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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 8 p4p, 205 weight class) and Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 2 p4p, 31 weight class). 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hideki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fadda Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Fadda Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fadda Jr misses the jab.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight left.
Hideki misses with a hook.
Fadda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Hideki.
Hideki flicks out a counter leg kick but Fadda Jr steps away.
Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fadda Jr looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Fadda Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hideki kicks off Fadda Jr and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideki tries to bum rush Fadda Jr with a series of wild strikes but Fadda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
Fadda Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fadda Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki dips to his left and cracks Fadda Jr with an uppercut!
Fadda Jr defending well as Hideki loads up on a big left hand.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with an outside leg kick.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fadda Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hideki - that will leave a mark!
Hideki drops his hands momentarily and Fadda Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fadda Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Hideki.
Fadda Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fadda Jr lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadda Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadda Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fadda Jr staying out of range there.
Fadda Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr misses the body punch
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fadda Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fadda Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Hideki should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hideki.
Hideki throws a jab but it's blocked by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hideki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fadda Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fadda Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Fadda Jr throwing a counter right hand but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Fadda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadda Jr.
It seemed like Hideki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Hideki scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideki connects with a leg kick.
Hideki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Fadda Jr connects with a body shot.
Fadda Jr misses with a right hand
and Fadda Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hideki throws a body punch but Fadda Jr moves out of range.
Hideki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fadda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Fadda Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hideki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Nagatsuki Hideki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fadda Jr connects with the punch.
Fadda Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideki lunges at Fadda Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fadda Jr's hand.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight left.
Fadda Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fadda Jr throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Fadda Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fadda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hideki lands a leg kick that knocks Fadda Jr off balance momentarily.
Fadda Jr throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Hideki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fadda Jr.
Hideki defending well as Fadda Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Hideki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fadda Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
Fadda Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hideki jabs Fadda Jr right on the nose. Fadda Jr blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Fadda Jr.
Hideki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hideki as he connects with a hook.
Fadda Jr misses with a looping left.
Hideki misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadda Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fadda Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideki misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Fadda Jr. That snapped Hideki's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nagatsuki Hideki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fadda Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fadda Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fadda Jr misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Hideki misses.
Fadda Jr takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Hideki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fadda Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadda Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadda Jr looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
A big right from Fadda Jr misses.
Nice shot lands for Fadda Jr.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Nice jab there from Hideki.
Hideki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Hideki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fadda Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Fadda Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hideki scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hideki.
Fadda Jr throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Fadda Jr takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Fadda Jr throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Fadda Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hideki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fadda Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Fadda Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hideki.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Fadda Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Fadda Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadda Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight left.
Hideki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hideki slips under a jab.
Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fadda Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Fadda Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hideki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fadda Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fadda Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Hideki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideki slips under a jab from Fadda Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Fadda Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fadda Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Hideki.
Fadda Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fadda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki with a nice calf kick.
Hideki moves out of range as Fadda Jr strikes.
Hideki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hideki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hideki's half guard.
Hideki wants to control but Fadda Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hideki is looking for a sweep. Fadda Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fadda Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Hideki is holding on to half guard well.
Fadda Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fadda Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fadda Jr prevents Hideki from improving his position.
Hideki has his hands clasped together around Fadda Jr's back. He's all about the action.
Fadda Jr is looking for a kimura but Hideki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fadda Jr to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fadda Jr is looking to take a break and control but Hideki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hideki is looking for a sweep. Fadda Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Hideki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hideki is looking for a sweep. Fadda Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hideki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hideki.
Hideki is adopting a defensive guard.
Fadda Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hideki trying to keep a closed guard but Fadda Jr is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fadda Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Oswaldo Fadda Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hideki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hideki looks for the body kick but Fadda Jr saw that one coming.
Hideki throws a body punch but Fadda Jr moves out of range.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Fadda Jr.
Hideki throws a jab when Fadda Jr was well out of range.
Hideki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fadda Jr fails with the takedown.
Fadda Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hideki under the eye.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadda Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Hideki.
Hideki feints and then cracks Fadda Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fadda Jr down.
Fadda Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Hideki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hideki cracks Fadda Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hideki. That's going to slow Fadda Jr down.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fadda Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hideki defending well as Fadda Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki connects with an inside leg kick.
Hideki swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Fadda Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fadda Jr throws out the jab.
Fadda Jr tries for a takedown but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadda Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Hideki feints a counter leg kick.
Fadda Jr scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Fadda Jr misses
letting Hideki counter with a right hand.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Fadda Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fadda Jr slips under a jab.
Fadda Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fadda Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hideki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fadda Jr momentarily.
Hideki works Fadda Jr's body with a nice hook.
Fadda Jr walks into a jab.
Hideki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fadda Jr.
Hideki with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hideki slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Hideki throws out a loose jab but Fadda Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadda Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fadda Jr cracks a nice hook into Hideki's ribs.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hideki connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Fadda Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hideki circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Fadda Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Hideki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Fadda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fadda Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hideki.
Hideki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fadda Jr in his tracks.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
Hideki slips under a jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Hideki slips a straight right by Fadda Jr.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hideki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fadda Jr. Fadda Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hideki works over Fadda Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadda Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
Fadda Jr shoots in and drives through. Hideki sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki really dominated that round.
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.
Fadda Jr misses the body punch
enabling Hideki to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Fadda Jr's head but Fadda Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Fadda Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hideki.
Fadda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Fadda Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fadda Jr looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fadda Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
A big left from Fadda Jr misses.
Hideki stuffs the takedown attempt from Fadda Jr. Fadda Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fadda Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hideki with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Hideki lands a glancing blow to the side of Fadda Jr's head.
Fadda Jr throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hideki to counter with a crisp jab.
Hideki cracks a nice hook into Fadda Jr's ribs.
Hideki slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr looks to throw the jab but Hideki is out of range.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fadda Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hideki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fadda Jr looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Fadda Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hideki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki slips under a jab from Fadda Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hideki at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target.
Fadda Jr looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Hideki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Fadda Jr.
Hideki cracks Fadda Jr with a good jab.
Hideki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands the left hand.
Fadda Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Fadda Jr there.
Fadda Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki scores with a jab. Fadda Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
A little feinted left hand from Fadda Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fadda Jr 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.
Fadda Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
A quick step to the side and Fadda Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fadda Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Fadda Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Fadda Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki.
Jab by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Hideki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
Fadda Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fadda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki throws a hook but Fadda Jr avoids it easily.
Fadda Jr defending well as Hideki loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fadda Jr misses.
Hideki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fadda Jr at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fadda Jr throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Hideki tried to score with a low kick but Fadda Jr checks it.
Donk. Fadda Jr catches Hideki right on the button with a cross.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki takes one to the chin there.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadda Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadda Jr fails with the takedown
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fadda Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hideki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hideki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fadda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Fadda Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadda Jr misses the shot to the body.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Hideki misses its intended target.
Fadda Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hideki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fadda Jr's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadda Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fadda Jr misses the jab.
Fadda Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fadda Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hideki. Hideki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki throws a shot from downtown. Fadda Jr moves away and avoids it.
Hideki defending well as Fadda Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Hideki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fadda Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hideki.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fadda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fadda Jr misses with a left hand
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Fadda Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Hideki gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Hideki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hideki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hideki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hideki looking for a sweep. Not yet Hideki, not yet.
Fadda Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fadda Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Hideki wants to stand up but Fadda Jr is controlling him.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Hideki is working from the bottom.
Hideki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki controlling the position.
Fadda Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hideki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fadda Jr lands with a straight right. Hideki didn't see that one coming.
Hideki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fadda Jr. That did some damage!
Hideki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hideki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Fadda Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadda Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fadda Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fadda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
A telegraphed right hand from Fadda Jr misses the target.
Hideki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hideki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fadda Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fadda Jr throws out the jab.
Fadda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Fadda Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fadda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fadda Jr with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hideki there.
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!
Fadda Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fadda Jr throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oswaldo Fadda Jr.
I think Hideki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nagatsuki Hideki!
Nagatsuki Hideki is the new welterweight champion!
Nagatsuki Hideki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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