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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jump Around by House of Pain. Cub Galloway has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves .
Galloway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Galloway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Galloway is just out of range.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from 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!
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Galloway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galloway defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Galloway. Alves shrugs it off though.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galloway.
Cub Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galloway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alves 's head.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Galloway rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galloway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves prevents Galloway from breaking the clinch.
Galloway lands a nice elbow.
Galloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves scores with the left hand. Galloway knows he should have avoided that one.
Galloway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway throws a body kick that misses.
Galloway checks a low kick from Alves .
Galloway throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galloway throws a push kick but Alves slaps the foot to one side.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a low kick as Galloway jumps back.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galloway.
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway just misses with a punch to the body.
Galloway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves throws a low kick but Galloway avoids it.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Galloway is just out of range.
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galloway moves out of range of the leg kick from Alves .
A good leg kick by Galloway.
Galloway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galloway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Galloway moved out of range.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galloway looks to land a combination. Alves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Galloway.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Galloway moves away and avoids it.
Galloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Alves dodges the punch combination from Galloway.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Galloway throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galloway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galloway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Galloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galloway rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Galloway has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Galloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galloway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Galloway looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
A low kick from Alves is predictable there
and Galloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galloway.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galloway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves tries to work over Galloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Galloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Galloway ducks down to avoid it.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galloway is looking to score with low kicks.
Galloway lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves 's head.
Galloway tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Galloway counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alves is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galloway ducks under a wild hook from Alves .
Alves clobbers Galloway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves connects with a right hand. Galloway shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galloway darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Galloway breaks the clinch.
Alves throws a jab when Galloway was well out of range.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves .
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galloway circles away quickly and effectively.
Galloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves throws a jab when Galloway was well out of range.
Galloway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galloway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galloway throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Galloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Galloway controls the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves keeps control of Galloway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galloway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Galloway tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galloway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Galloway manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galloway.
Galloway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galloway drops his hands momentarily and Alves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galloway.
Galloway defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Galloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves moves into the clinch.
Galloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and Galloway counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galloway lands a head kick!
It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
Galloway has managed to clinch.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Galloway lands with a right to the head.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Galloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galloway moves away.
Galloway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galloway.
Alves throws a hook but Galloway blocks it.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alves takes a swing at Galloway's ribcage but misses.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Galloway slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Galloway - that will leave a mark!
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves blocks a head kick by Galloway.
Galloway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Galloway is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cub Galloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Galloway connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves swings for the body but Galloway moves out of range.
Cub Galloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway throws a body kick that misses.
Alves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Galloway slips the punch.
Alves tries for a takedown but Galloway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alves throws a hook but Galloway avoids it easily.
Galloway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Galloway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big left from Alves misses.
Galloway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galloway checks a low kick from Alves .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with the combination.
A head kick from Galloway lands but Alves takes it in his stride.
Galloway drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Alves is trying to push Galloway away but Galloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galloway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Galloway.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Galloway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galloway lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Galloway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Galloway breaks from the clinch.
Alves checks a low kick from Galloway.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves throws a leg kick but Galloway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alves throws a hook but Galloway blocks it.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galloway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Galloway.
Alves motions for Galloway to come forward. Alves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galloway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galloway tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galloway darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Galloway thinking.
Galloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway throws a nice head kick!
Galloway tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Galloway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves misses with a straight left.
Galloway slips a straight right by Alves .
Good work by Galloway as he checks the leg kick.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Galloway.
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Galloway's knee but Galloway avoids it well.
Alves avoids the head kick by Galloway.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galloway avoids the body shot from Alves .
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Galloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Galloway cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Galloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galloway is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galloway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galloway throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galloway.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a jab-cross combination.
Galloway rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Cub Galloway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves trying to stall but Galloway improves his position.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Galloway.
Alves looks to land a combination. Galloway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Galloway.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galloway.
Alves throws a right and a left that Galloway avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves . Galloway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Galloway ducks down to avoid it.
Alves avoids the head kick by Galloway.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galloway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Galloway moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Alves .
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Galloway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Galloway lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Galloway.
Both fighters circling a little - Galloway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Galloway throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Galloway stuffs the takedown.
A thudding body kick lands there by Galloway!
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Galloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Galloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
Galloway throws a nice head kick!
Galloway scores with a head kick.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galloway.
Galloway misses with a few strikes there.
Galloway throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Cub Galloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Alves . Those never looked like landing.
Galloway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galloway momentarily.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses the jab.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Galloway sprawls well. He's pushed Alves 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galloway moves away from the strike by Alves .
Galloway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galloway scores with a leg kick.
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!
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.
Galloway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Galloway takes one on the button.
Galloway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galloway tries to clinch up.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Cub Galloway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Galloway throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves connects with a single shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Galloway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Galloway. Alves shrugs it off though.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galloway manages to avoid it.
Alves looks to land a combination but Galloway avoids it well.
Galloway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galloway works over Alves 's head and body with a nice combination.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Galloway counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Galloway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cub Galloway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galloway 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Cub Galloway wins by unanimous decision!
Cub Galloway took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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