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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint River (ranked 501 p4p, 238 weight class) and Kai Tokugawa (ranked 67 p4p, 35 weight class). Tokugawa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Warrior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from River .
Tokugawa unleashes a big counter combination but River bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
As River backs off Tokugawa throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tokugawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
River takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Tokugawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow River down.
A jab from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River throws the kick towards the body but Tokugawa avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
River checks the leg kick.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from River misses its target.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for River . That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Tokugawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
River forces Tokugawa back against the cage and clinches.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
River thuds a left hand into Tokugawa's body.
River moves out of range as Tokugawa strikes.
Tokugawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Tokugawa as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by River .
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tokugawa misses with a looping left.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from River misses
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
River clinches with his opponent.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
Tokugawa is trying to break free.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River .
River 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokugawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River clinches.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tokugawa up against the cage.
River manages to break the clinch.
River thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tokugawa if he has to take too many more of those.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks River 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
A low kick lands for River .
Tokugawa throws a low kick but River moves out of range easily.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River is looking to wear down Tokugawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
River blocks the body kick.
River is looking to slow Tokugawa down with leg kicks.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four 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!
River throws an elbow but it's blocked.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Tokugawa is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tokugawa misses with a looping right.
It looked like River was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tokugawa.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River connects with a jab.
River avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for River 's leg but River calmly moves out of range.
Tokugawa tries to work over River 's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from River .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
As Tokugawa backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tokugawa keeps the fight on the outside.
River 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.
Clint River dominated that round.
That's time! River 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River lands with a right hand.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
River is looking to counter punch.
River throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tests River 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
River throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
Tokugawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River misses with a hook to the body
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River drives through and clinches with Tokugawa against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from River .
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
River misses with some punches.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
River presses Tokugawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clint River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from River .
River lands a nice uppercut.
River blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River holding his opponent close, against the cage.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a body punch.
Tokugawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa slips a straight right by River .
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
River lands a right hook to the body.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick
letting River counter with a right hand.
River lands with a slapping head kick.
River scores with the left hand. Tokugawa knows he should have avoided that one.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tokugawa swats away the attempt to clinch by River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River .
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River lands a head shot.
River throws a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head but Tokugawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River sizes up Tokugawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River . That did some damage!
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tokugawa takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River with a nice calf kick.
Clint River is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa jabs River right on the nose. River blinks but takes it well.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokugawa was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
River scores with a shot to the body.
River 's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokugawa. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
River pushes Tokugawa up against the cage in a clinch.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Tokugawa slams his shin into River 's torso.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokugawa.
River staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Tokugawa feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint River dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Tokugawa.
Kai Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
River avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
River connects with the punch.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the leg kick from River .
Tokugawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tokugawa was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
River checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River rushes Tokugawa and presses him up against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa tries to work over River 's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Tokugawa should have avoided that one.
River misses with a looping right.
River scores with a push kick.
Tokugawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokugawa walks forward, straight into a front kick from River .
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick from River .
River blocks a jab.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tokugawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from River finds it's way round the side to connect with Tokugawa's head.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tokugawa. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for River .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa connects with a crisp jab.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tokugawa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and River counters with a left to the body.
River with the inside leg kick.
That kick from River tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tokugawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River connects with the punch.
Tokugawa throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tokugawa manages to circle out of the way.
River scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tokugawa misses with a double jab
and River counters with a straight that turns Tokugawa's legs to rubber! River pushes forward with more strikes and Tokugawa goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint River !
Clint River thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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