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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 324 p4p, 602 weight class) and Kai Tokugawa (ranked 44 p4p, 77 weight class). Tokugawa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red Warrior. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tokugawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Burnett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burnett.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa presses Burnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Burnett controls the action.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Burnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Burnett avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Burnett scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tokugawa.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Burnett.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Burnett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Burnett controls the action.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Burnett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Burnett tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Burnett cracks Tokugawa with a nice body shot.
Burnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burnett pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tokugawa looks winded!
Burnett tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnett lands a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett lands a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Burnett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa lands an uppercut.
Burnett tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Tokugawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Burnett on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burnett.
Burnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burnett gets through Tokugawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett throws a head punch that misses.
Burnett blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokugawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
A short left from Burnett.
Burnett lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Burnett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burnett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Burnett misses with a hook.
Burnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tokugawa.
A little feinted left hand from Burnett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tokugawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burnett's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Burnett.
A short left from Tokugawa.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Burnett blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa cracks Burnett with a nice body shot.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokugawa.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokugawa tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Burnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
A short uppercut from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Burnett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Burnett controls the action.
Burnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
Burnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett blocking some punches.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa pushes Burnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick.
Burnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tokugawa in his tracks.
Tokugawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Tokugawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalil Burnett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Burnett pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokugawa.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Burnett blocking some punches.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burnett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokugawa cracks Burnett with a nice body shot.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Burnett.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Burnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Burnett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokugawa lands a right hand.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Burnett on the inside.
Burnett works on Tokugawa's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Burnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnett misses with some punches.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Tokugawa pushes Burnett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Burnett 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!
Tokugawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Burnett lands a body punch.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokugawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Tokugawa.
Well Tokugawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Tokugawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Tokugawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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