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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 269 p4p, 349 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 40 p4p, 51 weight class). Dragneel has chosen Come the Fire Dragon 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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel with the inside leg kick.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai closes the distance and pushes Dragneel back into the cage.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Dragneel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Dragneel misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Dragneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragneel slowing the pace effectively.
Chai tries for a takedown but Dragneel manages to get underhooks.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Chai.
Dragneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragneel can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Dragneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragneel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chai or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragneel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dragneel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dragneel wants to stall.
Dragneel tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Dragneel throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Dragneel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragneel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragneel gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai is working for takedown but Dragneel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shahriyar Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Dragneel fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragneel controls his hands.
Chai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dragneel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dragneel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dragneel misses with some punches.
Chai presses Dragneel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragneel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Dragneel controls the action.
Dragneel misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragneel backwards.
Dragneel struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragneel prevents it.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragneel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Dragneel on the inside.
Dragneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Dragneel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel stalling the fight.
Chai tries for a takedown but Dragneel manages to get underhooks.
Dragneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragneel lands a left hand.
Dragneel blocks a body shot from Chai.
Dragneel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragneel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragneel lands a shoulder strike.
Chai misses with some punches.
A short right from Dragneel on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dragneel fails to land.
Dragneel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Dragneel lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Dragneel back against the cage.
Dragneel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragneel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
Dragneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai tries for a takedown but Dragneel manages to get underhooks.
Dragneel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dragneel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dragneel pushes Chai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chai is breathing heavily.
Dragneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Chai.
Dragneel blocking some punches.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Dragneel avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Dragneel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragneel is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel 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.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Dragneel lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Dragneel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Dragneel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
A lazy left from Dragneel finds it's target.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragneel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragneel.
A left lands for Dragneel.
Dragneel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dragneel lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Dragneel.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragneel's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragneel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dragneel scores with a punch to the head.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Dragneel. No joy for Chai on that attempt.
Chai lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dragneel lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Chai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dragneel lands with a cross.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragneel feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Dragneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
Chai attempts a counter takedown but Dragneel avoids it well and moves away.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
Chai feinted with a counter takedown.
Dragneel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Dragneel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dragneel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Dragneel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chai doesn't seem phased though.
Dragneel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai tries to counter with a takedown but Dragneel is quick to defend against it.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragneel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Dragneel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dragneel scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Dragneel keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai walks into a left hand.
Dragneel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dragneel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Dragneel - just one landing.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Dragneel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dragneel lands a lovely overhand right.
Dragneel is looking to land body kicks.
Chai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
Dragneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chai in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragneel connects with the punch.
Dragneel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dragneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai tries to counter with a takedown but Dragneel is quick to defend against it.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragneel.
Dragneel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dragneel. Chai shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Dragneel. Beautiful body shot.
Dragneel connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Dragneel.
Dragneel connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
A big right from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
Dragneel cracks Chai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragneel lands a big head kick that sends Chai tumbling to the mat! Dragneel takes a step backwards and waves Chai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chai is rocked!
Chai walks straight into a right hand from Dragneel - that's dropped him! Dragneel jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Chai from any more punishment! Chai complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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