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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marriott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Marriott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Miranda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marriott's half guard.
Rodrigo Miranda misses with a head shot. Marriott uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marriott trying to keep a closed guard but Rodrigo Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Rodrigo Miranda landing some decent shots from guard.
Marriott controls Rodrigo Miranda momentarily but Rodrigo Miranda frees himself.
Rodrigo Miranda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodrigo Miranda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodrigo Miranda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marriott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigo Miranda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marriott controlling Rodrigo Miranda's posture.
Marriott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marriott looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodrigo Miranda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigo Miranda with a nice head shot there.
Marriott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodrigo Miranda stands up over Marriott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marriott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a couple of digs.
Rodrigo Miranda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodrigo Miranda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigo Miranda landing with the ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda stands up over Marriott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodrigo Miranda postures up and lands a big shot to Marriott's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marriott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marriott is breathing heavily.
Rodrigo Miranda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marriott trying to keep a closed guard but Rodrigo Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Rodrigo Miranda scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda with a nice head shot there.
Marriott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodrigo Miranda stops Marriott from standing up.
Rodrigo Miranda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marriott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodrigo Miranda works over Marriott with some ground and pound from guard.
Marriott wants to sweep here but Rodrigo Miranda controlling him for the moment.
Marriott looking to control.
Rodrigo Miranda distracts Marriott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodrigo Miranda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marriott's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a couple of digs.
Rodrigo Miranda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marriott's head.
Rodrigo Miranda stands up over Marriott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodrigo Miranda distracts Marriott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodrigo Miranda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marriott keeping full guard, as Rodrigo Miranda tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marriott working a defensive guard here.
Rodrigo Miranda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marriott 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.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marriott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodrigo Miranda works over Marriott with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marriott gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marriott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodrigo Miranda wants to pass the guard but Marriott is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigo Miranda connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodrigo Miranda throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodrigo Miranda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rodrigo Miranda working the ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda working the ground and pound.
Marriott takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marriott is looking for a sweep.
Rodrigo Miranda connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marriott some visible discomfort.
Marriott can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigo Miranda works to advance to full mount. Marriott defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marriott tries to reverse the position but Rodrigo Miranda maintains control.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rodrigo Miranda avoids the attempt from Marriott to control.
Rodrigo Miranda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marriott?
Rodrigo Miranda avoids the attempt from Marriott to control.
Rodrigo Miranda working Marriott over with strikes here.
Rodrigo Miranda avoids the attempt from Marriott to control.
A nice elbow there by Rodrigo Miranda.
Marriott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo Miranda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda with a couple of short strikes.
Marriott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodrigo Miranda working Marriott over with strikes here.
Rodrigo Miranda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marriott is looking to improve his position but Rodrigo Miranda isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodrigo Miranda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marriott?
Marriott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a big shot there that rocks Marriott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Marriott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marriott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodrigo Miranda with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda lands a big shot there that rocks Marriott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with some strikes.
Rodrigo Miranda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marriott working to try and regain half guard.
Marriott wants to hold on but Rodrigo Miranda pushes him away.
Rodrigo Miranda is landing with some decent strikes but Marriott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Rodrigo Miranda.
Marriott sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marriott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodrigo Miranda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodrigo Miranda's back!
Marriott trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rodrigo Miranda prevents Marriott from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodrigo Miranda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marriott's half guard.
Marriott is looking to improve his position.
Rodrigo Miranda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marriott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodrigo Miranda scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodrigo Miranda lands a nice short elbow.
Marriott is looking to control Rodrigo Miranda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marriott avoid being mounted?
Marriott on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda drops an elbow to the side of Marriott's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigo Miranda winds up and cracks Marriott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigo Miranda working over Marriott with some ground and pound. Marriott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda lands strikes from half guard.
Marriott trying to control from the bottom.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodrigo Miranda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marriott trying to control here.
Rodrigo Miranda winds up and cracks Marriott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marriott on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodrigo Miranda drops an elbow to the side of Marriott's head.
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.
Rodrigo Miranda is thwarting Marriott's attempts to control the position.
Rodrigo Miranda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodrigo Miranda lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Rodrigo Miranda there.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo Miranda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodrigo Miranda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodrigo Miranda working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Miranda working Marriott over with strikes.
Marriott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodrigo Miranda is working away from the top position though.
Rodrigo Miranda working Marriott over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Rodrigo Miranda there.
Rodrigo Miranda working over Marriott with some ground and pound. Marriott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo Miranda is nestled in close to Marriott, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rodrigo Miranda working the head and body with strikes.
Rodrigo Miranda working over Marriott with some ground and pound. Marriott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodrigo Miranda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marriott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigo Miranda.
That's four 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.
Rodrigo Miranda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodrigo Miranda lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodrigo Miranda 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.
Nice strikes from Rodrigo Miranda there.
Rodrigo Miranda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marriott is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodrigo Miranda winds up and cracks Marriott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marriott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigo Miranda.
Marriott regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rodrigo Miranda.
Rodrigo Miranda stopping the sweep attempt from Marriott.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodrigo Miranda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Miranda Rodrigo Miranda!
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