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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Helguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazunari comes to the cage accompanied by The Seeker. Helguson has chosen A Horse With No Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Helguson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Helguson. Beautiful body shot.
Helguson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Kazunari.
Helguson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kazunari sprawls well. He's pushed Helguson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kazunari connects with a solid leg kick.
Kazunari throws the kick towards the body but Helguson avoids it.
Helguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazunari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Helguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helguson scores with a hook to the body. Kazunari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Helguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazunari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helguson swings for the body but Kazunari moves out of range.
Tokugawa Kazunari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helguson wants to clinch up but Kazunari keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helguson moves away from the strike by Kazunari.
Good leg kick by Kazunari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helguson looks to throw the jab but Kazunari is out of range.
Kazunari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazunari scores with a body shot.
Kazunari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazunari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazunari. Helguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazunari misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kazunari.
Helguson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Helguson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kazunari has time to react.
Helguson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Kazunari.
Kazunari digs a good body shot into Helguson's ribs.
Helguson misses with a looping left.
Helguson connects with a leg kick. Kazunari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Helguson cracks Kazunari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kazunari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazunari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazunari throws a lazy head kick
and Helguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kazunari thinking.
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 Helguson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helguson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazunari sizes up Helguson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helguson swings for the body but Kazunari moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helguson.
Kazunari lands a jab to the head.
Helguson avoids the body shot from Kazunari.
Helguson blocks a low kick nicely.
Kazunari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazunari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helguson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kazunari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazunari.
Helguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazunari.
Kazunari circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari tries a head kick but it misses.
Helguson misses with a leg kick
and Kazunari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kazunari looks for the body kick but Helguson saw that one coming.
Helguson tried to score with a low kick but Kazunari checks it.
Helguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazunari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helguson tries to clinch up.
Kazunari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helguson. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazunari swings for the body but Helguson moves out of range.
Kazunari fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Helguson to the ground. Kazunari is now in Helguson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Helguson keeping moving, preventing Kazunari from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tokugawa Kazunari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Helguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazunari manages to avoid it.
Helguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazunari was well out of range. Poor timing from Helguson.
Kazunari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazunari misses with a straight right.
Kazunari avoids the body shot from Helguson.
Kazunari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Helguson. Helguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Helguson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Kazunari as Helguson shoots in.
Kazunari misses with a kick to the body.
Kazunari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helguson's sensitive parts.
Helguson misses with a left hand
and Kazunari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helguson throws a body punch but Kazunari moves out of range.
Kazunari takes a swing at Helguson's ribcage but misses.
Helguson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kazunari counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazunari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazunari slips under a jab from Helguson.
Helguson throws a push kick but Kazunari slaps the foot to one side.
Kazunari walks into a straight right hand from Helguson.
Helguson swinging wildly here.
Kazunari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helguson.
Helguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazunari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari misses with the combination.
Kazunari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helguson.
Helguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazunari misses with a wild body shot.
Kazunari throws a lazy right hand but Helguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazunari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazunari throws a right and a left that Helguson avoids nicely.
Kazunari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helguson.
Helguson tries to work over Kazunari's front leg with a kick but Kazunari checks it.
Helguson lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari lands an overhand right.
Kazunari feints and then cracks Helguson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helguson down.
Helguson gets a clinch.
Helguson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazunari tries a body shot but Helguson blocks it.
Helguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helguson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kazunari is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kazunari misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helguson.
Kazunari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helguson backwards.
Helguson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari taking a breather.
Kazunari misses with a punch to the body.
Kazunari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazunari tries to land a front kick but Helguson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazunari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Helguson counters with a left to the body.
Kazunari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Kazunari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazunari shoots in for a double leg but Helguson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazunari.
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.
That's time! Kazunari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helguson throws a series of punches but Kazunari moves out of range.
Helguson with a jab.
Kazunari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helguson misses with a shot to the body
and Kazunari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kazunari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helguson misses with a wild body shot.
Kazunari tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazunari misses with a looping right.
Helguson thows a body shot but no joy.
Helguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tokugawa Kazunari is winning the standup battle so far.
Helguson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helguson avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Helguson. Beautiful body shot.
Kazunari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Helguson misses.
Kazunari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Helguson's waist but Helguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazunari off to one side.
Helguson lands a head kick!
Kazunari throws a leg kick but Helguson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Helguson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kazunari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Helguson somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helguson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazunari sprawls well. Kazunari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Helguson gets slowly back to his feet.
Helguson walks into a jab.
Helguson moves in looking to clinch but Kazunari pushes him off.
Helguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazunari.
Kazunari slips under a jab from Helguson.
Helguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazunari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helguson misses with a kick to the body
and Kazunari counters with a nice kick to the body.
That kick from Kazunari tenderised Helguson's leg. Helguson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helguson.
Kazunari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kazunari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Helguson.
Kazunari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helguson.
Kazunari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Helguson.
Helguson throws a shot from downtown. Kazunari moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Helguson is predictable there
and Kazunari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Helguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kazunari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazunari presses Helguson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helguson lands a nice uppercut.
Helguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kazunari has double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazunari controlling the action here for a moment.
Helguson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazunari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helguson blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Helguson.
Helguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gunnar Helguson just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kazunari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Helguson has time to react.
Helguson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazunari. Kazunari obviously looking to wear him down.
Helguson throws a one two combo.
Helguson misses the shot to the body.
Kazunari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazunari, right into the meat.
Kazunari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helguson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazunari somewhat.
Helguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kazunari rather than just go for the knockout.
Helguson throws a leg kick but Kazunari moved away.
Helguson wants to slow Kazunari down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helguson. That did some damage!
Kazunari throws a good cross that connects.
Helguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kazunari. That did some damage!
Kazunari 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.
Kazunari slips under a jab from Helguson.
Helguson lands a nice shot that snaps Kazunari's head back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kazunari.
Kazunari throws out a leg kick but Helguson moves out of range and Kazunari only half commits.
Helguson tries to land a front kick but Kazunari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Helguson dives in and grabs Kazunari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kazunari pushes down on Helguson's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helguson misses with a looping left.
Kazunari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Helguson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Helguson slips a straight right by Kazunari.
Helguson looks to land a left hand but Kazunari moved out of range nicely.
Helguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Helguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazunari with a jab.
A jab from Kazunari misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helguson. Kazunari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazunari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazunari throws a jab but it's blocked by Helguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helguson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kazunari's head.
Helguson misses with a low kick.
Kazunari scores with a decent looking hook.
Helguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazunari.
Helguson tries to score with a low kick but Kazunari moves his leg out of the way.
Helguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazunari looks to score with a jab to the body but Helguson is just out of range.
Kazunari missing with a left hand there. Helguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazunari throws an overhand right that lands on Helguson's shoulder, as Helguson tries to avoid the shot.
Kazunari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari ducks under a wild hook from Helguson.
Helguson throws a body punch but Kazunari moves out of range.
A slow jab from Helguson misses its intended target.
Helguson checks a leg kick nicely.
Helguson throws a looping overhand right but Kazunari ducks down to avoid it.
Kazunari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazunari.
Kazunari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazunari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazunari.
Helguson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tokugawa Kazunari will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Helguson misses the target.
Helguson throws a looping overhand right but Kazunari ducks down to avoid it.
Helguson ducks under a wild hook from Kazunari.
Helguson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kazunari.
Helguson clobbers Kazunari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kazunari cracks a nice hook into Helguson's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kazunari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Helguson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helguson lands with a shot to the body.
Kazunari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Helguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kazunari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari blocks a low kick nicely.
Helguson misses with a wild body shot.
Helguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helguson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helguson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Helguson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kazunari checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazunari is defended easily by Helguson.
Kazunari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari thuds his right hand into Helguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helguson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helguson slips under a jab.
Kazunari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kazunari.
Helguson motions for Kazunari to come forward. Helguson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazunari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kazunari working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helguson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kazunari landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Helguson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Helguson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kazunari's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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.
Helguson wants to control but Kazunari is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Helguson's thigh. Helguson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kazunari looking to sit in guard and control but Helguson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokugawa Kazunari!
Tokugawa Kazunari retains his bantamweight title!
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