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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hester Piccaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hester Piccaso!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piccaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michinoku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piccaso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Michinoku gets a takedown into half guard.
Piccaso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Piccaso trying to control here.
Michinoku lands with a punch from half guard.
Michinoku is looking to advance position but Piccaso won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Piccaso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Michinoku is looking to work some ground and pound but Piccaso has wrist control.
Michinoku preventing the sweep.
Michinoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Piccaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piccaso wants to stand up but Michinoku is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piccaso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Michinoku counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piccaso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michinoku lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Piccaso keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piccaso is on top in guard.
Michinoku trying to control the position.
Piccaso passes Michinoku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Piccaso passes into side control, despite Michinoku's attempt to control the position.
Piccaso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Michinoku wants to control but Piccaso postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piccaso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Piccaso wants to control but Michinoku is keeping him busy.
Michinoku is looking for a sweep.
Michinoku is breathing heavily.
Piccaso passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Michinoku!
Piccaso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michinoku is looking to escape.
Michinoku is trying to escape the mount.
Michinoku tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Piccaso has taken his back.
Michinoku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piccaso on the ground.
Piccaso controlling well, preventing Michinoku from escaping the position.
Piccaso is trying to stick to Michinoku's back but Michinoku is turning into Piccaso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Piccaso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Michinoku.
Piccaso looking to control but Michinoku passes into half guard.
Piccaso gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piccaso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michinoku connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piccaso is on top in guard.
Michinoku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Michinoku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Piccaso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Michinoku trying to control from half guard but Piccaso is working away.
Piccaso wants to get back to his feet.
Piccaso trying to hold on to Michinoku's head to control him but Michinoku postures up.
Piccaso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku preventing the sweep.
Piccaso working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piccaso is on top in guard.
Piccaso wants to control from the top but Michinoku keeps moving.
Michinoku has a closed guard, preventing Piccaso from standing up.
Michinoku keeping moving, preventing Piccaso from controlling successfully.
Michinoku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Piccaso wants to control from the top but Michinoku keeps moving.
Piccaso is pushing down on Michinoku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Michinoku is fighting to maintain full guard but Piccaso has managed to sneak the leg through.
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 Makosa Michinoku will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Piccaso fails with the takedown
and Michinoku counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Piccaso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Piccaso punching from the bottom.
Michinoku working Piccaso over with strikes.
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. Michinoku connects with a nice short shot to Piccaso's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piccaso is trying to get back to full guard.
Michinoku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Michinoku working over Piccaso with some ground and pound. Piccaso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michinoku wants to take a breather but Piccaso is having none of it.
Michinoku with the ground and pound but Piccaso uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piccaso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Piccaso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Piccaso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michinoku decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Piccaso's guard.
Michinoku looking to pass the guard.
Michinoku scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michinoku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michinoku passes Piccaso's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Michinoku drops an elbow to the side of Piccaso's head.
Piccaso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Michinoku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Michinoku is thwarting Piccaso's attempts to control the position.
Piccaso wants to get back to full guard.
Michinoku stalling away here and it's allowed Piccaso to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Piccaso working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piccaso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michinoku looking to sit in guard and control but Piccaso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piccaso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michinoku is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michinoku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michinoku decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Piccaso's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piccaso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Piccaso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Michinoku is desperately trying to improve his position but Piccaso has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tries to lock up and control but Piccaso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Piccaso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michinoku is looking to escape.
Piccaso looking to finish Michinoku with some ground and pound. This is bad for Michinoku!
Michinoku is desperately trying to improve his position but Piccaso has a good base and remains in mount.
Piccaso gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Piccaso shoots and misses
and Michinoku counters with a single leg into guard. Piccaso didn't expect that.
Makosa Michinoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hester Piccaso.
Michinoku lands a couple of digs.
Michinoku working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Piccaso keeping full guard, as Michinoku tries to pass.
Piccaso trying to keep a closed guard but Michinoku is proving a slippery customer.
Piccaso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Piccaso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piccaso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Michinoku is looking to get back to full guard here but Piccaso has managed to pass to side control instead.
Michinoku wants to hold on but Piccaso pushes him away.
Michinoku tries to reverse the position but Piccaso maintains control.
Michinoku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Michinoku gets back to full guard.
Piccaso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michinoku is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piccaso preventing the sweep.
Michinoku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michinoku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Michinoku drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Makosa Michinoku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michinoku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piccaso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michinoku throws a strike but Piccaso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Piccaso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Piccaso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piccaso pushes down on Michinoku's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Piccaso trying to control from half guard but Michinoku is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Piccaso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michinoku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Michinoku showed some decent athleticism there.
Piccaso wants to get back to full guard.
Michinoku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piccaso gets back to full guard.
Piccaso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michinoku manages to get himself to full guard.
Piccaso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michinoku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piccaso is one step ahead there.
Piccaso wants to control from the top but Michinoku keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piccaso is looking to stand up but Michinoku won't let him.
Piccaso forces his way into half guard.
Michinoku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michinoku tries to get out of the position.
Piccaso wants to take a breather but Michinoku is having none of it.
Piccaso tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piccaso misses with a takedown attempt
so Michinoku counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michinoku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michinoku looking to pass the guard.
Piccaso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michinoku.
Michinoku trying to control but Piccaso is working from the bottom.
Piccaso can't keep his opponent in guard - Michinoku advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Michinoku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Michinoku.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
Michinoku lands a heavy elbow.
Piccaso regains half guard.
Piccaso wants to improve his position but Michinoku is controlling well.
Michinoku is looking to take a break and control but Piccaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Piccaso to regain full guard.
Piccaso working a defensive guard here.
Michinoku postures up in Piccaso's guard and throws a big left but Piccaso blocks it.
Piccaso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michinoku is standing up over Piccaso. Piccaso looks to escape but Michinoku dives into side control.
An elbow from Michinoku crashes against the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
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.
Piccaso trying to control the position.
Michinoku stops Piccaso from standing up.
Piccaso keeping full guard, as Michinoku tries to pass.
Michinoku stops Piccaso from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makosa Michinoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michinoku 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makosa Michinoku!
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