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Event: STRIKE! 45     
Date:   Nov 23, 2024
#R1#
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matijevic throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Matijevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matijevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokugawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tokugawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matijevic.
Matijevic slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy body shot #CL#
and Matijevic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matijevic managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Matijevic is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic lands a left hand.
Tokugawa tries to work over Matijevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body.
Matijevic misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matijevic blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Matijevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Matijevic breaks from the clinch.
Matijevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Matijevic clinches up against the cage.
Matijevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matijevic scores with a shot to the side of Tokugawa's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matijevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Matijevic pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Matijevic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Matijevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matijevic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matijevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. #T2#
Matijevic blocks a leg kick.
Matijevic half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Matijevic.
Matijevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Tokugawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matijevic 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 Tokugawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tokugawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Matijevic.
Matijevic lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tokugawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic misses with a few strikes there.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Matijevic misses its target.
Matijevic blocks a leg kick.
Matijevic misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roko Matijevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Matijevic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Matijevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matijevic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tokugawa manages to circle out of the way.
Tokugawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matijevic scores with a nice head shot.
Tokugawa misses with a hook
and Matijevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Matijevic's body. Matijevic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matijevic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Tokugawa misses with a left hand
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Tokugawa is rocked!#CL#
Matijevic forces Tokugawa back against the cage and clinches.
Tokugawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Matijevic finish him?
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Matijevic creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tokugawa crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tokugawa face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Matijevic takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roko Matijevic!
During a confident post fight interview, Roko Matijevic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: STRIKE! 41     
Date:   Oct 26, 2024
#R1#
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Dimms wants to counter the offense by Tokugawa and move into the clinch position.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the body
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa tries to work over Dimms's front leg with a kick but Dimms checks it.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
A big left from Dimms misses.
No joy there for Dimms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimms takes one to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Tokugawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Dimms's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimms down.
Dimms tries to move into range but Tokugawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dimms throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokugawa counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Dimms fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dimms throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
Dimms throws a head kick that half lands.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Dimms is out of range.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Dimms cracks Tokugawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Dimms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimms is trying to break free.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Dimms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Dimms just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokugawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimms.
Dimms tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa. #CL2#
Dimms has Tokugawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Dimms missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa is looking to chop away at Dimms's legs.
A head kick from Dimms lands but Tokugawa takes it in his stride.
Dimms throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Dimms.
Dimms throws a series of punches but Tokugawa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dimms checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Dimms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T1#
Dimms blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Dimms swings widly with a right hand
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
Dimms getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimms takes one to the chin there.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dimms! But no joy.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Dimms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tokugawa's hands.
Dimms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Dimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2##BC2#
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Dimms lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Dimms throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Dimms blocks the low kick.
Dimms jabs Tokugawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tokugawa avoids a kick to the body.
Tokugawa swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms lands a right hook to the body.
Dimms scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimms avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
Tokugawa throws the kick towards the body but Dimms avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Tokugawa misses.
Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Dimms connects with a single shot there.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Dimms.
Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dimms digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Dimms counters with a good, hard body kick but Tokugawa shrugs it off.
Dimms misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa throws a front kick aimed at Dimms's knee but Dimms avoids it well.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimms blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Tokugawa motions for Dimms to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Dimms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Tokugawa both land. Nice combination.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimms thinking.
Tokugawa lands with a nice body kick.
Dimms throws a head kick that Tokugawa semi-blocks.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Tokugawa with an uppercut!
Tokugawa connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Dimms.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Dimms's body. Dimms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenjiro Tokugawa.
I think Tokugawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: STRIKE! 38     
Date:   Oct 05, 2024
#R1#
Tokugawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Funches misses with an uppercut.
Tokugawa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ron Funches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funches swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Funches checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Funches swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funches throws a series of punches but Tokugawa moves out of range.
As Funches looks to move away, Tokugawa throws a big counter combo but Funches just gets out of the way.
Funches misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses its target.
Funches throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Funches avoided it.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Funches pushes him off.
Funches lands a nice shot that snaps Tokugawa's head back.
Funches drops his hands momentarily and Tokugawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good work by Funches as he checks the leg kick.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tokugawa throws a nice head kick! #CUT#It looks like Ron Funches has been cut.
Funches misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Funches moves out of range.
Funches throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Funches moves away
and Funches cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tokugawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funches.
Funches misses with a double jab.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Funches.
A solid body kick from Tokugawa.
Funches tries a head kick but it misses.
Funches has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Funches misses with an uppercut
and Tokugawa counters with an inside leg kick.
Funches throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa throws a hook but Funches blocks it.
Tokugawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Funches counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funches does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Tokugawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tokugawa.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
Funches throws a leg kick but Tokugawa moved away.
Funches misses with a looping right.#CL#
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funches working aggressively here.
Funches blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funches.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Funches.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funches struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
A head punch on the inside from Funches fails to land.
Funches with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funches managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Funches swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funches misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ron Funches will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Funches's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Funches misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Funches on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Funches ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
A slow jab from Funches misses its intended target.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Funches.
Some bone on bone action there as Funches checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Funches loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
Tokugawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Funches is out of range and Tokugawa settles back down.
Kenjiro Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Funches swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tokugawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Funches throws a nice outside leg kick.
Funches circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Funches darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Funches is out of range.
Nice jab there from Tokugawa.
That kick from Funches tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tokugawa throws a looping overhand right but Funches ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Funches cracks Tokugawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funches misses the shot to the body.
Ron Funches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Funches throws a head kick that misses.
Funches scores with a sloppy right hand. Tokugawa should have avoided that one.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funches connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Funches finds it's target.#CL#
Tokugawa clinches.
Tokugawa lands with a light punch inside.
Funches tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funches tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Funches backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Funches working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funches blocking some punches.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa. #T2#
Funches misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funches.
Funches tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funches.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funches.
Funches misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Funches swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
A short uppercut from Funches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Tokugawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funches blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funches is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Funches's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funches misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Funches moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Funches throws a body kick.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa scores with a hook.
Tokugawa lands with a nice body punch.
Funches moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Funches avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funches is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funches throws a hook but Tokugawa avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funches looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Funches misses the target.
Tokugawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Funches lands the left hand.
Tokugawa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funches.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funches works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Funches misses with a jab to the body
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funches avoids a kick to the body.
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL2#
Funches moves into the clinch.
Funches with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Funches backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funches misses with a knee to the head.
Funches can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Funches has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa. #T2#
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Funches uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funches throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Funches has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funches's elbow.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Funches working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is leaning against Funches and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funches takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funches misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funches tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Funches lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa presses Funches against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokugawa 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: STRIKE! 34     
Date:   Sep 07, 2024
#R1#
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks BySubtraction's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow BySubtraction down.
BySubtraction wants to clinch.
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A frustrated look appears on BySubtraction's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Tokugawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tokugawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BySubtractions head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa pushes BySubtraction back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tokugawa lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa lands with a light punch inside.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike. #T1#
BySubtraction is trying to push Tokugawa away but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
BySubtraction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tokugawa as the two fighters clinch.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tokugawa avoids it.
A short uppercut from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
BySubtraction is trying to push Tokugawa away but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
BySubtraction putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tokugawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Tokugawa.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tokugawa throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
BySubtraction is breathing heavily.
BySubtraction looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokugawa digs a right hand underneath BySubtraction's ribcage. BySubtraction let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa gets through BySubtraction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokugawa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.#BC2#
Tokugawa breaks the clinch.
Tokugawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
BySubtraction sizes up Tokugawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BySubtraction throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but BySubtraction sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BySubtraction scores with a nice strike.
Tokugawa cracks BySubtraction with a good jab.
Tokugawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
Tokugawa throws a wild body kick that BySubtraction sees coming a mile off.
Tokugawa tries to land a leg kick but BySubtraction saw it coming and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut.
Tokugawa with the inside leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by BySubtraction.
Tokugawa is looking to slow BySubtraction down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from BySubtraction 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 Tokugawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tokugawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but Tokugawa is out of range.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
A jab from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
A jab lands there for BySubtraction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BySubtraction takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tokugawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BySubtraction sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa swats away the attempt to clinch by BySubtraction.#T1#
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BySubtraction throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
Tokugawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tokugawa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
BySubtraction takes a shot right to the bread basket.
BySubtraction tests Tokugawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BySubtraction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BySubtraction scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Tokugawa finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch.
BySubtraction scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Tokugawa rushes BySubtraction and presses him up against the cage.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the head.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. BySubtraction seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.
A short left from Tokugawa. #T2#
Tokugawa digs a right hand underneath BySubtraction's ribcage. BySubtraction let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa prevents BySubtraction from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Tokugawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
BySubtraction with a jab.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from BySubtraction does it's job there.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
BySubtraction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokugawa was well out of range. Poor timing from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa defending well as BySubtraction loads up on a big left hand.
BySubtraction takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from BySubtraction finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
Tokugawa staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tokugawa slips under a jab.
Tokugawa flicks out a counter leg kick but BySubtraction steps away.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Addition BySubtraction will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
BySubtraction throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BySubtraction throws a big shot that misses.
BySubtraction throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tokugawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BySubtraction throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses BySubtraction's sensitive parts.
Tokugawa defending well as BySubtraction loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by BySubtraction. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of BySubtraction.
BySubtraction looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BySubtraction was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick which misses BySubtraction's front leg but catches the back leg as BySubtraction tries to avoid it.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to BySubtraction's body. BySubtraction takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tokugawa.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body. #T1#
BySubtraction lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
BySubtraction on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tokugawa! But no joy.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch.
BySubtraction takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
BySubtraction scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
BySubtraction scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BySubtraction. #T2#
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick from BySubtraction.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa with the inside leg kick.
BySubtraction scores with a jab.
Tokugawa wants to slow BySubtraction down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction scores with a jab. Tokugawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy right hand. BySubtraction should have avoided that one.
BySubtraction throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
BySubtraction ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
BySubtraction throws a body punch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokugawa slips a jab from BySubtraction.
Tokugawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BySubtraction has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
BySubtraction gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tokugawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
A nice side step and Tokugawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
BySubtraction tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tokugawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses BySubtraction's sensitive parts.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tokugawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: STRIKE! 29     
Date:   Aug 03, 2024
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Salamanca. Those never looked like landing.
Tokugawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokugawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tokugawa's hands.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Tokugawa throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.#CL2#
Salamanca gets tackled into the cage by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
Salamanca landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Salamanca. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Salamanca.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Tokugawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
Salamanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Salamanca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head. #BC#
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Tokugawa clinches.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca. #BC2#
Tokugawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca thuds his shin into the meat of Tokugawa's side.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokugawa moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tokugawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Salamanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokugawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T2#
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Tokugawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca keeps Tokugawa at a distance using the push kick.
Tokugawa looks winded!
Tokugawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Salamanca scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salamanca punishes Tokugawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Salamanca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tokugawa is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tokugawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salamanca throws a series of strikes that have Tokugawa backpedaling.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca cracks Tokugawa with a good jab.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Tokugawa throws a series of strikes that have Salamanca backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a body kick that stops Tokugawa in his tracks momentarily.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Salamanca misses its target.
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokugawa.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a shot to the body. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a left hand
and Salamanca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca looks to land a combination but Tokugawa avoids it well.
Tokugawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Tokugawa.
Nice body kick there by Salamanca.
Salamanca thuds his right hand into Tokugawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Tokugawa misses its intended target.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca lands a jab to Tokugawa's midsection.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca lunges at Tokugawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tokugawa's hand.
Tokugawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.#T1#
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tokugawa at a distance.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Tokugawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokugawa down.
Good standup being displayed there by Salamanca as he connects with a hook.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tokugawa needs to keep his hands up - Salamanca had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Tokugawa closes the distance and pushes Salamanca back into the cage.
Salamanca pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca clobbers Tokugawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Tokugawa misses
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Tokugawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salamanca, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
An out of breath Marco Salamanca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 
Event: STRIKE! 27     
Date:   Jul 20, 2024
#R1#
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chai takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chai. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Chai blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chai lands an elbow inside that Tokugawa shrugs off.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai blocking some punches.
Tokugawa wants to break free but Chai has control.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokugawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Tokugawa misses.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Tokugawa.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa. #CL2#
Tokugawa closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the cage.
Chai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chai blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tokugawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tokugawa misses with a two punch combination.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Chai lands with a cross.
Tokugawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai staying out of range there.
Tokugawa slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Chai misses with a looping right.#T1#
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa counters with a body kick.
Elbow Zombie Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elbow Zombie Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai feints and then cracks Tokugawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokugawa down.
Tokugawa walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
Chai connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
Tokugawa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa flicks out a counter leg kick but Chai steps away.
Chai throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Chai throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
Tokugawa is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Tokugawa down.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokugawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tokugawa checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
A jab from Chai misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Tokugawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elbow Zombie Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Tokugawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokugawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Chai misses
and Tokugawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.#CL2#
Tokugawa has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Chai takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa dodges an elbow strike from Chai.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chai's face. #CUT2#It looks like Elbow Zombie Chai has been cut.#T1#
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa cracks Chai with a nice body shot.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokugawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Chai cracks Tokugawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tokugawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tokugawa moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
A shot to the body from Tokugawa misses
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Tokugawa tries to counter with a clinch but Chai shakes him off and moves away.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokugawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokugawa throws out a powerful jab.
Chai connects with a high kick.
Chai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head but Tokugawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Chai strikes.#CL2#
Tokugawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tokugawa's efforts to push away.
Chai missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elbow Zombie Chai.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

 
Event: STRIKE! 23     
Date:   Jun 22, 2024
#R1#
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tokugawa's head backwards.
Tokugawa throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa is looking for the big counter here.
De Cremonesi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Cremonesi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Cremonesi throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from De Cremonesi lands.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
De Cremonesi tries to land a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
De Cremonesi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Cremonesi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
De Cremonesi gets tackled into the ropes by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Cremonesi backwards.
De Cremonesi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokugawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as De Cremonesi controls his hands.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Cremonesi digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Cremonesi can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi prevents a body shot from Tokugawa. #T2#
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Cremonesi is looking to control Tokugawa's arms but Tokugawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Cremonesi has his back to the ropes.
Our sources have told us that De Cremonesi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
De Cremonesi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
De Cremonesi tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to work over De Cremonesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to work over De Cremonesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Tokugawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
A low kick from Tokugawa is predictable there
and De Cremonesi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for De Cremonesi. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Franko De Cremonesi is winning the standup battle so far.
De Cremonesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that misses
and De Cremonesi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target.
De Cremonesi lands a nice shot to the body.
De Cremonesi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Nice shot lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
Tokugawa misses with a few strikes there.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokugawa slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
And De Cremonesi counters with a quick kick to the body but Tokugawa blocks it.
De Cremonesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi looks to throw a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Cremonesi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Cremonesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
De Cremonesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
De Cremonesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tokugawa connects with a high kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Tokugawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
De Cremonesi tried to score with a low kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice body kick there by De Cremonesi.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and De Cremonesi moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa motions for De Cremonesi to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
De Cremonesi connects with a jab.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Cremonesi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokugawa moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Cremonesi digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T1#
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #KD#
De Cremonesi looks low and kicks high, catching Tokugawa right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK. #ROC#Tokugawa is rocked!
De Cremonesi cracks Tokugawa with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tokugawa is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tokugawa is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tokugawa could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
During a confident post fight interview, Franko De Cremonesi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: STRIKE! 20     
Date:   Jun 08, 2024
#R1#
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tokugawa tries to land a front kick but Mercenary steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa pushes Mercenary back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Mercenary. #BC#
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa connects with a body shot that sends Mercenary's belly button to the back.
We've been hearing reports that Tokugawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Mercenary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercenary down. #T1#
Tokugawa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Tokugawa. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tokugawa, as that shot connected.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick. #CL#
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Mercenary against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
Mercenary looks winded!
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A body shot lands from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a hook to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa lands a left hand. #ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Tokugawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokugawa finish him?#CUT#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.#T2#
Tokugawa is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tokugawa lands with a light punch inside.
Tokugawa cracks Mercenary with a nice body shot.
Tokugawa cracks Mercenary with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Mercenary goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Mercenary wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: STRIKE! 15     
Date:   May 12, 2024
#R1##CL#
Tokugawa rushes Smith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Smith tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands a left hand. #BC#
Tokugawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Smith misses.
Tokugawa cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tokugawa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Tokugawa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Tokugawa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Tokugawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Tokugawa throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tokugawa with the inside leg kick.
Tokugawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa blocks the body kick.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tokugawa lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tokugawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.#CL#
Tokugawa clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Smith is rocked!
Tokugawa creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Smith crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Smith face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tokugawa takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DC 136: Pisswater v Brown     
Date:   Mar 03, 2024
#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tokugawa 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 Adams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokugawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#CL#
Adams drives through and clinches with Tokugawa against the cage.
Adams is pushing Tokugawa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tokugawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.#CL#
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD2#
Tokugawa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Adams regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tokugawa throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Adams has his foot on Tokugawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tokugawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1##SUB#
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tokugawa with a nice head shot there.
Tokugawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tokugawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tokugawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tokugawa stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Tokugawa lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tokugawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tokugawa working some strikes from top position.#T2##SUB#
Adams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tokugawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tokugawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tokugawa throws a strike but Adams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Tokugawa working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams is standing up over Tokugawa. Tokugawa looks to escape but Adams dives into side control. #SUB#
Adams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3##SUB#
Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Adams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tokugawa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Adams's guard! Nice work there by Tokugawa!
Adams controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Tokugawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T4#
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving. #SUB#
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tokugawa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Adams is looking for a triangle but Tokugawa pushes his legs off easily.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Adams wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tokugawa sprawls well. Tokugawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Tokugawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Tokugawa lands strikes from half guard.
Tokugawa stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Tokugawa has control of the leg.
Adams trying to control here.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Tokugawa is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tokugawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tokugawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tokugawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tokugawa throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
Adams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adams.#SUB#
Adams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tokugawa defends well.#T2#
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.#SUB#
Adams working for a triangle but Tokugawa defends it easily.
Tokugawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Adams is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tokugawa rolls with it to try and escape but Adams cranks on the arm and Tokugawa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steel Adams!
Steel Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 
Event: DC 129: Vinge v Karjarlainen     
Date:   Feb 04, 2024
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Momoji down.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Momoji is avoiding it.
Momoji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Momoji.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Momoji has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Momoji.
We've been hearing reports that Tokugawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Tokugawa misses. #TD2#
Momoji is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tokugawa's half guard.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Momoji on the ground.
Momoji wants to take a breather but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Momoji scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Momoji landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa trying to control but Momoji postures up.
Tokugawa tries to roll over but Momoji keeps him under control.#T1#
Momoji works his foot free and advances to mount.
Momoji tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Momoji working the ground and pound effectively.
Momoji looking to control but Tokugawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Momoji looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tokugawa tries to hold on but Momoji pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tokugawa is looking to escape. #T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Momoji cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tokugawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tokugawa tries to hold on but Momoji pushes him away.
Momoji looking to control but Tokugawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Momoji lands with some strikes.
Tokugawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Momoji controlling from mount.
Momoji with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tokugawa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Momoji controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Momoji looking to control but Tokugawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Momoji controlling the pace for now.
Tokugawa wants to hold on but Momoji pushes him away.
Momoji content just to control the position here.
Momoji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Momoji lands a big elbow.
Momoji with a couple of short strikes.#CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Momoji working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T4#
Momoji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Momoji connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Momoji lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Momoji lands with some strikes.
Momoji controlling the position easily from mount.
Momoji cracks Tokugawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Momoji putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Momoji trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Momoji content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taromaru Momoji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Momoji lands with a cross.
Momoji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Momoji misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Momoji changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Momoji connects with a nice looking jab.
Momoji dives in and grabs Tokugawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokugawa pushes down on Momoji's head and hops out.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Momoji strikes.
Tokugawa lands a lovely overhand right.
Momoji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokugawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Momoji.
Tokugawa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Momoji. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Momoji throws a series of punches but Tokugawa avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#TD#
Tokugawa 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.
Momoji looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Tokugawa distracts Momoji with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tokugawa stopping the sweep attempt from Momoji.
Momoji is pulling down on Tokugawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Tokugawa, at least for the moment.
Momoji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Momoji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Momoji holds on and takes a little breather.
Momoji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Momoji pulls Tokugawa in to control the position. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Tokugawa is fighting to break Momoji's control of his arms but Momoji is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tokugawa landing with the ground and pound.
Momoji manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Momoji engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Momoji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Momoji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tokugawa's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Momoji lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Momoji thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa has his hands clasped together around Momoji's back. He's all about the action.
Tokugawa wants to control but Momoji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tokugawa tries to get to full guard but Momoji has control of the leg.
Tokugawa trying to get back to full guard but Momoji takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Momoji dominating with strikes here.
Momoji with a couple of short strikes.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tokugawa is looking to escape.
Momoji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Momoji landing punches.
Momoji takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Momoji tries to control but Tokugawa wriggling away.
Tokugawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tokugawa is in a horrible position here. Momoji smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tokugawa tries to lock up and control but Momoji gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Momoji controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taromaru Momoji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa tried to score with a low kick but Momoji checks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Momoji or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokugawa, which made it look bad.
Donk. Momoji catches Tokugawa right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Momoji misses its intended target.
Momoji misses with a looping right.
Momoji missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Momoji thuds his right hand into Tokugawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Momoji checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
Momoji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Tokugawa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Momoji!
Momoji dodges the ground and pound from Tokugawa.
Momoji gets back to half guard.
Tokugawa wants to take a breather but Momoji is having none of it. #T1#
Momoji controlling the position for now.
Momoji tries to roll over but Tokugawa keeps him under control.
Momoji is doing well to control the position and prevent Tokugawa from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Momoji manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Momoji is controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Tokugawa stopping the sweep attempt from Momoji.
Tokugawa trying to control but Momoji is working from the bottom.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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.
Tokugawa won't allow Momoji to sweep him here.
Tokugawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tokugawa preventing the sweep.
Momoji is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Momoji 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.
Momoji advances to half guard.
Momoji is keen to just control but Tokugawa is a slippery customer.#T3#
Momoji is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tokugawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tokugawa.
Momoji is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Momoji won't allow Tokugawa to sweep him here.
Momoji slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Tokugawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Momoji can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Momoji works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Momoji frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tokugawa is working to get back to half guard.
Momoji breaks from Tokugawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Momoji scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tokugawa taking shots to the head.
Momoji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tokugawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momoji lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taromaru Momoji is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Momoji tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taromaru Momoji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Momoji has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taromaru Momoji!

 
Event: DC 121 Babel v Savisto     
Date:   Jan 07, 2024
#R1#
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Tokugawa off the cage and back into range.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tomoguchi stuns Tokugawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch.
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomoguchi stuns Tokugawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a straight right. #T1#
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
Tokugawa digs a good body shot into Tomoguchi's ribs.
A left lands for Tomoguchi.#TD#
Tokugawa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tomoguchi on his heels. He'll look to pass Tomoguchi's guard now, I'm sure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Tomoguchi keeps moving. #SUB2#
Tomoguchi has his foot on Tokugawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tokugawa works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tomoguchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tokugawa is aware though and is defending well.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Tomoguchi blocks nicely.
Tomoguchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Tokugawa stands up over Tomoguchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tomoguchi on the ground.
Tokugawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tokugawa trying to control but Tomoguchi is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Tomoguchi blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Tokugawa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa works over Tomoguchi with some ground and pound from guard.
Tokugawa stands up over Tomoguchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Tomoguchi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tokugawa defends well.
Tokugawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tomoguchi keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Tokugawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tokugawa trying to control but Tomoguchi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tomoguchi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tokugawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tomoguchi's head.
Tokugawa with a nice head shot there.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomoguchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Tomoguchi keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tomoguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Tokugawa seems unphased.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomoguchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa delivers a nice body kick.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Tokugawa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tomoguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Tomoguchi lands with a nice combination. Tokugawa backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Tomoguchi misses its intended target.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomoguchi throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.#T1#
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but Tomoguchi moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
Tomoguchi avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa slips under a jab.
Tomoguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tomoguchi swivels and escapes.
Tomoguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tokugawa is defended easily by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD#
Tokugawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kenjiro Tokugawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tokugawa working the strikes but Tomoguchi uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #T2#
Tokugawa lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Tokugawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Tomoguchi tries to roll over but Tokugawa keeps him under control.
Tokugawa thows a huge punch but Tomoguchi dodges it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tokugawa drops an elbow to the side of Tomoguchi's head.
Tokugawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Tokugawa winds up and cracks Tomoguchi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tokugawa working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Tokugawa is looking for a kimura but Tomoguchi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tokugawa to get the leverage.
Tokugawa is just content to waste time from the top position. Tomoguchi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tomoguchi keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Tokugawa stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tomoguchi throws up his legs and catches Tokugawa in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tokugawa tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tomoguchi! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shinji Tomoguchi!
In his post fight interview, Shinji Tomoguchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 
Event: DC 109: Pedersoli v Cholo     
Date:   Nov 26, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piercer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tokugawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Piercer's head.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tokugawa's hands.#CL2#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Piercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piercer misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Piercer.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Piercer.
Piercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Piercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
Piercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Tokugawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa gets through Piercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD2#
Tokugawa pulls guard. #T1#
Piercer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Piercer tries to pass.
Piercer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Piercer continues to stall.
Tokugawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piercer's guard. #REVB##T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tokugawa being controlled here momentarily.
Piercer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Piercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piercer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tokugawa throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Tokugawa being controlled here momentarily.
Tokugawa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piercer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piercer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tokugawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tokugawa trying to control but Piercer is working from the bottom.
Piercer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piercer wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Piercer checks the leg kick.#T4#
Piercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Piercer tries to land a leg kick but Tokugawa saw it coming and moves away.
John Piercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokugawa. #TD2#
Tokugawa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa won't allow Piercer to sweep him here.
Tokugawa chips away with some ground and pound.
Piercer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa preventing the sweep.
Piercer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Piercer looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Tokugawa - just one landing.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Piercer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Piercer ducks right into an uppercut from Tokugawa.
A clash of legs there as Tokugawa blocks the low kick.
Tokugawa throws a chopping leg kick but Piercer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Piercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Piercer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Tokugawa.
No joy there for Tokugawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa swinging wildly here.
Piercer throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Piercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Piercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Piercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Piercer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piercer motions for Tokugawa to come forward. Piercer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
A shot to the liver by Piercer. Beautiful body shot.
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piercer but Piercer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piercer blocks a jab.
Piercer is looking to counter punch.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Piercer circles away.
Piercer misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piercer.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokugawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Piercer scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Piercer.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piercer manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Piercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tokugawa punishes Piercer's body with a nice straight punch.
Piercer misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Piercer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piercer misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Piercer misses its intended target.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Piercer slips under a jab.
Tokugawa throws a solid leg kick but Piercer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tokugawa.
A quick step to the side and Piercer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piercer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Piercer. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Tokugawa misses its intended target.
Piercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piercer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tokugawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piercer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid body kick from Piercer.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokugawa tries to move into range but Piercer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Piercer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tokugawa counters with a good low kick that Piercer was not able to check. #CL2#
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Piercer.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Tokugawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piercer tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Piercer back against the cage. #T4#
Piercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piercer has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Piercer throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piercer's elbow.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piercer backwards.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Piercer.
Piercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piercer throws a head punch that misses.
Piercer misses with some punches.
Piercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch.
Piercer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa fails with the takedown
and Piercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the body
and Piercer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piercer at a distance.
Tokugawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piercer.
Piercer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Piercer wants it to stay on the feet.
Piercer misses with a body shot.
Piercer misses with a looping left.
Tokugawa avoids a kick to the body.
Tokugawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Piercer wants to slow Tokugawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa is looking to score with low kicks.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #T1#
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Piercer blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Piercer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tokugawa.
Piercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Piercer is having none of it.
Piercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Piercer finds it's way round the side to connect with Tokugawa's head.
Piercer scores with a hook to the body. Tokugawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Tokugawa.
Piercer ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is looking to chop away at Piercer's legs.
Piercer throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa connects with a right hand. Piercer shakes it off.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
It looked like Piercer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John Piercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piercer keeps the fight on the outside.
Piercer punishes Tokugawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Piercer takes the fight into the clinch.
Piercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Piercer controls his hands.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Piercer controls his hands.
Piercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piercer.
Piercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
Piercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
Piercer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokugawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Piercer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Piercer - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
Piercer digs a right hand into Tokugawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokugawa's gas tank.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Piercer blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Piercer holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokugawa drops back down to his feet.
John Piercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Piercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Tokugawa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Piercer to keep the fight standing.
Piercer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
Piercer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Piercer working aggressively here. #T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Piercer.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piercer pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Piercer.
Tokugawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Piercer misses with a body punch.
Piercer misses with a punch to the body.
Piercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piercer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Piercer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.
Tokugawa is trying to pull guard but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piercer gets through Tokugawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Piercer.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Piercer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tokugawa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DC 103: Burdon v Pope     
Date:   Oct 29, 2023
#R1#
Bollomard connects with a nice looking jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokugawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick #TD#
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tokugawa won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Bollomard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tokugawa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Bollomard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tokugawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bollomard trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bollomard.
Bollomard lands a few punches from side control.
Bollomard trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom. #T1#
Bollomard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Bollomard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bollomard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bollomard throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Bollomard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tokugawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Bollomard is working to tighten his grip on Tokugawa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tokugawa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bollomard is really squeezing tight and eventually Tokugawa passes out! Bollomard breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacques Bollomard!
A victorious Jacques Bollomard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 
Event: DC 96: Davis v Farman     
Date:   Oct 08, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
As Dilbrandt backs away, Tokugawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Tokugawa tenderised Dilbrandt's leg. Dilbrandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild combination.
As Dilbrandt backs away, Tokugawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#TD#
Tokugawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dilbrandt did well to prevent Tokugawa getting side control.
Tokugawa prevents Dilbrandt from standing back up.
Dilbrandt wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Tokugawa seems to be working for a kimura but Dilbrandt defends the submission attempt.
Tokugawa 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.#T1#
Nice strikes from Tokugawa there.
Dilbrandt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tokugawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokugawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dilbrandt controlling the position well.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tokugawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tokugawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Dilbrandt is looking for a sweep. Tokugawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tokugawa lands strikes from half guard.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Dilbrandt is looking for a sweep. Tokugawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Tokugawa working over Dilbrandt with some ground and pound. Dilbrandt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dilbrandt trying to hold on to Tokugawa's head to control him but Tokugawa postures up.
Dilbrandt tries to roll over but Tokugawa keeps him under control.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Dilbrandt is trying to maintain the position but Tokugawa is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Dilbrandt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tokugawa working the head and body with strikes.
Tokugawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dilbrandt wants to improve his position but Tokugawa is controlling well.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Well, if Tokugawa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tokugawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Dilbrandt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dilbrandt is trying to control but can't.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T4#
Dilbrandt wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Tokugawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tokugawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt is trying is best to control the position here.
Tokugawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tokugawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Tokugawa moved away.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as Tokugawa throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.#CL#
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilbrandt stalling in the clinch but Tokugawa improves position.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokugawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Dilbrandt looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa. #BC#
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a decent looking hook.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Dilbrandt gets tackled into the cage by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Damian Dilbrandt has been cut.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dilbrandt digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Tokugawa - that landed with a thud. #TD#
Tokugawa pulls guard successfully.
Dilbrandt throwing strikes but missing.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Dilbrandt from controlling successfully.
Dilbrandt looking to pass the guard.
Dilbrandt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tokugawa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Dilbrandt from controlling successfully.
Dilbrandt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dilbrandt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kenjiro Tokugawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dilbrandt preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dilbrandt with a nice calf kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Dilbrandt misses #CL#
and Tokugawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilbrandt takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilbrandt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Tokugawa successfully pulls guard.
Tokugawa controls Dilbrandt momentarily but Dilbrandt frees himself.
Tokugawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dilbrandt manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dilbrandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Dilbrandt's cut.
That's time! Tokugawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.#R3##TD#
Tokugawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa is keen to just control but Dilbrandt is a slippery customer.
Tokugawa is thwarting Dilbrandt's attempts to control the position.
Dilbrandt is doing well to control the position and prevent Tokugawa from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tokugawa seems to be working for a kimura but Dilbrandt defends the submission attempt.
Dilbrandt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tokugawa. #T1#
Dilbrandt is looking to control Tokugawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dilbrandt avoid being mounted?
Tokugawa working over Dilbrandt with some ground and pound. Dilbrandt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dilbrandt wants to improve his position but Tokugawa is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is thwarting Dilbrandt's attempts to control the position.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Tokugawa working the head and body with strikes.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dilbrandt defending well though.
Tokugawa prevents Dilbrandt from standing back up.
Tokugawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dilbrandt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #ROC#Dilbrandt is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Damian Dilbrandt's cut even more.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dilbrandt is still in real trouble! Can Tokugawa finish him?#CUT#Damian Dilbrandt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tokugawa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dilbrandt! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tokugawa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DC 88:Dunbar v Belly     
Date:   Sep 10, 2023
#R1#
Bastiat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bastiat with a poor takedown
and Tokugawa counters with a good low kick that Bastiat was not able to check.
Bastiat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bastiat throws a series of punches but Tokugawa avoids them all with ease.
Bastiat takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD2#
Tokugawa looking to score a takedown here. Bastiat is defending well but Tokugawa drives through and ends up in Bastiat's guard.
Bastiat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
Bastiat working for a triangle but Tokugawa defends it easily.
Bastiat is pulling down on Tokugawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Tokugawa, at least for the moment.
Bastiat keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Bastiat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bastiat has his hands on Tokugawa's head, controlling the position.
Tokugawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Bastiat is adopting a defensive guard.
Bastiat tries to strike from the bottom.
Bastiat seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bastiat is controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Bastiat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bastiat trying to control the position here.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastiat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastiat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Bastiat wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tokugawa trying to control but Bastiat is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tokugawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Bastiat blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tokugawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastiat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bastiat trying to control the position here.
Bastiat trying to control the position.
Tokugawa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bastiat controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Bastiat looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Bastiat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastiat works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tokugawa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tokugawa won't allow Bastiat to sweep him here.
Bastiat pulls Tokugawa in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tokugawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bastiat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bastiat working a defensive guard here.
Bastiat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bastiat has momentary wrist control but Tokugawa slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Tokugawa preventing the sweep.
Tokugawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bastiat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bastiat keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Bastiat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa.
Bastiat wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment.
Bastiat controls Tokugawa momentarily but Tokugawa frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Tokugawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bastiat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tokugawa has managed to get both his arms back between Bastiat's legs - danger averted.
Tokugawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastiat managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Bastiat takes one to the chin there.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for Bastiat's leg but Bastiat calmly moves out of range.
Bastiat misses with a double jab
and Tokugawa counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa slips under a jab.
Bastiat closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bastiat throws a series of punches but Tokugawa avoids them all with ease.
Tokugawa feints a counter leg kick.
Bastiat misses with a hook.
Bastiat with a nice cross.
Tokugawa slips a jab and a cross from Bastiat.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastiat throws a combination that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bastiat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Tokugawa counters by moving into the clinch.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Tokugawa won't allow it.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Bastiat blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa gets underhooks to prevent Bastiat's takedown attempt. #T1#
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa fails to pull guard.
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tokugawa to keep the fight standing.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Tokugawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Bastiat drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside. #ROC2#Bastiat is rocked!
Tokugawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Bastiat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Tokugawa breaks the clinch.
Bastiat looks for a takedown but Tokugawa sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.#TD#
Bastiat pulls guard successfully.
Bastiat seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bastiat has momentary wrist control but Tokugawa slips an elbow through the middle.
Bastiat keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully. #T2#
Bastiat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastiat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tokugawa is one step ahead there.
Bastiat is trying to control the position but Tokugawa postures up.
Bastiat is really struggling to control Tokugawa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bastiat tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Tokugawa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tokugawa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bastiat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bastiat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tokugawa is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bastiat is on top in guard. #REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastiat connects with a couple of short punches.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Bastiat from controlling successfully. #T3#
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bastiat's head. It's preventing any offense from Bastiat, at least for the moment.
Bastiat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bastiat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tokugawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bastiat manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bastiat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tokugawa is one step ahead there.
Bastiat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bastiat working a defensive guard here.
Bastiat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa. #T4#
Bastiat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Bastiat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bastiat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Tokugawa pulls Bastiat in close to prevent any damage.
Bastiat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bastiat preventing the sweep.
Bastiat landing some decent shots from guard.
Bastiat is looking to work some ground and pound but Tokugawa has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa moves out of range as Bastiat strikes.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bastiat scores with a nice strike.
Bastiat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokugawa momentarily.
Tokugawa slips a jab and a cross from Bastiat.
Tokugawa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frederic Bastiat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frederic Bastiat is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastiat works over Tokugawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Bastiat swinging wildly here.
Tokugawa shoots in for a double leg but Bastiat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa throws out a powerful jab.
Bastiat throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastiat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tokugawa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tokugawa lands a really nice looking cross but Bastiat seems unphased.
Tokugawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastiat's waist but Bastiat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tokugawa off to one side. #T1#
A combination from Bastiat does no damage.
Tokugawa throws a front kick aimed at Bastiat's knee but Bastiat avoids it well.
Bastiat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frederic Bastiat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokugawa lands with a straight right. Bastiat didn't see that one coming.
Bastiat throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bastiat shoots in and drives through. Tokugawa sprawls well.
Bastiat tries for a takedown but Tokugawa circles away easily
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokugawa.
Bastiat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tokugawa.
Bastiat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastiat throws out a powerful jab.
Bastiat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bastiat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tokugawa tries to avoid it but Bastiat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tokugawa to the ground. Tokugawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL2#
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Bastiat.
Tokugawa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bastiat with a big uppercut! Bastiat tries to clinch up but Tokugawa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bastiat to the mat! Bastiat covers up and Tokugawa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenjiro Tokugawa!
Frederic Bastiat was interviewed post fight and said 'I am hyping myself'.

 
Event: DC 79 Frank vs Young     
Date:   Aug 06, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Piercer checks the leg kick.
Piercer throws a push kick but Tokugawa slaps the foot to one side.
Piercer throws a big shot that misses.
Piercer digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Piercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piercer misses with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa tries a low kick but Piercer avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokugawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Piercer misses the target.
Piercer misses with a double jab.
It looked like Tokugawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Piercer moves away from the strike by Tokugawa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piercer! But no joy.
Piercer throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piercer. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tokugawa has time to react.#CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piercer - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokugawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Piercer lands a leg kick that knocks Tokugawa off balance momentarily.#T1#
Piercer works Tokugawa's body with a nice hook.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piercer misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Piercer moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
Piercer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokugawa misses the target.
Piercer takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Piercer keeps it at a distance.
Piercer misses with a hook.
Piercer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Piercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Piercer.
Piercer throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
A low kick from Piercer is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tokugawa works the jab nicely.
Tokugawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Piercer.#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Piercer checks a leg kick.
Piercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piercer looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Piercer.
John Piercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa works Piercer's body with a nice hook.
Piercer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Piercer loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.#TD#
Tokugawa dives in and scores a takedown into Piercer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa postures up and lands a big shot to Piercer's brow.
Piercer trying to control the position here.
Piercer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Piercer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tokugawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa is fighting to break Piercer's control of his arms but Piercer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Piercer keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tokugawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Piercer has wrist control.
Tokugawa preventing the sweep.
Piercer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Piercer in particular looking to stall.#T4#
Piercer is continuing to stall.
Tokugawa trying to control but Piercer postures up.
Piercer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Piercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piercer throws out the jab.
Piercer tries to score with a low kick but Tokugawa moves his leg out of the way.
Tokugawa throws a big counter combination but Piercer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Piercer throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piercer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Piercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piercer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tokugawa.
Piercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Piercer connects with a single shot there.
Piercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Piercer keeps it at a distance.
Piercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Piercer.
Piercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tokugawa has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa shoots in but Piercer avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Tokugawa scores with a head kick.
A jab from Piercer misses.
Piercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piercer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tokugawa will feel that in the morning.#CL#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Piercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piercer has Tokugawa pressed against the cage, preventing Tokugawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokugawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Piercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
A short left from Piercer.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Piercer.
A short uppercut from Piercer. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piercer lands an uppercut.
Piercer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Piercer avoids the damage to the body.
Piercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piercer can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action. #BC#
Tokugawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piercer throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Tokugawa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
John Piercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Tokugawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piercer, pushing him back against the cage.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa is trying to pull guard but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piercer.
Tokugawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piercer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piercer blocks a body shot from Tokugawa. #T3#
Piercer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Piercer blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Piercer holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokugawa drops back down to his feet.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piercer throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch.
Piercer misses with an uppercut
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand. #CL#
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Piercer.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Piercer.
Piercer lands a right hand.
Piercer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa tries to circle away but Piercer has him pinned against the cage.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Piercer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Piercer fails to land. #T4#
Piercer prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
A head punch on the inside from Piercer fails to land.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Piercer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piercer.
Piercer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piercer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Piercer prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Piercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Piercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Nice cross by Piercer.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piercer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Piercer blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Piercer misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piercer looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer throws a sloppy head kick
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Piercer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piercer is looking to land body kicks.
Tokugawa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Piercer counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Piercer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1#
Piercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Piercer avoids the damage to the body.
Piercer blocks an elbow strike.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Piercer holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokugawa drops back down to his feet.
Piercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Piercer lands an uppercut.
Piercer misses with a punch to the body.
Piercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
Piercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piercer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Piercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa jumps guard but Piercer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piercer.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Piercer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Piercer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piercer.
Tokugawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Piercer after a bit of a struggle.
Piercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tokugawa or not.
Piercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Piercer has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Piercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John Piercer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piercer's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piercer is leaning against Tokugawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John Piercer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piercer blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Piercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piercer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Piercer blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa is trying to pull guard but Piercer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Piercer walks away with a smile on his face. Tokugawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4#
Piercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piercer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tokugawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Piercer circles away.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Piercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Piercer with a jab.
Piercer keeps the fight on the outside.
Piercer tries a quick counter leg kick but Tokugawa is wise to it.
Tokugawa throws a body kick that misses
and Piercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Piercer.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piercer catches Tokugawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Piercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piercer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Piercer!
In his post fight interview, John Piercer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 
Event: DC 66 Davis vs Lapierre     
Date:   Jul 02, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa thuds his shin into the meat of Weiss's side.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Weiss has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Weiss lands a head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Weiss tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Weiss moves out of range.
Weiss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Weiss misses.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tokugawa.
Weiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tokugawa defends it well.#TD#
Weiss gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tokugawa trying to control but Weiss is working from the bottom.
Weiss controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Weiss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Tokugawa controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tokugawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
No luck for Weiss with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Weiss misses. #TD2#
Weiss is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tokugawa's half guard.
Weiss trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa is looking for a sweep. Weiss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Weiss is pressing down on Tokugawa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tokugawa is holding on for now.
Weiss controlling the action here.#T3#
Weiss is thwarting Tokugawa's attempts to control the position.
Tokugawa keeping hold of Weiss's head, controlling as best he can.
Tokugawa is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Weiss jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Weiss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Weiss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weiss digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weiss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokugawa doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick from Tokugawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moshe Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##KD2#
Weiss steps into range and cracks Tokugawa with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Tokugawa flops backwards and Weiss dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC2#Tokugawa is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Weiss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Tokugawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weiss passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tokugawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Weiss wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Weiss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Weiss trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away. #T1#
Tokugawa is looking to reverse the position.
Tokugawa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Tokugawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weiss tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tokugawa is looking to regain half guard here but Weiss keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Weiss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weiss trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away.
Weiss advances to full mount. #SUB2#
Weiss moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tokugawa has worked his arm free - good work by Tokugawa! #SUB2#
Weiss tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Weiss has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
Weiss moves into full mount!
Tokugawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tokugawa tries to lock up and control but Weiss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moshe Weiss has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tokugawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weiss trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa regains half guard.
Weiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weiss trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokugawa trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moshe Weiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Weiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weiss.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokugawa misses the target.
Weiss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weiss lands a body shot.
Moshe Weiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Weiss. Beautiful body shot.
Weiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa walks into a left hand.
Weiss slips under a jab from Tokugawa.
Weiss scores with a body shot.
Weiss misses the shot to the body.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Weiss manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tokugawa on his heels. He'll look to pass Tokugawa's guard now, I'm sure.
Weiss is standing up over Tokugawa. Tokugawa looks to escape but Weiss dives into side control. #T1##REVR#
Weiss content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Weiss is looking to take a break and control but Tokugawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weiss is staying tight to Tokugawa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weiss has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tokugawa!
Weiss wants to take Tokugawa's back here but Tokugawa is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Weiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Weiss controlling his opponent. #T3#
Tokugawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tokugawa tries to hold on but Weiss postures up.
Weiss seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tokugawa is holding on tight. #SUB2#
Weiss goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tokugawa is on top in guard.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Weiss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weiss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tokugawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Tokugawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Moshe Weiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Tokugawa drops back looking for a leg! Weiss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Weiss manages to kick Tokugawa off! Tokugawa jumps back into Weiss's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moshe Weiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weiss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moshe Weiss!
Moshe Weiss spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 
Event: DC 56: Knightley vs Rocksteady     
Date:   May 28, 2023
#R1##CL#
Belly moves into the clinch.
Tokugawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Belly.
Tokugawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#TD2#
Tokugawa pulls Belly into guard. #SUB2#
Tokugawa is looking for a triangle but Belly pushes his legs off easily.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Belly from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly stands and throws Tokugawa's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SU#
Belly stands up.
Tokugawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T1#
Jab from Belly.
Belly misses with a double jab.
Belly throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa. #TD#
Belly dives in and scores a takedown into Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa is trying to keep Belly in close.
Belly passes Tokugawa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tokugawa wants to improve his position but Belly is controlling well.
Belly tries to pass to full mount but Tokugawa defends it.
Tokugawa controlling the position well.
Belly trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom. #T2#
Belly is really struggling to control Tokugawa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tokugawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belly is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Belly wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Tokugawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belly trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom. #T3#
Belly tries to free his leg and advance position but Tokugawa is retaining full guard.
Belly wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tokugawa scores with a nice right hand. #TD#
Belly 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.#SUB2#
Tokugawa has his foot on Belly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belly works his way back into a safe position though.
Belly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
Belly passes into half guard. #SUB#
Belly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tokugawa is just riding it out for now. Belly eventually gives up the hold.
Belly is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Tokugawa manages to get to full guard. #T4#
Belly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
Tokugawa can't keep his opponent in guard - Belly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jello Belly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Belly lands a jab to the head.
Tokugawa cracks Belly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tokugawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belly.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Belly misses the jab.
Belly wants to clinch but Tokugawa slips to the side
and Tokugawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tokugawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Jello Belly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belly looks to land a combination but Tokugawa avoids it well.
Belly thuds a left hand into Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Belly.
Belly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belly blocks the body kick.
It looked like Belly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belly. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa lands with a right hand.
Belly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tokugawa circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokugawa.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tokugawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jello Belly is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Good leg kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL#
Belly gets a clinch.
Belly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tokugawa after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Belly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belly lands with a cross.
Tokugawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tokugawa connects with a right hand. Belly shakes it off.#TD2#
Tokugawa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Belly pushes Tokugawa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belly throws a lazy right hand but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belly shoots in looking for a takedown. Tokugawa tries to sprawl out of it but Belly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tokugawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Belly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Belly misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belly lands with an overhand left.
Tokugawa cracks a nice hook into Belly's ribs.
Belly tries to clinch up.
Belly scores with a punch to the head.
Tokugawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belly.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Belly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tokugawa to the mat! Tokugawa manages to get full guard.
Belly trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Belly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tokugawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belly's guard. #REVB#
Belly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Belly is controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Tokugawa content to stall in guard here.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
Tokugawa scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Tokugawa is in close to Belly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tokugawa preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Belly holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tokugawa postures up in Belly's guard and throws a big left but Belly blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa looking to sit in guard and control but Belly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tokugawa looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jello Belly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa lands with a right hand.
Belly fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Belly closes the distance and pushes Tokugawa back into the cage.#TD#
Belly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tokugawa can't fight it off and eventually Belly manages to take the fight to the floor. Tokugawa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tokugawa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jello Belly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa can't keep his opponent in guard - Belly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tokugawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belly. #T1#
Tokugawa gets full guard.
Belly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belly trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belly advances to half guard. #SU#
Belly escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tokugawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Belly is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Belly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belly doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokugawa circles away. #CL2#
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Belly against the cage.
Belly blocks an uppercut.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##TD#
Belly has hold of one of Tokugawa's legs. Tokugawa is fighting the takedown attempt but Belly gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tokugawa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belly pulls Tokugawa in close to prevent any damage.
Tokugawa trying to control but Belly is working from the bottom.
Belly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Belly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Belly wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving. #T3#
Tokugawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa is trying to get back to full guard.
Belly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belly is looking to take a break and control but Tokugawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tokugawa looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
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.#SU#
Belly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tokugawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belly lands a two punch combo.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Belly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Belly moves out of range.
Tokugawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Belly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Belly is pushing down on Tokugawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tokugawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Belly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Belly is keen to just control but Tokugawa is a slippery customer.
Jello Belly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokugawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Tokugawa has an active guard here but Belly has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jello Belly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belly, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jello Belly!
Jello Belly made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.

 
Event: DC 47: Niaz vs Line     
Date:   Apr 29, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Belly down.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body.
Belly throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Belly takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokugawa. #TD#
Belly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belly passes into half guard.
Tokugawa wants to get back to full guard.
Belly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tokugawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tokugawa tries to roll over but Belly keeps him under control.
Tokugawa trying to hold on to Belly's head to control him but Belly postures up. #T1#
Belly wants to stand up but Tokugawa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Belly passes to full mount!
Belly is in the full mount, landing strikes. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Belly with the ground and pound from mount. #SU#
Belly get's back to his feet.
Tokugawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Belly closes the distance and clinches.
Belly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tokugawa is defending well.#T2##TD2#
Tokugawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Belly regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Belly is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tokugawa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Belly's body to avoid the submission. Belly has instead reached around Tokugawa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Belly arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jello Belly!
Jello Belly gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

 
Event: DC 38: Talvela vs Dye     
Date:   Mar 26, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa scores with a spinning back kick!
Tokugawa misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Tokugawa.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Christ counters with an outside leg kick.
Tokugawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christ.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa is looking to counter punch.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christ is able to avoid easily.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick as Christ jumps back.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a straight right.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
As Christ backs away, Tokugawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Christ scores with a nice body kick.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Christ sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tokugawa somewhat.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Christ is out of range.
Tokugawa moves to clinch but Christ breaks away
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ slips under a jab.
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Tokugawa is predictable there
and Christ counters with a good, hard body kick but Tokugawa shrugs it off.
Christ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tokugawa. That did some damage!
Christ misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tokugawa misses the target.#TD#
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T2#
Tokugawa won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Tokugawa connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christ seems keen to control Tokugawa's posture.
Christ lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christ controls the pace.#T3#
Tokugawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Tokugawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tokugawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christ sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tokugawa working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ lands with a cross.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa tries for a takedown but Christ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christ throws a lazy body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christ's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Christ.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christ.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa jabs Christ right on the nose. Christ blinks but takes it well.
Christ misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Judah Christ will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tokugawa tries to land a body kick
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Christ tries to get set, Tokugawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Christ manages to avoid the attempt.
Tokugawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Christ sprawls well. He's pushed Tokugawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Christ moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa with a nice cross.
Christ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Tokugawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Tokugawa as he checks the leg kick.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Christ.
Christ pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Christ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Christ attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ moves out of range of the leg kick from Tokugawa.
Christ checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa lands with a nice combination. Christ backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa. #T2#
A lazy left from Christ finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christ misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from Tokugawa does no damage.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokugawa fails with the takedown
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Tokugawa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Christ.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Christ tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tokugawa is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Tokugawa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Christ takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Christ.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Christ. #CL#
Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokugawa connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Tokugawa misses. #CL#
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Christ against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa moves out of range as Christ throws a body kick.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tokugawa throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa looks to clinch
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Christ connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokugawa momentarily.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ lands a leg kick that knocks Tokugawa off balance momentarily.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ lands with a right hand. #T1#
Tokugawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Christ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christ doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christ tries a low kick but Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tokugawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christ. That one must have hurt.
Christ changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the body
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick as Christ jumps back.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Christ bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Christ was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christ misses with a wild combination.
Tokugawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tokugawa takes one to the side of the head.
Christ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tokugawa's knee momentarily.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Christ's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christ down. #T3#
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokugawa walks into a stiff left hand from Christ.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christ.
Christ slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#Tokugawa is rocked!
Christ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Tokugawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christ to score with a decent uppercut.
Christ lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christ.
Christ throws the kick towards the body but Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tokugawa tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Christ is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tokugawa buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tokugawa!! Tokugawa is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Christ throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Christ!
A victorious Judah Christ thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 
Event: DC 29: Rematch Bonanza     
Date:   Feb 19, 2023
#R1#
Tokugawa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #TD2#
Tokugawa gets the takedown into side control.
Tokugawa working away.
Dead tries to buck Tokugawa off but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tokugawa working the ground and pound but Dead is defending the strikes.
Tokugawa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tokugawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dead regains half guard, as Tokugawa was trying to land strikes.
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tokugawa is just content to waste time from the top position. Dead takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T1#
Tokugawa landing with the ground and pound.
Tokugawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tokugawa throws an elbow that misses. Dead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tokugawa's guard. Nice move by Dead!#REVR#
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dead is one step ahead there.
Dead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dead postures up.
Tokugawa pulls Dead in close to his closed guard and prevents Dead from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2##SU#
Dead gets to his feet. Tokugawa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dead misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
A shot to the body from Dead misses
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Tokugawa loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
Tokugawa tests Dead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dead.#CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Dead strikes.
A nice side step and Tokugawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead misses with a body punch
and Tokugawa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Tokugawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tokugawa counters with an outside leg kick.
Dead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa counters with an outside leg kick.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dead throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
Tokugawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dead.
Dead misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Dead. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dead.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Dead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tokugawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Dead misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Tokugawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Tokugawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dead, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokugawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Tokugawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tokugawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T4#
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Tokugawa trying to control the position.
Dead preventing the sweep.
Dead wants to stand but Tokugawa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tokugawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Dead would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tokugawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Dead throws a wild body kick that Tokugawa sees coming a mile off.
Tokugawa cracks Dead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dead misses with a few strikes there.
Tokugawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tokugawa tries for a takedown but Dead sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dead is looking to counter punch.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Dead finds it's way through Tokugawa's defenses.
A jab from Dead misses.
Dead loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
Dead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
Dead takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Dead misses.
Dead misses with a body punch
and Tokugawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dead's knee momentarily.
Tokugawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dead's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa misses with a right hand
letting Dead counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Tokugawa.
Nice cross by Dead.#T1#
Dead looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Dead misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
Tokugawa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tokugawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dead scores with the left hand. Tokugawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick which misses Dead's front leg but catches the back leg as Dead tries to avoid it.
Tokugawa jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.
Dead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Dead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dead misses with a body shot
and Tokugawa counters with an outside leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Dead blocks it.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dead is defending well for now.
Tokugawa scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Tokugawa gets through Dead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dead is trying to push Tokugawa away but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tokugawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dead prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Dead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dead seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.#T3#
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tokugawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Dead won't want to take too many of those.#BC2#
Tokugawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tokugawa thuds a left hand into Dead's body.
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Dead throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to slow Dead down with leg kicks.
Dead misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a nice leg kick.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tokugawa defending well as Dead loads up on a big left hand.
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the head.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dead.
Tokugawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Tokugawa slips a straight right by Dead.
Dead misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
Dead takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dead misses the jab.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead scores with a jab to the head.
Tokugawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Tokugawa coming out on top.
Tokugawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa lands with a nice body kick.
Dead misses with a hook
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tokugawa connects with a body shot that sends Dead's belly button to the back.
Dead walks into a stiff left hand from Tokugawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Dead misses.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick that knocks Dead off balance momentarily.
Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tokugawa lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Tokugawa lands a head kick. Dead smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Tokugawa darts in and clinches Dead up against the cage.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokugawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tokugawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Tokugawa gets through Dead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD2#
Tokugawa successfully pulls guard.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Dead tries to free his leg and advance position but Tokugawa is retaining full guard.
Dead is working hard here to advance position.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Dead from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dead is stalling in the full guard.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dead trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Tokugawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Dead misses with a body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL2#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokugawa is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tokugawa wants a takedown.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dead backwards. #T4##TD2#
Tokugawa lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dead's head.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Dead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa. #SUB#
Dead looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tokugawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tokugawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DC 23: Thorn vs Billingsly     
Date:   Jan 29, 2023
#R1#
Bresnar checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tokugawa 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 Bresnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bresnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tokugawa connects with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Bresnar moved out of range nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Tokugawa clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Bresnar throws knees to the body.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bresnar is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa tries to work over Bresnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T1#
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar stands up over Tokugawa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bresnar is one step ahead there.
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Bresnar throwing strikes but missing.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Bresnar controlling him for the moment.
Bresnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bresnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Bresnar, at least for the moment.
Bresnar cracks Tokugawa with a solid left hand.
Bresnar throws an elbow that misses. Tokugawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bresnar's guard. Nice move by Tokugawa!#REVB#
Bresnar has Tokugawa pulled in close to control his posture.
Tokugawa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tokugawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bresnar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tokugawa with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Tokugawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tokugawa won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bresnar is on top in guard. #REVR#
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bresnar's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bresnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bresnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bresnar wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Bresnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Bresnar throwing strikes from guard but Tokugawa blocks nicely.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tokugawa seems keen to control Bresnar's posture.
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Tokugawa keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bresnar 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.
Bresnar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bresnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Tokugawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tokugawa working the strikes but Bresnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokugawa trying to advance position but Bresnar counters by regaining guard.
Tokugawa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bresnar wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Tokugawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tokugawa has Bresnar pulled in close to control his posture.
Bresnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bresnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bresnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bresnar has control of Tokugawa's left arm, preventing Tokugawa from doing any damage. #T2#
Bresnar wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment.
Tokugawa looking to sit in guard and control but Bresnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bresnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Tokugawa won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
Bresnar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T3#
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bresnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Tokugawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bresnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4#
Bresnar wants to get back to full guard.
Bresnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tokugawa landing with the ground and pound.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bresnar being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.#R3##CL2#
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bresnar's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Jach Bresnar has been cut.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bresnar. #BC#
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Bresnar is having none of it. #T1#
Tokugawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bresnar has time to react.
Tokugawa throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Bresnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa controls Bresnar momentarily but Bresnar frees himself. #SUB#
Bresnar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tokugawa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bresnar, into his guard. #REVB#
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresnar's head.#T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tokugawa stays in close to Bresnar's body and controls the position.
Bresnar is trying to keep Tokugawa in close.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Tokugawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Bresnar trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bresnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jach Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa controls Bresnar momentarily but Bresnar frees himself.
Bresnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresnar is working Tokugawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bresnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Bresnar staying out of range there.
Bresnar dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Bresnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Bresnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bresnar down.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jach Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bresnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD2#
Tokugawa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bresnar has hold of Tokugawa's hands but Tokugawa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tokugawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DC 16: New Year's Grievances     
Date:   Dec 31, 2022
#R1#
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
Nadadora blocks the body kick.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Tokugawa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tokugawa counters with a body kick that stops Nadadora in his tracks momentarily.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Tokugawa lands a jab-cross combination.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick from Tokugawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nadadora. #CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Tokugawa clinches up against the cage.
Nadadora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadadora controls his hands.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2#
Tokugawa gets control of Nadadora's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tokugawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tokugawa seems keen to control Nadadora's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Nadadora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tokugawa on the ground.#T2#
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.
Tokugawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tokugawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tokugawa is looking to slow Nadadora down with leg kicks.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora. #TD2#
Tokugawa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T3#
Tokugawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tokugawa connects with a nice short shot to Nadadora's temple.
Nadadora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Nadadora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tokugawa in particular looking to stall.
Tokugawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Tokugawa is taking a breather. Nadadora says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadadora defending well though.
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nadadora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tokugawa slows the pace down in half guard.
Tokugawa throwing shots but Nadadora is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tokugawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nadadora!
Nadadora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nadadora moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa swinging wildly here.
Jab from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Nadadora is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Nadadora tries to keep at a distance but Tokugawa has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Tokugawa decides to pull guard.
Nadadora has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Tokugawa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Nadadora throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tokugawa's body to avoid the submission. Tokugawa has instead reached around Nadadora's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tokugawa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DC 11: Knightley vs White     
Date:   Dec 03, 2022
#R1#
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes tries to clinch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Barnes. #CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD2#
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tokugawa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away. #T1#
Tokugawa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SU2#
Barnes stands up and beckons Tokugawa to his feet.
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tokugawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL2#
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa. #T2#
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Tokugawa. #TD#
Tokugawa pulls guard successfully.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
Tokugawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Tokugawa has wrist control.#T3#
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Tokugawa.
Barnes trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Barnes pushes down on Tokugawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T4#
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barnes cracks Tokugawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barnes throws a sloppy strike and Tokugawa uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Tokugawa has ended up in Barnes's guard. #SUB2#
Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tokugawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Tokugawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tokugawa has managed to get both his arms back between Barnes's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tokugawa darts in trying to clinch
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tokugawa counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Tokugawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Tokugawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Tokugawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tokugawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tokugawa, as that shot connected.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Asher Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes checks a low kick from Tokugawa.#T2#
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tokugawa defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Tokugawa digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Tokugawa 's knee.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tokugawa tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes cracks Tokugawa with a good jab.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.#T4#
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Tokugawa throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Tokugawa's defenses.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Tokugawa instigates a clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Asher Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Tokugawa shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Tokugawa shoots in.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tokugawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.#T1#
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Tokugawa fights it but they end up in guard.
Tokugawa working a defensive guard here.
Tokugawa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barnes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes is in close to Tokugawa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes postures up.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Barnes throws a strike but Tokugawa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Tokugawa pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes is trying to keep Tokugawa in close.
Tokugawa stops Barnes from standing up.
Tokugawa stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa postures up.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Barnes is looking to pass into half guard but Tokugawa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tokugawa is in guard.#REVR#
Tokugawa stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.#SUB2#
Barnes working for a triangle but Tokugawa defends it easily.
Tokugawa preventing the sweep.
Tokugawa lands a couple of digs.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Tokugawa slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Barnes uses his free foot to push down on Tokugawa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tokugawa.
Barnes looking to finish Tokugawa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tokugawa!
Tokugawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barnes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes prevents Tokugawa from getting the reversal.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnes working Tokugawa over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Barnes!

 
Event: DC 4: Ahearn vs Havran     
Date:   Oct 29, 2022
#R1#
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tokugawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Tokugawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts. #CL2#
Tokugawa clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD2#
Tokugawa successfully pulls guard. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tokugawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Tokugawa trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones working a defensive guard here. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tokugawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tokugawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely. #T3#
Tokugawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tokugawa throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tokugawa's guard. Nice move by Jones!#REVR##SUB2#
Tokugawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tokugawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4#
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones controlling Tokugawa's posture.
Tokugawa scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to stall but Tokugawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones blocking some punches.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones is looking to control Tokugawa's arms but Tokugawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones is leaning against Tokugawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tokugawa up against the cage.
Tokugawa jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokugawa is keeping busy.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Quinan Jones.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Tokugawa works Jones's body with a nice hook.#TD2#
Tokugawa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones trying to hold on to Tokugawa's head to control him but Tokugawa postures up.
Tokugawa is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tokugawa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tokugawa is looking for a sweep.#T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa regains half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokugawa keeps working.
Jones not doing much here.
Tokugawa wants to control but Jones is keeping busy. #T3#
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Tokugawa tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tokugawa has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Tokugawa is working away. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is really struggling to control Tokugawa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is defending well. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Tokugawa misses with a combination
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Quinan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa throws a counter combo.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Tokugawa swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut.
Tokugawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Tokugawa tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quinan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones! #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by Tokugawa misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Tokugawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Tokugawa throws a fast counter high kick but Jones manages to duck under it in time.
Jones blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tokugawa's sensitive parts.
Quinan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Jones wants to slow Tokugawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a hook
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokugawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Tokugawa throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Tokugawa's leg but Tokugawa calmly moves out of range.
Tokugawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Jones.#T4#
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Tokugawa looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tokugawa thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Tokugawa. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Tokugawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Well Tokugawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quinan Jones!
Quinan Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 
Event: DMMA 140 Abarai vs Kofel     
Date:   Sep 17, 2022
#R1##CL#
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Bilkington.
Bilkington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tokugawa smiles and moves away.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Bilkington moves out of range.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bilkington.
Tokugawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bilkington shoots in but no luck this time.
Bilkington slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa tests Bilkington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilkington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tokugawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tokugawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bilkington checks it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bilkington misses with a takedown attempt - Tokugawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bilkington.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a takedown but Tokugawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilkington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T1#
Bilkington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick.
Bilkington drops his hands momentarily and Tokugawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bilkington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bilkington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa. #CL#
Tokugawa darts in and clinches Bilkington up against the cage.#TD2#
Bilkington manages to pull guard.
Bilkington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Tokugawa stands up over Bilkington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bilkington controls Tokugawa momentarily but Tokugawa frees himself.
Bilkington thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T2#
Bilkington trying to control the position.
Tokugawa works over Bilkington with some ground and pound from guard.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Bilkington keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bilkington has Tokugawa pulled in close to control his posture.
Bilkington wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Bilkington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is in close to Bilkington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Bilkington keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bilkington keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bilkington's head.
Tokugawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Bilkington has wrist control.#T4#
Tokugawa controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tokugawa being controlled here momentarily.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bilkington's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa lands a couple of digs.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Bilkington blocks nicely.
Bilkington wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Bilkington trying to control the position but instead, Tokugawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bilkington into the cage.
Bilkington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tokugawa pushes Bilkington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bilkington is trying to drag Tokugawa to the mat but Tokugawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Tokugawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tokugawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tokugawa working for a triangle but Bilkington defends it easily. #SUB#
Tokugawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bilkington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1##SU2#
Bilkington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tokugawa, up you get!
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilkington can do to turn this around?
Tokugawa swings for the body but Bilkington moves out of range.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut. #TD2#
Bilkington 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.
Bilkington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
Tokugawa working a defensive guard here. #T2#
Tokugawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bilkington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bilkington stopping the sweep attempt from Tokugawa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilkington throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tokugawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokugawa.
Nice sprawl there from Tokugawa as Bilkington shoots in.
Tokugawa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bilkington just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bilkington.
Nice takedown defense from Tokugawa. No joy for Bilkington on that attempt.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bilkington.
Bilkington shoots for a takedown but Tokugawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bilkington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bobby Bilkington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Bilkington should have avoided that one.
Tokugawa throws the left hand but Bilkington avoids the punch easily.
Tokugawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bilkington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL#
Tokugawa darts in and clinches Bilkington up against the cage.
Bilkington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tokugawa fights it off and pushes away nicely. #TD#
Tokugawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bilkington sprawls well initially but Tokugawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bilkington tries to kick Tokugawa off in order to stand up. Tokugawa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bilkington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tokugawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Tokugawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tokugawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokugawa staying calm.
Tokugawa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bilkington regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenjiro Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Tokugawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bilkington sprawls well initially but Tokugawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilkington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Bilkington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tokugawa is working away from the top position though.
Tokugawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bilkington controlling the position for now.
Bilkington is refusing to be controlled, as Tokugawa sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokugawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tokugawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bilkington defending well though.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokugawa working over Bilkington with some ground and pound. Bilkington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tokugawa is thwarting Bilkington's attempts to control the position.
Tokugawa throwing shots but Bilkington is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tokugawa lands a nice short elbow.
Bilkington trying to hold on to Tokugawa's head to control him but Tokugawa postures up. #SUB#
Tokugawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bilkington defends it well. #T2#
Tokugawa is trying to control. Bilkington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tokugawa misses with a head shot. Bilkington uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Bilkington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tokugawa is aware though and is defending well.
Bilkington is trying to control the position but Tokugawa postures up.
Tokugawa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bilkington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tokugawa throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Bilkington keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Bilkington blocks nicely.
Tokugawa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tokugawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Bilkington moves out of range easily.
Bilkington throws a fast counter high kick but Tokugawa manages to duck under it in time.
Bilkington tries to clinch up but Tokugawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bilkington. Tokugawa shrugs it off though. #CL#
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Bilkington taking a breather.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bilkington's efforts to push away.#T4#
Bilkington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tokugawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bilkington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokugawa.
Bilkington tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Bilkington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bilkington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries a low kick but Bilkington avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilkington dives in and grabs Tokugawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokugawa pushes down on Bilkington's head and hops out.#TD#
Tokugawa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tokugawa is chipping away with strikes.
Bobby Bilkington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa wants to control but Bilkington is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokugawa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: DMMA 131 Johnson Vs Luciano     
Date:   Aug 14, 2022
#R1#
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Sargent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the side of Sargent's head but Sargent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sargent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sargent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Sargent instigates a clinch.
Sargent prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sargent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sargent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sargent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Sargent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Sargent circles away.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sargent checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Tokugawa does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sargent misses with a straight right.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sargent.#T1#
Tokugawa scores with a push kick.
Sargent lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sargent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a low kick, right behind Sargent 's knee. #CL2#
Sargent closes the distance and clinches.
Sargent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Sargent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ace Sargent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sargent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokugawa throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tokugawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Sargent, which made it look bad.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa stalks Sargent and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sargent's face. Sargent staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Tokugawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sargent just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Sargent ducks right into an uppercut from Tokugawa.
Sargent throws a lazy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick.
Sargent scoring well with a low kick there.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sargent.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sargent is just out of range.
Sargent misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Sargent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa connects with a jab.
Tokugawa cracks a nice hook into Sargent's ribs.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Sargent is having none of it.
Jab from Sargent.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Sargent strikes.
Nice shot by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sargent.#CL#
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa misses with some punches. #T3#
Sargent blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sargent.
Sargent avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sargent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Sargent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sargent.
Sargent tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Sargent back against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sargent.
Sargent tries a knee to the head but Tokugawa blocks it.
Sargent lands a nice uppercut.
Sargent can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Tokugawa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Sargent lands with a left to the head.
Sargent blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Sargent blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sargent just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Tokugawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sargent throws a hook but Tokugawa avoids it easily.#CL#
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Sargent tries a knee to the head but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sargent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sargent blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Sargent avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Sargent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sargent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sargent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Sargent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sargent lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tokugawa takes a step back to recover.
Sargent blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Sargent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tokugawa throws a hook but Sargent avoids it easily.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Sargent moves out of range.
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown but Sargent shows good takedown defense.
Sargent counters with a body kick.
Tokugawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sargent blocks a jab.
Ace Sargent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Sargent rushes Tokugawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tokugawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sargent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kenjiro Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sargent needs to keep his hands up - Tokugawa had a free shot at his head there.
Sargent thuds a left hand into Tokugawa's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa blocks a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sargent.
Sargent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick from Sargent lands but Tokugawa takes it in his stride. #CUT2#It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sargent throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa thinks about countering with a head kick.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sargent's head.
Sargent lands a body shot.
Sargent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Sargent. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Sargent throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Sargent sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Sargent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Sargent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sargent moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sargent smiles and moves away. #T2#
Sargent with a nice calf kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sargent checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa thumps Sargent with a low kick.#CL#
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Sargent.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Sargent holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokugawa drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Sargent manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick. Sargent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sargent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut
and Sargent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sargent digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Sargent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sargent throws an off balance right hand
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sargent scores with a push kick.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Sargent takes the fight into the clinch.
Sargent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sargent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sargent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sargent scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sargent just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Sargent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for Sargent's leg but Sargent calmly moves out of range.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sargent.
Sargent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sargent misses with a straight left.
Sargent misses with a body kick.
Sargent fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Tokugawa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa misses with a low kick as Sargent jumps back.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sargent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sargent throws a nice looking combination but Tokugawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sargent throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
Sargent tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sargent works Tokugawa's body with a nice hook.
Tokugawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tokugawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sargent defends well and Tokugawa ends up having to push Sargent into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tokugawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sargent is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Sargent blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sargent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sargent pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa is trying to pull guard but Sargent has him pressed against the cage.
Ace Sargent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Sargent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Tokugawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Sargent lands a body shot.
Jab from Sargent.
Tokugawa is looking to chop away at Sargent's legs.
Sargent jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Sargent lands a high kick! #ROC2#Tokugawa is rocked!
Sargent scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Tokugawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sargent lands a front kick.
Tokugawa walks straight into a right hand from Sargent - that's dropped him! Sargent jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tokugawa from any more punishment! Tokugawa complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ace Sargent!
After winning the bout, Ace Sargent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 
Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Bangkok     
Date:   Jun 27, 2022
#R1#
Ong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tokugawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Choi Ong has been cut.
Ong misses with an uppercut.
Ong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #CL#
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Ong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokugawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Tokugawa is looking to slow Ong down with leg kicks.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ong. Those never looked like landing.
Ong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Ong down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tokugawa scores with a head kick. Ong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ong takes one to the chin there.
Ong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Ong tries to clinch
and Tokugawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ong walks into a jab.
Kenjiro Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ong throws a body shot but no joy.
Ong misses with a double jab #CL#
and Tokugawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa pushes Ong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tokugawa.
Ong looks winded!
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Tokugawa is leaning against Ong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands an elbow just above Ong 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Tokugawa as the two fighters clinch.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ong or not.
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Tokugawa manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Tokugawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Ong out cold! Ong corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Nagoya II     
Date:   May 08, 2022
#R1#
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa tries a low kick but Kobayashi avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobayashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kobayashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kobayashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Tokugawa. #CL#
Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Kobayashi is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Masato Kobayashi has been cut.
Tokugawa pushes Kobayashi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobayashi lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa has Kobayashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Kobayashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch. #T1##CL#
Tokugawa rushes Kobayashi and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tokugawa creates a bit of distance and cracks Kobayashi with a big uppercut! Kobayashi goes down! The referee pushes Tokugawa away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Kobayashi make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tokugawa takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Saitama     
Date:   Apr 30, 2022
#R1##CL2#
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bukkake.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Bukkake's ribcage.
Bukkake is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tokugawa. #BC2#
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
Tokugawa jabs at Bukkake's body.
Tokugawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukkake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Tokugawa.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bukkake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokugawa - the referee stops the clock and Bukkake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokugawa. Bukkake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#It looks like Harem Bukkake has been cut.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Tokugawa rushes Bukkake and presses him up against the ropes.#T1#
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Bukkake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC2#Bukkake is rocked!
Tokugawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Bukkake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Tokugawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokugawa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Good body shot from Tokugawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa creates a bit of distance and cracks Bukkake with a big uppercut! Bukkake goes down! The referee pushes Tokugawa away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Bukkake make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tokugawa takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!

 
Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 22, 2022
#R1##CL2#
Tokugawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Burduada No Cranio holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokugawa drops back down to his feet.
Burduada No Cranio digs a right hand into Tokugawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokugawa's gas tank.
Burduada No Cranio is pressed up against the cage. Tokugawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burduada No Cranio down to the mat. Burduada No Cranio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Burduada No Cranio strikes.
Nice shot lands for Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tokugawa in his tracks.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab from Tokugawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokugawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
Burduada No Cranio cracks a nice hook into Tokugawa's ribs.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Burduada No Cranio there.
Tokugawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burduada No Cranio to score with a decent uppercut.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tokugawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio keeps the fight on the outside.
Burduada No Cranio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burduada No Cranio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tokugawa under the eye.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burduada No Cranio throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa takes a swing at Burduada No Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses the jab.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burduada No Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Burduada No Cranio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
Burduada No Cranio jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Burduada No Cranio doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokugawa circles away.
Burduada No Cranio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokugawa.
Burduada No Cranio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burduada No Cranio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tokugawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tokugawa counters with a solid body kick.
Burduada No Cranio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burduada No Cranio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Burduada No Cranio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burduada No Cranio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burduada No Cranio throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.#T3#
Burduada No Cranio lands with a cross.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
Tokugawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tokugawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Tokugawa prevents Burduada No Cranio from standing back up.
Tokugawa wants to free his trapped foot but Burduada No Cranio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tokugawa throws a strike but Burduada No Cranio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Burduada No Cranio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tokugawa prevents Burduada No Cranio from getting back to his feet. #T4#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burduada No Cranio wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burduada No Cranio is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Tokugawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burduada No Cranio controlling from the top position.
Burduada No Cranio won't allow Tokugawa to sweep him here.
Burduada No Cranio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tokugawa is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Burduada No Cranio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokugawa takes one to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokugawa.
Burduada No Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokugawa.
Tokugawa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Burduada No Cranio blocks it well.
Burduada No Cranio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burduada No Cranio lunges at Tokugawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tokugawa's hand.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a body shot.
Tokugawa defending well as Burduada No Cranio loads up on a big left hand.
Burduada No Cranio feints and then cracks Tokugawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokugawa down.
Tokugawa throws a solid leg kick but Burduada No Cranio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tokugawa.
Burduada No Cranio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a right hand
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a looping right hand.
Burduada No Cranio swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.#T1#
Tokugawa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tokugawa wants to counter with a clinch but Burduada No Cranio pushes him away.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio cracks Tokugawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Burduada No Cranio keeps it at a distance.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Burduada No Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa counters with a nice body shot.
Burduada No Cranio tests Tokugawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burduada No Cranio throws a push kick but Tokugawa slaps the foot to one side.
Tokugawa jabs Burduada No Cranio right on the nose. Burduada No Cranio blinks but takes it well.
Tokugawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL2#
Tokugawa rushes Burduada No Cranio and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Tokugawa lands a right hand.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Burduada No Cranio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Burduada No Cranio has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Burduada No Cranio throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa is looking for a takedown.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burduada No Cranio obliges.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Burduada No Cranio won't allow it.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Burduada No Cranio.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio. #T3#
Tokugawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has double underhooks.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio cracks Tokugawa with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Burduada No Cranio. #BC#
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio looks for the body kick but Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Tokugawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burduada No Cranio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokugawa.
A swing and a miss from Burduada No Cranio.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch.
Tokugawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tokugawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Burduada No Cranio. #T4#
Burduada No Cranio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burduada No Cranio scores with the left hand. Tokugawa knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burduada No Cranio throws out the jab.
Tokugawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Burduada No Cranio blocks the leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa tries a quick counter leg kick but Burduada No Cranio is wise to it.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burduada No Cranio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Burduada No Cranio backs off Tokugawa throws a huge counter combo but Burduada No Cranio manages to avoid it all.
Burduada No Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio moves away from the strike by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Burduada No Cranio misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
And Tokugawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Burduada No Cranio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burduada No Cranio swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burduada No Cranio cracks Tokugawa with a good jab.
Tokugawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokugawa staying out of range there.
Tokugawa misses with a few strikes there.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tokugawa slips a jab and a cross from Burduada No Cranio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa is looking to score with low kicks.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Tokugawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tokugawa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Burduada No Cranio moved out of range.
Tokugawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL2#
Tokugawa has managed to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hand.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Tokugawa is trying to force a seperation but Burduada No Cranio has the dominant position.
A short right from Burduada No Cranio on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burduada No Cranio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.#BC#
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio with a jab.#T2#
Burduada No Cranio connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burduada No Cranio takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokugawa.
Burduada No Cranio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burduada No Cranio.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa walks into a left hand.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokugawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burduada No Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa wants to counter with a clinch but Burduada No Cranio pushes him away.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice hook to Tokugawa's body. Tokugawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burduada No Cranio feints and then cracks Tokugawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokugawa down.
Burduada No Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Burduada No Cranio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance but Tokugawa moves to the side
and Tokugawa counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Burduada No Cranio misses with a low kick.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a looping right.
Burduada No Cranio lands a lovely overhand right.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a few strikes there.
Tokugawa feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Burduada No Cranio.
Tokugawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burduada No Cranio missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio with a nice calf kick.
Burduada No Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.#T4#
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Burduada No Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokugawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burduada No Cranio throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa with the inside leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a wild combination.
Tokugawa slips a straight right by Burduada No Cranio.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Burduada No Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Burduada No Cranio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burduada No Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Burduada No Cranio is just out of range.
Tokugawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burduada No Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burduada No Cranio - that will leave a mark!
Burduada No Cranio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burduada No Cranio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burduada No Cranio, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 
Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Nov 10, 2021
#R1#
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olsen's head backwards.
Tokugawa lands with a straight right. Olsen didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olsen jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Tokugawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olsen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Tokugawa stuns Olsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Tokugawa misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Olsen misses the target.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A left lands for Olsen.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olsen. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Olsen on the side of the head.
Tokugawa shoots and misses
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.#T1#
Tokugawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Olsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen throwing a counter right hand but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tokugawa somewhat.
Tokugawa throws a jab when Olsen was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tokugawa.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olsen lands with a nice body punch.
Olsen works Tokugawa's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Olsen.
Olsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tokugawa cracks Olsen with a good jab.
Olsen throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Olsen throwing a counter right hand but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.#T2#
Tokugawa fails to land the takedown.
Hugo Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tokugawa thinking.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Hugo Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Tokugawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tokugawa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Olsen is trying to improve his position.
Olsen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tokugawa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Olsen struggling a bit here.
Olsen is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T3#
Tokugawa working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa landing a few strikes.
Tokugawa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Olsen gets back to half guard.
Olsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olsen's head.
Olsen is trying to stand.
Olsen manages to get to full guard.
Olsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Olsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tokugawa is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T4#
Olsen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olsen is one step ahead there.
Tokugawa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Olsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Olsen preventing the sweep.
Olsen controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hugo Olsen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Tokugawa throws a nice looking combination but Olsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Olsen.
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
Olsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Olsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tokugawa has time to react.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tokugawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsen avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa goes for a double leg but Olsen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Olsen continues to drive forward.
Tokugawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokugawa drops his hands momentarily and Olsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tokugawa misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the body
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tokugawa walks into a left hand.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Olsen.
A low kick from Tokugawa is predictable there
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen cracks Tokugawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olsen lands a nice hook to Tokugawa's body. Tokugawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokugawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tokugawa misses with a two punch combination.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Tokugawa slips a straight right by Olsen.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokugawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Olsen throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olsen lands a jab to Tokugawa's midsection.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
Tokugawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olsen connects with a crisp jab.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Olsen as Tokugawa shoots in.
Olsen lands with a right hand.
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tokugawa tries to bum rush Olsen with a series of wild strikes but Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Olsen.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
A combination from Tokugawa does no damage.
Olsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tokugawa misses with a looping left.
It looked like Olsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tokugawa.
Olsen moves out of range as Tokugawa strikes.
Olsen digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.#T3#
Tokugawa tries for a takedown but Olsen circles away easily
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hugo Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Olsen lunges at Tokugawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tokugawa's hand.
Tokugawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Olsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hugo Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Tokugawa.
Nice defenses there by Olsen.
Olsen with a hook.
No joy there for Tokugawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Olsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen catches Tokugawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4#
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Olsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokugawa lands with a cross.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Olsen moves away from the strike by Tokugawa.
A punch combination from Tokugawa misses.
Nice uppercut there from Olsen.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tokugawa missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Olsen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Olsen connects with a body shot that sends Tokugawa's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Tokugawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Olsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tokugawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Olsen swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa misses with a wild combination.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
Olsen is looking to counter punch.
Olsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Olsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Tokugawa misses.
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Olsen thuds a left hand into Tokugawa's body.
Good shot there by Olsen.
Olsen slips under a jab from Tokugawa.
A counter left hand to the body from Olsen misses its target.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Tokugawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.#TD2#
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Olsen wriggles free and stands up.
Tokugawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen misses with a straight right.
Tokugawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Olsen.
Olsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Olsen works Tokugawa's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olsen cracks Tokugawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tokugawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsen throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Tokugawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Tokugawa off the cage and back into range.
Tokugawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen throws a shot to the body.
Olsen catches Tokugawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Tokugawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.#T3#
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Olsen throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa needs to keep his hands up - Olsen had a free shot at his head there.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC#Tokugawa is rocked!
A nice combination there by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokugawa catches Olsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Olsen throws a body punch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olsen but Olsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hugo Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenjiro Tokugawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olsen misses the jab.#T4#
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Tokugawa slips under a jab.
Olsen cracks a nice hook into Tokugawa's ribs.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokugawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Olsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olsen moves out of range as Tokugawa strikes.
Tokugawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD2#
Tokugawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Olsen sprawls well initially but Tokugawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Olsen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tokugawa is on him like a limpet, forcing Olsen back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body. #BC#
Olsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olsen connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Olsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olsen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Olsen!

 
 
 
 
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