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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 107 p4p, 869 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 15 p4p, 127 weight class). Dragneel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Come the Fire Dragon. Natsu Dragneel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bastien Harris's chin.
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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 20 - 10 - 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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel throws a lazy body kick
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Dragneel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragneel.
Dragneel catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Harris catches Dragneel right on the button with a cross.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Dragneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dragneel's knee momentarily.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
As Harris backs away, Dragneel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragneel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
A good leg kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Dragneel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragneel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragneel.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Harris.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Dragneel shrugs it off though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut.
Harris scores with a hook.
Dragneel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Harris.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragneel throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Dragneel only half commits.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Dragneel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel works the jab nicely.
Dragneel misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragneel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Dragneel cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Dragneel works the jab nicely.
A big left from Harris misses.
Dragneel throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws out a counter right but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
Dragneel connects with an inside leg kick.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragneel lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Harris 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.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris slips a jab from Dragneel.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Dragneel defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Dragneel takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragneel connects with a looping right hand.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dragneel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dragneel connects with a looping right hand.
Dragneel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Dragneel misses with a shot to the body
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Dragneel is predictable there
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Nice body kick there by Dragneel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris walks into a left hand.
A big left from Dragneel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel misses with a body shot
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragneel misses with a body punch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
Dragneel misses with a body shot
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Harris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Dragneel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Dragneel throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses the body punch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragneel misses with a kick to the body
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragneel.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragneel misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a nice right hand that sends Dragneel toppling to the canvas! Dragneel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harris finish him?!
Dragneel is rocked!
Dragneel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Dragneel connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Harris blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
Harris steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragneel works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Harris.
Dragneel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragneel thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left lands for Dragneel.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Dragneel misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragneel.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragneel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragneel thinking.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Harris.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragneel thinking.
Dragneel thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel scores with a shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Dragneel does it's job there.
Dragneel misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Dragneel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragneel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Dragneel seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Dragneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Harris.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
Dragneel lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragneel.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Dragneel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick from Dragneel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragneel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris checks a low kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel slips under a jab.
Dragneel throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Dragneel connects with a looping right hand.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragneel throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragneel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Dragneel slips a jab from Harris.
Dragneel throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Dragneel connects with an inside leg kick.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragneel throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragneel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragneel.
Dragneel cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dragneel tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dragneel takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Dragneel is wise to it.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Dragneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Dragneel scores with a nice right hand.
Harris throws a lazy body kick
and Dragneel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
Dragneel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel backing away here, and Harris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Dragneel misses
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris cracks Dragneel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harris has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dragneel to stand back up!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bastien Harris.
Well Harris 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Harris!
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energy
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hype
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