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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyler Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lupe Fiasco - The Champ Is Here kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Mammoth had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Joe Mammoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyler Patel!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammoth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Patel fails with a takedown attempt.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch but Mammoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mammoth misses with a takedown
and Patel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Patel drives through and clinches with Mammoth against the cage.
Patel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mammoth keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
Patel with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patel wants to control from the top but Mammoth keeps moving.
Patel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mammoth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patel defends well.
Mammoth keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
Mammoth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mammoth is breathing heavily.
Patel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patel wants to control from the top but Mammoth keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kyler Patel.
Patel stalks Mammoth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mammoth's face. Mammoth staggers backwards, shaken.
Mammoth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patel 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.
Patel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patel trying to control but Mammoth is working from the bottom.
Mammoth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patel postures up in Mammoth's guard and throws a big left but Mammoth blocks it.
Mammoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mammoth can't keep his opponent in guard - Patel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mammoth actively working from the bottom here.
Patel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mammoth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patel trying to control from half guard but Mammoth is working away.
Patel is trying to work for a kimura but Mammoth is defending well.
Patel trying to control the action but Mammoth is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mammoth is in trouble now - Patel has advanced to mount!
Patel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mammoth?
Mammoth working to try and regain half guard.
Mammoth wants to hold on but Patel pushes him away.
Patel tries to control but Mammoth wriggling away.
Mammoth is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel looking to control but Mammoth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mammoth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Patel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mammoth is looking to improve his position but Patel isn't that keen on the idea.
Patel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Patel dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mammoth taking shots to the head.
Patel with shots to the head and body - Mammoth looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Patel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mammoth is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyler Patel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth with a poor takedown
and Patel counters with a left and a right that stings Mammoth.
Mammoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patel moves into the clinch successfully.
Patel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mammoth uses from the top position.
Patel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mammoth advances position into side control!
Mammoth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Patel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mammoth's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel wants to improve his position but Mammoth is controlling well.
Patel trying to control here.
Mammoth is working for a kimura but Patel is defending it quite comfortably.
Mammoth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Patel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mammoth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mammoth's back!
Patel not allowing Mammoth to control his hands.
Patel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mammoth knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mammoth for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth breaks Patel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mammoth preventing the sweep.
Patel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mammoth prevents Patel from getting back to his feet.
Mammoth throwing strikes but missing.
Mammoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mammoth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Patel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mammoth, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patel wants to control from the top but Mammoth keeps moving.
Mammoth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mammoth is looking for a triangle but Patel pushes his legs off easily.
Patel trying to control but Mammoth is working from the bottom.
Mammoth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patel advances position into side control!
Mammoth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Patel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mammoth keeps working.
Patel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mammoth tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it.
Mammoth tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Patel presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mammoth is looking to escape.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Patel closes the distance and clinches up with Mammoth, looking for a takedown. Patel pushes Mammoth against the cage but Mammoth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Patel.
Nice takedown defense from Mammoth. No joy for Patel on that attempt.
Mammoth slaps away a takedown attempt from Patel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Mammoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyler Patel.
Patel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Patel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mammoth is trying to escape the mount.
Patel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mammoth avoids a series of strikes thrown by Patel.
Mammoth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel trying to control but Mammoth is having none of it.
Mammoth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Patel misses with a head shot.
Patel stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mammoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patel.
Patel lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel forces Mammoth back against the cage and clinches.
Mammoth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mammoth manages to pull guard.
Kyler Patel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patel throwing strikes from guard but Mammoth blocks nicely.
Patel slips nicely into half guard.
Patel controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mammoth.
Patel passes to full mount!
Patel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth is working to get back to half guard.
Patel tries to control but Mammoth wriggling away.
Patel raining down shots from the mount!
Mammoth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Patel looking to secure an arm triangle but Mammoth defends it well.
Patel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mammoth manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mammoth is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patel off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth not allowing Patel to control his hands.
Mammoth is persistently looking for the submission but Patel is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mammoth is trying to stick to Patel's back but Patel is turning into Mammoth. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mammoth's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Patel.
Mammoth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patel wants to control from the top but Mammoth keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyler Patel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patel 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyler Patel!
A victorious Kyler Patel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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