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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 4383 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 324 p4p, 282 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Dimms wants to counter the offense by Tokugawa and move into the clinch position.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the body
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa tries to work over Dimms's front leg with a kick but Dimms checks it.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
A big left from Dimms misses.
No joy there for Dimms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimms takes one to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Tokugawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Dimms's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimms down.
Dimms tries to move into range but Tokugawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dimms throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokugawa counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dimms throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
Dimms throws a head kick that half lands.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Dimms is out of range.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Dimms cracks Tokugawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Dimms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimms is trying to break free.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Dimms just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokugawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimms.
Dimms tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Dimms has Tokugawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dimms missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa is looking to chop away at Dimms's legs.
A head kick from Dimms lands but Tokugawa takes it in his stride.
Dimms throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Dimms.
Dimms throws a series of punches but Tokugawa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dimms checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Dimms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Dimms swings widly with a right hand
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
Dimms getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimms takes one to the chin there.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dimms! But no joy.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Dimms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tokugawa's hands.
Dimms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Dimms lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Dimms throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Dimms blocks the low kick.
Dimms jabs Tokugawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tokugawa avoids a kick to the body.
Tokugawa swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms lands a right hook to the body.
Dimms scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimms avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
Tokugawa throws the kick towards the body but Dimms avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Tokugawa misses.
Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms connects with a single shot there.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Dimms.
Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dimms digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Dimms counters with a good, hard body kick but Tokugawa shrugs it off.
Dimms misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa throws a front kick aimed at Dimms's knee but Dimms avoids it well.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimms blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Tokugawa motions for Dimms to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Dimms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Tokugawa both land. Nice combination.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimms thinking.
Tokugawa lands with a nice body kick.
Dimms throws a head kick that Tokugawa semi-blocks.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Tokugawa with an uppercut!
Tokugawa connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Dimms.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Dimms's body. Dimms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenjiro Tokugawa.
I think Tokugawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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