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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
41 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel scores with a head kick. Nazarethyan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Dragneel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarethyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel walks into a jab.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragneel lands a left and a right that send Nazarethyan crashing to the mat, dazed. Dragneel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nazarethyan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragneel.
Nazarethyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nazarethyan throws an elbow that misses. Dragneel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nazarethyan's guard. Nice move by Dragneel!
Dragneel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nazarethyan controls Dragneel momentarily but Dragneel frees himself.
Nazarethyan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarethyan, not yet.
Nazarethyan managing to control the position.
Dragneel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nazarethyan wants to sweep but no luck.
Dragneel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dragneel postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nazarethyan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nazarethyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragneel keeps working.
Nazarethyan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dragneel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dragneel is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarethyan sits in half guard.
Dragneel trying to control from the bottom.
Nazarethyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragneel defending well though.
Nazarethyan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nazarethyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragneel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarethyan scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Dragneel is working from the bottom.
Dragneel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazarethyan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nazarethyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dragneel has control of Nazarethyan's left arm, preventing Nazarethyan from doing any damage.
Nazarethyan slips nicely into half guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control the action but Dragneel is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dragneel tries to roll over but Nazarethyan keeps him under control.
Dragneel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nazarethyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragneel has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragneel has wrist control.
Nazarethyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nazarethyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragneel has wrist control.
Nazarethyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Dragneel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nazarethyan lands the left hand.
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 Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dragneel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Nazarethyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nazarethyan 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.
Dragneel lands with a hook. Nazarethyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragneel lands with a cross.
Dragneel looks for the body kick but Nazarethyan saw that one coming.
Dragneel misses with the body kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragneel won't be happy with that.
Dragneel is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dragneel is not content to let Nazarethyan control the position.
Nazarethyan with the ground and pound but Dragneel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarethyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nazarethyan there.
Nazarethyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragneel defending well though.
Dragneel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes from guard but Dragneel blocks nicely.
Dragneel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nazarethyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragneel has wrist control.
Dragneel keeping full guard, as Nazarethyan tries to pass.
Dragneel looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragneel, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarethyan distracts Dragneel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarethyan won't allow Dragneel to sweep him here.
Dragneel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dragneel keeping moving, preventing Nazarethyan from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dragneel!
Nazarethyan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dragneel down.
Nazarethyan slows the pace down.
The ground and pound from Nazarethyan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nazarethyan is looking to take a break and control but Dragneel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan taking a breather here.
Nazarethyan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dragneel is not content to let Nazarethyan control the position.
Nazarethyan working the strikes but Dragneel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nazarethyan thows a huge punch but Dragneel dodges it nicely.
Nazarethyan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragneel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nazarethyan with the ground and pound but Dragneel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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.
Dragneel has his hands on Nazarethyan's head, controlling the position.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Dragneel keeps moving.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of short punches.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Dragneel keeps moving.
Nazarethyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragneel is retaining full guard.
Suren Nazarethyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nazarethyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarethyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nazarethyan avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Nazarethyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragneels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
That's time! Dragneel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nazarethyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Nazarethyan blocks the low kick.
Nazarethyan scores with a leg kick.
Nazarethyan blocks the body kick.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab to the body
and Dragneel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nazarethyan throws the kick towards the body but Dragneel avoids it.
Dragneel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel misses with a hook.
Dragneel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nazarethyan throws a right hand that misses
and Dragneel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragneel connects with a nice looking jab.
Dragneel lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragneel throws out the jab.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Dragneel moves out of range as Nazarethyan throws a body kick.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Nazarethyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nazarethyan checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nazarethyan.
A slow jab from Dragneel misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel keeps Nazarethyan at a distance using the push kick.
Nazarethyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dragneel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nazarethyan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nazarethyan works Dragneel's body with a nice hook.
Dragneel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel motions for Nazarethyan to come forward. Dragneel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarethyan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dragneel misses with a leg kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel is looking to score with low kicks.
Dragneel thuds his right hand into Nazarethyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nazarethyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragneel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazarethyan.
Dragneel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dragneel lands an overhand right.
Nazarethyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Nazarethyan looks to move away, Dragneel throws a big counter combo but Nazarethyan just gets out of the way.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot that snaps Dragneel's head back.
Nazarethyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragneel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazarethyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Dragneel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dragneel feints and then cracks Nazarethyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarethyan down.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a low kick, right behind Dragneel 's knee.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nazarethyan shoots in and drives through. Dragneel sprawls well.
Nazarethyan misses with a looping left.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nazarethyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nazarethyan avoids it.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel lands with a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Nazarethyan misses
and Dragneel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel slips a jab from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a front kick aimed at Dragneel's knee but Dragneel avoids it well.
Nazarethyan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragneel backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Suren Nazarethyan just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A cross from Nazarethyan lands.
Nazarethyan digs a good body shot into Dragneel's ribs.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot.
Dragneel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dragneel is able to avoid easily.
Nazarethyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dragneel thuds a left hand into Nazarethyan's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragneel.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Dragneel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazarethyan doesn't seem phased though.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Nazarethyan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nazarethyan.
Dragneel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nazarethyan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dragneel throws a series of strikes that have Nazarethyan backpedaling.
Dragneel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarethyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dragneel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nazarethyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Nazarethyan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nazarethyan scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarethyan. Dragneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Nazarethyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good work by Dragneel as he checks the leg kick.
Dragneel ducks right into an uppercut from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
A nice side step and Nazarethyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Nazarethyan avoids it.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nazarethyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dragneel slips under a jab.
Nazarethyan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dragneel defends well and Nazarethyan ends up having to push Dragneel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nazarethyan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dragneel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nazarethyan thows a leg kick but Dragneel checks it
and Nazarethyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazarethyan scores with a hook to the body. Dragneel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dragneel will feel that in the morning.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazarethyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragneel counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazarethyan digs a good hook to Dragneel's body.
A cross from Nazarethyan lands.
Dragneel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nazarethyan takes one to the chin there.
Nazarethyan throws a push kick but Dragneel slaps the foot to one side.
Dragneel misses with a kick to the body
and Nazarethyan counters with a takedown into side control.
Dragneel sneaks out the side door and pushes Nazarethyan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Nazarethyan throws a nice looking combination but Dragneel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazarethyan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nazarethyan misses with a body punch
and Dragneel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragneel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dragneel throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarethyan.
The fighters circling - Nazarethyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel slips a jab from Nazarethyan.
It looked like Dragneel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel with a jab.
Dragneel cracks Nazarethyan with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarethyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dragneel lands a head shot.
Nazarethyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dragneel looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazarethyan is just out of range.
Nazarethyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dragneel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarethyan digs a good hook to Dragneel's body.
Nazarethyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nazarethyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dragneel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
That's time! Dragneel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dragneel throws a low kick but Nazarethyan avoids it.
Nazarethyan jabs Dragneel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazarethyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragneel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dragneel defending well as Nazarethyan loads up on a big left hand.
Dragneel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nazarethyan just manages to avoid it.
Dragneel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Nazarethyan misses.
Dragneel blocks a head kick by Nazarethyan.
Dragneel fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragneel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan throws a right hand that misses
and Dragneel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nazarethyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nazarethyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nazarethyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dragneel defends it well.
Dragneel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarethyan. Dragneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Nazarethyan cracks Dragneel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Dragneel catches Nazarethyan right on the button with a cross.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nazarethyan.
Dragneel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dragneel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel lands with a cross.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Dragneel cracks Nazarethyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nazarethyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dragneel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragneel tries to avoid it but Nazarethyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragneel to the ground. Dragneel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dragneel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel works the jab nicely.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No joy there for Dragneel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragneel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nazarethyan misses with a kick to the body.
Dragneel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but Dragneel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazarethyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Dragneel misses its target.
That kick from Nazarethyan tenderised Dragneel's leg. Dragneel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragneel tries to work over Nazarethyan's front leg with a kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Dragneel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Nazarethyan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range.
Nazarethyan lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Dragneel misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Dragneel finds it's target.
Nazarethyan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dragneel counters with a leg kick.
Dragneel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nazarethyan's calf.
Nazarethyan slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragneel moves away from the strike by Nazarethyan.
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Nazarethyan.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragneel.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Natsu Dragneel.
I think Dragneel 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Natsu Dragneel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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