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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazunari has chosen The Seeker as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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143 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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160 cm
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143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tokugawa Kazunari!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kazunari slips a jab and a cross from Sims.
Sims throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kazunari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sims's knee momentarily.
Kazunari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sims. That did some damage!
Sims shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sims throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazunari counters with a low kick, right behind Sims 's knee.
Sims misses with a takedown
and Kazunari counters with a shoot takedown. Sims fights it but they end up in guard.
Kazunari wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.
Kazunari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kazunari is working Sims over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sims is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sims working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazunari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazunari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sims has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazunari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sims is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims working a defensive guard here.
Sims escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kazunari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kazunari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sims is keeping the position for now.
Sims throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sims looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kazunari has picked Sims up and slammed him! Sims can't keep hold of the triangle and Kazunari manages to pass to side control!
Kazunari scoring with punches from side control.
Kazunari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sims to see if he's OK.
Kazunari landing a few strikes.
Sims takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sims taking a bit of punishment here - Kazunari scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari tries for a kimura but Sims is defending well.
Sims tries to bench press Kazunari off him but Kazunari keeps the position.
Kazunari working the ground and pound.
Sims throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sims tries to buck Kazunari off but Kazunari is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazunari lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sims down.
Kazunari cracks Sims with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kazunari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sims is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazunari looks up at the clock and then as Sims takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kazunari smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kazunari off and has taken his back!
Kazunari avoids the strikes from Sims.
Kazunari trying to control the hands but Sims won't let him.
Kazunari tries to escape the position.
Sims missing with punches from the back.
Sims scores with punches from the back.
Sims punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari trying to control the hands but Sims won't let him.
Kazunari showing good submission defense here.
Sims punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kazunari rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kazunari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazunari gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sims accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Kazunari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazunari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sims's head.
Sims rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazunari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Sims or perhaps it was just good defense by Kazunari which made him look bad.
Kazunari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazunari closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kazunari lands in his opponent's guard.
Kazunari slips nicely into half guard.
Sims looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kazunari is looking to advance position but Sims won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kazunari is trying to control the action in half guard but Sims is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kazunari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sims wants to improve his position but Kazunari is controlling well.
Sims looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazunari is looking to take a break and control but Sims is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sims looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sims strikes from the bottom but Kazunari passes into mount!
Kazunari punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sims is looking to get to half guard.
Sims wants to control but Kazunari is having none of it.
Sims is in a horrible position here. Kazunari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sims throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kazunari with good strikes from the mount here!
Kazunari landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Kazunari.
Kazunari prevents Sims from getting the reversal.
Sims wants to control but Kazunari is having none of it.
Tokugawa Kazunari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kazunari with shots to the head and body - Sims looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazunari is landing with some decent strikes but Sims is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazunari is landing with some decent strikes but Sims is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sims 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.
Kazunari lands a big elbow.
Kazunari avoids the attempt from Sims to control.
Kazunari has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sims's face.
Sims is rocked!
Kazunari is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Sims is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari controlling from the full mount.
Kazunari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kazunari connects with a bit shot that sees Sims covering up! More strikes from Kazunari and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kazunari is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tokugawa Kazunari!
Tokugawa Kazunari is the new bantamweight champion!
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RATING
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