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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dane Meyers (ranked 4255 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 420 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dane Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi clinches up with Meyers and pushes him back against the cage.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Musashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Meyers trying to land knees to the body.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Meyers tries to break the clinch but Musashi is controlling the position.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Meyers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Meyers.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Meyers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyers jumps guard but Musashi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Meyers has Musashi pushed against the cage.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyers.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Musashi uses from the top position.
Musashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Musashi passes into side control.
Musashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Musashi wants to control but Meyers is keeping him busy.
Meyers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Meyers is trying to get back to full guard.
Meyers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi trying to control the action but Meyers is working from the bottom.
Musashi is working for a kimura but Meyers is defending it quite comfortably.
Meyers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meyers tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Musashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meyers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meyers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Musashi is pushing down on Meyers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meyers is fighting to maintain full guard but Musashi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Meyers is not content to let Musashi control the position.
Meyers is trying to control but can't.
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.
Musashi is trying to control. Meyers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meyers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Meyers is trying to stand up here but Musashi is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meyers has closed the distance and engaged Musashi in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyers.
Meyers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meyers breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meyers fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi tries to keep at a distance but Meyers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Musashi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Meyers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Musashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyers blocks an uppercut.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi tries to clinch but Meyers is having none of it.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyers throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side.
Meyers gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meyers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyers has Musashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Musashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers goes for a takedown attempt but Musashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Meyers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi tries to clinch but Meyers is having none of it.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi tries to clinch but Meyers is having none of it.
Meyers tries to counter with a takedown but Musashi is quick to defend against it.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyers throws a quick counter head kick but Musashi was just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi pushes Meyers up against the cage in a clinch.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meyers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meyers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Musashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Meyers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi instigates a clinch.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Meyers tries to score a body lock takedown but Musashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyers has Musashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Musashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Musashi.
Meyers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Musashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meyers looking for a takedown.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyers.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meyers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meyers backwards.
Meyers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Musashi to keep the fight standing.
Musashi pushes Meyers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyers jumps guard but Musashi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meyers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Musashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Musashi clinches.
Meyers is pushing Musashi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meyers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyers.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Meyers looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
Meyers wants a takedown.
Meyers tries to break the clinch but Musashi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyers.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Meyers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Meyers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Musashi pinned against the cage. Musashi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musashi darts in and clinches Meyers up against the cage.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyers tries to pull guard but Musashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Meyers drops back down to his feet.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Meyers jumps guard.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Meyers keeps moving.
Musashi won't allow Meyers to sweep him here.
Meyers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi wants to stand but Meyers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meyers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Meyers looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi tries to clinch up.
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt - Musashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meyers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers shoots in looking for a takedown but Musashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meyers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Musashi is looking to clinch.
Dane Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musashi darts in and clinches Meyers up against the cage.
Meyers blocks an uppercut.
Meyers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Meyers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyers drags the fight down to the ground.
Musashi postures up.
Musashi trying to control but Meyers is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meyers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dane Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Meyers is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miyamoto Musashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Musashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
A relieved looking Miyamoto Musashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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