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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Tokugawa (ranked 362 p4p, 136 weight class) and Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 52 p4p, 20 weight class). Tokugawa comes to the cage accompanied by Red Warrior. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut
and Tokugawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farquharson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokugawa throws out the jab.
Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tokugawa defends it well.
Tokugawa rushes Farquharson and presses him up against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farquharson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farquharson's elbow.
Farquharson throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Farquharson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson letting Tokugawa take a breather here.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa misses with a looping left.
Tokugawa throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farquharson. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Farquharson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farquharson throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
Farquharson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Farquharson circles away.
Farquharson throws out a counter right but Tokugawa avoids it with no problem.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farquharson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that misses
and Farquharson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tokugawa wants to clinch but Farquharson slips to the side
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Farquharson throws out a counter right but Tokugawa avoids it with no problem.
Farquharson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Farquharson. Those never looked like landing.
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 moves to clinch but Farquharson breaks away
and Farquharson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Farquharson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokugawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farquharson checks it well.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Tokugawa misses
and Farquharson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Farquharson. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Farquharson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farquharson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Farquharson checks it.
Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tokugawa defends it well.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Farquharson is having none of it.
Tokugawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farquharson is out of range.
Farquharson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farquharson.
Farquharson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farquharson jabs Tokugawa right on the nose. Tokugawa blinks but takes it well.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farquharson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farquharson jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farquharson. That did some damage!
Tokugawa has closed the distance and engaged Farquharson in a clinch.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farquharson scores with a shoulder strike.
Farquharson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Farquharson.
Farquharson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick which misses Farquharson's front leg but catches the back leg as Farquharson tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Farquharson is having none of it.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Farquharson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tokugawa thumps Farquharson with a low kick.
Farquharson sizes up Tokugawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 Kai Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
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.
Farquharson looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Farquharson.
No joy there for Farquharson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa scores with a shot to the body.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Farquharson keeps it at a distance.
Farquharson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa drops his hands momentarily and Farquharson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farquharson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tokugawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land a leg kick but Farquharson saw it coming and moves away.
Farquharson misses with a straight right.
Farquharson swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson takes one on the button.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Malcolm Farquharson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokugawa.
Farquharson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Farquharson down.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Farquharson is having none of it.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Kai Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa throws out a loose jab but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farquharson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farquharson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farquharson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Farquharson circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Farquharson does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquharson keeps the fight on the outside.
Farquharson moves out of range as Tokugawa strikes.
Farquharson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tokugawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farquharson in his tracks.
Kai Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farquharson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tokugawa rushes Farquharson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
Farquharson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks to throw the jab but Farquharson is out of range.
Farquharson misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa throws an overhand right that lands on Farquharson's shoulder, as Farquharson tries to avoid the shot.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Farquharson circles away and keeps his distance.
Farquharson misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Farquharson pushes him off.
A low kick lands for Tokugawa.
Farquharson lands a head shot.
A big right from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa wants to clinch but Farquharson slips to the side
and Farquharson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tokugawa thinking.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farquharson sizes up Tokugawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Farquharson there.
Tokugawa cracks Farquharson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farquharson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
so Farquharson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Farquharson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tokugawa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Farquharson walks into a straight right hand from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farquharson.
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 Kai Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tokugawa works the jab nicely.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but Farquharson moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
Tokugawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farquharson! But no joy.
Tokugawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farquharson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa connects with a right hand. Farquharson shakes it off.
Tokugawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokugawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Farquharson.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Farquharson strikes.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Farquharson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Farquharson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson fails to land with a series of punches.
Farquharson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tokugawa throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
Farquharson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tokugawa lands with a good body shot.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Farquharson ducked under it nicely.
Farquharson cracks Tokugawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farquharson darts in looking for a takedown but Tokugawa gets double underhooks and turns Farquharson into the cage.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Tokugawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farquharson under the eye.
Tokugawa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tokugawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farquharson unleashes a big counter combination but Tokugawa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Farquharson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokugawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farquharson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tokugawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farquharson scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
A telegraphed right hand from Tokugawa misses the target.
Farquharson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tokugawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa misses with a straight right.
Tokugawa clinches.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa is trying to break the clinch but Farquharson is controlling him.
Malcolm Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson has Tokugawa pressed against the cage, preventing Tokugawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farquharson prevents Tokugawa from breaking the clinch.
Farquharson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson breaks from the clinch.
Tokugawa wants to slow Farquharson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Farquharson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tokugawa up against the cage.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson effectively controlling the action here.
Farquharson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farquharson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Farquharson.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokugawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Tokugawa!
In his post fight interview, Kai Tokugawa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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