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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Soderberg (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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205 lbs
20 - 21 - 0 |
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225 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soderberg.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soderberg.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Soderberg circles away.
Soderberg is looking for the big counter here.
Musashi looking to score a takedown here. Soderberg is defending well but Musashi drives through and ends up in Soderberg's guard.
Soderberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Musashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soderberg is keeping the position for now.
Soderberg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Musashi throwing strikes from guard but Soderberg blocks nicely.
Soderberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soderberg keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soderberg is adopting a defensive guard.
Soderberg keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soderberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi throws an elbow that misses. Soderberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musashi's guard. Nice move by Soderberg!
Musashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soderberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Musashi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Soderberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Musashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Soderberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soderberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soderberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Musashi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Musashi pulls Soderberg in to control the position.
Soderberg cracks Musashi with a solid left hand.
Soderberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Musashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soderberg.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soderberg controls the pace.
Musashi keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Soderberg working some strikes from top position.
Musashi has momentary wrist control but Soderberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Soderberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Musashi pulls Soderberg in close to prevent any damage.
Musashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Musashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soderberg misses with a kick to the body
and Musashi counters with a straight right hand.
Soderberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Musashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soderberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Musashi. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Soderberg wants to counter the offense by Musashi and move into the clinch position.
Musashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hjalmar Soderberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Musashi or perhaps it was just good defense by Soderberg, which made it look bad.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musashi shoots in and drives through. Soderberg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soderberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Musashi.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Musashi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soderberg cracks Musashi with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg is looking to take a break and control but Musashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Soderberg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg throws a strike aimed at the side of Musashi's head but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi struggling a bit here.
Soderberg misses with the ground and pound.
Musashi is looking for a sweep.
Soderberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Musashi regains half guard, as Soderberg was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg working Musashi over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to mount his opponent but Musashi defends it.
Soderberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soderberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Musashi has hold of Soderberg's hands but Soderberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soderberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soderberg with the ground and pound but Musashi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Soderberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Soderberg trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Hjalmar Soderberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Soderberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soderberg stopping the sweep attempt from Musashi.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Musashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Musashi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soderberg is controlling him.
Soderberg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soderberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soderberg.
Musashi wants to control but Soderberg is keeping busy.
Soderberg wants to pass to mount but Musashi is defending the position.
Musashi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Soderberg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soderberg postures up and lands a big shot to Musashi's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Musashi thuds a left hand into Soderberg's body.
Soderberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi moves in looking to clinch but Soderberg pushes him off.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soderberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soderberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Musashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Soderberg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Musashi's best efforts.
Musashi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Musashi works his way into side control.
Musashi misses with the ground and pound.
Musashi wants to control for a moment but Soderberg uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Musashi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soderberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Musashi.
Soderberg has his hands clasped together around Musashi's back. He's all about the action.
Soderberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soderberg is in trouble now - Musashi has advanced to mount!
Soderberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Musashi trying to control but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Soderberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Musashi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soderberg tries to lock up and control but Musashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Musashi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soderberg is rocked!
Soderberg tries to reverse the position but Musashi maintains control.
Soderberg is still in real trouble! Can Musashi finish him?
Musashi cracks Soderberg with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyamoto Musashi!
A less than humble Miyamoto Musashi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Hjalmar Soderberg spoke after the fight, saying 'This was my retirement-fight. Thank you for everything. My chin just didn't hold up in past fights.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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