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Event:
Havoc Rebirth
Date: Jan 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Musashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
George lands a body shot.
Musashi cracks the inside of George's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Musashi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
George takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George throws a leg kick that misses.
Musashi throws an off balance right hand
and George counters with a straight right hand.
George lands a jab.
George is looking to slow Musashi down with leg kicks.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped George in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musashi's sensitive parts.
George throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
George moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
George is trying to counter with his kicks.#T1#
George takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tearrius George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George stuns Musashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George connects with a right hand. Musashi shakes it off.
George throws a right and a left that Musashi avoids nicely.
Musashi throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
George throws a body kick that misses.
George missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
George misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Musashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George 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.
George lands with a nice combination. Musashi backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George lands with a nice body punch.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
A swing and a miss from George.#T2#
A shot to the liver by George. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George is looking to slow Musashi down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts George, as that shot connected.
George looks to land a combination but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
George throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side.
Musashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
George has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Musashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
George tries a quick counter leg kick but Musashi is wise to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Musashi - that will leave a mark!
#T3#
Musashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
George scores with a nice strike.
George blocks the body kick.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi scores with a nice strike.
George ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
George throws a chopping leg kick but Musashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Musashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Musashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Musashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
George feints and then cracks Musashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musashi down.
George has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi moves out of range of the body kick from George.
George throws a leg kick but Musashi checks it.
George looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL#
Musashi closes the distance and pushes George back into the cage.
George lands with a right to the head.
Musashi wants a takedown but no success here.
Musashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Musashi or not.
Musashi is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George scores with a shot to the side of Musashi's head.
Musashi jumps guard but George stands there with Musashi around his waist. Musashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George gets through Musashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George gets underhooks to prevent Musashi's takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
Musashi is breathing heavily.
Musashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by George.
Musashi takes one to the chin there.#ROC2#
Musashi is rocked!
George scores with a body shot.
Oh Musashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi ducks into an uppercut from George and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tearrius George!
Tearrius George was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
GFC 58: Souza vs Walian
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Musashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Austin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Musashi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Austin misses the jab.
Musashi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Musashi defending well as Austin loads up on a big left hand.
Austin misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Musashi does no damage.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Austin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Musashi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Austin throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musashi.#T1#
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi misses the body punch
and Austin counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Austin lands but Musashi takes it in his stride.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Austin lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily.
Austin throws a hook but Musashi blocks it.
Nice cross by Austin.
Austin clobbers Musashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Musashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
Musashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Austin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Austin won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Austin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Musashi is pulling down on Austin's head. It's preventing any offense from Austin, at least for the moment.
Musashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard. #REVR##T3#
Musashi won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Musashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Musashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Musashi throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Austin wants to sweep here but Musashi controlling him for the moment.
Austin has Musashi pulled in close to control his posture.
Musashi throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Austin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Austin working for a triangle but Musashi defends it easily.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musashi being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Landon Austin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Austin misses with a low kick.
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
Austin 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.
Musashi throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Austin throws a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Austin slips under a jab.
Musashi throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Austin counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Austin.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
A little feinted left hand from Musashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Musashi misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Austin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Musashi on the side of the head. #T1#
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Austin lands with a hook. Musashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD#
Musashi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Musashi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Musashi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Austin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Austin is looking to reverse the position.
Austin manages to get back to half guard.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin trying to control here.
Musashi is stalling here. Austin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Musashi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Austin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Austin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Musashi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Musashi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Musashi gets back to full guard.
Austin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Musashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
My spies in RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu inform me that Austin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Musashi has Austin pulled in close to control his posture.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Musashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Musashi.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Musashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin lands a couple of elbows.
Musashi keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Musashi off the cage and back into range.
Musashi lands a jab to Austin's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Austin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Musashi swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Musashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Musashi blocks a low kick nicely.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Austin.
A jab from Musashi finds it's way through Austin's defenses.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Austin.
Musashi scores with a jab.
Musashi is looking to slow Austin down with leg kicks.
Musashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Musashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#ROC2#
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Austin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Musashi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Austin!
Landon Austin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GFC 53: Hoyce vs Virastuk
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Musashi thows a leg kick but Jaysimpson checks it #TD#
and Jaysimpson counters with a takedown into side control.
Musashi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Musashi dodges the ground and pound from Jaysimpson.
Musashi manages to get back to half guard.
Jaysimpson wants to free his trapped foot but Musashi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Musashi tries to get to full guard but Jaysimpson has control of the leg.
Jaysimpson misses with a head shot. Musashi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jaysimpson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Musashi, not yet.
Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Jaysimpson working some strikes from top position.
Jaysimpson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaysimpson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Musashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaysimpson throwing strikes from guard but Musashi blocks nicely.
Jaysimpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musashi is keeping the position for now.
Musashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jaysimpson throwing strikes but missing.
Jaysimpson trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Jaysimpson postures up. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jaysimpson trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaysimpson distracts Musashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaysimpson tries to free his leg and advance position but Musashi is retaining full guard.
Musashi keeping moving, preventing Jaysimpson from controlling successfully.
Jaysimpson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jaysimpson won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Musashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaysimpson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Jaysimpson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Jaysimpson keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Jaysimpson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jaysimpson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T3#
Musashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Musashi is looking to control Jaysimpson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Musashi avoid being mounted?
Musashi tries to roll over but Jaysimpson keeps him under control.
Jaysimpson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jaysimpson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Musashi tries to get to full guard but Jaysimpson has control of the leg.
Jaysimpson working Musashi over with strikes. #SUB#
Jaysimpson seems to be looking for submissions.
#T4##SUB#
Jaysimpson is looking for a kimura here.
Jaysimpson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jaysimpson wants to pass to mount but Musashi is defending the position.
Jaysimpson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaysimpson working over Musashi with some ground and pound. Musashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Jaysimpson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Jaysimpson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Jaysimpson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaysimpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaysimpson misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #CL#
Jaysimpson clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Musashi looks for the body kick but Jaysimpson saw that one coming. #CL#
Jaysimpson gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Musashi has hold of one of Jaysimpson's legs. Jaysimpson is fighting the takedown attempt but Musashi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Musashi trying to control but Jaysimpson is working from the bottom.
Jaysimpson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Musashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Musashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Musashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaysimpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Musashi throws an elbow that misses. Jaysimpson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musashi's guard. Nice move by Jaysimpson!#REVR#
Jaysimpson trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi controlling the position.
Musashi working a defensive guard here.
Jaysimpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaysimpson works over Musashi with some ground and pound from guard.
Musashi wants to sweep here but Jaysimpson controlling him for the moment.
Homer Jaysimpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Musashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaysimpson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jaysimpson is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaysimpson defends it easily.
Jaysimpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaysimpson is working Musashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jaysimpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Jaysimpson landing with the ground and pound.
Musashi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaysimpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaysimpson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jaysimpson postures up in Musashi's guard and throws a big left but Musashi blocks it.
Jaysimpson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaysimpson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaysimpson trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Jaysimpson stands and throws Musashi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jaysimpson scoring with punches from side control. #T4#
Jaysimpson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Musashi is avoiding damage well.
#SUB#
Jaysimpson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Jaysimpson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Musashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Musashi is looking to regain half guard here but Jaysimpson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jaysimpson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Musashi some visible discomfort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lull in the action here as Jaysimpson stalls from top position.
Musashi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Jaysimpson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Jaysimpson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Jaysimpson forces Musashi back against the cage and clinches.
Jaysimpson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaysimpson working aggressively here.
Jaysimpson tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Jaysimpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaysimpson working aggressively here.
#TD2#
Musashi manages to pull guard.
Jaysimpson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Musashi's head.
Jaysimpson throws an elbow that misses. Musashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jaysimpson's guard. Nice move by Musashi!#REVB#
Musashi throws a strike but Jaysimpson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Musashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaysimpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but Jaysimpson is proving a slippery customer.
Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaysimpson postures up and lands a big shot to Musashi's brow. #ROC#
Musashi is rocked!
Jaysimpson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Musashi covers up, he's hurt! Jaysimpson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jaysimpson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jaysimpson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homer Jaysimpson!
Homer Jaysimpson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
GFC 46: Wong vs Lockyer
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baroni throws an elbow but misses.
Baroni stalling.
#BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Baroni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baroni.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Musashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Musashi blocks the leg kick.
Baroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Musashi defending well as Baroni loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Baroni has closed the distance and engaged Musashi in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baroni.
Musashi blocks a body shot from Baroni.
Musashi is trying to drag Baroni to the mat but Baroni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baroni stalling the fight.
Musashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Musashi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baroni can't fight it off and eventually Musashi manages to take the fight to the floor. Baroni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Musashi looking to sit in guard and control but Baroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
Baroni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baroni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi keeping full guard, as Baroni tries to pass.
Musashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Baroni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Musashi has his hands on Baroni's head, controlling the position.
Baroni won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Musashi has Baroni pulled in close to control his posture.
Baroni looking to pass the guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baroni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baroni preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Musashi misses with a body kick.
Baroni misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Baroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Baroni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musashi doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Baroni slips a straight right by Musashi.
Baroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Musashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Baroni pushes Musashi off and gets back to his feet.
Baroni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi throws a right hand that Baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baroni also avoids with ease.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Baroni slams his shin into Musashi's torso.
Baroni slips a straight right by Musashi.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Baroni connects with a single shot there.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baroni.
Baroni wants to land a leg kick but Musashi is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Musashi misses.
Musashi moves forwards but Baroni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Musashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi tries to clinch but Baroni is having none of it.
Musashi throws a low kick but Baroni moves out of range easily.
Tommaso Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni checks a low kick from Musashi.
Musashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baroni walks into a jab.
Baroni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Musashi is out of range and Baroni settles back down. #CL#
Baroni moves into the clinch.
Baroni misses with the head strike.
Musashi is trying to force a seperation but Baroni has the dominant position.#T2#
Baroni is leaning against Musashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Musashi wants to take the fight to the mat but Baroni manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baroni has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Baroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baroni pushes Musashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Baroni scores with a jab to the body.
Baroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Musashi eats them both and turns towards Baroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Baroni lands with a nice body punch.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Baroni.
Baroni lands a nice hook to Musashi's body. Musashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommaso Baroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Baroni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Baroni throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Musashi slips a straight right by Baroni.
Musashi scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Musashi blocks the leg kick.
#CL#
Baroni clinches with his opponent.
Baroni pushes off an throws an elbow but Musashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baroni throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Baroni lands a nice shot to the body.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Baroni walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baroni connects with a crisp jab.
Musashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
Baroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baroni is able to avoid easily.
Musashi lands a jab.
Baroni lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily.
Baroni misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni swings widly with a right hand
and Musashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baroni thinking.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Baroni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Baroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Baroni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni lands with a straight right. Musashi didn't see that one coming.
Baroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Baroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
Baroni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
Baroni thumps Musashi with a low kick.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Baroni closes the distance and pushes Musashi back into the cage.#T1#
Baroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Musashi in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baroni.
Musashi avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Baroni tries to stall but Musashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baroni misses with an elbow strike.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baroni stalling in the clinch but Musashi improves position.
Baroni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Musashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.#TD2#
Musashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tommaso Baroni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Musashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baroni's guard. #REVB#
Musashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Baroni is looking to stand up but Musashi isn't so interested in that idea.
Baroni controlling the position.
Musashi trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baroni is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Musashi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Baroni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tommaso Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni trying to control the pace.
Baroni prevents Musashi from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Musashi won't allow Baroni to pass to mount.
Baroni controlling the action here.
Musashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but Baroni is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baroni's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Musashi trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi keeping full guard, as Baroni tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommaso Baroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baroni 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Baroni!
Our winner, Tommaso Baroni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Musashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Musashi pulls guard effortlessly.
McHale distracts Musashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Musashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McHale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McHale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Musashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McHale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 controlling McHale's posture.
McHale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
McHale stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Musashi has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! McHale manages to get his head free but now Musashi has transitioned to an armbar! McHale grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Musashi! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miyamoto Musashi!
In his post fight interview, Miyamoto Musashi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
GFC 41: Victory
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1#
A left and a right from Musashi both land. Nice combination.
Matwijenko 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.
#CL2#
Musashi darts in and clinches Matwijenko up against the cage.
Musashi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matwijenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big left from Matwijenko misses. #TD2#
Musashi gets a double leg takedown into Matwijenko's guard.
Musashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Musashi tries for a kimura but Matwijenko is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi trying to control the action but Matwijenko is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matwijenko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Musashi throwing strikes but Matwijenko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #T1#
Musashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matwijenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi wants to control but Matwijenko postures up.
Matwijenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matwijenko trying to control the position but Musashi is working away.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Musashi keeps Matwijenko under control for a moment.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matwijenko tries to move to mount but Musashi blocks the move with his legs.
Musashi tries to improve position but can't.
Matwijenko trying to control the position but Musashi is working away.
Matwijenko lands a few punches from side control.
Matwijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musashi keeps working. #T3#
Matwijenko working away.
Musashi tries to improve position but can't.
Matwijenko trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Musashi is trying to get back to half guard.
Matwijenko controlling the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Musashi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Musashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Musashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Musashi throws a strike but Matwijenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#ES#
Matwijenko has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Musashi has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Musashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matwijenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matwijenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Musashi is looking for a takedown.
Musashi has Matwijenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Matwijenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Iwan Matwijenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matwijenko walks away with a smile on his face. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matwijenko looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matwijenko 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.
Musashi lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matwijenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Iwan Matwijenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Musashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Musashi misses with the combination.
Matwijenko motions for Musashi to come forward. Matwijenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matwijenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Musashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matwijenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Matwijenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Matwijenko stops a takedown attempt from Musashi.
Iwan Matwijenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matwijenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matwijenko misses with a knee strike.
Matwijenko scores with a shot to the side of Musashi's head.
Matwijenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Matwijenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##TD2#
Musashi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Musashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Matwijenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Musashi throws a strike but Matwijenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Musashi throws an elbow that misses. Matwijenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musashi's guard. Nice move by Matwijenko!#REVR#
Matwijenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Matwijenko postures up.
Iwan Matwijenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matwijenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2#
Matwijenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Musashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Musashi pulls Matwijenko in to control the position.
Matwijenko throwing strikes but missing.
Matwijenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matwijenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matwijenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Musashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matwijenko's guard. #REVB##T3#
Musashi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matwijenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi pushing down on Matwijenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Musashi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Musashi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matwijenko's head.
Musashi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Musashi throws a strike but Matwijenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Matwijenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Musashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Musashi trying to control but Matwijenko is working from the bottom.
Matwijenko wants to get back to his feet but Musashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Musashi scores with a takedown into Matwijenko's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Matwijenko keeps moving.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matwijenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matwijenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi wants to clinch
enabling Matwijenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi staying out of range there.
Musashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Musashi looks to move away, Matwijenko throws a big counter combo but Musashi just gets out of the way.
Matwijenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left lands for Matwijenko.#CUT#
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Matwijenko circles away.
Matwijenko throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matwijenko is fending him off so far but Musashi persists. Nope, Matwijenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Iwan Matwijenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matwijenko tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matwijenko to the ground. Matwijenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Musashi tries to clinch but Matwijenko is having none of it.
Matwijenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Matwijenko misses.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Matwijenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Matwijenko.
Matwijenko stuffs the takedown.
Musashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Musashi is defended easily by Matwijenko.
Musashi blocks a jab.
Musashi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Iwan Matwijenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matwijenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matwijenko throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matwijenko sets himself, and Musashi steps forward looking for the clinch! Matwijenko avoids it this time.
Musashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matwijenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Musashi somewhat.
Matwijenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Musashi if he has to take too many more of those.
#T2#
Nice takedown defense from Matwijenko. No joy for Musashi on that attempt.
Musashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matwijenko counters with a two punch combo.
Matwijenko cracks Musashi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Musashi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Matwijenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Musashi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwan Matwijenko!
Iwan Matwijenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
GFC 34: No Mercy
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Musashi slips under a jab from Young.
Musashi wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Musashi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Musashi getting side control.#SUB#
Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Musashi.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.
Musashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Musashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Musashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Musashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Musashi moves nicely into side control. #SUB#
Musashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Young knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Musashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Musashi in side control, throwing shots but Young defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Young prevents Musashi from moving into mount.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Musashi throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Young struggling a bit here.
Musashi in side control, throwing shots but Young defends.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Musashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Musashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB#
Musashi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.
Musashi working away.
Musashi wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Young felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Young dodges the ground and pound from Musashi.
Young is trying to get back to half guard.
Musashi with the ground and pound but Young regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #T3#
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musashi is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Musashi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Musashi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Musashi looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Musashi avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Musashi unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Young really wants to buck Musashi off and get back to his feet. #T4#
Musashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Musashi misses with some ground and pound and Young recovers position to half guard.
Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Musashi.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Musashi postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Musashi trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Musashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Musashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Musashi off to one side.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Musashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with a low kick.
Musashi blocks a jab.
Young misses the jab.
Musashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Musashi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi slips a straight right by Young.
Nice shot lands for Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Musashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Musashi somewhat.#T1#
Musashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Musashi walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Young misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young 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.
Musashi attempts a counter takedown but Young avoids it well and moves away.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Young defends well and Musashi ends up having to push Young into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Musashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Musashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD#
Musashi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Young tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Musashi is in Young's guard.#ES2#
Young scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Musashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage. #TD#
Musashi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Musashi is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Musashi stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing.
Young wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyamoto Musashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Young 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.
Musashi looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Musashi has a closed guard, preventing Young from standing up.
Musashi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.#T4#
Musashi is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
Musashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Musashi trying to control but Young postures up.
Musashi wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Musashi is holding on to half guard well.
Musashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Musashi ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
Musashi takes one to the chin there.#TD#
Musashi shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Musashi throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely. #ES2#
Young kicks Musashi off and gets to his feet.
Musashi tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Young gets caught napping as Musashi dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Young scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T1#
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Musashi shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Young.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Young misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Young misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young misses with a straight left.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Musashi instigates a clinch.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi checks a low kick from Young.
Musashi feinted with a counter takedown.
Musashi defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Musashi persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.#T3#
Young throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young misses with a looping right.
Musashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Musashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Musashi. #ES2#
Young is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Young works on Musashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Musashi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Musashi manages to end up in side control.#ES2#
Young explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T4#
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Young.
Musashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young thuds his right hand into Musashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Musashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Young gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Musashi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
After winning the bout, Ernst Young thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GFC 27: Versus
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Lockyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Lockyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
Musashi fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Musashi.
Lockyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lockyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lockyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Musashi has double underhooks. #BC2#
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Lockyer tenderised Musashi's leg. Musashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lockyer throws a right hand that Musashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Musashi also avoids with ease.
Musashi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Musashi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Musashi rushes Lockyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lockyer misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Lockyer breaks the clinch.
Musashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lockyer counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Musashi tries to clinch there but Lockyer circles away.
Lockyer is looking to chop away at Musashi's legs. #TD2#
Musashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Lockyer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Musashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lockyer defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lockyer misses the target.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Musashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Musashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lockyer working aggressively here.
#T2##BC#
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musashi with the counter takedown but Lockyer avoids it easily.#CL2#
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer lands with a shot to the body.
Musashi is looking to clinch but Lockyer is avoiding it.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches up with Lockyer, looking for a takedown. Musashi pushes Lockyer against the cage but Lockyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darren Lockyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lockyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Lockyer throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Musashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lockyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.#T3#
A low kick from Lockyer misses #TD2#
and Musashi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lockyer's guard.#ES#
Lockyer pushes Musashi off and gets back to his feet.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lockyer sprawls well. Lockyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet.#TD2#
Musashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Lockyer is keeping the position.
Musashi preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Musashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4##SUB2#
Musashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lockyer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Musashi, into his guard. #REVR#
Lockyer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SU#
Lockyer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Musashi, up you get!
Lockyer closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Musashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing.
Lockyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Lockyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lockyer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lockyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD2#
Musashi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lockyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Musashi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lockyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Musashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Musashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyamoto Musashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lockyer controlling Musashi's posture.
Musashi throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Lockyer keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Lockyer keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lockyer holds on and takes a little breather.
Musashi lands a couple of digs.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lockyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musashi preventing the sweep.
Lockyer keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Musashi with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Musashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musashi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
Lockyer swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Lockyer catches Musashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Musashi closes the distance but Lockyer moves to the side
and Lockyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lockyer throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Musashi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Musashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lockyer as he jumps to the side.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lockyer tries to land a front kick but Musashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T3#
Lockyer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lockyer throws a hook but Musashi blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Musashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lockyer 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.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Lockyer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Musashi falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lockyer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GFC 20: Carter vs Miller 2
Date: Jul 20, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Pick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Pick gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pick wants to control but Musashi is keeping him busy.
Musashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Musashi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Musashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Musashi postures up and lands a big shot to Pick's brow.
Musashi won't allow Pick to sweep him here.
Musashi advances position into side control!
Musashi moves into full mount! #T1#
Musashi looking to finish with strikes here!
Musashi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pick tries to hold on but Musashi postures up.
Musashi misses with a head shot.
Pick can't escape the position.
Musashi misses with a head shot.
Pick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Musashi looking to finish with strikes here!
Musashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Musashi unloads with some shots from mount but Pick bucks and avoids them well.
Pick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Musashi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Musashi is in the full mount, landing strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Musashi punching from mount but Pick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Musashi wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pick tries to lock up and control but Musashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Musashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pick is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Pick avoids a series of strikes thrown by Musashi.
Pick blocking the ground and pound.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pick tries to lock up and control but Musashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi punching from mount but Pick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Musashi looking to land elbow strikes but Pick uses the position to regain half guard.
Musashi moves nicely into side control.
Pick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pick stops Musashi from passing to mount. #T4#
Pick gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Musashi wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely.
Pick is trying desperately to improve position.
Pick blocking the ground and pound.
Pick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Musashi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Musashi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#CUT#
That has opened up Steve Pick's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Musashi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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 Steve Pick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Pick misses with a body punch
and Pick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
The cut above Steve Pick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Pick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pick thinks about the counter body kick.#TD#
Pick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyamoto Musashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Musashi advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick is trying to improve his position.
Pick is still trying to improve position.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Pick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Musashi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Musashi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Musashi working the ground and pound but Pick is defending the strikes.
Pick stops Musashi from passing to mount.
Pick is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Musashi.
Musashi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pick is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Musashi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pick is trying to escape the position but Musashi is controlling the position.
Musashi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB#
Musashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Musashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pick defending against the ground and pound.
Pick parries the strikes from Musashi easily there. Musashi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pick to escape.
Musashi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T3#
Musashi tries to advance to mount but Pick instead regains half guard.
Pick trying to control from the bottom.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Musashi tries to pass to full mount but Pick defends it.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pick is trying to get back to full guard.
Pick moves into full guard.
Musashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Musashi is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Musashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pick controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Musashi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pick's head.#CUT#
Steve Pick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Pick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Steve Pick had this to say: 'Please Santito Please do not boot my ass from the squad... I promise to win the next 5'.
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Event:
GFC 11: Strategos vs Trujillo
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#TD#
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. #T1#
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!#REVB#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
Soderberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
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.#TD#
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!
#R2#
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.#TD2#
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. #T1#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Soderberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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#TD#
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. #T1#
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.#SUB2#
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.
#T2#
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.
#ROC#
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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Event:
GFC 6: Horse vs Halko
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Meritähti shows good takedown defense.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Musashi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Musashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meritähti swivels and escapes.#TD#
Meritähti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Musashi sprawls well initially but Meritähti persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Musashi manages to escape and get back to his feet! #TD2#
Musashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meritähti is keeping the position for now.
Musashi throws an elbow that misses. Meritähti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musashi's guard. Nice move by Meritähti!#REVR#
Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meritähti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meritähti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meritähti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Musashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Meritähti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Musashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meritähti is working Musashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Musashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meritähti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meritähti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meritähti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meritähti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meritähti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meritähti is in close to Musashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meritähti throws a strike but Musashi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Musashi postures up in Meritähti's guard and throws a big left but Meritähti blocks it.
Musashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meritähti wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.
Meritähti keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
Meritähti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Musashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Musashi advances position into side control!
Meritähti regains half guard, as Musashi was trying to land strikes. #T3#
Meritähti is looking to escape.
Musashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Musashi working Meritähti over with strikes.
Musashi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Musashi wants to stand up but Meritähti has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Meritähti wants to get back to his feet.
Meritähti is not content to let Musashi control the position.
Musashi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
Musashi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Musashi with good strikes from the mount here!
Musashi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#ROC2#
Meritähti is rocked!
Musashi throws some wild stikes that Meritähti manages to avoid easily.
Oh Meritähti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi throws some wild stikes that Meritähti manages to avoid easily.
Meritähti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Meritähti seems to have got his legs back now.
Musashi breaks from Meritähti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Meritähti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Musashi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Meritähti wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
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.
#R2##TD2#
Musashi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Musashi lands a couple of digs.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meritähti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Meritähti has wrist control.
Musashi stops Meritähti from standing up.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Meritähti is keeping the position.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Musashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Musashi prevents Meritähti from getting back to his feet.
Musashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meritähti 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 stops Meritähti from standing up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T1#
Musashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meritähti defends it nicely.#CL2#
Musashi forces Meritähti back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Meritähti gets a trip takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Musashi kicks off Meritähti and gets to his feet. #TD#
Meritähti shoots in and gets a takedown into Musashi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi 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.
Meritähti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Musashi 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.#T2#
Meritähti trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meritähti preventing the sweep.
Meritähti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meritähti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miyamoto Musashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Musashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meritähti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES2#
Musashi is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Meritähti presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2#
Musashi decides to pull guard.
Meritähti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meritähti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Musashi 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.
Meritähti wants to stand but Musashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Musashi keeping full guard, as Meritähti tries to pass.
Musashi trying to control the position.
Meritähti throws an elbow that misses. Musashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meritähti's guard. Nice move by Musashi!#REVB#
Meritähti keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully. #T4##SU2#
Musashi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meritähti, up you get! #TD2#
Musashi gets the takedown into side control.
Meritähti is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Musashi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Meritähti's legs.
Meritähti is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Musashi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Musashi throwing strikes but Meritähti manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Meritähti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Musashi down.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Meritähti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meritähti misses with some punches.
Musashi takes a shot to the head.
Musashi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meritähti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Musashi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meritähti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Musashi can't find room to land a body shot as Meritähti controls the action.
#TD#
Meritähti gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Musashi regains guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meritähti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Musashi trying to control the position.
Musashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Meritähti wants to stand but Musashi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meritähti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Musashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Meritähti has gone for a leg lock! Musashi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Meritähti's guard.#REVB#
Musashi throws an elbow that misses. Meritähti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musashi's guard. Nice move by Meritähti!#REVR#
Meritähti throws an elbow that misses. Musashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meritähti's guard. Nice move by Musashi!#REVB#
Musashi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meritähti's guard.
Meritähti is trying to stand.
#T2#
Musashi throws a strike but Meritähti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Musashi lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Musashi distracts Meritähti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Meritähti wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Meritähti is retaining full guard.
Miyamoto Musashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Musashi throwing strikes but missing.
Meritähti is wriggling around but Musashi manages to pass to half guard.
Musashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meritähti defending well though.
Musashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Musashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Musashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meritähti keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Musashi connects with a nice short shot to Meritähti's temple. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meritähti tries to kick Musashi off but Musashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Musashi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Meritähti reverses the position - he's now on top in Musashi's guard.
Meritähti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musashi seems keen to control Meritähti's posture.
Meritähti stands up over Musashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meritähti being controlled here momentarily.
Jaako Meritähti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 Jaako Meritähti.
I think Musashi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##KD#
Musashi lands a left and a right that send Trezeguet crashing to the mat, dazed. Musashi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Trezeguet tries to score with a low kick but Musashi moves his leg out of the way.
OH! Trezeguet has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Musashi smells blood and charges in for the finish! Musashi unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Trezeguet sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miyamoto Musashi!
A very excited looking Miyamoto Musashi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
ROV 68
Date: Apr 20, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Steele throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Musashi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steele is in Musashi's guard.
Steele trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Steele won't allow Musashi to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Musashi is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Steele is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Musashi has his hands clasped together but Steele extends and breaks Musashi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Steele!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Steele made sure he mentioned SP Ultimate Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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