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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 2058 p4p, 4097 weight class) and Kody Harbrant (ranked 217 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kody Harbrant!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi throws a nice looking combination but Harbrant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harbrant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harbrant throws a right hand that Musashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Musashi also avoids with ease.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Musashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Musashi slips a jab and a cross from Harbrant.
Harbrant scores with a hook to the body. Musashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Harbrant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Musashi defends it well.
Musashi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harbrant backs up against the cage.
It looks like Kody Harbrant has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbrant throws a nice looking combination but Musashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harbrant slips a jab and a cross from Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harbrant throws out the jab.
A combination from Harbrant does no damage.
Musashi misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harbrant 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 lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harbrant backs up against the cage.
Harbrant looks to land a combination. Musashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut lands for Harbrant. That snapped Musashi's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbrant misses with a wild combination.
Musashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Harbrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harbrant thows a leg kick but Musashi checks it
and Musashi counters with a left and a right that stings Harbrant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant fails to land the takedown.
Harbrant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harbrant throws a low kick but Musashi moves out of range easily.
As Harbrant looks to move away, Musashi throws a big counter combo but Harbrant just gets out of the way.
Musashi scores with a three punch combo!
Musashi tries to bum rush Harbrant with a series of wild strikes but Harbrant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Harbrant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musashi doesn't seem phased though.
Musashi blocks a leg kick.
Musashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harbrant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Musashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Musashi swinging wildly here.
Harbrant with the counter takedown but Musashi avoids it easily.
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Harbrant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harbrant throws a big shot that misses.
Harbrant looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Musashi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Musashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harbrant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harbrant misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Harbrant avoids them all with ease.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Harbrant moves out of range.
Harbrant feints the counter takedown.
Jab from Harbrant.
Harbrant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harbrant is trying to force a seperation but Musashi has the dominant position.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Musashi is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Musashi scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harbrant shoots in for a takedown but Musashi shows good takedown defense.
Miyamoto Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kody Harbrant.
Harbrant throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Harbrant misses with a double jab
and Musashi counters with a three punch combo that has Harbrant backing up. Harbrant nods at Musashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Harbrant is rocked!
Harbrant looks winded!
Harbrant tries to clinch but Musashi is having none of it.
Musashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Musashi misses with a double jab.
Harbrant feints the counter takedown.
Harbrant connects with a right hand. Musashi shakes it off.
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi misses with the combination.
Harbrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kody Harbrant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harbrant throws a right and a left that Musashi avoids nicely.
Harbrant misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto Musashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Musashi tries to bum rush Harbrant with a series of wild strikes but Harbrant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harbrant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Harbrant moves out of range.
Musashi leaves Harbrant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harbrant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harbrant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Musashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harbrant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Musashi defends it well.
A combination from Musashi does no damage.
Harbrant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harbrant throws a right hand that Musashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Musashi also avoids with ease.
Musashi tries to bum rush Harbrant with a series of wild strikes but Harbrant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Musashi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant misses with a right hand
and Musashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harbrant dives in and grabs Musashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Musashi pushes down on Harbrant's head and hops out.
Harbrant wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Musashi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harbrant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Harbrant.
Musashi is looking for a counter combo.
Musashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harbrant is breathing heavily.
Harbrant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Musashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Musashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harbrant circles away quickly and effectively.
Harbrant misses with a hook. Musashi ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Harbrant.
Harbrant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Musashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musashi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harbrant misses with a double jab.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harbrant just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi is looking for a counter combo.
Harbrant scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Harbrant does no damage.
Harbrant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harbrant.
Musashi is looking for a counter combo.
Harbrant misses with a right hand
and Musashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Musashi drops Harbrant with a right and a left! Musashi comes rushing in but Harbrant regains his composure and manages to keep Musashi in guard.
Harbrant is still in real trouble! Can Musashi finish him?
That has opened up Kody Harbrant's cut even more.
Musashi preventing the sweep.
Musashi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harbrant's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant seems to have recovered his senses.
Harbrant working a defensive guard here.
Musashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harbrant is proving hard to escape from.
Harbrant wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Harbrant has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harbrant trying to keep a closed guard but Musashi is proving a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harbrant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Musashi wants to get up but he can't break Harbrant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Harbrant wants to sweep but no luck.
Harbrant trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Musashi leaves Harbrant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miyamoto Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kody Harbrant.
Musashi slips under a jab.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Harbrant avoids them all with ease.
Musashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harbrant wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Musashi misses.
Musashi scores with a one two! Harbrant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kody Harbrant's cut.
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!
Harbrant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Harbrant misses
and Musashi counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Harbrant!
Harbrant is looking to control Musashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harbrant avoid being mounted?
Harbrant is looking to improve his position.
Harbrant gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbrant has his hands on Musashi's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbrant looking to control.
Musashi wants to stand but Harbrant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant wants to sweep here but Musashi controlling him for the moment.
Harbrant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harbrant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harbrant controlling the position.
Harbrant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Musashi wants to stand up but Harbrant is controlling him.
Harbrant controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Musashi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harbrant, into his guard.
Harbrant wants to sweep but no luck.
Harbrant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Musashi defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant controlling Musashi's posture.
Harbrant is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Musashi frees his head nicely. Oh but Harbrant has switched to an armbar! Musashi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kody Harbrant!
In defeat, Miyamoto Musashi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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