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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 713 p4p, 986 weight class) and Kai Tokugawa (ranked 106 p4p, 143 weight class). Smif comes to the cage accompanied by Playtime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Smif misses with a straight right.
Tokugawa wants to counter the offense by Smif and move into the clinch position.
Kai Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Tokugawa misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Smif misses its target.
Smif misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Smif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tokugawa.
Smif throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smifs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tokugawa punishes Smif's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tokugawa.
Smif closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokugawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa works Smif's body with a nice hook.
Smif misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif scores with a body shot.
Smif looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Smif keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Smif lands the left hand.
Smif tests Tokugawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tokugawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smif rather than just go for the knockout.
Tokugawa misses with a straight right.
Tokugawa throws the left hand but Smif avoids the punch easily.
Smif throwing a counter right hand but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Smif. Those never looked like landing.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Tokugawa is looking to slow Smif down with leg kicks.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Smif connects with a body shot that sends Tokugawa's belly button to the back.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Smif swings widly with a right hand
and Smif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
Tokugawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smif circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Smif misses its target.
Smif avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Smif tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa cracks Smif with a good jab.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a jab to Smif's midsection.
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!
Smif misses with a combination
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smif walks into a jab.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokugawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smif misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokugawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smif scores with a jab. Tokugawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Smif misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smif tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Smif misses with an uppercut
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tokugawa scores with the left hand. Smif knows he should have avoided that one.
Kai Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smif clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa cracks Smif with a nice body shot.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smif throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a nice body shot.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokugawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smif misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tokugawa.
Smif was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokugawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Smif's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smif down.
Tokugawa lands a jab to the nose.
Smif checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Smif is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa throws a shot to the body.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokugawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smif avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Decent striking displayed by Tokugawa there.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Smif misses.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tokugawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smif to score with a decent uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a combination
and Smif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
Smif misses with a body shot
and Tokugawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tokugawa lands with a cross.
Tokugawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Smif swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smif works the jab nicely.
Tokugawa punishes Smif's body with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa walks into a left hand.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smif misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
Smif takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokugawa lands a jab to the head.
Tokugawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tokugawa lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tokugawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Smif down.
Tokugawa tries to score with a low kick but Smif moves his leg out of the way.
Tokugawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Smif seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Tokugawa.
A cross from Tokugawa lands.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Smif swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Smif misses.
Tokugawa flicks out a counter leg kick but Smif steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif misses with a double jab.
Smif wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smif takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tokugawa motions for Smif to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Smif with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tokugawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Smif gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
Smif was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tokugawa throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
Smif lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smif looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokugawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Smif.
Tokugawa misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa connects with a right hand. Smif shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Tokugawa tenderised Smif's leg. Smif is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tokugawa avoids a punch combination 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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Smif tries to clinch
and Tokugawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokugawa lands with a good body shot.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa ducks right into an uppercut from Smif.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Smif.
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smif checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smif rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
A big right from Tokugawa misses.
A little feinted left hand from Smif on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smif throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Smif shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smif misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
A shot to the body from Tokugawa misses
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
Smif misses with a double jab.
Smif misses with a jab to the body
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smif checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smif appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smif looks to clinch
and Smif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tokugawa takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smif shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tokugawa eats them both and turns towards Smif to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smif.
Tokugawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smif on the side of the head.
Smif throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tokugawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smif backing away here, and Tokugawa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smif counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Smif counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tokugawa thinking.
Smif misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tokugawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smif dips to his left and cracks Tokugawa with an uppercut!
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smif was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smif lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Smif misses.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Smif moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Smif finds it's way through Tokugawa's defenses.
Smif throws a body punch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Smif's body. Smif takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Smif takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smif's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Smif does it's job there.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
Tokugawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smifs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smif on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smif swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smif swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokugawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokugawa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smif connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tokugawa scrambles back to his feet.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a jab to the nose.
Smif tries to clinch
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smif misses with a body punch
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa throws a shot to the body.
Smif misses with a hook to the body
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tokugawa dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Tokugawa defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Tokugawa missing with a left hand there. Smif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smif keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smif looks to clinch
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa misses with a looping right.
Smif throws a big counter combination but Tokugawa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smif looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Smif blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smif. That did some damage!
Tokugawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smif misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smif looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smif scores with a nice head shot.
Tokugawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smif under the eye.
Smif throws a body punch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Smif fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smif wants to clinch up but Tokugawa keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Smif swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tokugawa tries to bum rush Smif with a series of wild strikes but Smif uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kai Tokugawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokugawa.
A good leg kick by Tokugawa.
Bill Smif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Tokugawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Smif misses with an uppercut
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa feints a counter leg kick.
Smif closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif lands a nice hook to Tokugawa's body. Tokugawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smif tries to move into range but Tokugawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Tokugawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smif loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
A slow jab from Smif misses its intended target.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Smif throws a series of punches but Tokugawa avoids them all with ease.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Smif.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Tokugawa throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
Smif throwing a counter right hand but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Tokugawa!
A very excited looking Kai Tokugawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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