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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 1160 p4p, 147 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 1064 p4p, 138 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Small has chosen Penis song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small lands a body shot.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazaryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Small.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nazaryan drops his hands momentarily and Small takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Small bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small scores with a jab.
Nazaryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Small checks it well.
Nazaryan swinging wildly here.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Small takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nazaryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
Small looks for a takedown but Nazaryan sprawls well.
Nazaryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan connects with a looping right hand.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Small dodges the punch combination from Nazaryan.
Small with the counter takedown but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Nazaryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazaryan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazaryan lunges at Small with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Small's hand.
Small punishes Nazaryan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.
Small drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Nazaryan has wrist control.
Nazaryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
Small throwing strikes but missing.
Small throws an elbow that misses. Nazaryan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Small's guard. Nice move by Nazaryan!
Small is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Small throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is looking for a triangle but Nazaryan pushes his legs off easily.
Small throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Small working for submissions but it's allowed Nazaryan to get to half guard.
Small is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Small is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nazaryan pulls his head out easily.
Small wants to improve his position but Nazaryan is controlling well.
Nazaryan is thwarting Small's attempts to control the position.
Small is looking for a sweep. Nazaryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Small has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nazaryan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nazaryan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Small lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nazaryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Small avoids a kick to the body.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Small, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazaryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazaryan as he connects with a hook.
Small pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small throws a right and a left that Nazaryan avoids nicely.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nazaryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazaryan.
Small jabs at Nazaryan's body.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazaryan lands the left hand.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Small is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nazaryan with a body shot.
Nazaryan defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nazaryan defends it well.
Nazaryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Nazaryan cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
Nazaryan misses with a few strikes there.
Nazaryan misses with a left hand
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Nazaryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazaryan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Nazaryan misses
and Small makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazaryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
Small's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nazaryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Small scrambles back to his feet.
Nazaryan misses with a few strikes there.
Nazaryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Small misses the target.
Small throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Dixie Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small moves forwards but Nazaryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Small there.
Nazaryan looks to land a body kick but Small moved away.
Small with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Small missing with a left hand there. Nazaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazaryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazaryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nazaryan misses with a wild body shot.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Small checks a leg kick.
Small avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Small moves out of range.
Small misses with a looping right.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
A jab from Small misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazaryan misses the target.
A big right from Nazaryan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small dodges the punch combination from Nazaryan.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nazaryan defends it well.
Nazaryan lands with a right hand.
Nazaryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan feints a jab promting Small to slip. Nazaryan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Small slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nazaryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Small is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Nazaryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Small moves out of range as Nazaryan throws a body kick.
Small lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Small bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nazaryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Small on the side of the head.
Nazaryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Small connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nazaryan scrambles back to his feet.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Nazaryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Small.
Small digs a good body shot into Nazaryan's ribs.
Nazaryan scores with a one two! Small had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Small misses with a hook.
Small takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan slips under a jab from Small.
Nazaryan scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nazaryan.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Small misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nazaryan defends it well.
Nice shot by Small.
Nazaryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Small let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazaryan just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Small was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Small keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nazaryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Small is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Small.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Small cracks Nazaryan with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nazaryan is rocked!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nazaryan eats them both and turns towards Small to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazaryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Small closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
Small is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nazaryan with a body shot.
Dixie Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nazaryan slips a straight right by Small.
Small throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nazaryan on the side of the head.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazaryan doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Small. Beautiful body shot.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
A low kick from Nazaryan misses
and Small counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Small.
Small's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazaryan wants to get back to his feet but Small is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Small is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to control from the top but Nazaryan keeps moving.
Small is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that misses
letting Small counter with a right hand.
Small takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Small has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Small!
Our winner, Dixie Small, 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.
In defeat, Vrej Nazaryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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hype
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