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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Tokugawa (ranked 1052 p4p, 398 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 144 p4p, 55 weight class). Tokugawa's entrance music is Red Warrior. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tokugawa swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Tokugawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tokugawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by River.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa instigates a clinch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokugawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Tokugawa gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River misses with some punches.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from River.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Tokugawa tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Tokugawa.
River misses the shot to the body.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
River on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but River moves out of range.
Tokugawa dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by River.
Kai Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tokugawa wants to stand and escape but River is having none of it.
River is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to stand and escape but River is having none of it.
River wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
River not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tokugawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
River connects with a jab.
River is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
River connects with a body shot.
River loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokugawa misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Tokugawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tokugawa throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tokugawa scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tokugawa.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
River takes a shot to the head.
A short left from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Tokugawa shakes him off and moves away.
River takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Tokugawa shakes him off and moves away.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Tokugawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by River.
River is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tokugawa lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Tokugawa misses
and River counters by moving into the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Tokugawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
River swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries for a takedown but Tokugawa manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but River has him pressed against the cage.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
Tokugawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Tokugawa. That snapped River's head back.
Tokugawa connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from River misses.
Tokugawa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokugawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokugawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River wants to counter the offense by Tokugawa and move into the clinch position.
Tokugawa swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tokugawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Kai Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokugawa momentarily.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from River.
River throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Tokugawa finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokugawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from River misses.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
River takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa jabs at River's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Kai Tokugawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tokugawa prevents it.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tokugawa connects with a jab.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Tokugawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokugawa clinches up against the cage.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from River misses.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
River throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokugawa.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokugawa.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River misses with a straight left.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tokugawa scores with a nice head shot.
Tokugawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokugawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Kollaa River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a lazy right hand but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Tokugawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
Tokugawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
River closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tokugawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
River misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa cracks River with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Tokugawa connects with the punch.
Tokugawa tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River clinches up against the cage.
River misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tokugawa is trying to keep an underhook but River manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa is trying to stand.
River is keen to just control but Tokugawa is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River prevents Tokugawa from standing back up.
Tokugawa has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but River is on him like a limpet, forcing Tokugawa back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short shot to the head.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Tokugawa is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tokugawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Tokugawa!
A very excited looking Kai Tokugawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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