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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Millar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar lands a nice looking body kick.
Danger lands an overhand right.
Millar stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millar , right into the meat.
Danger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millar .
The fight stays on the outside here - Millar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millar dives in and grabs Danger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danger pushes down on Millar 's head and hops out.
Millar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danger wants to break free but Millar has control.
Danger wants to break free but Millar has control.
Millar pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danger lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Millar 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar keeping moving, preventing Danger from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danger wants to stand and escape but instead Millar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Danger keeping full guard, as Millar tries to pass.
Danger wants to stand and escape but Millar is having none of it.
Millar is standing up over Danger. Danger looks to escape but Millar dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger pushes Millar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Millar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Millar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Danger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Danger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danger tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar prevents Danger from escaping the position.
Millar wants to control but Danger is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Danger misses.
Danger fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millar .
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown. Danger tries to sprawl out of it but Millar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Millar tries a head kick but it misses.
Danger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Millar fails with a takedown attempt.
Millar shoots for a takedown but Danger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab by Danger.
Danger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danger sizes up Millar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danger sizes up Millar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Millar is rocked!
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!
Danger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Millar tries to avoid it but Danger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Millar to the ground. Millar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Millar is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
Danger misses with a series of wild punches.
Millar seems to have recovered his senses.
Michael Millar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger misses with a lunging right hand
and Millar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Millar .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar breaks the clinch.
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown but Danger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Millar 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millar .
No joy there for Danger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danger throws a right hand that Millar ducks under and follows up with a left that Millar also avoids with ease.
Millar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Danger with that takedown attempt.
Danger misses with the combination.
Danger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danger is fending him off so far but Millar persists. Nope, Danger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar walks into a left hand.
Millar drives through and clinches with Danger against the cage.
Danger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Millar jumps guard and drags Danger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Millar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danger has managed to get both his arms back between Millar 's legs - danger averted.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Danger trying to control but Millar is working from the bottom.
Millar has a closed guard, preventing Danger from standing up.
Danger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger wants to get up but he can't break Millar 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Danger is looking to work some ground and pound but Millar has wrist control.
Millar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danger landing with the ground and pound.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar wants to sweep but no luck.
Danger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danger tries to stand but Millar is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millar circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Danger!
Danger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millar .
Millar shoots in and gets a takedown into Danger's guard.
Millar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danger can't keep his opponent in guard - Millar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danger is not content to let Millar control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Danger controls his leg.
Danger is trying to stand up here but Millar is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Millar there.
Danger is trying to stand.
Millar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Millar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Millar has a takedown stuffed.
Danger misses with a series of wild punches.
Millar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Danger throws a series of punches but Millar avoids them all with ease.
Millar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danger.
Millar shoots in and drives through. Danger sprawls well.
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown but Danger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Millar 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millar .
Millar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Millar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Millar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danger tries to avoid it but Millar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danger to the ground. Danger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Millar moves out of range as Danger strikes.
Millar scores with a takedown into Danger's guard.
Millar trying to control but Danger is working from the bottom.
Carlos Danger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Millar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carlos Danger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger scores with a jab. Millar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Millar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger lands with an uppercut that bounces Millar off the cage and back into range.
Michael Millar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Millar back to the cage. Danger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 Carlos Danger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Danger!
Carlos Danger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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