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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ministry - Thieves. Isamu Natsuki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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216 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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187 cm
28
220 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natsuki cracks Tokhtakhounov with an open hand slap.
It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Natsuki with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Natsuki shoots in for a double leg but Tokhtakhounov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick and Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Tokhtakhounov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Natsuki throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokhtakhounov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Natsuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tokhtakhounov checks it well.
Natsuki scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokhtakhounov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsuki connects with a right hand. Tokhtakhounov shakes it off.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a front kick but Natsuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Natsuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Natsuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki connects with a single shot there.
Natsuki throws a body kick that misses.
Jab from Tokhtakhounov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Natsuki scores with a jab. Tokhtakhounov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Natsuki moves out of range of the leg kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Natsuki tries a low kick but Tokhtakhounov avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range of the leg kick from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov throws a jab when Natsuki was well out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tokhtakhounov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Isamu Natsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Natsuki checks it well.
Natsuki looks to throw the jab but Tokhtakhounov is out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a wild body kick that Natsuki sees coming a mile off.
Natsuki misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov stuns Natsuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Natsuki wants to slow Tokhtakhounov down by chopping away at his legs.
Natsuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokhtakhounov was well out of range. Poor timing from Natsuki.
Natsuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Natsuki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick
and Natsuki counters with a nice leg kick.
Natsuki looks to land a left hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range nicely.
Natsuki misses with a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Natsuki misses the target.
A slow jab from Tokhtakhounov misses its intended target.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Isamu Natsuki has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov walks into a jab.
Natsuki misses with a leg kick.
Natsuki moves out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Natsuki finds it's way through Tokhtakhounov's defenses.
Natsuki throws out a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range and Natsuki only half commits.
Tokhtakhounov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Natsuki throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Natsuki blocks the low kick.
Natsuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. Tokhtakhounov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Natsuki avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natsuki. That did some damage!
Natsuki scores with a jab.
Tokhtakhounov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Natsuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Natsuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Natsuki.
Natsuki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tokhtakhounov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natsuki scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range of the leg kick from Natsuki.
Natsuki misses with a wild combination.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a jab.
Tokhtakhounov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Natsuki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Natsuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Natsuki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Natsuki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Isamu Natsuki will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick and Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Tokhtakhounov sizes up Natsuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick
and Natsuki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokhtakhounov's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Natsuki wants to control from the top but Tokhtakhounov keeps moving.
Tokhtakhounov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natsuki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Natsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Tokhtakhounov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tokhtakhounov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Natsuki working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov wants to control from the top but Natsuki keeps moving.
Tokhtakhounov stands and steps away. Natsuki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Natsuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natsuki takes a swing at Tokhtakhounov's ribcage but misses.
Natsuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Natsuki. Natsuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a front kick but Natsuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Natsuki swings widly with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a good low kick that Natsuki was not able to check.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tokhtakhounov but Tokhtakhounov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Natsuki is predictable there
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a right hand to the body.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Natsuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Tokhtakhounov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tokhtakhounov is refusing to be controlled, as Natsuki sits in half guard.
Tokhtakhounov tries to get to full guard but Natsuki has control of the leg.
Tokhtakhounov has his hands clasped together around Natsuki's back. He's all about the action.
Natsuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov trying to hold on to Natsuki's head to control him but Natsuki postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Natsuki in particular looking to stall.
Tokhtakhounov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov keeping moving, preventing Natsuki from controlling successfully.
Natsuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tokhtakhounov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov wants to get back to his feet but Natsuki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natsuki won't allow Tokhtakhounov to sweep him here.
Natsuki wants to control from the top but Tokhtakhounov keeps moving.
Natsuki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Isamu Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov thuds his shin into the meat of Natsuki's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natsuki avoids the head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tokhtakhounov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Natsuki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natsuki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tokhtakhounov will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokhtakhounov takes one to the side of the head.
Natsuki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Natsuki throws a low kick but Tokhtakhounov avoids it.
Isamu Natsuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Tokhtakhounov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Natsuki throws a jab when Tokhtakhounov was well out of range.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a body kick but Natsuki moved away.
Tokhtakhounov throws an off balance right hand
and Natsuki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokhtakhounov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Natsuki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Natsuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokhtakhounov keeping moving, preventing Natsuki from controlling successfully.
Natsuki connects with a couple of short punches.
Natsuki wants to control from the top but Tokhtakhounov keeps moving.
Natsuki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isamu Natsuki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Natsuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tokhtakhounov slips under a jab.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natsuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokhtakhounov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Natsuki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natsuki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Natsuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Natsuki blocks the low kick.
Tokhtakhounov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Natsuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throws a shot from downtown. Tokhtakhounov moves away and avoids it.
Natsuki misses with the combination.
Natsuki misses with the body kick
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a leg kick.
Natsuki moves away from the strike by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a jab to Natsuki's midsection.
Natsuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki throws a leg kick
and Tokhtakhounov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov tries a low kick but Natsuki avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov lands a slapping body shot.
Natsuki with a nice cross.
Tokhtakhounov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki misses with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Tokhtakhounov moves away from the strike by Natsuki.
Natsuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tokhtakhounov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natsuki cracks a nice hook into Tokhtakhounov's ribs.
Natsuki cracks Tokhtakhounov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tokhtakhounov as he jumps to the side.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki tries to work over Tokhtakhounov's front leg with a kick but Tokhtakhounov checks it.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov connects with a nice looking jab.
Natsuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tokhtakhounov on the side of the head.
Natsuki throws out a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range and Natsuki only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Natsuki clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Natsuki misses with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a left to the body.
Tokhtakhounov feints and then cracks Natsuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Natsuki down.
Tokhtakhounov defending well as Natsuki loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tokhtakhounov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Natsuki - the referee stops the clock and Tokhtakhounov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Natsuki. Tokhtakhounov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Natsuki avoids the head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
A punch lands to the side of Natsuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Natsuki checks it.
Tokhtakhounov leaves Natsuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Natsuki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokhtakhounov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to land body kicks.
Natsuki avoids a kick to the body.
Natsuki missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a lazy right hand but Natsuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a left hand but Natsuki moved out of range nicely.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over Natsuki's front leg with a kick but Natsuki checks it.
Natsuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natsuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Natsuki misses with a straight right.
Natsuki lands a lovely overhand right.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a kick to the temple. Natsuki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Natsuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natsuki is defended easily by Tokhtakhounov.
A jab from Natsuki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki lands a leg kick that knocks Tokhtakhounov off balance momentarily.
Natsuki misses with a body kick.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tokhtakhounov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Natsuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Natsuki blocks a leg kick.
Natsuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokhtakhounov can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokhtakhounov throws a low kick, looking for Natsuki's leg but Natsuki calmly moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov thows a leg kick but Natsuki checks it
and Natsuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tokhtakhounov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Natsuki moves out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a right hand that Natsuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Natsuki also avoids with ease.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook. Natsuki ducked under it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov cracks the inside of Natsuki's front leg.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokhtakhounov walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki wants to land a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov is out of range.
Natsuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Natsuki.
Natsuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Natsuki misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a good low kick that Natsuki was not able to check.
Natsuki throws a solid leg kick but Tokhtakhounov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natsuki misses with a body shot.
Natsuki shoots in for a double leg but Tokhtakhounov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Natsuki misses its intended target.
Tokhtakhounov feints and then cracks Natsuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Natsuki down.
Natsuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natsuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Natsuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokhtakhounov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Tokhtakhounov.
A bone on bone clash there as Natsuki blocks the leg kick.
Natsuki walks into a jab.
Natsuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tokhtakhounov throws a combination. Natsuki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Natsuki misses with a jab to the body
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick and Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Tokhtakhounov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Natsuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokhtakhounov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Natsuki throws a shot from downtown. Tokhtakhounov moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tokhtakhounov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tokhtakhounov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Natsuki is out of range and Tokhtakhounov settles back down.
Natsuki slips a jab and a cross from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tokhtakhounov wants it to stay on the feet.
Natsuki connects with the punch.
Natsuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tokhtakhounov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natsuki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Natsuki misses with a hook
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Natsuki thinking.
Natsuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Natsuki throws out a loose jab but Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a wild body shot.
Tokhtakhounov thuds his shin into the meat of Natsuki's side.
Natsuki missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tokhtakhounov connects with an inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsuki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natsuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Natsuki misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokhtakhounov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tokhtakhounov. Natsuki shrugs it off though.
Tokhtakhounov thuds his shin into the meat of Natsuki's side.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Natsuki looks to land a left hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range nicely.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. Natsuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to slow Natsuki down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Tokhtakhounov - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tokhtakhounov misses the target.
Natsuki throws a jab when Tokhtakhounov was well out of range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a looping left.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown but Tokhtakhounov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Natsuki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Natsuki dives in and grabs Tokhtakhounov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokhtakhounov pushes down on Natsuki's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Natsuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natsuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Natsuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki looks to land a left hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range nicely.
Tokhtakhounov defending well as Natsuki loads up on a big left hand.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that misses
and Natsuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natsuki.
Natsuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Natsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokhtakhounov is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsuki. Tokhtakhounov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Natsuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the body kick.
Natsuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Natsuki throws a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Natsuki checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki catches Tokhtakhounov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Natsuki if he has to take too many more of those.
Natsuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Natsuki slaps the foot to one side.
Natsuki catches Tokhtakhounov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Natsuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokhtakhounov 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.
Natsuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a left hand but Natsuki moved out of range nicely.
Natsuki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tokhtakhounov defends it nicely.
Natsuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki swings widly with a right hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Natsuki wants to slow Tokhtakhounov down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Natsuki misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good work by Natsuki as he checks the leg kick.
Natsuki jabs Tokhtakhounov right on the nose. Tokhtakhounov blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Natsuki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Isamu Natsuki!
The fight ends as a draw!
Isamu Natsuki retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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