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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 3250 p4p, 3146 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 323 p4p, 318 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. Musashi has chosen Kodō (鼓童)_Shake 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Musashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Musashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Musashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Musashi saw it coming and moves away.
Musashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Musashi lands a head shot.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musashi.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Musashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Nice body kick from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Musashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Musashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Musashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Musashi tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Musashi's legs.
Musashi tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie cracks the inside of Musashi's front leg.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Musashi's knee but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Musashi misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Musashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Musashi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Musashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Musashi.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Musashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Musashi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
A little jabbing left from Musashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Musashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musashi.
Gracie blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Musashi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Musashi's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Musashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheers as Musashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Musashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Musashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Musashi's belly button to the back.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Musashi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Musashi lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie checks a low kick from Musashi.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Musashi at a distance.
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!
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Musashi misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Musashi.
Musashi thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Musashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Musashi throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Musashi staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Musashi both land. Nice combination.
Musashi missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Musashi.
It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Musashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie jabs Musashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Musashi motions for Gracie to come forward. Musashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Musashi.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A leg kick checked by Musashi.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Musashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musashi.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Musashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
Musashi misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Musashi.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Musashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Musashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Musashi moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Musashi lands.
Musashi throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Musashi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Musashi. Musashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Musashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Musashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Musashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Nice body punch from Musashi.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renato Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Musashi digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Musashi works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Musashi blocks the low kick.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Musashi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Musashi misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie misses with a hook. Musashi ducked under it nicely.
Musashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 swing and a miss from Musashi.
Musashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Musashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Musashi blocks a head kick by Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Musashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
A jab from Musashi finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Musashi misses with a looping left.
Gracie slips a jab from Musashi.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie clobbers Musashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Musashi walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Musashi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Musashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi misses with a leg kick.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Musashi scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie had his way with Miyamoto Musashi in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Miyamoto Musashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Musashi checks the leg kick.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Musashi scrambles back to his feet.
Musashi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Musashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Musashi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Musashi looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Gracie lunges at Musashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Musashi's hand.
Musashi throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie with a hook.
Musashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Musashi.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Musashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Musashi connects with a jab.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Musashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Musashi in his tracks.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Musashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Musashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tests Musashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Musashi avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Renato Gracie stared into the camera and said 'P4P no. 1 baby! I'm the best striker in the world. Alzheimer and them MMA jokers who call themselves strikers should step up and prove themselves against the true striking king!'.
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