control but Shinoki is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Normous swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Normous swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Naya Shinoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shinoki looking to control but Normous is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shinoki avoids the attempt from Normous to control.
Normous sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Normous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shinoki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normous wants to control but Shinoki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Normous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shinoki pulls his head out easily.
Shinoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Normous keeps working.
Shinoki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Normous haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shinoki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Normous keeping control of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Normous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shinoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Normous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Normous.
Normous lands a leg kick that knocks Shinoki off balance momentarily.
Shinoki blocks a head kick by Normous.
Shinoki tries to counter with a clinch but Normous shakes him off and moves away.
Normous misses with a body kick.
Normous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Shinoki tries to counter it with a takedown but Normous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Normous misses with a head kick.
Normous throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Normous shoots in for a double leg but Shinoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shinoki closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Naya Shinoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shinoki slaps away a takedown attempt from Normous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Normous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shinoki is defending well.
Normous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinoki misses with a punch to the body.
Shinoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shinoki controlling the action here for a moment.
Shinoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Normous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Normous blocks a head kick by Shinoki .
A head kick misses from Normous.
Nice takedown defense from Shinoki . No joy for Normous on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Normous.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shinoki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shinoki lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous goes for a takedown attempt but Shinoki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shinoki pushes Normous up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinoki tries a body shot but Normous blocks it.
Normous tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shinoki pushes off an throws an elbow but Normous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinoki is trying to stall.
Shinoki misses with a punch to the body.
Shinoki scores with a shot to the side of Normous's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normous being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Shinoki 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Shinoki manages to break the clinch.
Naya Shinoki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shinoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Normous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shinoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Normous, pushing him back against the cage.
Normous managing to block the knees to the body from Shinoki .
Shinoki tries to work over Normous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinoki stops a takedown attempt from Normous.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinoki has Normous pushed against the cage.
Normous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shinoki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naya Shinoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shinoki 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naya Shinoki !
In his post fight interview, Naya Shinoki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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