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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Anderson (ranked 124 p4p, 159 weight class) and Minato Tokugawa (ranked 16 p4p, 19 weight class). Minato Tokugawa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jones Anderson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa checks the leg kick.
As Anderson backs off Tokugawa throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Tokugawa back into the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokugawa managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokugawa.
Anderson is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokugawa is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokugawa avoids the damage to the body.
Tokugawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Tokugawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anderson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa lands a right hand.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Tokugawa in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Minato Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Jones Anderson has been cut.
Tokugawa pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Tokugawa blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Tokugawa improves position.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Jones Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Anderson catches Tokugawa right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Tokugawa is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa is trying to stall.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokugawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokugawa.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Tokugawa's ribcage.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tokugawa as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tokugawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Tokugawa shrugs off.
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 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Tokugawa's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tokugawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tokugawa tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokugawa avoids the damage to the body.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jones Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tokugawa thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Tokugawa sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tokugawa is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokugawa is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa drops Anderson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Anderson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokugawa stalling against the cage.
Tokugawa pushes Anderson against the cage. Tokugawa is working some dirty boxing. Tokugawa pushes off with a quick right hook! Anderson goes down! Anderson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tokugawa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minato Tokugawa!
Minato Tokugawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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