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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 330 p4p, 548 weight class) and Logan Barrengarry (ranked 45 p4p, 80 weight class). Dragneel's entrance music is Come the Fire Dragon. A fine choice. Barrengarry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Young Crazed Peeling by The Distillers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Barrengarry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel swings for the body but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry counters with a body kick.
Barrengarry moves forwards but Dragneel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrengarry.
Dragneel avoids a kick to the body.
Barrengarry 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.
The fighters circling - Barrengarry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Dragneel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Barrengarry
and Dragneel counters with a left and a right that stings Barrengarry.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrengarry.
Barrengarry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragneel to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Dragneel's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dragneel works Barrengarry's body with a nice hook.
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrengarry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Dragneel fakes the leg kick and cracks Barrengarry in the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dragneel. Those never looked like landing.
Barrengarry moves out of range as Dragneel throws a body kick.
Dragneel blocks a head kick by Barrengarry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragneel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrengarry throws a big counter head kick but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but Barrengarry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barrengarry avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrengarry moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrengarry! But no joy.
Dragneel jabs Barrengarry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dragneel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dragneel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A cross from Barrengarry lands.
Barrengarry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrengarry.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrengarry was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Barrengarry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragneel with a body shot.
Dragneel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrengarry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a right and a left that Barrengarry avoids nicely.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrengarry.
Dragneel throws a right hand that Barrengarry ducks under and follows up with a left that Barrengarry also avoids with ease.
Dragneel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarrengarry.
Barrengarry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrengarry scores with a jab. Dragneel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Dragneel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Barrengarry.
It looked like Dragneel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barrengarry throws a push kick but Dragneel slaps the foot to one side.
Barrengarry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barrengarry is looking to chop away at Dragneel's legs.
Barrengarry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barrengarry misses with a leg kick
and Dragneel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Barrengarry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Barrengarry follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Dragneel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dragneel is looking to wear down Barrengarry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrengarry counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragneel is looking to slow Barrengarry down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragneel.
Dragneel tests Barrengarry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrengarry.
Barrengarry connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrengarry swings widly with a right hand
and Dragneel counters with a good low kick that Barrengarry was not able to check.
Dragneel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrengarry takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
Barrengarry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Barrengarry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrengarry misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Barrengarry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrengarry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel with a nice calf kick.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrengarry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrengarry! But no joy.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Barrengarry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Barrengarry misses its intended target.
Barrengarry lands with an overhand left.
Barrengarry throws a sloppy head kick and Dragneel moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid body kick from Dragneel.
Barrengarry jabs Dragneel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dragneel throws a hook but Barrengarry avoids it easily.
Dragneel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Barrengarry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barrengarry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrengarry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrengarry can do to turn this around?
Barrengarry moves out of range of the body kick from Dragneel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrengarry misses with a straight right.
Dragneel lunges at Barrengarry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barrengarry's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Barrengarry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry scores with the left hand. Dragneel knows he should have avoided that one.
Barrengarry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Barrengarry moves out of range easily.
Dragneel throws an overhand right that lands on Barrengarry's shoulder, as Barrengarry tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barrengarry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dragneel has got the better of the exchanges.
Dragneel lands with a nice body punch.
Dragneel is looking to clinch but Barrengarry is avoiding it.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Barrengarry counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel throws a big shot that misses.
Barrengarry flicks out a counter leg kick but Dragneel steps away.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Barrengarry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Barrengarry.
Dragneel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barrengarry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrengarry throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry looks to land a right hand but Dragneel moved out of range.
Dragneel walks into a stiff left hand from Barrengarry.
Jab by Barrengarry.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrengarry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrengarry blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrengarry misses the target.
Dragneel catches Barrengarry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barrengarry lands a glancing blow to the side of Dragneel's head.
Dragneel needs to keep his hands up - Barrengarry had a free shot at his head there.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Dragneel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barrengarry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Barrengarry moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Dragneel slams his shin into Barrengarry's torso.
Dragneel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Dragneel.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lands a jab to the nose.
Barrengarry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragneel.
Barrengarry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrengarry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barrengarry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dragneel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragneel thuds his right hand into Barrengarry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrengarry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Barrengarry, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrengarry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragneel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Dragneel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrengarry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Dragneel.
Dragneel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barrengarry throws a sloppy head kick and Dragneel moves out of range easily.
Dragneel lands a slapping body shot.
Barrengarry misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dragneel misses the target.
Dragneel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dragneel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Barrengarry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragneel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barrengarry is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dragneel scores with a kick to the body.
Dragneel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrengarry throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Dragneel does no damage.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel misses with the combination.
Dragneel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragneel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrengarry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Barrengarry's head but Barrengarry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragneel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barrengarry throws a sloppy head kick and Dragneel moves out of range easily.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barrengarry scores with a shot to the body.
Barrengarry lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barrengarry on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragneel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrengarry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dragneel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrengarrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barrengarry throws a hook but Dragneel blocks it.
Barrengarry looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Barrengarry staying out of range there.
Barrengarry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrengarry.
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Barrengarry.
Dragneel scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Logan Barrengarry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrengarry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barrengarry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Dragneel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragneel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dragneel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barrengarry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragneel's sensitive parts.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel checks a leg kick.
Dragneel misses with a straight left.
Barrengarry throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrengarry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barrengarry is out of range.
Barrengarry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrengarry.
A low kick lands for Barrengarry.
Dragneel lands with a right hand.
Barrengarry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Dragneel both land. Nice combination.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragneel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barrengarry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barrengarry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dragneel connects with a single shot there.
Dragneel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel throws a series of punches but Barrengarry avoids them all with ease.
Dragneel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrengarry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrengarry tried to score with a low kick but Dragneel checks it.
Dragneel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrengarry finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragneel's head.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Dragneel lands with a shot to the body.
Dragneel is looking to clinch but Barrengarry is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Barrengarry misses.
Dragneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragneel with a nice calf kick.
Barrengarry blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
Barrengarry misses with an uppercut.
Dragneel tries to land a front kick but Barrengarry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Barrengarry misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Natsu Dragneel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dragneel 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
A very excited looking Natsu Dragneel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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