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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leyeyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - This Love. 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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leyeyasu Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa tried to score with a low kick but Sanderson checks it.
Sanderson lands with a shot to the body.
Sanderson misses the jab.
A big right from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa digs a good body shot into Sanderson's ribs.
Tokugawa throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanderson.
Sanderson scores with the left hand. Tokugawa knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Sanderson misses its intended target.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.
Sanderson avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Sanderson misses.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the side of Sanderson's head but Sanderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the body
letting Sanderson counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a nice looking combination but Sanderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ryan Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanderson cracks Tokugawa with a good jab.
An inside leg kick from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Sanderson avoids them all with ease.
Sanderson punishes Tokugawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tokugawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanderson lands a jab to Tokugawa's midsection.
Sanderson missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanderson scores with a punch to the head.
Tokugawa staying out of range there.
A big left from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick which misses Sanderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanderson tries to avoid it.
Sanderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tokugawa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position but Sanderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tokugawa tries to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Tokugawa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tokugawa is squirming around, avoiding Sanderson's attempts to control the action.
Tokugawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tokugawa wants to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Tokugawa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tokugawa looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tokugawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanderson looking to control but Tokugawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Tokugawa tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson is landing with some decent strikes but Tokugawa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa taking shots to the head.
Tokugawa is working to get back to half guard.
Sanderson working Tokugawa over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa can't escape the position.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tokugawa?
Sanderson scoring with strikes but Tokugawa is staying in there.
Tokugawa taking shots to the head.
Sanderson lands a big elbow.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position but Sanderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson prevents Tokugawa from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sanderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanderson throws out the jab.
Donk. Sanderson catches Tokugawa right on the button with a cross.
Sanderson connects with a body shot.
Tokugawa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tokugawa quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanderson wants to take a breather but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Sanderson not doing much here.
Sanderson trying to mount his opponent but Tokugawa defends it.
Tokugawa tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
Sanderson winds up and cracks Tokugawa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Sanderson tries to pass.
Tokugawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanderson!
Sanderson is trying to escape the mount.
Tokugawa working Sanderson over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is in a horrible position here. Tokugawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanderson wants to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Tokugawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tokugawa working Sanderson over with strikes here.
Sanderson is bucking up trying to escape but Tokugawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tokugawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanderson defends it well.
Tokugawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tokugawa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanderson taking a bit of punishment here - Tokugawa scoring with strikes.
Sanderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tokugawa.
Sanderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanderson is looking to regain half guard here but Tokugawa keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tokugawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tokugawa wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanderson wants to improve his position but Tokugawa is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa is thwarting Sanderson's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leyeyasu Tokugawa 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. This is the final round!
Tokugawa needs to keep his hands up - Sanderson had a free shot at his head there.
Sanderson misses with a hook.
Sanderson dives in and grabs Tokugawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokugawa pushes down on Sanderson's head and hops out.
Sanderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tokugawa stuns Sanderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tokugawa throws a body kick that misses.
Sanderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa with a nice cross.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Sanderson moves out of range.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Sanderson moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sanderson.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Sanderson ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanderson as he connects with a hook.
Sanderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tokugawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
Tokugawa delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson stuns Tokugawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tokugawa connects with a body shot.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanderson throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa connects with a looping right hand.
Sanderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Sanderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tokugawa throws out a loose jab but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanderson misses with a takedown
and Tokugawa counters with a left and a right that stings Sanderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson misses with a body punch
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Tokugawa misses
and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
Tokugawa moves into full mount! Sanderson won't be happy about that!
Sanderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tokugawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Tokugawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tokugawa lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tokugawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanderson tries to lock up and control but Tokugawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tokugawa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sanderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tokugawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanderson, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tokugawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokugawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanderson is aware though and is defending well.
Sanderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tokugawa has wrist control.
Sanderson drops back looking for a leg! Tokugawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tokugawa manages to kick Sanderson off! Sanderson jumps back into Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa looking for subs off his back but Sanderson has passed one foot through into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson winds up and cracks Tokugawa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leyeyasu Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tokugawa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leyeyasu Tokugawa!
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energy
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