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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 110 p4p, 242 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 17 p4p, 37 weight class). Dragneel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come the Fire Dragon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Natsu Dragneel enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragneel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Dragneel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragneel slips a straight right by Hideki.
Hideki connects with a leg kick.
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel checks the leg kick.
Dragneel connects with a body shot.
Dragneel scores with a head kick. Hideki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragneel counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragneel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel drops his hands momentarily and Hideki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hideki slips under a jab from Dragneel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dragneel throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
Hideki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hideki misses with a kick to the body.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Hideki moves out of range easily.
Dragneel throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
Dragneel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Hideki tries to score with a low kick but Dragneel moves his leg out of the way.
Hideki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragneel. That's going to slow Hideki down.
Hideki blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragneel throws a right hand that misses
and Hideki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dragneel avoids the head kick by Hideki.
A shot to the body from Dragneel misses
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hideki misses with a right hand
and Dragneel counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dragneel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hideki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hideki.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Dragneel throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
It looked like Hideki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Dragneel misses.
Hideki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dragneel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Hideki off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragneel. That's going to slow Hideki down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Hideki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dragneel.
We've been told by Hideki's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hideki blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
Hideki swings for the body but Dragneel moves out of range.
Hideki blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Hideki misses
and Dragneel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragneel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel lands a nice looking body shot.
Dragneel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Hideki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
Dragneel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Dragneel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dragneel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
Dragneel connects with a body shot.
Dragneel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hideki's sensitive parts.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dragneel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel thows a leg kick but Hideki checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hideki connects with a single shot there.
Hideki misses with a body shot.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hideki throws out the jab.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hideki.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
Dragneel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hideki with a body shot.
Dragneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a thumping low kick.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragneel throws the kick towards the body but Hideki avoids it.
Hideki thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dragneel slips a jab from Hideki.
Dragneel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki lands a body shot.
Dragneel lands with a good body shot.
Hideki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dragneel will feel that in the morning.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Dragneel
and Hideki counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Hideki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel scoring well with a low kick there.
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.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dragneel throws a push kick but Hideki slaps the foot to one side.
Hideki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideki throws a quick counter head kick but Dragneel was just out of range.
Dragneel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hideki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Dragneel.
A head kick by Dragneel misses
and Hideki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragneel is breathing heavily.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideki looks for the body kick but Dragneel saw that one coming.
Dragneel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a wild body kick that Hideki sees coming a mile off.
Dragneel throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hideki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dragneel!
Dragneel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Hideki does no damage.
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dragneel throws a front kick aimed at Hideki's knee but Hideki avoids it well.
Dragneel misses with a body punch
enabling Hideki to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideki.
Dragneel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hideki will feel that in the morning.
Hideki tries to land a front kick but Dragneel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hideki looks to land a right hand but Dragneel moved out of range.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
Dragneel throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hideki misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hideki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dragneel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dragneel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Dragneel tries to land a leg kick but Hideki saw it coming and moves away.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut
and Hideki counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Hideki misses its intended target.
Dragneel misses with a leg kick
and Hideki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dragneel thinking.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragneel throws out the jab.
Hideki lands with an uppercut that bounces Dragneel off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel scores with a hook.
A low kick lands for Hideki.
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Dragneel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
Hideki looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
Dragneel is looking to slow Hideki down with leg kicks.
Hideki 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.
Hideki with a nice cross.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel throws a sloppy body shot
and Hideki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hideki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dragneel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hideki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a body kick that misses
and Hideki counters with a nice leg kick.
Dragneel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel throws a lazy head kick
and Hideki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki with the inside leg kick.
Hideki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Hideki misses.
A slow jab from Dragneel misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. Dragneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Hideki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Dragneel.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Hideki.
Dragneel throws a fast counter high kick but Hideki manages to duck under it in time.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
letting Hideki counter with a right hand.
Hideki cracks Dragneel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dragneel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Hideki finish him?
Dragneel is still on wobbly legs! Can Hideki finish him?
Hideki circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Dragneel tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hideki wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nagatsuki Hideki!
A victorious Nagatsuki Hideki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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