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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 961 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 72 p4p, 88 weight class). Bostic comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Shinichiro Tomonaga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bostic.
Bostic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bostic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomonaga's sensitive parts.
Tomonaga blocks a jab.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomonaga 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.
Bostic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tomonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bostic lands with a nice body kick.
Bostic connects with a leg kick.
Bostic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bostic with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Bostic misses.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bostic lands a leg kick that knocks Tomonaga off balance momentarily.
Bostic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bostic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bostic.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga avoids the head kick by Bostic.
Bostic connects with a high kick.
Bostic scores with a nice strike.
Bostic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bostic lands a nice looking body kick.
Bostic is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Bostic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bostic lands a leg kick that knocks Tomonaga off balance momentarily.
Bostic has his takedown stuffed
and Tomonaga counters with a nice body shot.
Bostic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bostic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomonaga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bostic wants to control from the top but Tomonaga keeps moving.
Tomonaga wants to stand up but Bostic is controlling him.
Tomonaga is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bostic dives into side control.
Tomonaga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bostic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tomonaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga is not content to let Bostic control the position.
Bostic slows the pace down.
Tomonaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bostic connects with a decent elbow.
Bostic landing strikes.
Tomonaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bostic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomonaga wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Tomonaga wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bostic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tomonaga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bostic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bostic cracks Tomonaga with a big right hand but Tomonaga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bostic scores with punches from side control.
Tomonaga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bostic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bostic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bostic is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
A left lands for Bostic.
Tomonaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bostic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bostic.
Tomonaga takes one on the button.
Tomonaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bostic.
Bostic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bostic is looking to slow Tomonaga down with leg kicks.
Tomonaga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bostic throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bostic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bostic looks to land a body kick but Tomonaga moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Bostic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tomonaga walks into a jab.
Bostic cracks Tomonaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Bostic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bostic scoring well with a low kick there.
Bostic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tomonaga.
Bostic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tomonaga in his tracks.
Bostic scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic thumps Tomonaga with a low kick.
Bostic throws a combination that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp one two that drops Bostic! Tomonaga thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bostic to his feet! Bostic is in big trouble!
Bostic is rocked!
Tomonaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bostic.
Tomonaga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oh Bostic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bostic throws a wild body kick that Tomonaga sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Bostic misses
and Tomonaga counters with a huge right that knocks Bostic out cold! Tomonaga is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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