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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Isso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graemmer Natsee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isso comes to the cage accompanied by Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō by NobodyKnows+. Natsee has chosen obscure neo-folk as his entrance music. Graemmer Natsee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Isso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graemmer Natsee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isso misses with a two punch combination.
Natsee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Isso counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Natsee.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Natsee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Isso closes the distance and clinches up with Natsee, looking for a takedown. Isso pushes Natsee against the cage but Natsee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Isso.
Natsee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natsee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Isso does no damage.
Natsee looks to score with a jab to the body but Isso is just out of range.
Isso misses with a kick to the body.
Natsee blocks the body kick.
Natsee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Natsee slips a straight right by Isso.
Isso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Natsee.
Natsee fails to land with a series of punches.
Isso closes the distance and clinches up with Natsee, looking for a takedown. Isso pushes Natsee against the cage but Natsee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Natsee blocks the body kick.
Isso misses with a hook. Natsee ducked under it nicely.
Graemmer Natsee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Isso misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Natsee swats away the attempt to clinch by Isso.
Isso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natsee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isso doesn't manage to clinch there - Natsee circles away.
Isso throws a body kick that misses.
Natsee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Isso.
Isso looks for the body kick but Natsee saw that one coming.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Isso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Natsee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Isso counters with a good low kick that Natsee was not able to check.
Isso looks for the body kick but Natsee saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Isso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Natsee looks to land a left hand but Isso moved out of range nicely.
Isso moves in looking to clinch but Natsee pushes him off.
Isso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Natsee.
Isso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Isso throws a hook to the side of Natsee's head but Natsee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takashi Isso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natsee swinging wilding here.
Isso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Natsee counters with a left to the body.
Isso tries to clinch up
and Natsee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isso shoots in looking for a takedown. Natsee tries to sprawl out of it but Isso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natsee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Isso throws a head kick that Natsee semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Isso 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.
Natsee misses with a two punch combination.
Natsee defending well as Isso loads up on a big left hand.
Isso misses with a low kick.
Natsee scores with a one two! Isso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isso scores with a spinning back kick!
Isso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Natsee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Natsee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natsee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Natsee throws a body punch but Isso moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Isso.
Isso wants to clinch up but Natsee keeps it at a distance.
Natsee dips to his left and cracks Isso with an uppercut!
Natsee misses with a series of wild punches.
Takashi Isso is winning the standup battle so far.
Natsee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isso.
Natsee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Isso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Natsee's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body punch from Natsee.
Isso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Natsee just misses with a punch to the body.
Isso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Isso tries to clinch but Natsee is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isso tries to clinch there but Natsee circles away.
Isso shoots in and drives through. Natsee sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsee slips a straight right by Isso.
Isso misses the jab.
Isso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isso doesn't manage to clinch there - Natsee circles away.
Isso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Natsee blocks a head kick by Isso.
Isso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graemmer Natsee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Natsee connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natsee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Isso counters with a nice body kick.
Natsee moves out of range of the leg kick from Isso.
Isso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natsee.
Isso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natsee throws a nice looking combination but Isso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isso lands with a kick to the temple. Natsee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Natsee blocks a head kick by Isso.
Isso tries to close the distance and clinch but Natsee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natsee just misses with a punch to the body.
Natsee moves out of range of the strikes.
Natsee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natsee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Isso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natsee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Isso rather than just go for the knockout.
Natsee moves out of range of the body kick from Isso.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natsee staying out of range there.
Isso misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Graemmer Natsee.
I think Natsee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graemmer Natsee!
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