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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rothsilva (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Rothsilva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rothsilva. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Rothsilva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothsilva misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Michaels lands a couple of elbows.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Rothsilva keeps moving.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothsilva is retaining full guard.
Michaels won't allow Rothsilva to get back to his feet.
Rothsilva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Michaels has passed into side control.
Michaels in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rothsilva's legs.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Rothsilva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rothsilva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Michaels.
Michaels trying to control the position but Rothsilva is working away.
Michaels could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rothsilva regains half guard.
Michaels is thwarting Rothsilva's attempts to control the position.
Rothsilva works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Rothsilva is keeping the position.
Michaels working some strikes from top position.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothsilva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Shawn Michaels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rothsilva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Rothsilva won't allow it.
Rothsilva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels avoiding damage.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rothsilva.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Rothsilva.
Rothsilva wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Michaels effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels jumps guard but Rothsilva stands there with Michaels around his waist. Michaels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels scores with a takedown into Rothsilva's guard.
Rothsilva is trying to keep Michaels in close.
Rothsilva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothsilva wants to stand up but Michaels is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rothsilva wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Michaels.
Michaels drives through with a takedown into Rothsilva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rothsilva on the ground.
Rothsilva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Rothsilva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michaels controls the pace.
Michaels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rothsilva's guard.
Rothsilva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothsilva pulls Michaels in close to prevent any damage.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothsilva is retaining full guard.
Shawn Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels gets to his feet - Rothsilva follows without any prompting.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothsilva sprawls well. Rothsilva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Rothsilva has his takedown stuffed
and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown. Rothsilva fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Rothsilva.
Rothsilva is working an open guard so Michaels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothsilva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rothsilva tries to break free but Michaels pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rothsilva is trying to keep an underhook but Michaels manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rothsilva tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michaels controlling the action here.
Rothsilva taking some punishment here, with Michaels in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stops Rothsilva from getting back to his feet.
Michaels tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rothsilva.
Michaels trying to control the pace.
Rothsilva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rothsilva keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Michaels controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Michaels just wasn't active enough.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Michaels is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothsilva is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rothsilva misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Michaels has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rothsilva uses from the top position.
Rothsilva wants to stand but Michaels is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rothsilva trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Rothsilva controlling from the top position.
Rothsilva is fighting to break Michaels's control of his arms but Michaels is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brock Rothsilva.
Michaels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rothsilva if he has to take too many more of those.
Rothsilva moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothsilva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothsilva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rothsilva gets slowly back to his feet.
Rothsilva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rothsilva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rothsilva pushes Michaels away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Michaels gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Michaels tries to move to mount but Rothsilva blocks the move with his legs.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rothsilva has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws an elbow but Rothsilva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Michaels trying to control the action but Rothsilva is working from the bottom.
Rothsilva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rothsilva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva gets back to full guard.
Michaels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothsilva is retaining full guard.
Rothsilva pulls Michaels in close to his closed guard and prevents Michaels from doing any damage or advancing position.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothsilva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawn Michaels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Michaels darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rothsilva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Michaels.
Brock Rothsilva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothsilva actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!
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energy
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RATING
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