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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 23243 p4p, 3894 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 508 p4p, 447 weight class). De Cremonesi comes into the arena with Maniac (Eurobeat Remix) blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Franko De Cremonesi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tokugawa's head backwards.
Tokugawa throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa is looking for the big counter here.
De Cremonesi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Cremonesi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Cremonesi throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from De Cremonesi lands.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
De Cremonesi tries to land a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Cremonesi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Cremonesi gets tackled into the ropes by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Cremonesi backwards.
De Cremonesi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokugawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as De Cremonesi controls his hands.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Cremonesi digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Cremonesi can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Cremonesi is looking to control Tokugawa's arms but Tokugawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Cremonesi has his back to the ropes.
Our sources have told us that De Cremonesi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
De Cremonesi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
De Cremonesi tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to work over De Cremonesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to work over De Cremonesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tokugawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
A low kick from Tokugawa is predictable there
and De Cremonesi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for De Cremonesi. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Franko De Cremonesi is winning the standup battle so far.
De Cremonesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that misses
and De Cremonesi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target.
De Cremonesi lands a nice shot to the body.
De Cremonesi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
Tokugawa misses with a few strikes there.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokugawa slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
And De Cremonesi counters with a quick kick to the body but Tokugawa blocks it.
De Cremonesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi looks to throw a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Cremonesi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Cremonesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
De Cremonesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
De Cremonesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tokugawa connects with a high kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Tokugawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
De Cremonesi tried to score with a low kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by De Cremonesi.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and De Cremonesi moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa motions for De Cremonesi to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
De Cremonesi connects with a jab.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Cremonesi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokugawa moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Cremonesi digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Cremonesi looks low and kicks high, catching Tokugawa right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa is rocked!
De Cremonesi cracks Tokugawa with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tokugawa is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tokugawa is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tokugawa could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
During a confident post fight interview, Franko De Cremonesi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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