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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter Goodrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Goodrich slips the punch.
Musashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
Goodrich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goodrich has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Musashi after a bit of a struggle.
Goodrich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi is looking to chop away at Goodrich's legs.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goodrich in his tracks.
Goodrich avoids the head kick by Musashi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodrich. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Musashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodrich gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodrich avoids the elbow strike from Musashi, against the cage.
Musashi avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Musashi.
Goodrich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Musashi lands a body punch.
Musashi misses with a punch to the body.
Goodrich tries to score a body lock takedown but Musashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goodrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Goodrich circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodrich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Goodrich moves away from the strike by Musashi.
Goodrich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Musashi taking some punishment here, with Goodrich in his half guard.
Goodrich controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi trying to control here.
Goodrich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Musashi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goodrich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Musashi is looking to improve his position.
Goodrich throwing shots but Musashi is blocking nicely.
Goodrich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Musashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Musashi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Musashi wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Musashi wants to stand and escape but Goodrich is having none of it.
Goodrich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Goodrich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Goodrich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goodrich takes the fight into the clinch.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Goodrich avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Goodrich is looking to control Musashi's arms but Musashi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goodrich has his back to the cage.
Musashi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goodrich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goodrich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Goodrich checks it.
Goodrich motions for Musashi to come forward. Goodrich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi tries to land a leg kick but Goodrich saw it coming and moves away.
Goodrich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Goodrich blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goodrich.
Musashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Musashi blocks a head kick by Goodrich.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goodrich defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
Goodrich has Musashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodrich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Musashi to keep the fight standing.
Goodrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodrich has Musashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Musashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Goodrich circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodrich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goodrich misses with a wild combination.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodrich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodrich moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
Musashi tries a low kick but Goodrich avoids it.
Musashi looks for the body kick but Goodrich saw that one coming.
Musashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodrich tries for a takedown but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goodrich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goodrich shoots for a double leg takedown but Musashi sprawls well. He's pushed Goodrich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodrich doesn't seem bothered though.
Goodrich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goodrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Musashi is defending well.
Goodrich tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Musashi gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
Goodrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Musashi is defending well.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goodrich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Goodrich struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodrich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goodrich wants to take the fight to the mat but Musashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goodrich closes the distance and clinches up with Musashi, looking for a takedown. Goodrich pushes Musashi against the cage but Musashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodrich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goodrich tries to keep at a distance but Musashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodrich wants a takedown.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Musashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi slips under a jab from Goodrich.
Musashi scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goodrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodrich clinches up against the cage.
Musashi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goodrich is trying to pull guard but Musashi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goodrich working aggressively here.
Goodrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodrich can't find room to land a body shot as Musashi controls the action.
Musashi blocks an elbow strike from Goodrich.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Goodrich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goodrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Goodrich.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodrich is just out of range.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goodrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goodrich in his tracks.
Musashi tries to clinch but Goodrich is having none of it.
Musashi with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Musashi is looking to clinch but Goodrich is avoiding it.
Donk. Musashi catches Goodrich right on the button with a cross.
Musashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goodrich is looking to wear down Musashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musashi forces Goodrich back against the cage and clinches.
Musashi prevents the takedown attempt.
Goodrich can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Musashi.
Musashi taking a breather.
Walter Goodrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodrich misses with a knee to the head.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Goodrich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
Goodrich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miyamoto Musashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Goodrich back against the cage.
Goodrich misses with a punch to the body.
Goodrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
Goodrich has had enough of the clinch but Musashi keeps him there for the moment.
Goodrich can't find room to land a body shot as Musashi controls the action.
Goodrich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Musashi to keep the fight standing.
Musashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Musashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Goodrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter Goodrich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodrich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miyamoto Musashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Musashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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