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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazunari comes to the cage accompanied by The Seeker. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tokugawa Kazunari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Walsh!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazunari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazunari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walsh defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazunari. That's going to slow Walsh down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazunari throws an off balance right hand
and Walsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kazunari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walsh counters with a left and a right that stings Kazunari.
Walsh misses with a hook
and Kazunari counters with a low kick, right behind Walsh 's knee.
Kazunari throws a combination. Walsh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brian Walsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walsh walks into a jab.
Kazunari misses with a takedown attempt - Walsh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazunari dodges the punch combination from Walsh.
Kazunari misses with a takedown attempt
and Walsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Kazunari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazunari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Walsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kazunari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazunari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazunari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walsh trying to control here.
Kazunari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kazunari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walsh's head.
Walsh trying to hold on to Kazunari's head to control him but Kazunari postures up.
Walsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazunari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazunari looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walsh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is looking for a sweep. Kazunari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazunari passes the guard and advances to mount!
Walsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Kazunari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walsh because Kazunari loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Kazunari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Walsh.
Kazunari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walsh is out of range.
Kazunari misses with an uppercut
and Walsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazunari throws a right hand that misses
and Walsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Walsh misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazunari lands a body shot.
Walsh throws a combination that misses
and Kazunari counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazunari throws out a loose jab but Walsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazunari misses with a body kick.
Walsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazunari.
Kazunari misses the shot to the body.
Kazunari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walsh lands a two punch combo.
Kazunari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walsh checks it well.
Walsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazunari counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Walsh does no damage.
Walsh misses with a body punch
and Kazunari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walsh swings widly with a right hand
and Kazunari counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kazunari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walsh throws an off balance right hand
and Kazunari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kazunari throws a sloppy body shot
letting Walsh counter with a right hand.
Kazunari throws a poor cross that misses
and Kazunari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazunari misses with a shot to the body
and Walsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazunari ducks under a wild hook from Walsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh misses with an uppercut
and Kazunari counters with a nice body kick.
Walsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazunari.
Kazunari misses with a body shot
and Walsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazunari misses with a body punch
and Kazunari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazunari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazunari shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kazunari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tokugawa Kazunari will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kazunari digs a good body shot into Walsh's ribs.
Kazunari connects with a solid leg kick.
Walsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kazunari counters with a low kick, right behind Walsh 's knee.
Walsh swings widly with a right hand
and Kazunari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Walsh really felt that one!
Kazunari throws a shot from downtown. Walsh moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh misses with a straight right.
Kazunari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walsh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari scores with a jab.
Walsh blocks a low kick nicely.
Kazunari lands a jab to the nose.
Kazunari throws a hook but Walsh avoids it easily.
Kazunari just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa Kazunari is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazunari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walsh's waist but Walsh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazunari off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kazunari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walsh is able to avoid easily.
Walsh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kazunari counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kazunari misses
and Walsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walsh swings widly with a right hand
letting Kazunari counter with a right hand.
Kazunari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kazunari throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari slips a jab and a cross from Walsh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walsh.
Kazunari misses with a hook. Walsh ducked under it nicely.
Kazunari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walsh misses with a shot to the body
and Kazunari counters with a body kick.
Kazunari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kazunari slips under a jab from Walsh.
Kazunari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazunari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kazunari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kazunari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Kazunari clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walsh throws an overhand right that lands on Kazunari's shoulder, as Kazunari tries to avoid the shot.
Tokugawa Kazunari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazunari throws an off balance right hand
and Walsh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kazunari misses with a hook.
Walsh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kazunari counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazunari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh misses with a hook
and Kazunari counters with a takedown into side control.
Kazunari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Walsh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Kazunari are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kazunari throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kazunari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walsh keeps working.
The strikes coming from Kazunari are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Walsh regains half guard, as Kazunari was trying to land strikes.
Kazunari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Walsh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kazunari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kazunari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kazunari landing shots from mount.
Kazunari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walsh?
Kazunari content just to control the position here.
Kazunari tries to control but Walsh wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kazunari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kazunari is landing with some decent strikes but Walsh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazunari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kazunari wants to control the pace but Walsh is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokugawa Kazunari had his way with Brian Walsh in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the body from Kazunari misses
and Walsh counters with a one-two to the body.
Kazunari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kazunari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walsh tries to bum rush Kazunari with a series of wild strikes but Kazunari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazunari thumps Walsh with a low kick.
Kazunari lands a nice hook to Walsh's body. Walsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari misses with a shot to the body
and Walsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kazunari misses with a hook to the body
and Walsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazunari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walsh throws a right hand that misses
and Kazunari counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazunari swings widly with a right hand
and Walsh counters with a three punch combo that has Kazunari backing up. Kazunari nods at Walsh to acknowledge the strikes.
Kazunari misses with a right hand
and Walsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Brian Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kazunari to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Kazunari there.
Horrible takedown by Kazunari or perhaps it was just good defense by Walsh which made him look bad.
Kazunari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Kazunari throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari closes the distance and clinches up with Walsh, looking for a takedown. Kazunari pushes Walsh against the cage but Walsh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kazunari throws a hook to the side of Walsh's head but Walsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazunari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walsh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazunari.
Walsh misses with a double jab.
Walsh throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazunari counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazunari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazunari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazunari lands with an uppercut that bounces Walsh off the cage and back into rage.
Walsh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazunari.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Kazunari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kazunari - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tokugawa Kazunari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazunari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokugawa Kazunari!
Tokugawa Kazunari retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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RATING
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