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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 706 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Jetmir Erminus (ranked 87 p4p, 242 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jetmir Erminus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erminus throws an off balance right hand
and Tomonaga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
A short right from Tomonaga on the inside.
A short right from Tomonaga on the inside.
Erminus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erminus.
Erminus blocks a jab.
Erminus 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.
Erminus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga lands a jab to Erminus's midsection.
Tomonaga misses with a left hand
and Erminus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
Erminus is looking to score with low kicks.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erminus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomonaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tomonaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Erminus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomonaga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tomonaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomonaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erminus 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.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomonaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tomonaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomonaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga misses with an uppercut
letting Erminus counter with a right hand.
Tomonaga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomonaga lands with a good body shot.
Tomonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomonaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Erminus is just out of range.
Erminus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga looks to throw the jab but Erminus is out of range.
Tomonaga misses with a jab to the body
and Tomonaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erminus motions for Tomonaga to come forward. Erminus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomonaga throws a shot from downtown. Erminus moves away and avoids it.
Tomonaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tomonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Erminus throws a jab when Tomonaga was well out of range.
Erminus throws a lazy right hand but Tomonaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomonaga lands a jab to the nose.
Tomonaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erminus misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tomonaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomonaga misses with a looping left.
Tomonaga digs a good hook to Erminus's body.
Tomonaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Tomonaga avoids the body shot from Erminus.
Tomonaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Erminus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga misses with a straight left.
Erminus throws an overhand right that lands on Tomonaga's shoulder, as Tomonaga tries to avoid the shot.
Tomonaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Erminus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Tomonaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus swings widly with a right hand
and Tomonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erminus.
Erminus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tomonaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Erminus throws a looping overhand right but Tomonaga ducks down to avoid it.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Tomonaga. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Erminus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomonaga punishes Erminus's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erminus slips under a jab.
Tomonaga missing with a left hand there. Erminus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erminus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomonaga lands with a straight right. Erminus didn't see that one coming.
Tomonaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Erminus throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichiro Tomonaga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tomonaga looks to land a right hand but Erminus moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Tomonaga. That snapped Erminus's head back.
Tomonaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Erminus is just out of range.
Erminus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erminus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
A big left from Erminus misses.
Tomonaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Erminus off the cage and back into range.
Tomonaga throws a body punch but Erminus moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Tomonaga - just one landing.
Tomonaga throws an overhand right that lands on Erminus's shoulder, as Erminus tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erminus throws out the jab.
Erminus misses with a hook to the body
and Tomonaga moves into the clinch.
Tomonaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomonaga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erminus. Erminus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erminus moves out of range as Tomonaga strikes.
Tomonaga throws a big shot that misses.
Erminus flicks out a counter leg kick but Tomonaga steps away.
Tomonaga throws a shot to the body.
Erminus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomonaga misses with an uppercut.
Erminus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tomonaga misses with a looping left.
Erminus throws out a counter right but Tomonaga avoids it with no problem.
Erminus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomonaga.
Erminus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erminus moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Erminus ducks under a wild hook from Tomonaga.
Erminus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erminus misses with an uppercut. Tomonaga saw that one coming.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erminus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomonaga tries to counter by clinching up but Erminus breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Erminus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Erminus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga throws a lazy right hand but Erminus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Erminus throws a looping overhand right but Tomonaga ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tomonaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erminus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomonaga.
Erminus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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!
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
Tomonaga throws an overhand right that lands on Erminus's shoulder, as Erminus tries to avoid the shot.
Erminus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Erminus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erminus misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga lands a body shot.
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Erminus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Tomonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tomonaga.
A big right from Erminus misses.
Tomonaga lands a jab to Erminus's midsection.
Tomonaga lands a jab.
Tomonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Tomonaga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomonaga.
Erminus misses with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a left to the body.
Tomonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erminus manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Tomonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erminus manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Erminus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomonaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomonaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Erminus counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomonaga misses with an uppercut.
Tomonaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomonaga throws a big shot that misses.
Tomonaga throws a hook but Erminus avoids it easily.
Erminus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomonaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Erminus.
A little feinted left hand from Tomonaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichiro Tomonaga 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!
Erminus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Erminus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomonaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomonaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erminus throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Erminus throws a body punch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erminus misses with a straight right.
Erminus defending well as Tomonaga loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Erminus is just out of range.
Erminus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Erminus throws an off balance right hand
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga throws a jab when Erminus was well out of range.
Tomonaga works the jab nicely.
Tomonaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erminus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomonaga.
Erminus throws an overhand right that lands on Tomonaga's shoulder, as Tomonaga tries to avoid the shot.
Erminus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomonaga looks to land a right hand but Erminus moved out of range.
Erminus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erminus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erminus throws a body punch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga misses with a wild body shot.
Erminus throws out a counter right but Tomonaga avoids it with no problem.
Tomonaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erminus has time to react.
Tomonaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Erminus throws the left hand but Tomonaga avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tomonaga misses
and Erminus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Tomonaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Erminus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Erminus throws a right and a left that Tomonaga avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Erminus.
Erminus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tomonaga with a body shot.
Erminus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomonaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erminus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the side of Erminus's head but Erminus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erminus misses with a looping right.
Erminus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomonaga misses with a left hand
letting Erminus counter with a right hand.
Tomonaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erminus. Erminus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
Tomonaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Tomonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erminus.
Erminus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
Erminus takes a swing at Tomonaga's ribcage but misses.
Erminus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erminus can do to turn this around?
Tomonaga throws a big shot that misses.
Erminus misses with a hook.
A jab from Erminus misses.
Erminus tries to land a leg kick but Tomonaga saw it coming and moves away.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomonaga as he connects with a hook.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erminus throws a right hand that Tomonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomonaga also avoids with ease.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Erminus.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Erminus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomonaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erminus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tomonaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erminus misses with a double jab.
Tomonaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Jetmir Erminus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erminus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichiro Tomonaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomonaga 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinichiro Tomonaga!
A relieved looking Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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