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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ueda's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a Dream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makosa Michinoku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda throws a head kick but Michinoku moves out of range.
Michinoku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ueda throws a right hand that Michinoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Michinoku also avoids with ease.
Ueda throws a hook but Michinoku avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ueda.
Ueda throws a head kick that misses.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michinoku slips a jab and a cross from Ueda.
Ueda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ueda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ueda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda tries to clinch but Michinoku moves out of range.
Ueda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michinoku darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michinoku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ueda's head.
Michinoku trying to control the pace.
Michinoku passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ueda!
Michinoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michinoku landing punches.
Michinoku lands a big elbow.
Michinoku controlling from mount.
Michinoku lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ueda hang on?
Michinoku unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the head.
Michinoku punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michinoku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ueda is looking to escape.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ueda tries to bum rush Michinoku with a series of wild strikes but Michinoku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown but Ueda shows good takedown defense.
Ueda tries for a takedown but Michinoku circles away easily
and Michinoku counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michinoku is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Michinoku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michinoku blocks a head kick by Ueda.
Ueda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Ueda misses.
Ueda throws an overhand right that lands on Michinoku's shoulder, as Michinoku tries to avoid the shot.
Michinoku blocks a head kick by Ueda.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michinoku.
Ueda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ueda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Michinoku connects with a decent elbow.
Michinoku controlling from side mount.
Michinoku tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ueda's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku is looking to take a break and control but Ueda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michinoku tries to move to mount but Ueda blocks the move with his legs.
Michinoku misses with the ground and pound.
Michinoku scoring with punches and elbows.
Michinoku is looking to take a break and control but Ueda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ueda is trying to control Michinoku's posture but Michinoku avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Michinoku works to advance to full mount. Ueda defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Makosa Michinoku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michinoku cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Michinoku putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Michinoku controlling the position easily from mount.
Michinoku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ueda is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku controlling from mount.
Ueda wants to hold on but Michinoku pushes him away.
Michinoku working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Michinoku landing shots from mount.
Michinoku with a couple of short strikes.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michinoku with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michinoku with shots to the head and body - Ueda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Michinoku has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ueda's face.
Michinoku working Ueda over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ueda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michinoku scores with a takedown into Ueda's guard.
Michinoku showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ueda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Michinoku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ueda keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
Ueda working a defensive guard here.
Michinoku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ueda can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda keeping full guard, as Michinoku tries to pass.
Michinoku pushing down on Ueda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Michinoku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michinoku is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Michinoku is pressing down on Ueda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ueda is holding on for now.
Michinoku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Michinoku passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michinoku lands a heavy elbow.
Ueda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michinoku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michinoku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michinoku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michinoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ueda throws a sloppy head kick and Michinoku moves out of range easily.
Ueda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ueda throws a right and a left that Michinoku avoids nicely.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michinoku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Michinoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michinoku lands a big shot there that rocks Ueda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michinoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Michinoku has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ueda slips a jab from Michinoku.
Ueda staying out of range there.
Ueda works over Michinoku's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Ueda does no damage.
Ueda throws a series of strikes that have Michinoku backpedaling.
Michinoku closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Michinoku thows a huge punch but Ueda dodges it nicely.
Michinoku stalling.
Michinoku passes to side control.
Ueda is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku taking a breather here.
Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ueda to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Michinoku seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ueda for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michinoku lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Michinoku.
Michinoku is landing with some decent strikes but Ueda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda taking shots to the head.
Michinoku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ueda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Michinoku cracks Ueda with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Michinoku scoring with strikes but Ueda is staying in there.
Michinoku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michinoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Michinoku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku controlling from mount.
Michinoku looking to finish Ueda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ueda!
Ueda is bucking up trying to escape but Michinoku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
Michinoku landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michinoku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ueda?
Michinoku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku had his way with Jenji Ueda in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michinoku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueda fails with the takedown
and Michinoku counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michinoku.
Michinoku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michinoku prevents Ueda from getting back to his feet.
Michinoku postures up in Ueda's guard and throws a big left but Ueda blocks it.
Michinoku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ueda is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Michinoku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ueda!
Michinoku has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ueda's face.
Michinoku with a couple of short strikes.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michinoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michinoku unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ueda tries to lock up and control but Michinoku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ueda is in a horrible position here. Michinoku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michinoku unloading with bombs!
Michinoku working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku controlling his opponent.
Michinoku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
Jenji Ueda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku working the ground and pound effectively.
Michinoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makosa Michinoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michinoku, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Makosa Michinoku!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Makosa Michinoku!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Makosa Michinoku!
Makosa Michinoku wins by unanimous decision!
Makosa Michinoku retains his lightweight title!
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