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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Azamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Azamora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Azamora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that half lands.
Azamora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Azamora throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 cracks Azamora with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azamora manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Azamora - just one landing.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Azamora is out of range.
Tokugawa looks to land a body kick but Azamora moved away.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azamora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azamora's corner calls for a 1-2. Azamora obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. Azamora moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azamora throws a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head but Tokugawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokugawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tokugawa throws the left hand but Azamora avoids the punch easily.
Tokugawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azamora was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Azamora blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
A big right from Azamora misses.
Azamora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Azamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokugawa, right into the meat.
Tokugawa looks for the body kick but Azamora saw that one coming.
Azamora lands a body shot.
Azamora lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a body kick that misses.
Azamora misses with a looping right.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Azamora keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azamora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tokugawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azamora rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Azamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa lands a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Azamora keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokugawa, right into the meat.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azamora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Azamora is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azamora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azamora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Azamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Azamora.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Azamora moves out of range easily.
Azamora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa throws a solid leg kick but Azamora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Azamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azamora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokugawa tries to move into range but Azamora moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tokugawa thumps Azamora with a low kick.
Azamora is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Azamora.
Azamora cracks Tokugawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Tokugawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa pushes Azamora up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Azamora won't want to take too many of those.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azamora's face.
Azamora takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azamora is defending well for now.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tokugawa.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azamora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Azamora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Azamora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azamora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Azamora.
Azamora is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azamora avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Azamora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Azamora's ribcage.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Tokugawa throws an elbow that misses.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azamora blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Azamora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Azamora's ribcage.
Tokugawa keeps control of Azamora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Azamora is blocking nicely.
Azamora fails to pull guard.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Azamora is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
Azamora drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tokugawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Azamora 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Azamora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azamora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azamora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Azamora's ribcage.
Tokugawa working Azamora over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azamora turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Azamora manages to end up in side control.
Azamora working away.
Azamora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokugawa keeps working.
Azamora wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tokugawa, who protects the arm well.
Azamora wants to stand but Tokugawa is controlling his arm.
Azamora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokugawa keeps working.
Tokugawa tries to improve position but can't.
Tokugawa throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tokugawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azamora prevents Tokugawa from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Azamora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa throws a body kick the misses
and Azamora makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tokugawa delivers a nice body kick.
Azamora lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws the kick towards the body but Azamora avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azamora with a nice cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azamora crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokugawa - the referee stops the clock and Azamora gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokugawa. Azamora manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azamora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Azamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Azamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Tokugawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Azamora is avoiding it.
Tokugawa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokugawa swinging wildly here.
Tokugawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azamora moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Azamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. Azamora moves away and avoids it.
Azamora keeps the fight on the outside.
Azamora misses with a body shot.
Azamora on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tokugawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azamora will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tokugawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa tries to land a front kick but Azamora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tokugawa scores with a kick to the body.
Azamora misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tokugawa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azamora will feel that in the morning.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Azamora throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a high kick!
Tokugawa is looking to land body kicks.
Azamora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circling a little - Tokugawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Azamora circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Tokugawa.
Azamora moves away from the strike by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws out a loose jab but Azamora uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Azamora misses.
Azamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azamora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azamora counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a high kick!
Tokugawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Azamora circles away.
Azamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa delivers a nice body kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Azamora circles away.
Azamora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Azamora circles away.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azamora steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tokugawa. That one must have hurt.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Azamora is avoiding it.
Tokugawa misses with a wild combination.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azamora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Azamora moves out of range.
Azamora is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tokugawa is looking to land body kicks.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azamora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tokugawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azamora moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Azamora checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azamora shoots in looking for a takedown. Tokugawa tries to sprawl out of it but Azamora 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.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a high kick!
Azamora blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Azamora moves out of range of the body kick.
Tokugawa misses with a double jab
and Azamora counters with a big head kick but Tokugawa shrugs it off.
Tokugawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azamora misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch
and Azamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokugawa throws and low kick but Azamora moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Azamora.
Tokugawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Azamora to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tokugawa looks to clinch
and Azamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tokugawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Tokugawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azamora. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Azamora keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tokugawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azamora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tokugawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Azamora sprawls well. He's pushed Tokugawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Azamora circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokugawa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body
and Azamora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azamora lands with a cross.
Tokugawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Azamora moves out of range easily.
Azamora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azamora misses with a hook.
Azamora avoids a kick to the body.
Azamora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azamora moves out of range as Tokugawa strikes.
Azamora misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot
and Azamora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azamora lands a with a good body shot.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but Azamora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azamora keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Azamora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Azamora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokugawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azamora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa clinches up with Azamora and pushes him back against the cage.
Azamora avoids the elbow strike from Tokugawa, against the cage.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azamora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azamora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azamora avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Azamora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tokugawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A frustrated look appears on Azamora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azamora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azamora.
Azamora dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Azamora avoids the elbow strike from Tokugawa, against the cage.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Azamora is blocking nicely.
Azamora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Azamora tries to score a body lock takedown but Tokugawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Azamora is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Azamora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azamora is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Azamora is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
Azamora dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Azamora blocks with his arms.
Azamora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa prevents Azamora from breaking the clinch.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azamora.
Tokugawa is pressed up against the cage. Azamora has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tokugawa down to the mat. Tokugawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azamora connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tokugawa has closed the distance and engaged Azamora in a clinch.
Azamora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azamora is working for takedown but Tokugawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Azamora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azamora avoids it.
Azamora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Azamora can't get the takedown.
Tokugawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Azamora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azamora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa working Azamora over with knees to the body.
Azamora manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azamora 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.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Azamora keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa thumps Azamora with a low kick.
Azamora keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Azamora.
A big right from Tokugawa misses.
Azamora fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tokugawa on the side of the head.
Azamora throws a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head but Tokugawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azamora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azamora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokugawa looks to land a body kick but Azamora moved away.
Azamora checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ieyasu Tokugawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Azamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Azamora circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokugawa darts in trying to clinch
and Azamora counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tokugawa thinking.
Azamora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Azamora counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tokugawa thinking.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azamora. That's going to slow Tokugawa down.
Tokugawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Azamora.
Tokugawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Azamora avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa wants to clinch but Azamora slips to the side
and Azamora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Azamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azamora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azamora scores with the left hand. Tokugawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Tokugawa closes the distance but Azamora moves to the side
enabling Azamora to counter with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa is looking to score with low kicks.
Azamora blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokugawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Azamora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azamora was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azamora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azamora darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azamora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tokugawa trying to hold on to Azamora's head to control him but Azamora postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is not content to let Azamora control the position.
Azamora trying to mount his opponent but Tokugawa defends it.
Azamora prevents Tokugawa from improving his position.
Azamora is working for a kimura but Tokugawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Azamora stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is trying to stand.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azamora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Azamora checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Tokugawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa drives through and clinches with Azamora against the cage.
Azamora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azamora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azamora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Azamora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Azamora tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Azamora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azamora wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Azamora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Azamora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azamora is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
Joshua Azamora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azamora's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ieyasu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieyasu Tokugawa!
Ieyasu Tokugawa is the new light heavyweight champion!
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