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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Angles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curt Angles!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Milani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Milani working the head and body with strikes.
Angles is trying to stand back up but Milani is controlling him
Angles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Milani wants to pass to mount but Angles is defending the position.
Milani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Milani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angles defending well though.
Milani lands strikes from half guard.
Angles is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Angles is pressing down on Milani's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milani.
Milani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Milani scoring with some ground and pound.
Milani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Milani makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Milani stopping the sweep attempt from Angles.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angles is trying to control the position but Milani postures up.
Angles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Milani landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Milani's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angles trying to keep a closed guard but Milani is proving a slippery customer.
Milani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Angles looks gassed!
Milani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Angles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milani passes into half guard.
Angles is looking to control Milani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Angles avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Milani there.
Milani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Angles is trying to maintain the position but Milani is very close to passing his half guard.
Milani wants to pass the guard but Angles is defending well.
Milani working Angles over with strikes.
Angles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Milani is working away from the top position though.
Milani is nestled in close to Angles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Angles taking some punishment here, with Milani in his half guard.
Milani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Milani drops an elbow to the side of Angles's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani stops Angles from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milani wants to pass to mount but Angles is defending the position.
Milani is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Milani slips a nice elbow through Angles's hands, connecting with Angles's forehead.
Angles misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Angles wants to get back to his feet.
Milani drops an elbow to the side of Angles's head.
Angles is looking to improve his position.
Milani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Milani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Milani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angles's waist but Angles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Milani off to one side.
Angles stuffs the takedown attempt from Milani. Milani gets slowly back to his feet.
Angles darts in and clinches Milani up against the cage.
Angles jumps guard and drags Milani to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Angles wants to get back to his feet but Milani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Milani landing with the ground and pound.
Milani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angles working a defensive guard here.
Angles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Milani throwing strikes from guard but Angles blocks nicely.
Angles is trying to keep Milani in close.
Milani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milani throws a strike but Angles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Milani throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Milani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Milani doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Milani lands some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angles moves in looking to clinch but Milani pushes him off.
Milani shoots for a takedown but Angles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Milani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angles doesn't manage to clinch there - Milani circles away.
Leo Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Milani throws a strike from the bottom but Angles passes into side control!
Angles is looking to take a break and control but Milani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Angles on the ground.
Milani is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani is trying to strike from the bottom but Angles has passed into full mount.
Angles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Milani throwing hammer fists to the chest of Angles. What's that going to do exactly?
Angles blocks Milani's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Angles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Milani working to try and regain half guard.
Milani throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Milani is wriggling around trying to escape.
Angles with shots to the head and body - Milani looks very uncomfortable down there.
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milani is working hard here to advance position.
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Angles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Milani gets the takedown into side control.
Angles defending against the ground and pound.
Milani cracks Angles with a big elbow.
Angles sneaks back into half guard.
Milani throws a strike but Angles avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Angles working a defensive guard here.
Milani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milani throws a strike but Angles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Milani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angles's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milani throws a strike but Angles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Milani striking from the bottom.
Angles passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Milani missing with punches from the bottom.
Angles moves nicely into side control.
Milani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Milani is throwing a few token shots, despite Angles being in side control.
Milani sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Milani tries to roll over but Angles keeps him under control.
Milani flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Angles wants to stand up but Milani is controlling the position.
Milani flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Angles tries to clinch up.
Milani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Milani drops an elbow to the side of Angles's head.
Milani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Angles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Milani scores with a couple of nice shots.
Milani drops an elbow to the side of Angles's head.
Milani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Milani 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.
Leo Milani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Milani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angles wants to improve his position but Milani is controlling well.
Angles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angles tries to clinch but Milani moves out of range.
Angles misses with a looping right.
Milani has his takedown stuffed
and Angles counters with an outside leg kick.
Angles tries to clinch up.
Milani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Angles pinned against the cage. Angles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Milani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Angles counters with a single leg into guard. Milani didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Milani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angles's guard.
Angles looking for a guillotine here but Milani defends easily.
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 Leo Milani.
I think Milani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Milani!
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