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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez has chosen Before the Flood- as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aaron Velazquez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Velazquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Velazquez leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velazquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velazquez lands a left and a right that send Gonzales crashing to the mat, dazed. Velazquez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jorge Gonzales has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Velazquez is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.
Gonzales pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonzales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velazquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Velazquez stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzales.
Velazquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales wriggles free and stands up.
Velazquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Velazquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez lands a nice hook to Gonzales's body. Gonzales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velazquez drops Gonzales with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gonzales looks back up at him and smiles so Velazquez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Velazquez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gonzales falls backwards - clearly groggy! Velazquez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Velazquez!
Our winner, Aaron Velazquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Berg.
Berg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cooper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooper controls the pace.
Cooper postures up.
Berg being controlled here, momentarily.
Berg is working an open guard so Cooper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Berg!
Cooper controlling the pace for now.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Berg to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Cooper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Berg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Cooper was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Berg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg throws a head kick that misses.
Berg tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily
and Cooper counters with a single leg into guard. Berg didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cooper pushing down on Berg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Berg is looking to control Cooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berg avoid being mounted?
Cooper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cooper should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stands up from half guard.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Berg misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Freddy Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Berg should have avoided that one.
Berg tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berg fails with the takedown
and Cooper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Berg's guard now.
Cooper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cooper content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg tries to improve position but can't.
Berg being controlled for a moment.
Cooper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tim Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper working away.
Cooper decides to stand back up.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cooper lands in his opponent's guard.
Cooper stands and steps away. Berg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berg trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cooper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Berg, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Berg misses with a combination
and Cooper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cooper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Berg is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Cooper stands up from guard. Let's bang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.
Berg wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Berg jumps guard but Cooper stands there with Berg around his waist. Berg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berg can't get the takedown.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berg being controlled here, momentarily.
Cooper passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cooper stands up from half guard.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berg tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily
and Cooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Berg's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooper controls the pace.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cooper has eaten all the pies!
Cooper stands and steps away. Berg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Berg wants to clinch.
Berg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berg doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Berg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cooper prevents it.
Berg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Cooper seems content to control.
Berg wants to control but Cooper passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper controls the position.
Berg is looking for a sweep.
Tim Cooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freddy Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Cooper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sly Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen the baddest man on earth as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sly Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson clinches.
Tyson pulls Fox into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard but Fox has mounted him!
Fox is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Tyson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Tyson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fox anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Tyson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fox slips an arm under Tyson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fox has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fox is squeezing on Tyson like an anaconda would it's prey. Tyson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sly Fox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Alvares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santiago Alvares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Satriani!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani pushes Alvares up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvares looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Satriani manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Satriani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alvares defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satriani is looking to stand up but Alvares isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvares avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvares trying to control the position from guard on top but Satriani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satriani is looking to sinch up a triangle. Alvares throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Satriani's body to avoid the submission. Satriani has instead reached around Alvares's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Satriani arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Satriani!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hindu Kush is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush digs a good body shot into Aguilar's ribs.
Aguilar tries to clinch but Kush is having none of it.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Aguilar moved out of range nicely.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aguilar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kush.
Kush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aguilar but Aguilar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Aguilar slips the punch.
Kush throws a right hand that Aguilar ducks under and follows up with a left that Aguilar also avoids with ease.
Hindu Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar dives in and scores a takedown into Kush's guard.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguilar throws an elbow that misses. Kush uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aguilar's guard. Nice move by Kush!
Aguilar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Kush stays in close to Aguilar's body and controls the position.
Aguilar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kush is now in half guard.
Aguilar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kush manages to move to mount!
Aguilar tries to reverse the position but Kush maintains control.
The referee warns Aguilar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kush tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aguilar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kush controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush controlling from mount.
Kush forces the positional change into back control.
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!
Aguilar is trying to break free.
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Kush lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kush has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aguilar's body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aguilar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kush has his arm under Aguilar's chin here. Game over son! Kush squeezes tightly and Aguilar is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hindu Kush!
A victorious Hindu Kush thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Cena has double underhooks.
Couture drags the fight down to the ground.
Cena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Couture is keeping the position for now.
Cena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Couture has his foot on Cena's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cena works his way back into a safe position though.
Couture controls Cena momentarily but Cena frees himself.
Couture should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cena won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Couture is trying to keep Cena in close.
Couture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cena won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cenais looking to pass into half guard but Couture pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Couture is in guard.
Cena had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Couture defends it easily.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Couture manages to get himself to full guard.
Cena won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Couture is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cena defends well.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cena decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Couture, up you get!
Couture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cena!
Couture cracks Cena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture has control of Cena's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cena regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cena is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cena can't escape the position.
Couture punishing his opponent with strikes.
Couture moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cena has worked his arm free - good work by Cena!
Couture scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cena manages to get back to half guard.
Cena is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cena is trying to stand back up but Couture is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to pass to mount but Cena is defending the position.
Cena kicks Couture off and gets back to his feet.
Couture tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cena sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Couture somewhat.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cena avoids it really well and circles away.
Couture looks gassed!
Cena doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture tries to keep at a distance but Cena has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cena throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
John Cena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture fails with the takedown
and Cena counters with a straight right hand.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cena sprawls well. Cena wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Cena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Couture.
Couture blocks a head kick by Cena.
Couture moves into the clinch successfully.
Couture gets through Cena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture digs a right hand underneath Cena's ribcage. Cena let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Cena tries to pull guard but Couture holds him up against the cage and eventually Cena drops back down to his feet.
Cena fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture advances nicely into full mount.
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cena sprawls well. Cena wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Cena manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cena takes the fight into the clinch.
Couture is trying to pull guard but Cena has him pressed against the cage.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Cena lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Couture gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cena regains guard.
Cena manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cena forces Couture back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cena looking for a sweep. Not yet Cena, not yet.
Couture cracks Cena with a solid left hand.
Couture is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cena has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Couture off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Cena shows good takedown defense.
Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cena is looking to clinch.
Couture shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cena counters with a head kick.
Cena lands with a straight right. Couture didn't see that one coming.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Cena clinches.
Cena pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
Cena wants to stand up but Couture is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture throws a big elbow that misses.
Couture working some strikes from top position.
Cena manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cena in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Couture?
Couture is trying to escape the mount.
Cena in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cena prevents Couture from getting the reversal.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cena fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Couture sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couture defending well though.
Cena prevents Couture from improving his position.
Cena lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena prevents Couture from improving his position.
Cena looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Couture with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cena is nestled in close to Couture, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cena is looking for a kimura here.
Cena stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Couture to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cena tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that second round.
That's time! Cena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cena is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Cena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cena wants it to stay on the feet.
Cena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cena tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cena to the ground. Cena escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cena scores with a one two! Couture had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Couture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Couture looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Couture takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cena moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Couture is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
Cena manages to pull guard.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cena wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture pushing down on Cena's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Couture is nestled in close to Cena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture thows a huge punch but Cena dodges it nicely.
Couture throwing shots but Cena is blocking nicely.
Cena tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
John Cena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cena moves into full guard.
Couture throws a big elbow that misses.
Couture postures up in Cena's guard and throws a big left but Cena blocks it.
Couture stops Cena from standing up.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Cena.
Cena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couture doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couture manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture with a nice head shot there.
Couture working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Couture's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Cena wants to get back to his feet but Couture is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Couture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Couture stops Cena from standing up.
Couture with a nice head shot there.
Couture scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture drops back looking for a leg! Cena is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cena manages to kick Couture off! Couture jumps back into Cena's guard.
Couture working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Cena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena has momentary wrist control but Couture slips an elbow through the middle.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Cena has wrist control.
Couture wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Couture works over Cena with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Couture seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Randy Couture just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cena swivels and escapes.
Cena moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Cena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cena takes the fight into the clinch.
Couture has Cena pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cena manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Cena jumps guard and drags Couture to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
Cena wants to stand up but Couture is controlling him.
Couture won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Couture manages to get himself to full guard.
Cena stands up from Couture's guard - Cena perhaps looking for a knockout.
John Cena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture rushes Cena and presses him up against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cena jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Couture walks away with a smile on his face. Cena gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Couture tries for a takedown but Cena circles away easily
and Cena counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cena is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, Cena circles away and we're back to standing.
Cena clinches up against the cage.
Cena manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cena looking for a guillotine here but Couture defends easily.
Couture prevents Cena from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture slips nicely into half guard.
Cena slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cena has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Couture has passed into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cena is looking for a sweep.
Couture working the head with strikes.
Couture cracks Cena with a big right hand but Cena just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is working Cena over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cena tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Couture punches Cena on the ear.
Couture scores with punches and elbows.
Cena trying to get back to his feet but Couture is in full control for now.
Cena defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Couture's arms.
Couture lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cena hold on?!
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!
Couture is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Couture doesn't have the hooks in and Cena manages to turn into his guard.
Couture wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Cena postures up and lands a big shot to Couture's brow.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture keeping full guard, as Cena tries to pass.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cena is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Cena tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture looking to score a takedown here. Cena is defending well but Couture drives through and ends up in Cena's guard.
Cena throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Cena blocks nicely.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cena looking for a sweep. Not yet Cena, not yet.
Cena pushes Couture off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cena napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Couture landing a few strikes.
Cena manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cena wants to get back to full guard.
Couture is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cena sees it coming and defends easily.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cena is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Couture stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cena fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cena is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, Cena circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cena throws a head kick that Couture semi-blocks.
Couture shoots in but Cena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Cena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cena wants it to stay on the feet.
Cena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Couture shoots in but Cena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cena lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena is looking to clinch.
Couture has taken the fight to the clinch.
Couture manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cena advances position into side control!
Cena working the head with strikes.
Couture takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cena tries to stand but Couture is controlling his head.
Couture gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Couture regains full guard. Nicely done.
Couture wants to stand but Cena is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture keeping full guard, as Cena tries to pass.
Couture lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cena!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture lands a big shot there that rocks Cena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cena is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture working Cena over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Couture has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
Randy Couture is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Randy Couture thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyler Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Patel's choice of entrance music: T.I.- Big Things Poppin. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyler Patel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Patel wants to pass the guard but Galloway is keeping the position.
Patel trying to control the position from guard on top but Galloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galloway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Galloway is pulling down on Patel's head to control his posture.
Galloway keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kyler Patel.
Patel shoots in but Galloway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway has managed to clinch.
Galloway gets control of Patel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Galloway will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Patel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Galloway keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
Patel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Galloway looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Galloway looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Galloway!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patel is looking to regain half guard here but Galloway keeps moving and retains side control.
Patel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Galloway's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway slips a nice elbow through Patel's hands, connecting with Patel's forehead.
Galloway throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Patel to regain full guard.
Patel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Galloway stopping the sweep attempt from Patel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Galloway can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Galloway!
Galloway is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway tries to hold on but Patel postures up.
Galloway can't escape the position.
Patel controlling the position easily from mount.
Galloway is in all sorts of trouble here.
Patel wants to control the action but instead Galloway gets a body lock and reverses into Patel's guard! Nice work!
Galloway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patel is keeping the position for now.
Patel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Patel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Galloway manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galloway keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
Galloway has Patel pulled in close to control his posture.
Patel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Patel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kyler Patel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Patel drives through and clinches with Galloway against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patel fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galloway wants a takedown but no success here.
Galloway is breathing heavily.
Patel is trying to pull guard but Galloway has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyler Patel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Galloway's waist but Galloway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patel off to one side.
Patel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galloway napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Patel throws a strike aimed at the side of Galloway's head but Galloway avoids it well.
Galloway is looking for a sweep.
Patel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Galloway knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Galloway is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Patel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Patel tries to pass to full mount but Galloway defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Galloway is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Patel in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyler Patel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Patel darts in trying to clinch
and Galloway counters with a takedown into side control.
Galloway scores with punches from side control.
Patel sneaks back into half guard.
Patel actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Patel is adopting a defensive guard.
Galloway preventing the sweep.
Patel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Galloway!
Galloway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Galloway is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel wants to control the pace but Galloway is squirming around nicely.
Galloway wants to hold on but Patel pushes him away.
Patel wants to control the pace but Galloway is squirming around nicely.
Patel prevents Galloway from getting the reversal.
Patel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galloway is looking to escape.
Patel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Galloway kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Patel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galloway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patel stands up from mount. Strange move.
Patel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galloway to the mat! Galloway manages to get full guard.
Galloway can't keep his opponent in guard - Patel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Patel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Galloway!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyler Patel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Patel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Galloway looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Patel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Galloway's legs.
Galloway manages to work his way to half guard, despite Patel's best efforts.
Patel is looking for a kimura here.
Patel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Galloway gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galloway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patel is looking to stand up but Galloway won't let him.
Patel postures up in Galloway's guard and throws a big left but Galloway blocks it.
Patel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galloway is keeping the position for now.
Patel wants to control from the top but Galloway keeps moving.
Patel throwing strikes from guard but Galloway blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Patel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galloway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kyler Patel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Galloway closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patel circles away.
Galloway gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Patel wants to pass the guard but Galloway is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel wants to get up but he can't break Galloway's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Galloway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patel.
Patel wants to control from the top but Galloway keeps moving.
Patel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kyler Patel.
Galloway scores a takedown into full mount!
Kyler Patel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patel is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel tries to hold on but Galloway postures up.
Patel is looking to get to half guard.
Galloway unloads with some shots from mount but Patel bucks and avoids them well.
Patel tries to reverse the position but Galloway maintains control.
Patel tries to hold on but Galloway postures up.
Galloway goes for an armbar but Patel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Patel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyler Patel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyler Patel!
Kyler Patel took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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