And if it makes you feel better voodoo, Nishijima was actually expected to go down VERY early in the first round. The fact that he survived to the third round is a testament to his abilities. This fight made him a star, despite his follow up losses (i believe three now, all via submission).

So he did in fact perform EXTREMELY well and put on an amazing showing against arguably THE toughest striker in MMA (with Mirko being the most skilled...but Hunt's tested and proven chin definately makes him the toughest, in my opinion). Overall, a very good showing for boxing as a striking art in MMA, even despite Nishi's shortcomings.