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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 32 p4p, 66 weight class) and Billi Goat (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). 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 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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billi Goat!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat misses with an uppercut
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki checks the leg kick.
Hideki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goat was well out of range. Poor timing from Hideki.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Goat is just out of range.
Goat lands a nice looking body shot.
Goat moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Goat misses the target.
Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Hideki thuds a left hand into Goat's body.
Hideki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goat. Goat obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Goat's leg. Goat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki looks to throw a body kick
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki misses with a body punch
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Goat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hideki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hideki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Hideki throws a leg kick
and Goat counters with a nice uppercut.
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
and Goat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goat throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Hideki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goat throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goat lands with an overhand left.
Hideki slips a jab from Goat.
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!
Hideki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
Goat follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hideki scores with a decent looking hook.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goat.
Goat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hideki lands with a good body shot.
Hideki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Goat throws out a counter right but Hideki avoids it with no problem.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hideki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Goat - the referee stops the clock and Hideki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Goat. Hideki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hideki throws a sloppy head kick and Goat moves out of range easily.
Hideki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goat throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki tries to land a front kick but Goat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hideki misses with an uppercut
and Goat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hideki swings widly with a right hand
and Goat counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goat's head backwards.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goat.
Goat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goat throws an off balance right hand
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Goat is rocked!
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Hideki does no damage.
Goat throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.
Goat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Goat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hideki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goat.
Goat connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideki throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Goat misses.
Hideki throws a front kick aimed at Goat's knee but Goat avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a straight left.
Hideki slips under a jab from Goat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
Goat digs a good hook to Hideki's body.
Goat lands a body shot.
Hideki connects with a right hand. Goat shakes it off.
That kick from Goat tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hideki moves out of range as Goat strikes.
Goat throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Hideki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Goat counter with a right hand.
Hideki misses with a hook
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hideki is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hideki looks to throw a body kick
and Goat counters with a body kick that stops Hideki in his tracks momentarily.
Hideki misses with a kick to the body
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
Hideki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goat slips a jab from Hideki.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki misses with a hook
and Goat counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki misses with a straight left.
Goat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Donk. Goat catches Hideki right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Goat finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Goat.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Goat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goat.
Goat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hideki.
Hideki fakes the leg kick and cracks Goat in the body.
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!
Hideki slips a jab from Goat.
Hideki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Goat there.
Goat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hideki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hideki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hideki throws a lazy body kick
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki blocks a jab.
A low kick from Hideki misses
and Goat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Hideki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goat can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki misses with the body kick
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hideki throws a lazy body kick
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Goat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Goat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Goat.
Hideki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hideki doesn't seem bothered though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hideki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Goat looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Hideki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Goat tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hideki misses with a straight left.
Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
and Goat counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Goat connects with a right hand. Hideki shakes it off.
Goat misses with a looping right.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Goat's head but Goat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goat scores with a jab. Hideki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goat misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hideki
and Goat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goat swings widly with a right hand
letting Hideki counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Hideki.
Good standup being displayed there by Hideki as he connects with a hook.
Goat is still on wobbly legs! Can Hideki finish him?
Hideki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki cracks Goat with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hideki has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Goat to stand back up!
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.
Hideki throws a body shot but no joy.
Goat flicks out a counter leg kick but Hideki steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hideki.
Goat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goat. Goat obviously looking to wear him down.
Hideki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goat seems to have recovered his senses.
Billi Goat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target.
Goat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hideki's sensitive parts.
Hideki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Goat.
Hideki closes the distance and clinches.
Goat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hideki throws a body kick that misses
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goat staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Goat misses the target.
Goat defending well as Hideki loads up on a big left hand.
Goat tries to land a leg kick but Hideki saw it coming and moves away.
Hideki throws an off balance right hand
and Goat counters with a straight right hand.
Goat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goat.
Hideki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Goat misses.
Hideki misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki ducks right into an uppercut from Goat.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goat moves away.
Hideki misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hideki throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot.
Goat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat moves out of range of the body kick from Hideki.
Hideki blocks the body kick.
Hideki looks to throw a body kick
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hideki if he has to take too many more of those.
Hideki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goat defending well as Hideki loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Goat counter with a right hand.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Goat.
Hideki throws a body shot but no joy.
Goat lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands with a nice body punch.
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Goat throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hideki counter with a right hand.
Hideki throws a series of strikes that have Goat backpedaling.
Goat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hideki checks a low kick from Goat.
Goat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goat.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hideki blocks the leg kick.
Hideki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goat, pushing him back against the cage.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hideki prevents a body shot from Goat.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hideki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goat throws a big shot that misses.
Goat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hideki wants to clinch.
Hideki misses with a hook
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Hideki throws a push kick but Goat slaps the foot to one side.
Goat connects with a body shot.
Hideki jabs at Goat's body.
Hideki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goat throws a lazy body kick
and Hideki counters with a nice body kick.
Goat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a wild body kick that Goat sees coming a mile off.
Goat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goat avoids the head kick by Hideki.
Both fighters circling a little - Goat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat lands a nice hook to Hideki's body. Hideki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hideki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Goat misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hideki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hideki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hideki throws the left hand but Goat avoids the punch easily.
Hideki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Goat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goat throws out the jab.
Goat takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Goat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Hideki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hideki drives through and clinches with Goat against the cage.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat lands with a light punch inside.
Hideki throws a punch but it's blocked by Goat.
Hideki prevents a body shot from Goat.
Hideki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hideki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki breaks the clinch.
Hideki lands with a cross.
Hideki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goat follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hideki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Goat misses with a looping right.
Goat throws a leg kick but Hideki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goat tries to land a front kick but Hideki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hideki misses with a double jab
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goat misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat misses with a looping left.
Hideki throws a body kick that misses
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat is looking to score with low kicks.
Hideki throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Goat misses.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hideki throws a lazy head kick
letting Goat counter with a right hand.
Goat moves out of range of the body kick.
And Goat responds with a good body kick, but Hideki manages to step out the way in time.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goat.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
Goat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
Hideki gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki struggles to land a body shot inside as Goat controls his hands.
Goat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hidekis head.
Goat tries to work over Hideki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
Hideki blocks an uppercut.
Goat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Goat.
Hideki scores with a nice head shot.
Goat with a hook.
Goat missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goat gets tackled into the cage by Hideki. Hideki maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hideki tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hideki's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Hideki pushes Goat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goat lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Goat.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Hideki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hideki throws a right hand that misses
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Goat.
Goat misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Goat lands with a right hand.
Hideki moves into the clinch.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Hideki avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
Goat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat pushes Hideki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki works on Goat's body with a couple of short punches.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki is leaning against Goat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hideki is trying to break the clinch but Goat has him pressed against the cage.
Hideki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goat or not.
Goat is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goat or not.
Hideki tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
Hideki tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hideki.
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
Hideki misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Hideki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hideki.
Hideki scores with a nice body kick.
Hideki throws the kick towards the body but Goat avoids it.
Hideki backing away here, and Goat unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hideki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hideki tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
Hideki lands with a light punch inside.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Goat avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
Hideki breaks from the clinch.
Goat swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki closes the distance and clinches.
Hideki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagatsuki Hideki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Hideki coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat misses with a straight left.
Hideki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goat misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
Goat throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Goat avoids a kick to the body.
Hideki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki slips a straight right by Goat.
Goat misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Goat misses the target.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hideki misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Hideki
and Goat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goat throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hideki counters with a head kick that drops Goat to the mat! Goat scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nagatsuki Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hideki under the eye.
Goat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Goat checks the leg kick.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick from Goat.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hideki doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hideki throws a front kick aimed at Goat's knee but Goat avoids it well.
Goat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hideki moves out of range as Goat throws a body kick.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
Hideki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Goat.
Hideki scores with a push kick.
Hideki cracks a nice hook into Goat's ribs.
Hideki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hideki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nagatsuki Hideki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goat 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billi Goat!
Billi Goat is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Billi Goat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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