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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jach Bresnar (ranked 2866 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 333 p4p, 331 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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12 - 10 - 1 |
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178 cm
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168
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tokugawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bresnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bresnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tokugawa connects with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Bresnar moved out of range nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Tokugawa clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Bresnar throws knees to the body.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bresnar is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa tries to work over Bresnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar stands up over Tokugawa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bresnar is one step ahead there.
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Bresnar throwing strikes but missing.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Bresnar controlling him for the moment.
Bresnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bresnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Bresnar, at least for the moment.
Bresnar cracks Tokugawa with a solid left hand.
Bresnar throws an elbow that misses. Tokugawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bresnar's guard. Nice move by Tokugawa!
Bresnar has Tokugawa pulled in close to control his posture.
Tokugawa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tokugawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bresnar 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.
Tokugawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tokugawa won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bresnar is on top in guard.
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bresnar's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bresnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bresnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bresnar wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Bresnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar throwing strikes from guard but Tokugawa blocks nicely.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tokugawa seems keen to control Bresnar's posture.
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Tokugawa keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bresnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bresnar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bresnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tokugawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tokugawa working the strikes but Bresnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokugawa trying to advance position but Bresnar counters by regaining guard.
Tokugawa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bresnar wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Tokugawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tokugawa has Bresnar pulled in close to control his posture.
Bresnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bresnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bresnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bresnar has control of Tokugawa's left arm, preventing Tokugawa from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment.
Tokugawa looking to sit in guard and control but Bresnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bresnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tokugawa won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
Bresnar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bresnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Tokugawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bresnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar wants to get back to full guard.
Bresnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tokugawa landing with the ground and pound.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bresnar being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bresnar's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Jach Bresnar has been cut.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bresnar.
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Bresnar is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bresnar has time to react.
Tokugawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bresnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa controls Bresnar momentarily but Bresnar frees himself.
Bresnar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tokugawa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bresnar, into his guard.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresnar's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tokugawa stays in close to Bresnar's body and controls the position.
Bresnar is trying to keep Tokugawa in close.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Tokugawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bresnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jach Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa controls Bresnar momentarily but Bresnar frees himself.
Bresnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresnar is working Tokugawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bresnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bresnar staying out of range there.
Bresnar dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Bresnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Bresnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bresnar down.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jach Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bresnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokugawa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bresnar has hold of Tokugawa's hands but Tokugawa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tokugawa 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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