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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Mayer De Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by Money. Kazunari has chosen The Seeker as his entrance music. James Mayer De Rothschild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Mayer De Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Kazunari!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild shoots in looking for a takedown but Kazunari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Rothschild's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazunari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Kazunari throws a front kick aimed at De Rothschild's knee but De Rothschild avoids it well.
De Rothschild tries to clinch there but Kazunari circles away.
Kazunari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Rothschild moves away from the strike by Kazunari.
Kazunari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Rothschild throws out the jab.
Kazunari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Rothschild misses with a hook
and Kazunari counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazunari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Rothschild misses with a straight left.
De Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Rothschild feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Rothschild landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Rothschild preventing the sweep.
De Rothschild is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazunari has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazunari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Rothschild not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've been hearing good reports from De Rothschild's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De Rothschild got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kazunari has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Rothschild has managed to get both his arms back between Kazunari's legs - danger averted.
Kazunari is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Rothschild defends well.
De Rothschild trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazunari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Rothschild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazunari wants to improve his position but instead De Rothschild has moved into half guard.
Nice strikes from De Rothschild there.
Kazunari is trying to control but can't.
Kazunari felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
De Rothschild prevents Kazunari from improving his position.
Kazunari is staying active underneath De Rothschild, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Rothschild seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazunari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Rothschild throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazunari trying to control here.
Kazunari is refusing to be controlled, as De Rothschild sits in half guard.
Kazunari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazunari working a defensive guard but De Rothschild passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari is pressing down on De Rothschild's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Rothschild works over Kazunari with some ground and pound from guard.
Kazunari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Rothschild will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Rothschild throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazunari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazunari looking for a guillotine here but De Rothschild defends easily.
Kazunari throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mayer De Rothschild dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up but Kazunari circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Kazunari. No joy for De Rothschild on that attempt.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but Kazunari moves out of range.
Kazunari just misses with a punch to the body.
De Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
Kazunari misses with some punches.
Kazunari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kazunari presses De Rothschild against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Rothschild tries a body shot but Kazunari blocks it.
Kazunari digs a right hand underneath De Rothschild's ribcage. De Rothschild let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Rothschild is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazunari.
De Rothschild taking a breather.
Kazunari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kazunari blocks an uppercut.
Kazunari tries to work over De Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Rothschild blocking some punches.
De Rothschild blocking some punches.
Kazunari cracks De Rothschild with a nice body shot.
Kazunari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kazunari.
Kazunari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kazunari tries a body shot but De Rothschild blocks it.
De Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazunari uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Rothschild turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Rothschild manages to end up in side control.
De Rothschild throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kazunari works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
James Mayer De Rothschild overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazunari gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Rothschild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Rothschild stopping the sweep attempt from Kazunari.
Kazunari had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Rothschild defends it easily.
Kazunari is trying to control the position but De Rothschild postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Rothschild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazunari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throwing strikes from guard but Kazunari blocks nicely.
De Rothschild won't allow Kazunari to sweep him here.
Kazunari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazunari controls De Rothschild momentarily but De Rothschild frees himself.
De Rothschild throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kazunari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari is trying to keep De Rothschild in close.
Kazunari has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Rothschild has passed into side control.
De Rothschild throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De Rothschild scores with punches from side control.
Kazunari is looking to regain half guard here but De Rothschild keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Rothschild looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kazunari is avoiding damage well.
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 James Mayer De Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Rothschild is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kazunari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from De Rothschild misses.
Kazunari missing with a left hand there. De Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Rothschild lands a jab to the nose.
Kazunari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Rothschild darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by De Rothschild.
Kazunari throws a chopping leg kick but De Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Rothschild tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazunari looks for a takedown but De Rothschild sprawls well.
Kazunari misses with a straight right.
Kazunari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Rothschild clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild blocks a body shot from Kazunari.
De Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazunari prevents a body shot from De Rothschild.
A frustrated look appears on De Rothschild's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kazunari.
De Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazunari.
Kazunari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kazunari tries to break the clinch but De Rothschild is controlling the position.
De Rothschild is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazunari lands a nice uppercut.
Kazunari gets through De Rothschild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Rothschild.
Kazunari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazunari lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Kazunari's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Rothschild tries to work over Kazunari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Rothschild drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazunari pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazunari lands an overhand right.
De Rothschild fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kazunari avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazunari misses with a kick to the body.
James Mayer De Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Rothschild throws a leg kick but Kazunari moved away.
De Rothschild takes one to the chin there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Rothschild.
Kazunari stops De Rothschild from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kazunari is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild grinds an elbow into Kazunari's temple.
De Rothschild cracks Kazunari with a big right hand but Kazunari just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tokugawa Kazunari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazunari is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, De Rothschild asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kazunari taking a bit of punishment here - De Rothschild scoring with strikes.
James Mayer De Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Rothschild looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kazunari is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mayer De Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Rothschild, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mayer De Rothschild!
James Mayer De Rothschild decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Tokugawa Kazunari was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations James, you was better...'.
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