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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tainaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku comes into the arena with Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi blaring out of the sound system. Tainaka has chosen BATTLE FUNKASTIC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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20
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makosa Michinoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tainaka!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tainaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Michinoku.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tainaka but Tainaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michinoku shoots in and bounces Tainaka off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Tainaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michinoku won't allow Tainaka to get back to his feet.
Michinoku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tainaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Michinoku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tainaka wants to sweep here but Michinoku controlling him for the moment.
Michinoku content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku looking to pass the guard.
Tainaka has momentary wrist control but Michinoku slips an elbow through the middle.
Tainaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michinoku thows a big elbow that misses.
Michinoku is pushing down on Tainaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tainaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Michinoku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Michinoku is controlling the pace.
Tainaka won't allow Michinoku to pass to mount.
Tainaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michinoku.
Michinoku wants to take a breather but Tainaka is having none of it.
Michinoku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tainaka wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michinoku trying to pass the guard but Tainaka defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Michinoku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tainaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michinoku fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tainaka sprawls well initially but Michinoku persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Michinoku is working for a kimura but Tainaka is defending it quite comfortably.
Tainaka wants to get back to full guard.
Michinoku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka won't allow Michinoku to pass to mount.
Michinoku is looking to take a break and control but Tainaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tainaka wants to get back to full guard.
Michinoku is trying to control the action in half guard but Tainaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tainaka is looking for a sweep. Michinoku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michinoku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tainaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michinoku moves away.
Michinoku slips under a jab from Tainaka.
Michinoku slips a straight right by Tainaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big left from Tainaka misses.
Shinji Tainaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Tainaka as Michinoku shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makosa Michinoku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michinoku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michinoku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tainaka tries to avoid it but Michinoku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tainaka to the ground. Tainaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Tainaka there.
Tainaka misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michinoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tainaka.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown but Tainaka shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku 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.
Jab by Tainaka.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tainaka moves away from the strike by Michinoku.
Tainaka throws an overhand right that lands on Michinoku's shoulder, as Michinoku tries to avoid the shot.
Tainaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Michinoku.
Tainaka looks to land a left hand but Michinoku moved out of range nicely.
Tainaka throws a jab when Michinoku was well out of range.
Tainaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Michinoku circles away.
Michinoku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tainaka misses.
Tainaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Tainaka misses its intended target.
Michinoku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tainaka throws a looping overhand right but Michinoku ducks down to avoid it.
Tainaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tainaka throws out a loose jab but Michinoku uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka misses with an uppercut.
Tainaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michinoku walks into a straight right hand from Tainaka.
Tainaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michinoku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Michinoku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michinoku won't allow Tainaka to get back to his feet.
Michinoku trying to control but Tainaka is working from the bottom.
Michinoku lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michinoku's guard.
Michinoku keeping full guard, as Tainaka tries to pass.
Tainaka tries to stand but Michinoku is controlling from the bottom.
Tainaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Michinoku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michinoku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tainaka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Michinoku. What's that going to do exactly?
Michinoku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michinoku trying to control but Tainaka is having none of it.
Michinoku scoring with strikes but Tainaka is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku with the ground and pound from mount.
Michinoku looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tainaka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tainaka wants to hold on but Michinoku pushes him away.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michinoku tries to control but Tainaka wriggling away.
Michinoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tainaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michinoku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Michinoku breaks from Tainaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tainaka is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinji Tainaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Michinoku or perhaps it was just good defense by Tainaka which made him look bad.
A slow jab from Tainaka misses its intended target.
Michinoku misses with a takedown attempt - Tainaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michinoku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makosa Michinoku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tainaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tainaka connects with a crisp jab.
Tainaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tainaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michinoku.
Michinoku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tainaka's waist but Tainaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michinoku off to one side.
Michinoku tries for a takedown but Tainaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michinoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tainaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tainaka lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Tainaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka slips a straight right by Michinoku.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Michinoku passes into half guard.
Michinoku is looking to advance position but Tainaka won't allow it.
Tainaka is staying active underneath Michinoku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tainaka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tainaka pushes Michinoku off and gets back to his feet.
Michinoku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tainaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka throws a lazy right hand but Michinoku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tainaka throws a solid leg kick but Michinoku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tainaka.
Tainaka misses with an uppercut. Michinoku saw that one coming.
Michinoku misses with a takedown attempt - Tainaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michinoku.
Tainaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Makosa Michinoku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michinoku trying to control the position but Tainaka is working away.
Tainaka is looking to reverse the position.
Tainaka struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michinoku working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Michinoku is working Tainaka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Michinoku lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tainaka down.
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 Makosa Michinoku.
I think Michinoku 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makosa Michinoku!
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hype
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