No. 8-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight, Takeya Mizugaki, returned to the win column in his home country.
Mizugaki defeated George Roop via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 75 earlier tonight (Sat., Sept. 26, 2015) inside Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
All three judges scored it 30-27.
The native Japanese fighter had the edge in the opening frame, landing solid punches to both the body and head of Roop. The Amercian was unable to utilize his reach advantage, allowing Mizugaki inside throughout the opening five minutes.
In the second Mizugaki started off by landing a big combination, but couldn't capitalize.