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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by Blame It on the Alcohol by Of Mice & Men. Musashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Switch by End.User. Jake Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Musashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell misses with the combination.
Powell throws a series of punches but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Musashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell throws a series of punches but Musashi avoids them all with ease.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Musashi counters by clinching up.
Musashi tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi slows down the pace here.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Musashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Musashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Musashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powell prevents a body shot from Musashi.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Musashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Musashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Musashi misses.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi clinches up with Powell and pushes him back against the cage.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Musashi just leaning against Powell, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Musashi.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell misses with a double jab.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Musashi counters with a left to the body.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Musashi.
Musashi takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Musashi misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Musashi moves into the clinch.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Musashi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powell's efforts to push away.
A short left from Musashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Musashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Musashi misses with an uppercut
and Powell counters with a one-two to the body.
Musashi throws a combination. Powell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Musashi throws a series of strikes that have Powell backpedaling.
Powell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Musashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Powell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Musashi.
Musashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Powell is trying to break the clinch but Musashi has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Musashi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Powell seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Musashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Musashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Musashi stalling in the clinch.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Musashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi pushes Powell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi has Powell pushed against the cage.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Musashi.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Musashi.
Musashi presses Powell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A hook to the body from Musashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi stuns Powell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Musashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Musashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Musashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi clinches up against the cage.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Musashi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
Powell wants to break free but Musashi has control.
And that’s 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. And we move into the final round!
Powell ducks right into an uppercut from Musashi.
Musashi drives through and clinches with Powell against the cage.
Musashi slows down the pace here.
Powell wants to break free but Musashi has control.
Musashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Musashi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Musashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Powell is trying to push Musashi away but Musashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is looking to break free of the clinch but Musashi has double underhooks.
Musashi is pushing Powell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi with a jab.
Musashi scores with a shot to the body.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Musashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musashi throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Musashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Musashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A left and a right from Musashi both land. Nice combination.
Powell swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Musashi both land. Nice combination.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell looks up at the clock. Bad move! Musashi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Powell. Musashi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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