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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 2360 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 290 p4p, 459 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abdelrahman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blow The Whistle. Kenjiro Tokugawa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
Very quick
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Granite chin
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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 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Tokugawa down.
Abdelrahman checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman tries to score with a low kick but Tokugawa moves his leg out of the way.
Tokugawa lands a head shot.
That kick from Tokugawa tenderised Abdelrahman's leg. Abdelrahman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Tokugawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokugawa down.
Tokugawa scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa throws out a counter right but Abdelrahman avoids it with no problem.
Abdelrahman punishes Tokugawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Abdelrahman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abdelrahman connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Abdelrahman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tokugawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman punishes Tokugawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdelrahman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abdelrahman connects with the punch.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Tokugawa.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokugawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa throws a lazy head kick
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tokugawa's sensitive parts.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
and Abdelrahman counters with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abdelrahman, as that shot connected.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a chopping leg kick but Abdelrahman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Abdelrahman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the body
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Tokugawa avoids it.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab. Tokugawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a good body shot.
Abdelrahman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa closes the distance but Abdelrahman moves to the side
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice body shot.
Tokugawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abdelrahman.
Some bone on bone action there as Abdelrahman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdelrahman drives through and clinches with Tokugawa against the ropes.
Tokugawa can't break the clinch.
Abdelrahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
I was talking to Abdelrahman'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 body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tokugawa as the two fighters clinch.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Tokugawa.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman lands with a right to the head.
Abdelrahman lands a body shot.
Abdelrahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abdelrahman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdelrahman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Abdelrahman.
A short right from Abdelrahman.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
A nice left hand lands by Abdelrahman.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abdelrahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa tries to work over Abdelrahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdelrahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Abdelrahman digs a right hand into Tokugawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokugawa's gas tank.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokugawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Abdelrahman sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Abdelrahman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdelrahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdelrahman. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa jabs Abdelrahman right on the nose. Abdelrahman blinks but takes it well.
Abdelrahman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Tokugawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abdelrahman checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman with a jab.
Abdelrahman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tokugawa.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Abdelrahman misses its target.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
Abdelrahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Tokugawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokugawa momentarily.
Abdelrahman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman lands the left hand.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Tokugawa throws a body kick.
Abdelrahman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa walks into a straight right hand from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Abdelrahman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokugawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdelrahman thuds his right hand into Tokugawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick which misses Tokugawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Tokugawa tries to avoid it.
Tokugawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abdelrahman.
Tokugawa tries to move into range but Abdelrahman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Abdelrahman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tokugawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tokugawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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