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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kronos Doomsday (ranked 96 p4p, 188 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 14 p4p, 29 weight class). Doomsday's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Main Theme - Doom Eternal. Dragneel has chosen Come the Fire Dragon as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel tries a head kick but it misses.
Doomsday has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday attempts a counter takedown but Dragneel avoids it well and moves away.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
Dragneel misses the jab.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
Dragneel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Dragneel misses with a looping left.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragneel scores with a nice head shot.
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Dragneel tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dragneel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doomsday half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
so Doomsday counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Doomsday scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doomsday throws a big elbow that misses.
Dragneel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doomsday is controlling him.
Doomsday throws a big elbow that misses.
Doomsday showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dragneel wants to sweep but no luck.
Dragneel wants to stand up but Doomsday is controlling him.
Doomsday wants to control from the top but Dragneel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel wants to stand up but Doomsday is controlling him.
Doomsday is in close to Dragneel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doomsday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dragneel wants to stand up but Doomsday is controlling him.
Doomsday advances position into side control!
Dragneel is not content to let Doomsday control the position.
Dragneel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Doomsday asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doomsday prevents Dragneel from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doomsday is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dragneel pushes Doomsday off and gets back to his feet.
Dragneel looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
Dragneel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doomsday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doomsday lands a right hook to the body.
Dragneel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
Dragneel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doomsday.
Dragneel throws a series of punches but Doomsday moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dragneel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragneel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doomsday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Doomsday misses.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Dragneel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Doomsday half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dragneel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doomsday slips under a jab from Dragneel.
Doomsday cracks Dragneel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doomsday slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Doomsday half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doomsday avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Doomsday feinted with a counter takedown.
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel cracks Doomsday with an open hand slap.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dragneel closes the distance and clinches.
Dragneel lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragneel.
Dragneel pushes Doomsday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday breaks the clinch.
Doomsday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Dragneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomsday.
Dragneel throws a jab but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragneel takes a swing at Doomsday's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel misses with a straight right.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Doomsday looks to land a left hand but Dragneel moved out of range nicely.
Dragneel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Dragneel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragneel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doomsday gets tackled into the cage by Dragneel. Dragneel maintains the clinch.
Dragneel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel manages to break the clinch.
Dragneel tries a head kick but it misses.
Doomsday lands with a right hand.
Doomsday avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel connects with a body shot.
Dragneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Doomsday or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragneel, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doomsday's sensitive parts.
Doomsday's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragneel under the eye.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws the kick towards the body but Doomsday avoids it.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doomsday takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dragneel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doomsday rather than just go for the knockout.
Dragneel throws a lazy right hand but Doomsday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Doomsday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Dragneel moves in looking to clinch but Doomsday pushes him off.
Doomsday throws the left hand but Dragneel avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Doomsday. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dragneel lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Doomsday avoids the punch easily.
Doomsday half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dragneel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragneel throws a hook but Doomsday blocks it.
Doomsday appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
Doomsday walks into a stiff left hand from Dragneel.
Dragneel thows a leg kick but Doomsday checks it
and Doomsday counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dragneel is trying to stand back up but Doomsday is controlling him
Doomsday wants to control but Dragneel is keeping him busy.
Doomsday seems to be working for a kimura but Dragneel defends the submission attempt.
Dragneel is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Doomsday misses with a straight left.
Kronos Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragneel scores with a body shot.
Dragneel lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragneel.
Doomsday throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
Doomsday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragneel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Dragneel is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel slips under a jab from Doomsday.
Dragneel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragneel misses with a straight right.
Dragneel feints and then cracks Doomsday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doomsday down.
Doomsday misses with an uppercut. Dragneel saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel with the inside leg kick.
Dragneel digs a good body shot into Doomsday's ribs.
Dragneel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doomsday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doomsday changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doomsday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragneel. Dragneel obviously looking to wear him down.
Dragneel misses with a wild combination.
Dragneel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doomsday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dragneel dodges the punch combination from Doomsday.
Dragneel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doomsday slips under a jab from Dragneel.
Doomsday takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dragneel lands a glancing blow to the side of Doomsday's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday looks to land a right hand but Dragneel moved out of range.
Dragneel slips under a jab from Doomsday.
Doomsday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doomsday.
Doomsday swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragneel.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Dragneel is quick to defend against it.
Dragneel closes the distance and clinches.
Doomsday has Dragneel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dragneel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Dragneel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doomsday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragneel stuns Doomsday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Dragneel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Doomsday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dragneel.
Dragneel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dragneel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dragneel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragneel controlling from the top position.
Natsu Dragneel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dragneel is looking to stand up but Doomsday won't let him.
Doomsday looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dragneel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to roll over but Dragneel keeps him under control.
Dragneel controlling the action here.
Dragneel stands up from half guard.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Doomsday tests Dragneel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Natsu Dragneel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragneel 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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