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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Danielsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielsson comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Freedom. Millar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Say Die. Michael Millar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Danielsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielsson misses with an uppercut.
Danielsson misses with a body shot
and Millar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Millar won't allow Danielsson to sweep him here.
Danielsson is working hard here to advance position.
Millar tries to stand but Danielsson is controlling from the bottom.
Millar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Millar won't allow Danielsson to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danielsson is proving hard to escape from.
Millar wants to control from the top but Danielsson keeps moving.
Millar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danielsson trying to control the position.
Millar is stalling in the full guard.
Danielsson keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Millar shoots in but no luck this time.
Danielsson throws a jab when Millar was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Millar or perhaps it was just good defense by Danielsson which made him look bad.
Danielsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Millar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson avoids the attempt from Millar to control.
Danielsson landing shots from mount.
Millar taking shots to the head.
Danielsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Millar is desperately trying to improve his position but Danielsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Millar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Danielsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Danielsson lands with some strikes.
Millar looks gassed!
Millar is trying to escape the mount.
Millar wants to control but Danielsson is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! Danielsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Millar taking shots to the head.
Danielsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Danielsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Millar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Millar is bucking up trying to escape but Danielsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Millar tries to hold on but Danielsson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danielsson breaks from Millar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danielsson lands a big elbow.
Millar taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielsson lands a big elbow.
Danielsson lands with some strikes.
Danielsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Millar is rocked!
Danielsson prevents Millar from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Danielsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Millar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danielsson.
Millar looks for a takedown but Danielsson sprawls well.
Danielsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Millar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danielsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Millar.
Danielsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Danielsson wants to pass the guard but Millar is defending well.
Danielsson throwing shots but Millar is blocking nicely.
Danielsson trying to pass the guard but Millar defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielsson is keen to just control but Millar is a slippery customer.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Danielsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danielsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Millar's head.
Danielsson is pressing down on Millar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Millar is holding on for now.
Danielsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Millar has hold of Danielsson's hands but Danielsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Danielsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Danielsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Danielsson trying to mount his opponent but Millar defends it.
Lars Danielsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Millar gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson prevents Millar from getting back to his feet.
Danielsson throwing strikes from guard but Millar blocks nicely.
Danielsson pushes down on Millar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Millar is refusing to be controlled, as Danielsson sits in half guard.
Millar is looking to improve his position.
Danielsson trying to pass the guard but Millar defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danielsson trying to control the action but Millar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson is pressing down on Millar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Millar is holding on for now.
Millar wants to get back to his feet.
Millar won't allow Danielsson to pass to mount.
Millar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danielsson.
Danielsson uses his free foot to push down on Millar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Millar.
Danielsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Danielsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Millar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson landing strikes from the mount.
Millar is bucking up trying to escape but Danielsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Danielsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Danielsson looking to finish Millar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Millar!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danielsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Danielsson tries to control but Millar wriggling away.
Danielsson with shots to the head and body - Millar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Danielsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Millar?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Millar hang on?
Danielsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Millar's face.
Danielsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Danielsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Millar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danielsson's waist but Danielsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Millar off to one side.
Danielsson misses with a hook.
Millar shoots in and gets a takedown into Danielsson's guard.
Danielsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Danielsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Millar wants to get back to full guard.
Millar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Millar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danielsson.
Millar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar is trying to maintain the position but Danielsson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Millar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danielsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Millar wants to sweep but no luck.
Danielsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danielsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Millar is retaining full guard.
Danielsson throwing strikes but missing.
Danielsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Millar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danielsson slips nicely into half guard.
Danielsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lars Danielsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danielsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Lars Danielsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Danielsson misses with a right hand
and Millar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Millar.
Millar trying to control the position from guard on top but Danielsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danielsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Danielsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danielsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millar can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Danielsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danielsson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Danielsson!
Lars Danielsson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Train by Day Joe Rogan Podcast by Night! ALL DAY!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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