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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamad Al Zahran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi tries to clinch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Musashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Zahran counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Musashi.
Musashi lands a jab.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Al Zahran moved out of range nicely.
Musashi with a nice cross.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Zahran, right into the meat.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi closes the distance but Al Zahran moves to the side
and Al Zahran counters with a shoot takedown. Musashi fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Musashi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Al Zahran dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Al Zahran stalls from top position.
Al Zahran tries to advance to mount but can't.
Musashi pushes Al Zahran away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Al Zahran gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
Musashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Al Zahran wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Musashi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Al Zahran working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miyamoto Musashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi looks to throw a body kick
and Al Zahran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Musashi trying to get back to full guard but Al Zahran takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Al Zahran prevents Musashi from getting the reversal.
Musashi tries to buck Al Zahran off but he can't manage it.
Musashi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Musashi is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi is working to get back to half guard.
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 Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Al Zahran moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses
and Al Zahran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Musashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi tries to clinch but Al Zahran is having none of it.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi lands a right hook to the body.
Musashi looks to throw a body kick
and Al Zahran counters with a body kick that stops Musashi in his tracks momentarily.
Musashi delivers a nice body kick.
Musashi throws the left hand but Al Zahran avoids the punch easily.
Al Zahran moves forwards but Musashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but Al Zahran has him pressed against the cage.
Al Zahran struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Al Zahran as the two fighters clinch.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick which misses Musashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Musashi tries to avoid it.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Al Zahran ducks down to avoid it.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Al Zahran slips the punch.
Musashi jabs Al Zahran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi lands an overhand right.
Musashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Al Zahran circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and Al Zahran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Musashi misses with a hook. Al Zahran ducked under it nicely.
Musashi misses with a double jab.
Musashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Musashi throws a nice looking combination but Al Zahran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Zahran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musashi tries a low kick but Al Zahran avoids it.
Musashi misses with an uppercut.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Al Zahran checks it.
Musashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Zahran.
Musashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyamoto Musashi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to slow Al Zahran down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi cracks Al Zahran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Musashi swings widly with a right hand
and Al Zahran finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Al Zahran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Musashi cracks Al Zahran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi jabs Al Zahran right on the nose. Al Zahran blinks but takes it well.
Al Zahran scores with a leg kick.
Al Zahran blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Musashi tries to land a body kick
and Al Zahran counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi tries to clinch but Al Zahran moves away
and Al Zahran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Zahran.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Al Zahran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Musashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Zahran. Al Zahran obviously looking to wear him down.
Musashi throws a hook but Al Zahran blocks it.
Al Zahran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Zahran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Zahran counters with a thumping low kick.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Zahran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Zahran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Al Zahran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Musashi.
Musashi throws a jab when Al Zahran was well out of range.
Musashi with a hook.
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Al Zahran counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Al Zahran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Musashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Zahran checks it well.
Musashi throws a lazy head kick
and Al Zahran counters with a nice body shot.
Musashi misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Musashi misses
and Al Zahran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran stalling.
Al Zahran tries to pass to full mount but Musashi defends it.
Still in half guard, Al Zahran seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hamad Al Zahran wasn't active enough on the ground.
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and Al Zahran counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Musashi wants to clinch.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Musashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Zahran slips under a jab.
Musashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamad Al Zahran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Musashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Zahran counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Al Zahran looking to finish!
Musashi is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Zahran controls the pace.
Oh Musashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Al Zahran passes Musashi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Al Zahran sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Musashi seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Al Zahran is thwarting Musashi's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Miyamoto Musashi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Musashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Al Zahran moves out of range easily.
Musashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Musashi lands a head shot.
A head kick by Musashi misses
and Al Zahran counters with a single leg into guard. Musashi didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi wants to stand up but Al Zahran is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Zahran trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamad Al Zahran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Musashi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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