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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuji Hatakenaka (ranked 1523 p4p, 1975 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 156 p4p, 186 weight class). Oosthuizen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TLAD. Francis Oosthuizen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryuji Hatakenaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hatakenaka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hatakenaka with a nice calf kick.
A lazy left from Hatakenaka finds it's target.
Oosthuizen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hatakenaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oosthuizen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oosthuizen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka 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.
Hatakenaka works Oosthuizen 's body with a nice hook.
Hatakenaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatakenaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oosthuizen is out of range and Hatakenaka settles back down.
Oosthuizen flicks out a counter leg kick but Hatakenaka steps away.
Hatakenaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Hatakenaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oosthuizen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatakenaka looks to land a body kick but Oosthuizen moved away.
Hatakenaka dodges the punch combination from Oosthuizen .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatakenaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Hatakenaka lands a leg kick that knocks Oosthuizen off balance momentarily.
Oosthuizen throws a sloppy head kick
and Oosthuizen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryuji Hatakenaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Hatakenaka ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen motions for Hatakenaka to come forward. Oosthuizen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oosthuizen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hatakenaka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oosthuizen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hatakenaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hatakenaka misses the body punch
and Oosthuizen counters with a straight right hand.
Hatakenaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatakenaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oosthuizen tries a head kick but it misses.
Oosthuizen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oosthuizen throws a sloppy body shot
and Hatakenaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatakenaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatakenaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hatakenaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oosthuizen under the eye.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatakenaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Hatakenaka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oosthuizen just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Oosthuizen is predictable there
and Hatakenaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Hatakenaka moves out of range.
Hatakenaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Oosthuizen should have avoided that one.
Hatakenaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatakenaka.
Oosthuizen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hatakenaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oosthuizen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oosthuizen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oosthuizen throws a leg kick
and Hatakenaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Oosthuizen lands a body shot.
Hatakenaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Oosthuizen fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Oosthuizen backs away, Hatakenaka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oosthuizen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatakenaka.
Oosthuizen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hatakenaka can pounce on him.
Oosthuizen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oosthuizen moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatakenaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but Hatakenaka blocks it.
Hatakenaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hatakenaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatakenaka misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatakenaka lands an uppercut.
Hatakenaka scores with a shot to the side of Oosthuizen 's head.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen is trying to break the clinch but Hatakenaka has him pressed against the cage.
Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oosthuizen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hatakenaka. That one must have hurt.
Hatakenaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Hatakenaka moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Hatakenaka.
A nice leg kick from Hatakenaka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuji Hatakenaka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hatakenaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatakenaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oosthuizen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hatakenaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Hatakenaka staying out of range there.
Hatakenaka clobbers Oosthuizen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatakenaka checks a low kick from Oosthuizen .
Hatakenaka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oosthuizen darts in trying to clinch
and Hatakenaka counters with a leg kick.
Hatakenaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oosthuizen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatakenaka circles away.
Oosthuizen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatakenaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
Hatakenaka takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a low kick.
Hatakenaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oosthuizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oosthuizen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatakenaka counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatakenaka manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatakenaka manages to avoid it.
Hatakenaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up but Hatakenaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatakenaka quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hatakenaka avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hatakenaka!
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatakenaka is just out of range.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oosthuizen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatakenaka.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oosthuizen throws a sloppy body shot
and Oosthuizen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oosthuizen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatakenaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka delivers a nice body kick.
Ryuji Hatakenaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Oosthuizen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oosthuizen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatakenaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Hatakenaka's head but Hatakenaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatakenaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oosthuizen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatakenaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Hatakenaka moved out of range.
Hatakenaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatakenaka scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Hatakenaka feints and then cracks Oosthuizen 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oosthuizen down.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Hatakenaka moved out of range.
Hatakenaka lands with a nice body kick.
Hatakenaka lands a nice looking body kick.
Oosthuizen throws a leg kick but Hatakenaka moved away.
Oosthuizen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oosthuizen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hatakenaka - the referee stops the clock and Oosthuizen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hatakenaka. Oosthuizen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oosthuizen avoids a kick to the body.
Oosthuizen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hatakenaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hatakenaka scores with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen is breathing heavily.
Hatakenaka lands a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but Hatakenaka blocks it.
Hatakenaka blocks an uppercut.
Hatakenaka scores with a shot to the side of Oosthuizen 's head.
Hatakenaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hatakenaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hatakenaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hatakenaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatakenaka.
A short left from Hatakenaka.
A right handed body shot lands from Hatakenaka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatakenaka.
Ryuji Hatakenaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hatakenaka gets through Oosthuizen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands a left hand.
Hatakenaka lands a body shot.
Hatakenaka lands a body shot.
Hatakenaka lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Hatakenaka.
Nice body punch from Hatakenaka - that landed with a thud.
Hatakenaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatakenaka avoiding damage as Oosthuizen throws knees to the body.
Hatakenaka lands a left hand.
Hatakenaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka lands a body shot.
Hatakenaka presses Oosthuizen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oosthuizen 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hatakenaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hatakenaka lands a shoulder strike.
Hatakenaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuji Hatakenaka dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hatakenaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oosthuizen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryuji Hatakenaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oosthuizen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatakenaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Oosthuizen .
Hatakenaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hatakenaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Hatakenaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatakenaka lands with a good body shot.
Hatakenaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatakenaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hatakenaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Hatakenaka.
Oosthuizen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oosthuizen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Hatakenaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oosthuizen doesn't seem phased though.
Hatakenaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka connects with a leg kick.
A low kick from Oosthuizen is predictable there
letting Hatakenaka counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatakenaka as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatakenaka lands a leg kick that knocks Oosthuizen off balance momentarily.
Hatakenaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hatakenaka thuds his shin into the meat of Oosthuizen 's side.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Hatakenaka was well out of range.
Hatakenaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatakenaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatakenaka slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka lands with a nice body kick.
Oosthuizen connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen connects with a body shot.
Jab by Hatakenaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka lands a really nice looking cross but Oosthuizen seems unphased.
Hatakenaka with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hatakenaka!
Hatakenaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hatakenaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oosthuizen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hatakenaka lands a jab to Oosthuizen 's midsection.
Hatakenaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatakenaka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hatakenaka clobbers Oosthuizen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatakenaka connects with a right hand. Oosthuizen shakes it off.
Oosthuizen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatakenaka thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
Oosthuizen takes one to the chin there.
Oosthuizen throws a push kick but Hatakenaka slaps the foot to one side.
Hatakenaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oosthuizen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oosthuizen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatakenaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .
Hatakenaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Hatakenaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Hatakenaka connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Hatakenaka blocks the low kick.
Hatakenaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hatakenaka scores with a push kick.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Hatakenaka is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hatakenaka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hatakenaka with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hatakenaka - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatakenaka. Hatakenaka obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that lands on Hatakenaka's shoulder, as Hatakenaka tries to avoid the shot.
Hatakenaka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Hatakenaka tenderised Oosthuizen 's leg. Oosthuizen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oosthuizen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hatakenaka.
Oosthuizen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oosthuizen throws out a leg kick but Hatakenaka moves out of range and Oosthuizen only half commits.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatakenaka is looking to slow Oosthuizen down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Hatakenaka.
Oosthuizen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oosthuizen throws a leg kick but Hatakenaka checks it.
Hatakenaka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hatakenaka scores with the left hand. Oosthuizen knows he should have avoided that one.
Oosthuizen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hatakenaka delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Hatakenaka finds it's target.
Oosthuizen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oosthuizen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oosthuizen takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuji Hatakenaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hatakenaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuji Hatakenaka!
Ryuji Hatakenaka 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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