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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 413 p4p, 898 weight class) and Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 59 p4p, 118 weight class). Dragneel comes to the cage accompanied by Come the Fire Dragon. Garcia has chosen Thors Hammer - Mexico as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Dragneel moved out of range nicely.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab.
Dragneel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Dragneel misses the jab.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Dragneel.
It looks like Leonardo Pancho Garcia has been cut.
Dragneel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Garcia slips under a jab from Dragneel.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dragneel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Dragneel's belly button to the back.
Garcia with a hook.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Dragneel saw that one coming.
Dragneel throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragneel connects with the punch.
Garcia throws a body punch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Garcia connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel jabs at Garcia's body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragneel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dragneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been told by Dragneel's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Dragneel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Dragneel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dragneel throws an off balance right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Dragneel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia stuns Dragneel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragneel can pounce on him.
Dragneel walks into a jab.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Dragneel cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragneel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Dragneel misses with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Dragneel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Dragneel finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragneel.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dragneel throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Dragneel scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
And that is 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 Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
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.
Dragneel staying out of range there.
Dragneel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dragneel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dragneel thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel pushes Garcia away with a front kick.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Dragneel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Dragneel lands with a shot to the body.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Dragneel slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Dragneel slips the punch.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragneel looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Dragneel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragneel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragneel wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Dragneel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dragneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragneel misses with a straight left.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragneel scores with a leg kick.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dragneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Dragneel swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dragneel cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragneel.
A big left from Dragneel misses.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Dragneel slips the punch.
Dragneel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Dragneel throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragneel.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragneel throws out the jab.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Dragneel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragneel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Dragneel's ribs.
Dragneel looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragneel swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Dragneel slips under a jab.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
That's time! Dragneel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Garcia slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragneel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garcia takes a step back to recover.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dragneel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Dragneel is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia misses with a left hand
enabling Dragneel to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Garcia misses.
It looked like Dragneel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dragneel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
Dragneel connects with a single shot there.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Dragneel's belly button to the back.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Dragneel slips the punch.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Dragneel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel scores with a body shot.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel jabs at Garcia's body.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragneel.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Dragneel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dragneel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Dragneel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dragneel.
Dragneel tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Dragneel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dragneel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragneel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragneel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a hook.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragneel counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Dragneel moved out of range.
Dragneel slips under a jab.
Dragneel is looking to counter punch.
Dragneel tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Dragneel connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Dragneel misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragneel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragneel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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.
Well Dragneel 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
A less than humble Natsu Dragneel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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