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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Name Less (ranked 2694 p4p, 4611 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 322 p4p, 485 weight class). Musashi has chosen Kodō (鼓童)_Shake as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 cm 42 159 24 - 11 - 3 |
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168 cm 44 152 49 - 22 - 4 |
World class boxer Insanely flexible
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World class MT Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 49 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Less throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Less misses with a wild body shot. Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Less. Less looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range. Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi with a hook. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Less lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Musashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Musashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Less on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Musashi. Musashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Musashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Musashi slips under a jab from Less. Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Musashi throws a hook to the side of Less's head but Less sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Less closes the distance and clinches. Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Less connects with a jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Less tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Less. Less rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Musashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Less in the body. Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Musashi scores with a head kick. Less tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Less misses with a looping left. Musashi misses with an uppercut. Less saw that one coming. Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Less. Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A clash of legs there as Less blocks the low kick. Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Less throws out the jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Less. Musashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Less looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Less is able to avoid easily. Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Less was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi. Less swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi throws out a counter right but Less avoids it with no problem. Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi connects with a looping right hand.
Less throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side. Less looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away. Less lands with a thumping leg kick.
Less moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Less will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Musashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Less checks it. Musashi is looking to land body kicks. Less lands a lovely overhand right. A looping hook to the body misses from Less. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet. Less tried to score with a low kick but Musashi checks it. Musashi tests Less's chin there with a solid looking shot. Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Less delivers a nice body kick. Less jabbing away but nothing is landing. Less misses with a hook. Less pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Less uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi. Less tries to counter by clinching up but Musashi breaks away and moves out of range. Less tries to clinch but Musashi is having none of it. Less throws a low kick but it's checked well by Musashi. Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Less. Musashi misses with a wild body shot. Less appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Musashi looks to land a left hand but Less moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Less throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Less misses the shot to the body. Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A big right from Musashi misses. Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Musashi looks to land a left hand but Less moved out of range nicely. Musashi drops his hands momentarily and Less takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Less throws a leg kick and Musashi counters with a series of strikes. Less will be more careful next time no doubt. Less throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Musashi avoids the body shot from Less.
Musashi tries to score with a low kick but Less moves his leg out of the way. Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Less. Musashi is looking to chop away at Less's legs. Less tests Musashi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Less fails in his attempt to clinch. Less lands a really nice looking cross but Musashi seems unphased.
Musashi with a body punch. A glancing blow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Musashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Less lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Less lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Less scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Musashi doesn't seem bothered though. Musashi slips under a jab from Less. Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Less seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Musashi lands. Musashi checks a leg kick nicely. Musashi throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Musashi with a body punch. A glancing blow. Less lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Musashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Less avoids a punch combination nicely.
Musashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Name Less's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Musashi jabs Less right on the nose. Less blinks but takes it well. Musashi throws a body kick that misses enabling Less to counter with a crisp jab. Less fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Musashi checks it well. Less tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Less lands with a hook. Musashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A head kick misses from Musashi. Musashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Less throws a head kick that Musashi semi-blocks.
Musashi misses with a hook. Less's jab looks to have found its range, popping Musashi under the eye. Less lands a nice looking body kick. A good leg kick by Musashi. This has been an exciting period of action! Less tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it. Less with a body punch. A glancing blow. Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Less moves out of range of the body kick from Musashi.
Musashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less. Musashi misses with a head kick.
Less uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but Less moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Less moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Less takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Less connects with the punch. A jab lands there for Less. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Musashi. Less misses with a leg kick and Musashi counters with a lovely shot to the body. Less delivers a nice body kick. Musashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Less moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Less fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musashi. A lazy left from Less finds it's target. Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Less. Musashi lands a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Less is able to avoid easily. Musashi moves out of range of the body kick. It seemed like Musashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Nice uppercut there from Less. Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Less sees it coming and avoids it easily. Less with a nice cross. Less moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Less scores with the left hand. Musashi knows he should have avoided that one. Less slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Less checks the leg kick. Less drives through and clinches with Musashi against the ropes.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Less misses with a hook to the ribs.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it. A left hand lands to the body for Less.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Musashi throws an elbow but misses. Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less lands with a right to the head. Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Less lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut. Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Musashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Less's defenses. Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Less working aggressively here.
Less avoids a wild elbow strike from Musashi. Musashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Less lands an elbow inside that Musashi shrugs off. Less blocks an elbow strike. A head punch on the inside from Less fails to land. A quick uppercut on the inside from Less. Less misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi. Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch. Musashi avoiding damage as Less throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Less has been working on his elbows in the gym. Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less. Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Less misses with a body punch.
Less lands an elbow just above Musashi 's eye. Musashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Less lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards. Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi. Less misses with an elbow strike.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musashi cracks Less with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head. Less lands with a left to the head. Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Less pushes off an throws an elbow but Musashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards. Less has Musashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Musashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards. Less misses with an elbow over the top. Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Less looks to throw an elbow but misses. Musashi lands a body shot. Musashi dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Less tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow. Musashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Less misses with a hook from the clinch. Musashi misses with a body punch.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Name Less will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Less gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Musashi. Less uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi. Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Less's shoulder, as Less tries to avoid the shot. Decent striking displayed by Musashi there. Musashi slips a straight right by Less. Musashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Less throws a poor cross that misses
and Musashi counters with a left and a right that stings Less. Miyamoto Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Less lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Musashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Musashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Less with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Musashi to score with a decent uppercut. Less tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Musashi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Less blocks it well. Musashi avoids a kick to the body.
Less tried to score with a low kick but Musashi checks it. A left lands for Musashi. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Musashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Less on the side of the head. Musashi throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Less throws a leg kick and Musashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Musashi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Less connects with the punch. Musashi throws a head kick that misses. Less wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Less is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Less misses with a hook. Less connects with a solid leg kick. Less slips a jab and a cross from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a low kick. Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Musashi moves out of range as Less strikes. Musashi clobbers Less with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Less checks a leg kick nicely. Less scores with a body shot.
Less lands a jab to Musashi's midsection. Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Less off the ropes and back into range. Less throws a front kick aimed at Musashi's knee but Musashi avoids it well. Musashi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Musashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Musashi throws a shot from downtown. Less moves away and avoids it. Less takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Less misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Less uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi. Less feints and then cracks Musashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musashi down. Musashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Musashi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Less misses with a body kick. Musashi throws a body punch but Less moves out of range. Musashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Less scores with a jab to the jaw. Less slips a jab from Musashi. Less bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Musashi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Musashi slips under a jab from Less. Nice straight punches there by Musashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Musashi. Musashi avoids the body shot from Less.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Less with a body punch. A glancing blow. Less keeps Musashi at a distance using the push kick. Less checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Less. Nice uppercut there from Musashi. Musashi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Less. Less looks for the body kick but Musashi saw that one coming. It seemed like Musashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Less. Less moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
Less lands with a hook. Musashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Less misses the shot to the body. Musashi throws a nice inside leg kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Less. Less misses with a low kick. Musashi blocks the body kick.
Musashi throws a push kick but Less slaps the foot to one side. Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Musashi lands but Less takes it in his stride. This has been an exciting period of action! Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Less scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. A chopping leg kick lands by Less. Less misses the jab. Musashi throws out a counter right but Less avoids it with no problem. Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Less moves out of range easily. Less chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
Musashi blocks a head kick by Less.
Musashi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Less steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musashi. Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Musashi lands a two punch combo.
Less misses with a low kick.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Less is just out of range. Less misses with a low kick. Musashi avoids the head kick by Less.
Musashi looks like he wants to counter punch here. Musashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Musashi checks a low kick from Less. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Less. Musashi shrugs it off though. Less throws a low kick but it's checked well by Musashi. Musashi throws a solid leg kick but Less takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Musashi. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi really dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Musashi scores with a shot to the body.
Musashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Less uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Musashi tries to get set, Less tries to push him back and clinch up but Musashi manages to avoid the attempt. Musashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A kick lands to the mid section there for Less. An inside leg kick from Less misses. Good work by Musashi as he checks the leg kick. Less fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it. Musashi flicks out a counter leg kick but Less steps away. Musashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Less if he has to take too many more of those.
Less throws a leg kick that misses. Musashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Less avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Musashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Less lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Musashi misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Less finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Musashi scores with a jab to the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Musashi. Less catches Musashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Less blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Musashi lands with a good body shot. Musashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Less. Musashi drops his hands momentarily and Less takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Musashi misses with a leg kick. Musashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Musashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Less lands a nice shot that snaps Musashi's head back.
Less with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Less throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range. A little jabbing left from Musashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Less. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy. Less wants to slow Musashi down by chopping away at his legs. Less tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it. Musashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Less moves out of range as Musashi strikes. Less throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Musashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Less is looking to chop away at Musashi's legs. Less scores with a jab to the body. Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Less. The fighters circling - Less throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Musashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Less scores with a push kick. Less stuns Musashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Less with the inside leg kick. Less throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Less.
A swing and a miss from Musashi. Both fighters circling a little - Less finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Musashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Less with a hook. Musashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big right from Musashi misses. Less moves out of range of the strikes. Less rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Musashi counters with a left to the body. Less tries to clinch up. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy. Less is looking to land body kicks. The fighters circle momentarily. Less darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Musashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Musashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Less. Less throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily. Musashi misses with a body shot.
Less is looking to score with low kicks. Less scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Musashi doesn't seem bothered though. Musashi walks into a stiff left hand from Less. Less misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Less moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMusashi. Less looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range. Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Less uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Musashi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Less has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Less and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Less motions for Musashi to come forward. Less throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Less fails in his attempt to clinch. Less scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Less missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Less uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi. Less was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Musashi tried to score with a low kick but Less checks it. Less steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musashi. Musashi misses with a hook. Less ducked under it nicely. Less is looking to chop away at Musashi's legs. A bone on bone clash there as Less blocks the leg kick.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Less sees it coming and avoids it easily. Less wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Musashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Less connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Less lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily. Good leg kick by Less. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Name Less had his way with Miyamoto Musashi in that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! Musashi moves out of range as Less throws a body kick.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Musashi connects with a body shot. Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Less cracks Musashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A jab from Less misses. Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Less connects with a crisp jab. Musashi throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Musashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Less thumps Musashi with a low kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Less scores with a decent looking hook. Musashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Musashi throws a body shot but no joy. This has been an exciting period of action! Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Less was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi. Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Less blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Musashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Less. Musashi misses with a body kick. Less throws a low kick but Musashi moves out of range easily. Less uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi. Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Less. Less looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range. Less lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Less sees it coming and avoids it easily. Less throws a hook but Musashi blocks it. Musashi connects with the punch. Decent striking displayed by Less there. Musashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Less lands the left hand. Less throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily. Musashi throws out a counter right but Less avoids it with no problem. Musashi tries to work over Less's front leg with a kick but Less checks it. Less with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Musashi throws a low kick but Less avoids it. Musashi connects with a crisp jab. A decent looking body kick lands there for Less. Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Musashi swings for the body but Less moves out of range.
Less tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Musashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Musashi thows a leg kick but Less checks it and Less counters with a right hand to the body. Musashi moves out of range as Less strikes. Musashi throws a hook but Less blocks it. Musashi throws a low kick but Less moves out of range easily. Less takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses. Less throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi scores with a jab to the head.
Less misses with a body kick. A head kick misses from Less. Less throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Less jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Musashi scores with a jab. Less acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice defenses there by Less. Musashi cracks Less with a good jab. A cross from Less lands. Musashi is looking to chop away at Less's legs. Musashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Musashi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Musashi throws a leg kick that misses. Less is looking to counter punch. Musashi misses with an uppercut. Less tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Musashi is able to avoid easily. Musashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Less throws a low kick but it's checked well by Musashi. Less throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and checks it nicely. Less tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Less. Less walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Musashi closes the distance and lands a one-two. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Musashi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Musashi misses. Musashi blocks a head kick by Less.
Musashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Musashi moves away from the strike by Less. Less looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away. Musashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Less in the body. Musashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Less throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Musashi misses. Less pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Musashi misses with a body shot.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Less uses good head movement to avoid it. Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Less was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi. Less looks for the body kick but Musashi saw that one coming. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Less pushes Musashi away with a front kick. Nice body punch from Less. Musashi lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Name Less. I think Less 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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pop
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