Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Sitsongrit vs Hatfield
Date: Dec 24, 2023

#R1#
Bostic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bostic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bostic scores with a head kick.
Bostic tries to land a front kick but Tomonaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bostic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bostic.
Tomonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tomonaga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Bostic does it's job there.
Bostic scores with a leg kick.
Bostic connects with a solid leg kick.
Bostic tests Tomonaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Bostic. Those never looked like landing.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Bostic manages to avoid it.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Bostic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tomonaga walks into a left hand.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bostic.
As Bostic looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but Bostic just gets out of the way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bostic or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomonaga, which made it look bad.
As Bostic looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but Bostic just gets out of the way.
Bostic lands with a right hand.
Bostic lands with a right hand.
Bostic lands with a slapping head kick.
Tomonaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
Bostic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Bostic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bostic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bostic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bostic.
Bostic lands a nice shot to the body.
Bostic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bostic misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Bostic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Tomonaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomonaga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bostic cracks Tomonaga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bostic.
Bostic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomonaga on the side of the head.
Bostic lunges at Tomonaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tomonaga's hand.
Bostic lands a body shot.
Bostic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bostic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bostic throws a leg kick which misses Tomonaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomonaga tries to avoid it. #T4#
Bostic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomonaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tomonaga avoids the body shot from Bostic.
Tomonaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bostic misses with an uppercut
and Tomonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bostic lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomonaga's head.
Tomonaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bostic.
Bostic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomonaga takes a step back to recover.
Bostic thows a body kick. Tomonaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bostic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomonaga doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bostic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bostic lands the left hand.
Bostic lands a really nice looking cross but Tomonaga seems unphased.
That kick from Bostic tenderised Tomonaga's leg. Tomonaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Bostic finds it's way through Tomonaga's defenses.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bostic throws a wild body kick that Tomonaga sees coming a mile off.
Tomonaga is looking for a counter combo.
Bostic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bostic throws a body shot but no joy.
Bostic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bostic misses the target.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bostic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Tomonaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tomonaga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bostic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michael Bostic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bostic connects with a nice looking jab.
Bostic looks to land a right hand but Tomonaga moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tomonaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bostic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tomonaga walks into a jab.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bostic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomonaga trying to remain calm as Bostic controls from the top position.#T2#
Bostic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomonaga keeps working.
Bostic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bostic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bostic advances to full mount.
Bostic tries to control but Tomonaga wriggling away. #T3#
The referee warns Tomonaga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tomonaga is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bostic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tomonaga is bucking up trying to escape but Bostic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tomonaga is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bostic content just to control the position here.
Tomonaga is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #T4#
Bostic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tomonaga wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bostic looking to finish Tomonaga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tomonaga!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bostic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tomonaga?
Bostic won't let Tomonaga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tomonaga trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bostic lands with some strikes.
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomonaga is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Michael Bostic has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Bostic working for a submission but Tomonaga is keeping him at bay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bostic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bostic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bostic delivers a nice body kick.
Tomonaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bostic.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bostic connects with a leg kick.
Tomonaga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right-left combo lands from Bostic.
Bostic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic looks to throw the jab but Tomonaga is out of range.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Bostic manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Bostic misses
and Tomonaga counters with a nice body shot.
Bostic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Tomonaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Bostic thuds a left hand into Tomonaga's body.
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Bostic.
Bostic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tomonaga backs up against the cage.
Bostic scores with a jab to the head.
Bostic scores with a kick to the body.
Bostic scores with a jab. Tomonaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tomonaga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bostic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bostic throws a head kick but Tomonaga moves out of range. #T2#
Bostic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Bostic.
Tomonaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bostic can pounce on him.
Tomonaga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bostic thumps Tomonaga with a low kick.
Bostic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomonaga dodges the punch combination from Bostic.
A little feinted left hand from Tomonaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bostic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Bostic manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Bostic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomonaga. That did some damage!
Bostic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomonaga avoids a kick to the body.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Bostic lands but Tomonaga takes it in his stride.
Bostic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bostic.
Tomonaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bostic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomonaga walks into a left hand.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michael Bostic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Bostic misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Bostic misses its intended target. #TD2#
Bostic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tomonaga's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomonaga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bostic is controlling him.
Bostic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bostic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bostic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Dankovich vs Bonaparte
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Nice jab there from Lvavatai .
A telegraphed right hand from Lvavatai misses the target.
Lvavatai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lvavatai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lvavatai misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Lvavatai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lvavatai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomonaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lvavatai . That's going to slow Tomonaga down.
We've been hearing reports that Lvavatai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jab from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lvavatai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lvavatai throws a right hand that Tomonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomonaga also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lvavatai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Lvavatai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lvavatai throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomonaga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lvavatai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lvavatai misses with a series of wild punches.
Lvavatai thumps Tomonaga with a low kick.
Lvavatai clobbers Tomonaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Lvavatai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lvavatai misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lvavatai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Lvavatai lands a jab-cross combination.
Lvavatai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tomonaga defending well as Lvavatai loads up on a big left hand.
Lvavatai misses with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Tiaoali Lvavatai has been cut.
Lvavatai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lvavatai scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Lvavatai lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Lvavatai .
Lvavatai scores with a head kick. Tomonaga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tomonaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomonaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lvavatai .
Tomonaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Lvavatai .
Lvavatai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lvavatai connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lvavatai connects with a crisp jab. #T4##KD#
Lvavatai drops Tomonaga with a right and a left! Lvavatai comes rushing in but Tomonaga regains his composure and manages to keep Lvavatai in guard. #ROC#Tomonaga is rocked!#SU#
Lvavatai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tomonaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Lvavatai finish him?
BOOM! Lvavatai lands a beautiful left hook that drops Tomonaga. Tomonaga tries to recover but Lvavatai is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Tomonaga lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiaoali Lvavatai !
Tiaoali Lvavatai thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Spratt vs Khan
Date: Nov 04, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tomonaga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Williams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tomonaga taking punishment in the form of punches.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tomonaga is being controlled here.
Tomonaga is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to control the position but Tomonaga is working away. #T1#
Tomonaga is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams advances to full mount.
Tomonaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Williams lands a heavy elbow.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tomonaga wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Tomonaga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tomonaga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
Williams wants to control the pace but Tomonaga is squirming around nicely.
Tomonaga is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tomonaga tries to buck Williams off but he can't manage it.
Tomonaga taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to control but Tomonaga wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tomonaga's face.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tomonaga's face. #T3#
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tomonaga wants to get back to his feet.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Williams working Tomonaga over with strikes here.
Tomonaga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Williams won't let Tomonaga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tomonaga is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#T4#
Tomonaga wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Williams tries to control but Tomonaga wriggling away.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Tomonaga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tomonaga tries to get out of the position.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomonaga really wants to buck Williams off and get back to his feet.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Tomonaga really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tomonaga's face.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tomonaga is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tomonaga backs up against the cage.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#Tomonaga is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Tomonaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Tomonaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Tomonaga seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tomonaga does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomonaga under the eye.
Tomonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
A little feinted left hand from Tomonaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams scores with the left hand. Tomonaga knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomonaga tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams lands an overhand right.#T2#
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams scores with the left hand. Tomonaga knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Nice body punch from Williams.
Spencer Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a body punch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomonaga.
Williams's coach down at Copes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams misses with a combination
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Tomonaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomonaga sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tomonaga wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tomonaga is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomonaga keeps working.
Tomonaga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as Tomonaga takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Williams prevents Tomonaga from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomonaga keeps working. #SUB2#
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tomonaga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tomonaga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williams asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T1#
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Tomonaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Williams stalls from top position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams wants to control but Tomonaga is keeping him busy.
Tomonaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Williams connects with a decent elbow.
Tomonaga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Williams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Williams is putting a hurting on Tomonaga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Williams wants to control but Tomonaga is keeping him busy.
Tomonaga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williams asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tomonaga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams. #T3#
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams is putting a hurting on Tomonaga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Williams working the ground and pound from side control.
Williams is working Tomonaga over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomonaga keeps working.
Tomonaga gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tomonaga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape. #T4#
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tomonaga can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams tries to control but Tomonaga wriggling away.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Tomonaga wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Williams landing punches.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tomonaga?
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Williams!
A very excited looking Spencer Williams 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.

Event: SMASH: Erdogan vs Barkley
Date: Oct 01, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bogo is defended easily by Tomonaga.
Bogo misses with a head kick.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body kick there by Bogo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Bogo avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Tomonaga avoids the head kick by Bogo.
Tomonaga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tomonaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bogo scores with a head kick. Tomonaga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tomonaga's head.
Tomonaga takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T2#
Bogo scores with a push kick.
Bogo connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Bogo rushes Tomonaga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by Bogo.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Bogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogo backwards.
Bogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomonaga's efforts to push away.
Bogo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomonaga walks away with a smile on his face. Bogo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bogo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bogo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bogo connects with a high kick.
Bogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomonaga unleashes a big counter combination but Bogo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Bogo lands with a kick to the temple. Tomonaga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crunch! Bogo slams his shin into Tomonaga's torso.
Bogo cracks Tomonaga with an open hand slap.
Bogo misses with a head kick.
Tomonaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogo lands a nice looking body kick.
Tomonaga blocks a head kick by Bogo.
Tomonaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bogo 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.#R2#
A head kick misses from Bogo.
Bogo throws a head kick but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Bogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomonaga can do to turn this around?
Bogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomonaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomonaga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomonaga takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Bogo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Bogo lands.
Bogo with a nice cross.
Bogo lands a head kick!
Bogo lands a front kick.#T2#
Bogo misses with a body punch
and Tomonaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bogo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bogo throws a hook to the side of Tomonaga's head but Tomonaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomonaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bogo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Bogo backs off Tomonaga throws a huge counter combo but Bogo manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Bogo lands a head kick. Tomonaga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogo with a nice cross.
Bogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bogo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tomonaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bogo.
Bogo throws a head kick but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Bogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tomonaga's head.
Bogo throws a head kick that Tomonaga semi-blocks.
Bogo lands a head kick. Tomonaga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomonaga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tomonaga's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bogo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomonaga.
Tomonaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bogo throws a sloppy head kick and Tomonaga moves out of range easily.
Bogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga blocks a head kick by Bogo.
Bogo throws a sloppy head kick and Tomonaga moves out of range easily. #T1#
Tomonaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bogo can pounce on him.
Bogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomonaga avoids the head kick by Bogo.
Tomonaga blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Tomonaga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bogo throws a lazy head kick
and Tomonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogo is looking to slow Tomonaga down with leg kicks. #T2#
A head kick by Bogo misses
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Bogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Tomonaga avoids the head kick by Bogo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bogo - that will leave a mark!
Bogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T3#
Bogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomonaga takes a step back to recover.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bogo.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogo lands a high kick!
Bogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomonaga.
Bogo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T4#
A head kick misses from Bogo.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Bogo lands a high kick!
Tomonaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick by Bogo misses
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bogo misses with a head kick.
Tomonaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adam Bogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogo lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Bogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bogo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Bogo!

Event: SMASH: Storm vs Furioto
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
A shot to the body from Bostic misses
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bostic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bostic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomonaga counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bostic badly! Tomonaga follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bostic out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Tomonaga finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Frewin vs Nascimento 5
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Rooster wants to clinch up but Tomonaga keeps it at a distance.
Rooster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Rooster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Rooster misses.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rooster shoots and misses
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Bantam Rooster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rooster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomonaga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Rooster moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Rooster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rooster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Rooster clinches. #T1#
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by Rooster.
Rooster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Rooster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rooster looks to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Rooster to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tomonaga!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Osiris vs Kowalkiewicz
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1#
Rooster misses with a takedown attempt
and Tomonaga counters with a left and a right... And another left! Rooster is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
A victorious Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Tosen vs Demenok
Date: Jun 04, 2023

#R1#
Tomonaga moves out of range of the leg kick from McVicker.
Tomonaga is looking for a counter combo.
McVicker scores with a punch to the head.
A left and a right from McVicker both land. Nice combination.
McVicker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McVicker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomonaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McVicker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomonaga moves away from the strike by McVicker.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.#CL2#
McVicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomonaga tries to land a knee to the head but McVicker blocks with his arms.
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
McVicker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomonaga blocks the elbow strike. #T1#
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for McVicker.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McVicker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
McVicker misses with a punch on the inside.
McVicker lands with a left to the head.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land. #T2##BC2#
McVicker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McVicker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McVicker with a nice calf kick.
McVicker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVicker throws a low kick but Tomonaga avoids it.
McVicker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomonagas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomonaga blocks a leg kick.
Tomonaga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Tomonaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McVicker.
Tomonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
McVicker throws out a powerful jab.
McVicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomonaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McVicker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomonaga needs to keep his hands up - McVicker had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Tomonaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McVicker.
McVicker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomonaga on the side of the head.
McVicker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomonaga checks it well.
McVicker misses with a hook to the body
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
McVicker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tomonaga to the ground. McVicker is now in Tomonaga's guard.
Tomonaga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McVicker looking to sit in guard and control but Tomonaga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
McVicker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomonaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomonaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
McVicker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tomonaga wants to stand but McVicker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McVicker looking for a sweep. Not yet McVicker, not yet.
McVicker controls Tomonaga momentarily but Tomonaga frees himself.
Tomonaga wants to stand but McVicker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Prince McVicker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
McVicker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomonaga circles away quickly and effectively.
As McVicker looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but McVicker just gets out of the way.
McVicker looks for a takedown but Tomonaga sprawls well.
McVicker connects with a right hand. Tomonaga shakes it off.#TD2#
McVicker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tomonaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McVicker on the ground.#ES#
Tomonaga manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McVicker keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McVicker blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Tomonaga.
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!
McVicker lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.#T1#
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVicker lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
McVicker misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Tomonaga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McVicker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomonaga lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McVicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
McVicker breaks from the clinch.
McVicker connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Tomonaga gets tackled into the cage by McVicker. McVicker maintains the clinch.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVicker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards. #T2#
McVicker takes a shot to the head.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
McVicker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomonaga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVicker blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
McVicker breaks from the clinch.
McVicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prince McVicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVicker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tomonaga counters with a one-two to the body. #T3#
Tomonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Tomonaga as he checks the leg kick.
Tomonaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tomonaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for McVicker.
McVicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
McVicker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
McVicker stuns Tomonaga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McVicker looks to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McVicker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
It looked like Tomonaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McVicker.
McVicker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
McVicker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomonaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McVicker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McVicker misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
McVicker works Tomonaga's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVicker looks to land a combination. Tomonaga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tomonaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from McVicker.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from McVicker.
Tomonaga throws a big counter combination but McVicker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Tomonaga tries to keep at a distance but McVicker has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Prince McVicker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
McVicker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McVicker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
McVicker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McVicker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McVicker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McVicker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McVicker throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Tomonaga gets tackled into the cage by McVicker. McVicker maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
McVicker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McVicker.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker. #T1#
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomonaga lands a hook that snaps the head of McVicker backwards.
Tomonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVicker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McVicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomonaga's brow.
Tomonaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
McVicker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVicker scores with a shot to the side of Tomonaga's head. #T2#
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
McVicker blocking some punches.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
McVicker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McVicker connects with a solid leg kick.
McVicker throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
McVicker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tomonaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McVicker thinking.
McVicker thows a leg kick but Tomonaga checks it
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McVicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomonaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Tomonaga tries to keep at a distance but McVicker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with some punches. #T3#
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McVicker misses with an elbow strike.
McVicker blocking some punches.
McVicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga lands a nice uppercut.
McVicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomonaga avoids it.#T4#
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
McVicker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Tomonaga blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Tomonaga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McVicker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McVicker tries to bum rush Tomonaga with a series of wild strikes but Tomonaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
McVicker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tomonaga is looking to get back to is feet but McVicker passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomonaga tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #SUB2#
McVicker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tomonaga turns into him and now he's in McVicker's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichiro Tomonaga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McVicker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
After winning the bout, Prince McVicker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SMASH: Sasaki vs Lunak
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
Kock delivers a nice body kick.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.
Kock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Kock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Kock misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock lands a lovely overhand right.
Kock scores with a nice head shot.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga is looking for the big counter here.#T1#
Kock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomonaga's sensitive parts.
Kock misses with a hook to the body
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
Kock throws a lazy right hand but Tomonaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tomonaga if he has to take too many more of those.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Kock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Kock throws a head kick that misses.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tomonaga blocks a head kick by Kock. #CL#
Kock closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
Kock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomonaga lands a left hand.
Kock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kock tries to work over Tomonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock tries to work over Tomonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Kock manages to break the clinch.
Tomonaga tries to move into range but Kock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Kock misses
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Kock closes the distance and clinches up with Tomonaga, looking for a takedown. Kock pushes Tomonaga against the cage but Tomonaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomonaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kock with a jab.
Kock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomonaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomonaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
Kock connects with an inside leg kick.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomonaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomonaga in the body.
Kock connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kock lands a slapping body shot.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Kock 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.#R2#
Kock connects with the punch.
Kock lands with a slapping head kick.
Tomonaga takes one to the chin there.
Kock throws a right hand that Tomonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomonaga also avoids with ease.
Tomonaga unleashes a big counter combination but Kock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Kock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kock.
Kock lands with a right hand. #T1#
Kock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kock is defended easily by Tomonaga.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Kock.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Kock.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomonaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock throws a sloppy head kick and Tomonaga moves out of range easily.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Kock throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a series of strikes. Kock will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC2#Kock is rocked!
Kock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomonaga moves away from the strike by Kock.
Kock throws the left hand but Tomonaga avoids the punch easily.
Kock connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kock throws a big shot that misses.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Kock scores with a kick to the body.
Kock seems to have got his legs back now.
Kock tries to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Kock has closed the distance and engaged Tomonaga in a clinch.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomonaga can do to turn this around?
Kock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Kock blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kock.
Kock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Kock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock scores a nice knee to the body.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Tomonaga working aggressively here.
Kock lands a shoulder strike.
Batang Kock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Kock to work.
Kock cracks Tomonaga with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Kock breaks from the clinch.
Tomonaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Kock with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Kock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Kock with a nice calf kick.
Kock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kock. Kock obviously looking to wear him down.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kock misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomonaga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kock.
Kock throws a push kick but Tomonaga slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Nice takedown defense from Tomonaga. No joy for Kock on that attempt.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomonaga circles away quickly and effectively.
Kock throws a body kick that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Despite the aggression on Tomonaga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kock connects with a right hand. Tomonaga shakes it off.
Kock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kock connects with a body shot that sends Tomonaga's belly button to the back.
Kock tries to land a body kick#KD2#
and Tomonaga counters with a nice right hand that sends Kock toppling to the canvas! Kock scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tomonaga finish him?!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomonaga.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.
Kock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.

Event: SMASH: Nascimento Boomer
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Tomonaga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
River delivers a nice body kick.
River cracks a nice hook into Tomonaga's ribs.
River throws a body punch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Tomonaga's torso.
River swings for the body but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
River tries to clinch but Tomonaga is having none of it.
Tomonaga walks into a jab.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tomonaga avoids the head kick by River.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomonaga.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tomonaga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tomonaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
River works Tomonaga's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Tomonaga gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomonagas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomonaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from River.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River misses the body punch
and Tomonaga counters with a left and a right that stings River.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Tomonaga off balance momentarily.#T3#
Tomonaga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Tomonaga takes one to the side of the head.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from River - that will leave a mark!
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River scoring well with a low kick there. #CL#
River closes the distance and pushes Tomonaga back into the cage.#T4#
River blocks an uppercut. #BC#
River breaks from the clinch.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomonaga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As River backs off Tomonaga throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from River misses.
River tries to clinch up but Tomonaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
River throws a head kick but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
River cracks Tomonaga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River misses with a wild combination.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomonaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Tomonaga down.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Tomonaga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomonaga on the side of the head.
River throws a leg kick which misses Tomonaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomonaga tries to avoid it.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River swings for the body but Tomonaga moves out of range.
A nice side step and Tomonaga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tomonaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
River misses with an uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomonaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomonaga tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Tomonaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
River misses with a body punch
and Tomonaga counters with a three punch combo that has River backing up. River nods at Tomonaga to acknowledge the strikes.
River lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tomonaga will feel that in the morning.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from River.
Tomonaga blocks the body kick.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomonaga was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
River misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River misses the shot to the body.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charlie River is winning the standup battle so far.
River scores with a leg kick.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie River dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tomonaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab.
River moves in looking to clinch but Tomonaga pushes him off.
River is looking to clinch.
River is looking to clinch but Tomonaga is avoiding it.
As River backs off Tomonaga throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
River throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Tomonaga off balance momentarily.
River cracks a nice hook into Tomonaga's ribs.#T1#
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
River is looking to wear down Tomonaga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tomonaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Tomonaga unleashes a big counter combination but River bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
You can see that Tomonaga has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
Tomonaga takes a head kick and keeps coming. #ROC#Tomonaga is rocked!
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tomonaga is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?#CUT#That has opened up Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut even more.
River drops Tomonaga with a naaaaasty hook - Tomonaga is in real trouble here! River dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie River!
Charlie River thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Sasaki vs Lomax
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #TD#
Bostic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomonaga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T2#
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.#SUB#
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. #T3#
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!#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
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.#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
Bostic thumps Tomonaga with a low kick.
Bostic throws a combination that misses #KD2#
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!#ROC2#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.

Event: SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Edmonds
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Marsden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tomonaga wants to get back to his feet.
Marsden is keen to just control but Tomonaga is a slippery customer.
Tomonaga is trying to stand back up but Marsden is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Marsden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tomonaga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marsden.
Tomonaga is trying to stand up here but Marsden is controlling him well. #T1##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooke Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Marsden coming out on top.
Jab from Marsden.
Tomonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marsden throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marsden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsden scores with a hook to the body. Tomonaga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Marsden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomonaga is fending him off so far but Marsden persists. Nope, Tomonaga circles away and we're back to standing.#T2#
Marsden connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomonaga's head backwards.
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsden lands a really nice looking cross but Tomonaga seems unphased.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Marsden drives through and clinches with Tomonaga against the cage.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomonaga working aggressively here. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Marsden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomonaga.
Marsden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tomonaga counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Marsden misses with an uppercut
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomonaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden shoots in but no luck this time.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Marsden.
Marsden shoots in looking for a takedown but Tomonaga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marsden's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Tomonaga is avoiding it.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Tomonaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden fails with the takedown.
No luck for Marsden with that takedown attempt.
Tomonaga throws a big counter combination but Marsden scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marsden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tomonaga's waist but Tomonaga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marsden off to one side.
Marsden connects with the punch.
Tomonaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marsden wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Marsden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marsden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marsden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomonaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga staying out of range there.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden throws a nice head kick!
Marsden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T1#
Tomonaga slips under a jab.
It looked like Tomonaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marsden scoring well with a low kick there.
Marsden shoots for a takedown but Tomonaga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Marsden does it's job there.
Marsden lunges at Tomonaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tomonaga's hand.
Marsden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Tomonaga avoids the body shot from Marsden.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Marsden lands with a right hand. #T2#
Marsden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomonaga is just out of range.
Tomonaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tomonaga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marsden scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomonaga's head.
Marsden shoots and misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Good leg kick by Marsden.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden thuds his right hand into Tomonaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomonaga walks into a jab.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T3#
Marsden moves in looking to clinch but Tomonaga pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden. That snapped Tomonaga's head back.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marsden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marsden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomonaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomonaga slips a jab from Marsden.
It looked like Tomonaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Marsden loads up on a big right hand but Tomonaga slips the punch.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Marsden is rocked!
Tomonaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#TD2#
Marsden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tomonaga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tomonaga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee asks Marsden politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marsden prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marsden throws a sloppy body shot
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomonaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Tomonaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Tomonaga circles away easily
and Tomonaga counters with a left and a right... And another left! Marsden is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
A victorious Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Camara vs Wayne
Date: Feb 05, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison keeps Tomonaga at a distance using the push kick.
Tomonaga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Morrison lands a head kick. Tomonaga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Morrison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but Tomonaga moves out of range. #T1#
Tomonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tomonaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick lands for Morrison.
Morrison cracks Tomonaga with a good jab.
Morrison connects with a high kick. #T2#
That kick from Morrison tenderised Tomonaga's leg. Tomonaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morrison. Tomonaga shrugs it off though.
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
A little feinted left hand from Tomonaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomonaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.#T3#
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Morrison misses with a right hand
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Morrison clobbers Tomonaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tomonaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomonaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T4#
Tomonaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morrison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Morrison dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Tomonaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomonaga. That did some damage!
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison throws a front kick that sends Tomonaga stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison with a nice calf kick.
Morrison throws a right hand that Tomonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomonaga also avoids with ease.
It looked like Tomonaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Tomonaga moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Morrison scores with a four punch combination!
Morrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Morrison looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but Morrison just gets out of the way.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
Morrison scores with a spinning back kick!
Morrison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morrison fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomonaga in the body.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Tomonaga's head but Tomonaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tomonaga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Morrison tenderised Tomonaga's leg. Tomonaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tomonaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Good leg kick by Morrison.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomonaga. That did some damage!
Tomonaga staying out of range there.#T4#
Morrison sizes up Tomonaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga staying out of range there.
As Morrison looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but Morrison just gets out of the way.
Morrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomonaga ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Tomonaga is out of range.
Richard Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison misses the jab.
Tomonaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomonaga's sensitive parts.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tomonaga misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Morrison.#T1#
Morrison throws a combination. Tomonaga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body kick from Morrison.
Richard Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga slips under a jab from Morrison.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Donk. Morrison catches Tomonaga right on the button with a cross.#CUT2#Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T2#
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Morrison pushes Tomonaga away with a front kick.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Tomonaga moved out of range nicely.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrison. That's going to slow Tomonaga down.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrison can pounce on him.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp right hand that drops Morrison! Tomonaga lets Morrison back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Morrison is rocked!
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomonaga finish him?
Morrison misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
Tomonaga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomonaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrison sizes up Tomonaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #ROC2#Tomonaga is rocked!#CUT2#Jeez, Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrison.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Morrison!
Richard Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 212
Date: Dec 02, 2022

#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Tomonaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall with a poor takedown
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Tomonaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Hall in side control, throwing shots but Tomonaga defends.
Hall working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Hall crashes against the mat.
Hall tries to move to mount but Tomonaga blocks the move with his legs.
Tomonaga tries to escape but Hall is in control.
Hall in side control, throwing shots but Tomonaga defends.
Hall in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tomonaga parries the strikes from Hall easily there. Hall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tomonaga to escape.
Hall tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T2#
Tomonaga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hall asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tomonaga defending against the ground and pound.
Hall scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tomonaga, who protects the arm well.
Tomonaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hall connects with a decent elbow. #SUB#
Hall is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tomonaga looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hall gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tomonaga is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hall lets go of the hold and Tomonaga can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Highland 205
Date: Nov 06, 2022

#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.#KD#
Tomonaga drops Murphy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Murphy looks back up at him and smiles so Tomonaga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Murphy is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Seamus Murphy has been cut.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Murphy out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
After winning the bout, Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 197
Date: Oct 07, 2022

#R1#
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga is having none of it.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves away
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Tomonaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomonaga is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Tomonaga circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomonaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomonaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomonaga blocks a jab.#CL#
Hall has managed to clinch.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga being controlled against the cage.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Tomonaga improves position. #T2#
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Hall has Tomonaga pressed against the cage.
Tomonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomonaga misses with some punches. #TD#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Tomonaga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Tomonaga wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hall's closed guard. He's half up but Hall has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hall pivots and extends the arm, Tomonaga falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hall! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Highland 193
Date: Sep 23, 2022

#R1#
Good work by Tomonaga as he checks the leg kick.
Tomonaga throws a big counter combination but Bernier scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bernier feints and then cracks Tomonaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomonaga down.
Bernier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomonaga. Tomonaga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bernier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Tomonaga takes one to the side of the head.
Bernier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Tomonaga.
Bernier throws a leg kick but Tomonaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bernier throws an overhand right that lands on Tomonaga's shoulder, as Tomonaga tries to avoid the shot.
Bernier misses with a jab to the body
and Tomonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Guy Bernier has been cut.
Bernier throws a lazy right hand but Tomonaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a big counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernier.
Tomonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernier misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Bernier throws a leg kick
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tomonaga.
A combination from Bernier does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Tomonaga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bernier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Bernier is predictable there
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Bernier coming out on top.
A bone on bone clash there as Tomonaga blocks the leg kick.
Tomonaga is looking for a counter combo.
Guy Bernier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Tomonaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bernier throws a combination. Tomonaga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernier lands a body shot.
Bernier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bernier throws a sloppy body shot #KD#
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp one two that drops Bernier! Tomonaga thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bernier to his feet! Bernier is in big trouble!#ROC#Bernier is rocked!
Bernier misses the shot to the body.
Bernier is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomonaga finish him?#T2#
Bernier misses the body punch
and Tomonaga counters with a huge right that knocks Bernier 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 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
After winning the bout, Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TR83: New Addition
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Knights connects with a body shot.
Knights darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knights misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomonaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knights misses with a looping right.
Knights misses with a combination
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Nightey Knights has been cut.
Tomonaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomonaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knights.
Knights swings widly with a right hand
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knights throws a right hand that misses
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Tomonaga clinches.
A short right from Tomonaga.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tomonaga.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knights lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Knights misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knights.
Tomonaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomonaga gets through Knights's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knights swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knights misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Knights as the two fighters clinch.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knights tries to work over Tomonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga lands a right hand.
Tomonaga blocks a body shot from Knights.
Tomonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Knights.
A nice left hand lands by Tomonaga.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
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!
Knights blocking some punches.
Tomonaga lands with a left to the head. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
A hook to the body from Knights.
A short right from Tomonaga on the inside.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by Knights.
Tomonaga takes a shot to the head.
Knights tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knights misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Knights lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomonaga or not.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knights working aggressively here.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Knights.
Knights working aggressively here.
Knights is leaning against Tomonaga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knights lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knights throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Knights lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
Knights swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga blocks a body shot from Knights. #T3#
Knights swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Knights can't find room to land a body shot as Tomonaga controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Still in the clinch, Knights scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knights tries to throw a body punch but Tomonaga avoids it by throwing Knights back against the cage.
Knights lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knights lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
Knights misses with some punches.
Tomonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Knights.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knights lands with a right to the head.
Knights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
Knights throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knights misses with a punch to the body.
Knights misses with a body punch.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knights misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Tomonaga on the inside.
Tomonaga blocks a body shot from Knights.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knights pushes Tomonaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knights misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Knights blocking some punches.
Knights misses with a body punch.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomonaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knights backwards.
A short uppercut from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knights tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Knights.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinichiro Tomonaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nightey Knights's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Knights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga slips a jab and a cross from Knights.
Tomonaga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Knights misses.
Tomonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knights looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knights misses with a looping right.
Knights goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.
Knights misses with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knights lunges at Tomonaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tomonaga's hand.
Knights misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a straight punch to the 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!
Knights throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tomonaga misses.
Knights looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomonaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nightey Knights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knights misses with a double jab
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Tomonaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knights.
Tomonaga is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knights.
Knights throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Tomonaga counters by moving into the clinch.
Knights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
Tomonaga blocks a body shot from Knights.
Knights misses with the head strike.
Tomonaga blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Knights blocks an uppercut.
Knights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Knights.
Knights lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
Knights can't find room to land a body shot as Tomonaga controls the action.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
Knights lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knights misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Tomonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Knights.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Knights lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knights tries a body shot but Tomonaga blocks it.
Tomonaga scores with a shot to the side of Knights's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knights scores with a shot to the side of Tomonaga's head.
Knights throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Knights - that landed with a thud.
Knights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomonaga blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knights creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Knights.
Knights struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomonaga controls his hands.
Knights misses with a body punch.
Tomonaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knights backwards.
Knights lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knights backwards.
Knights scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knights tries to throw a body punch but Tomonaga avoids it by throwing Knights back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tomonaga. #T3#
Tomonaga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Knights lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomonaga or not.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knights lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knights swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Knights.
A head punch on the inside from Knights fails to land.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomonaga lands with a left to the head.
Knights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Tomonaga prevents a body shot from Knights.
Tomonaga blocks a body shot from Knights.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knights misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knights misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by Knights.
Knights misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knights is leaning against Tomonaga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knights tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Knights.
Knights lands with a right to the head.
Knights misses with the head strike.
Knights tries a body shot but Tomonaga blocks it.
Tomonaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knights backwards.
A right hand to the body from Knights.
Tomonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Knights struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomonaga controls his hands.
Knights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomonaga lands with a right to the head.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nightey Knights will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Knights misses with a wild body shot.
Tomonaga swings for the body but Knights moves out of range.
Tomonaga defending well as Knights loads up on a big left hand.
Tomonaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tomonaga ducks under a wild hook from Knights.#CL#
Tomonaga moves into range and clinches up with Knights.
Tomonaga prevents a body shot from Knights.
Knights blocks an uppercut.
Knights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomonaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knights has a couple of punches blocked by Tomonaga.
Knights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knights scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knights lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knightss head. #T1#
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Knights lands with a light punch inside.
Knights gets through Tomonaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knights can't find room to land a body shot as Tomonaga controls the action.
Knights misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Knights.
Knights misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomonaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomonaga.
Knights throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomonaga.
Knights misses with some punches.
Knights softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knights digs a right hand into Tomonaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tomonaga's gas tank.
Tomonaga lands a right hand.
Knights swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike. #T2#
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!
Knights blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga blocks a body shot from Knights.
Knights blocking some punches.
Knights misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knights misses with a body punch.
Knights lands a shoulder strike.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knights misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knights.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knights tries a body shot but Tomonaga blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knights blocking some punches. #T3#
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga prevents a body shot from Knights.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by Knights.
A body shot lands from Knights.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomonaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knights lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
Knights misses with a punch to the body.
Knights swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
Knights misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knights lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knights.
A nice left hand lands by Knights.
Knights misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Knights.
Knights misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga. #T4#
Knights lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knights softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomonaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knights fails to land.
Tomonaga prevents a body shot from Knights.
Knights lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomonaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knights backwards.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Knights on the inside.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knights lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Knights.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
Knights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knights.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomonaga.
Knights scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tomonaga.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nightey Knights comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knights has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nightey Knights!
Nightey Knights bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TR79: Post-Hiatus
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1##CL#
Crosser rushes Tomonaga and presses him up against the cage.
Crosser throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomonaga. #BC#
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
Tomonaga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crosser walks into a straight right hand from Tomonaga.#CUT2#It looks like John Crosser has been cut.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Tomonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosser.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomonaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosser looking to throw knees to the head but Tomonaga is blocking nicely.
Tomonaga is leaning against Crosser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomonaga's efforts to push away.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomonaga jabs Crosser to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Crosser wants to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Crosser misses with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a left to the body.
Crosser is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Tomonaga coming out on top.
A left lands for Tomonaga.#ROC2#Crosser is rocked!
Crosser walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tomonaga swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Our winner, Shinichiro Tomonaga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TR76
Date: Jul 16, 2022

#R1#
Sun Yin shoots and misses
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga steps in with a hook that catches Sun Yin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tomonaga follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sun Yin looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 4
Date: Jun 26, 2022

#R1#
Tomonaga throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Tomonaga pushes him away.
Hall wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomonaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Tomonaga looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hall moves away from the strike by Tomonaga.
Hall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tomonaga.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Tomonaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Tomonaga blocks a head kick by Hall.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves away
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomonaga loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.#T1#
Tomonaga lands a jab to Hall's midsection.#CL2#
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Tomonaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomonaga tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Tomonaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tomonaga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tomonaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
Tomonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tomonaga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Tomonaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Tomonaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tomonaga.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomonaga. #TD2#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Tomonaga wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving. #SUB2#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomonaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomonaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomonaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomonaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomonaga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomonaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomonaga is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomonaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tomonaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Hall is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tomonaga rolls with it to try and escape but Hall cranks on the arm and Tomonaga is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
In his post fight interview, Richard Hall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 3
Date: Jun 25, 2022

#R1#
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tomonaga throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Tomonaga breaks away and moves out of range.
Tomonaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall looks to clinch
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
Tomonaga cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall slips under a jab from Tomonaga.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Tomonaga sprawls well.
Tomonaga lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga avoids the body shot from Hall.
Tomonaga misses with a hook #TD#
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Tomonaga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tomonaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomonaga is holding on to half guard well.
Tomonaga is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tomonaga avoid being mounted?
Hall works his way into side control.
Tomonaga is trying to escape the position but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall wants to control but Tomonaga is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where Tomonaga is right now. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Tomonaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall is really struggling to control Tomonaga but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tomonaga is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been informed that Tomonaga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tomonaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Tomonaga and move into the clinch.
Hall tries to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
As Tomonaga tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Tomonaga manages to avoid the attempt.
Tomonaga swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall tries to clinch
and Tomonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tomonaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Tomonaga tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Tomonaga back against the cage.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tomonaga smiles and moves away.
Tomonaga looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Tomonaga throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinichiro Tomonaga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hall slips under a jab from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tomonaga scores with a nice head shot.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomonaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga is having none of it.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomonaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomonaga misses with a wild body shot.
Hall slips under a jab from Tomonaga.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Tomonaga breaks away and moves out of range.#T1##CL#
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Tomonaga.
Tomonaga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
Tomonaga lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Tomonaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall looks for a takedown but Tomonaga sprawls well.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall wants to clinch up but Tomonaga keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Tomonaga's knee but Tomonaga avoids it well.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT2#It looks like Robbie Hall has been cut.
Tomonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tomonaga manages to circle out of the way.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Tomonaga.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away. #T3#
A jab from Tomonaga misses.
Hall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tomonaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tomonaga throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Tomonaga pushes him off.
Hall wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tomonaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomonaga.
The fighters circling - Tomonaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Tomonaga just misses with a punch to the body.
As Tomonaga tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Tomonaga manages to avoid the attempt.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Tomonaga blocks a leg kick.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tomonaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinichiro Tomonaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robbie Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Hall avoids the body shot from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomonaga throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Hall misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Tomonaga jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Tomonaga misses.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tomonaga jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomonaga.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Tomonaga breaks away and moves out of range.
Tomonaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Tomonaga looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Tomonaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbie Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tomonaga takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Tomonaga connects with a body shot.
Tomonaga looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomonaga lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomonaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomonaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomonaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tomonaga counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Tomonaga. Beautiful body shot.
Tomonaga jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
Tomonaga connects with a looping right hand.
Tomonaga thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Tomonaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomonaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
A low kick from Hall misses
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomonaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Tomonaga. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Tomonaga misses.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Tomonaga breaks away and moves out of range.
Tomonaga works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Tomonaga connects with a single shot there.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichiro Tomonaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomonaga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!

Shinichiro Tomonaga wins by unanimous decision!
Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 2
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
Erminus avoids the body shot from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Erminus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tomonaga sprawls well initially but Erminus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Erminus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tomonaga wants to control but Erminus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Erminus is controlling the pace. #T1#
Tomonaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tomonaga regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Erminus.
Erminus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tomonaga controlling the position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Erminus sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erminus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomonaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erminus moves in looking to clinch but Tomonaga pushes him off.
Tomonaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomonaga takes one to the side of the head. #T3#
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Erminus misses.
Tomonaga jabs Erminus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Erminus missing with a left hand there. Tomonaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomonaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomonaga thuds a left hand into Erminus's body.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erminus.
Erminus throws out a loose jab but Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erminus throws a body shot but no joy.
Erminus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Erminus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tomonaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Erminus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erminus takes one to the side of the head.
Erminus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Erminus looks for a takedown but Tomonaga sprawls well.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
Erminus throws a shot from downtown. Tomonaga moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erminus.
Erminus thows a leg kick but Tomonaga checks it
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shinichiro Tomonaga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Erminus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomonaga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Erminus throws a looping overhand right but Tomonaga ducks down to avoid it.
Tomonaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomonaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomonaga defending well as Erminus loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erminus manages to avoid it.
Erminus throwing a counter right hand but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erminus fails with the takedown.#T1#
Erminus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomonaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erminus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erminus.
Nice uppercut there from Erminus.
Tomonaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erminus throws a right hand that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Erminus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tomonaga just manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga connects with a body shot.
Tomonaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Tomonaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erminus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #ROC2#Erminus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomonaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Erminus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomonaga lands a body shot.
Erminus seems to have got his legs back now.
Erminus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Erminus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Erminus tries to clinch up.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomonaga swings for the body but Erminus moves out of range.
Erminus is looking for a counter combo.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erminus is looking to counter punch.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomonaga.
Erminus throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Erminus or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomonaga, which made it look bad.
Tomonaga loads up on a big right hand but Erminus slips the punch.
Erminus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erminus throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomonaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Erminus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
Erminus is looking to counter punch.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomonaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Erminus misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Erminus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tomonaga quickly recovers to half guard.
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 is concentrating on defense, preventing Erminus from advancing position.
Erminus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinichiro Tomonaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##TD#
Tomonaga gets caught napping as Erminus dives in and scores a takedown. Tomonaga manages to retain guard.
Tomonaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tomonaga has Erminus pulled in close to control his posture.
Tomonaga controls Erminus momentarily but Erminus frees himself.
Tomonaga controlling Erminus's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga wants to control the position but Erminus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T1#
Erminus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Erminus is pressing down on Tomonaga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tomonaga is holding on for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erminus staying out of range there.
Erminus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tomonaga scores with a nice strike.
Tomonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erminus.
Erminus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Erminus throws a combination that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Tomonaga misses with an uppercut
and Erminus counters with a two punch combo.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Erminus misses with a hook
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomonaga misses with a left hand
and Erminus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Tomonaga misses
and Erminus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erminus.#T3#
Erminus misses with an uppercut. Tomonaga saw that one coming.
Erminus misses with a two punch combination.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Erminus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Erminus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomonaga missing with a left hand there. Erminus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomonaga misses with a wild body shot.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Erminus misses with a double jab.
Erminus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomonaga as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Erminus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga connects with a right hand. Erminus shakes it off.
Erminus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Tomonaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tomonaga scores with a jab to the head.
Tomonaga scores with a jab to the head.
Jetmir Erminus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erminus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomonaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinichiro Tomonaga.
I've got Tomonaga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!

Shinichiro Tomonaga wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022

#R1#
Tomonaga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Costa with that takedown attempt.
Johan Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tomonaga finds it's way through Costa's defenses.
Costa misses with an uppercut. Tomonaga saw that one coming.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Costa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa looks to clinch
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice side step and Tomonaga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costa misses with a takedown
and Tomonaga scores with a counter punch that sends Costa to the canvas! Tomonaga smells blood - he's punishing Costa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Costa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TR68
Date: Jun 08, 2022

#R1#
Tomonaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves out of range.
Tomonaga misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall wants to clinch up but Tomonaga keeps it at a distance.
Tomonaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Tomonaga lands a slapping body shot.
Tomonaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomonaga.#T1#
Tomonaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall tries to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomonaga.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Tomonaga misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall tries to counter with a clinch but Tomonaga shakes him off and moves away.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Tomonaga pushes him away.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T2#
Tomonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall wants to counter the offense by Tomonaga and move into the clinch position.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomonaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomonaga is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomonaga. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomonaga throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Tomonaga digs a good hook to Hall's body. #T3#
Tomonaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomonaga as he connects with a hook.
Tomonaga lands a body shot. #CL2#
Hall forces Tomonaga back against the cage and clinches.
Hall is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tomonaga leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD2#
Hall jumps guard. #T4#
Tomonaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hall has his hands on Tomonaga's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Hall has an active guard here but Tomonaga has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinichiro Tomonaga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tomonaga swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall wants to counter the offense by Tomonaga and move into the clinch position.
Tomonaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomonaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Tomonaga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomonaga throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga misses with a hook.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Tomonaga avoids it.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomonaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Tomonaga scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Tomonaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
Tomonaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tomonaga misses with a hook.#T2#
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomonaga works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Hall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomonaga lands a shot to the body.#TD2#
Hall gets control of Tomonaga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomonaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Tomonaga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Tomonaga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomonaga has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Hall is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tomonaga has his hands clasped together but Hall extends and breaks Tomonaga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hall.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Hall! Robbie Hall retains his featherweight title!
Robbie Hall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: TR65: Nakamura No More
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Erminus throws an off balance right hand #CL#
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. #BC2#
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! #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R2#
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 #CL#
and Tomonaga moves into the clinch.#BC#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: TR61 Frost V Luciano
Date: May 21, 2022

#R1#
Read wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Read takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Read drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomonaga lands a jab to Read's midsection.#CL#
Tomonaga has Read up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Tomonaga.
Read tries to pull guard but Tomonaga won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tomonaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomonaga.
Read tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tomonaga smiles and moves away.
Tomonaga lands with a nice body punch.
Tomonaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomonaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomonaga cracks a nice hook into Read's ribs.
Read tries to clinch there but Tomonaga circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Tomonaga - just one landing.
Tomonaga scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Jab, jab by Tomonaga - just one landing.
Read closes the distance but Tomonaga moves to the side
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Read is rocked!
Tomonaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomonaga finish him?
Tomonaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tomonaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Read tries to keep at a distance but Tomonaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Read jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomonaga walks away with a smile on his face. Read gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiden Read.
Tomonaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kaiden Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Read falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tomonaga dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TR59: Sunday Special
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1##CL#
Tomonaga clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Tomonaga as the two fighters clinch.
Tomonaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mouse blocks a body shot from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomonaga. #BC#
Tomonaga breaks from the clinch.
Tomonaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomonaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mouse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mouse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomonaga looks to land a left hand but Mouse moved out of range nicely.
And Mouse tries to counter it with a takedown but Tomonaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mouse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Tomonaga catches Mouse right on the button with a cross.#CUT#It looks like Jerry Mouse has been cut.#T1#
Tomonaga takes a swing at Mouse's ribcage but misses.
Mouse tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mouse moves out of range as Tomonaga strikes.
Tomonaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mouse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomonaga looks to land a right hand but Mouse moved out of range.
Mouse changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tomonaga loads up on a big right hand but Mouse slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mouse.
Tomonaga misses with a hook. Mouse ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Tomonaga has managed to clinch.
Tomonaga prevents the takedown attempt.
Tomonaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2##BC#
Tomonaga manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tomonaga moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Tomonaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Tomonaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tomonaga defends it well.
Mouse 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.#CL#
Tomonaga clinches with his opponent.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mouse or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomonaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomonaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomonaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomonaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomonaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mouse backwards.
Tomonaga pushes Mouse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mouse looks winded!#T3#
Tomonaga lands with a left to the head.
Tomonaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga cracks Mouse with a nice body shot.
Tomonaga is working Mouse over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomonaga lands a left hand.
Tomonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#Mouse is rocked!
Tomonaga creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mouse with a big uppercut! Mouse tries to clinch up but Tomonaga pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mouse to the mat! Mouse covers up and Tomonaga unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TR47: Grim Reefer
Date: Apr 16, 2022

#R1#
Nakamura throws out a powerful jab.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
A right hand to the body from Nakamura. #BC2#
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Nakamura moves into range and clinches up with Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Nakamura away but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura has Thibodeaux pressed against the cage, preventing Thibodeaux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nakamura punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Thibodeaux gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Nakamura lands a body shot.
Nakamura gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux wants to break free but Nakamura has control.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.#CL#
Nakamura clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thibodeaux doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thibodeaux under the eye.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thibodeaux doesn't seem phased though.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nakamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Nakamura rushes Thibodeaux and presses him up against the cage.
Nakamura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thibodeaux's efforts to push away.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nakamura.
A short uppercut from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Nakamura has the dominant position.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Nakamura away but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3##BC#
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes one on the button.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nakamura lands the left hand.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
Nakamura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Nakamura coming out on top.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura lands a right hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thibodeaux.
Nakamura scores with a jab.
Nakamura lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakamura. That snapped Thibodeaux's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakamura.
Nice shot lands for Nakamura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Nakamura lands with a cross.
Nakamura 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.

Kenji Nakamura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thibodeaux. Nakamura shrugs it off though.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Nakamura lands with a nice body punch.
Nakamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux's hands.
Thibodeaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thibodeaux walks into a left hand.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy right hand. Thibodeaux should have avoided that one.
Nakamura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Nakamura with a hook.
A jab lands there for Nakamura.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Nakamura scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC#Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamura finish him?
Nakamura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Nakamura moves out of range as Thibodeaux throws a body kick.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux's hands.
Nakamura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thibodeaux momentarily.
Thibodeaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Thibodeaux's head.
Nakamura lands a slapping body shot.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakamura counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Nakamura coming out on top.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Nakamura lunges at Thibodeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux's hand.
Nakamura clobbers Thibodeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakamura pounces like a tiger and cracks Thibodeaux with a vicious hook! Thibodeaux is down but not out! Nakamura follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Nakamura!

Event: TR38: We’re Your Top 2 & Not 2
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1#
Venegas looks to land a combination but Nakamura avoids it well.
Nakamura tests Venegas 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamura lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Venegas fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Nakamura misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venegas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura dips to his left and cracks Venegas with an uppercut!
Kenji Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##TD2#
Venegas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Venegas showed some decent athleticism there.
Nakamura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Venegas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venegas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Venegas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Venegas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Nakamura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Venegas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Venegas is controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Venegas has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nakamura defend it? Venegas steps over the head and cranks it - Nakamura is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Venegas !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frankie Venegas !
Frankie Venegas is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Frankie Venegas 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.

Event: TR32: They Wanna Be Us So Bad
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Crosser defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Nakamura.#CUT#It looks like John Crosser has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crosser lands a left hand. #CUT2#It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut.
Crosser with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC2#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Crosser moves into the clinch.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosser has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Crosser is controlling the position.
Crosser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosser struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Crosser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Nakamura blocking some punches.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Crosser controls the action.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Crosser fails to land.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosser is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Crosser has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosser.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Crosser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crosser is leaning against Nakamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosser backwards.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
Crosser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crosser throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Crosser tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Nakamura as the two fighters clinch.
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosser swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosser looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Crosser misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Crosser.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura tries to work over Crosser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3##BC2#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crosser throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura lands a head shot.
Nakamura cracks Crosser with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crosser falls to his knees and Nakamura doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Nakamura!
Kenji Nakamura is the new featherweight champion!

Event: TR23: Catch The Big Fisk
Date: Feb 23, 2022

#R1#
Epolito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamura moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Epolito gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Epolito stalling against the cage.
Nakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Epolito backwards. #BC#
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epolito connects with a looping right hand.
Nakamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epolito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epolito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Nakamura clinches.
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Epolito lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Epolito.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Epolito breaks from 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!
Epolito thuds his shin into the meat of Nakamura's side.#CL#
Nakamura clinches.
Epolito is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Nakamura. #T1#
Nakamura lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Epolito.
Epolito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Epolito looks winded!
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
Epolito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
Epolito misses with the head strike. #BC#
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epolito scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Nakamura clinches up with Epolito and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Epolito fails to land. #BC2#
Epolito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epolito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Epolito misses with a left hand #CL#
and Nakamura counters by clinching up. #T2#
Nakamura is leaning against Epolito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Epolito misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Epolito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura blocks a jab.
Nakamura connects with a looping right hand.
Epolito takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Nakamura clinches.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Nakamura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Nakamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Epolitos head.
Epolito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Nakamura. #BC#
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw.#T3#
Epolito misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Epolito walks straight into a right hand from Nakamura - that's dropped him! Nakamura jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Epolito from any more punishment! Epolito complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Nakamura!

Event: TR16: He Called My Hands Out
Date: Feb 06, 2022

#R1#
Nakamura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yong throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Yong misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Nakamura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakamura.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
Nakamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
Yong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocking some punches.
Yong throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Yong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yong.
Yong lands with a right to the head.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yongs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yong throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
Nakamura digs a right hand into Yong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yong's gas tank.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yong letting Nakamura take a breather here.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
Nakamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yong has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Nakamura.
Yong blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yongs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yong.
Yong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura blocking some punches.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Yong blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a right hand.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Yong. #T2#
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura cracks Yong with a nice body shot.
Yong swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yong.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Yong controls the action.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Yong.
Yong misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yongs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yong.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Yong.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Yong lands a nice uppercut.
Yong misses with some punches.
Nakamura gets through Yong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries to work over Yong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Nakamura.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura lands a right hand.
Yong blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Yong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yong struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yong tries a body shot but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yong or not.
Yong is breathing heavily.
Yong fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Nakamura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yong.
Nakamura cracks Yong with a nice body shot.
Yong lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakamura blocking some punches.
Nakamura lands a body punch.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Yong prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a body punch.
Nakamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yong lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Yong.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakamura.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Yong has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Nakamura lands with a good body shot.
Yong misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Nakamura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nakamura.
Nakamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yong swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yong.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yong moves away.
Yong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakamura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Yong.
A shot to the body from Yong misses
and Nakamura counters with a nice body shot.
Yong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yong misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yong moves out of range as Nakamura strikes.
A slow jab from Yong misses its intended target.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yong manages to avoid it.#T1#
Yong misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nakamura! But no joy.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamura lands with a right hand.
Yong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nakamura slips a jab from Yong.
A jab from Yong misses.
Yong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakamura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yong scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Yong gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Yong has a couple of punches blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura presses Yong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Yong misses with a body punch.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Yong uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Yong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Yong.
Yong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Yong struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yongs head.
Nakamura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Yong working aggressively here.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Yong lands a right hand.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yong misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura. #T3#
Yong prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Yong can't find room to land a body shot as Nakamura controls the action.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yong misses with some punches.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Yong blocks it.
Nakamura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yong has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Yong's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura is stalling here.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Yong. #T4#
Nakamura lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yong takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Yong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura lands with a short shot to the head.
Yong tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yong pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Yong.
Yong prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Yong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura pushes Yong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yong lands a left hand.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Yong avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice uppercut lands for Nakamura. That snapped Yong's head back.
Nakamura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Yong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Yong moves out of range. #CL2#
Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Yong controls his hands.
Yong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Nakamura.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yong. #T1#
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yong's elbow.
Yong prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Yong blocks it.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nakamura.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Yong is controlling him.
A short left from Nakamura.
Yong tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Yong back against the cage.
Nakamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakamura tries to work over Yong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
Yong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yong.
Yong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eom Yong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yong blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Yong controls the action.
Yong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Yong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura is leaning against Yong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yong's elbow.
Nakamura tries to work over Yong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yong tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Yong back against the cage.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamura lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Yong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yong throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yong.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Yong swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Yong's head.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Yong misses with a body punch.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yong's elbow.
Yong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenji Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Nakamura.
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yong.
Yong struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Yong swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yong tries a body shot but Nakamura blocks it. #T4#
Nakamura blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Yong takes a shot to the head.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Yong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Yong.
Yong misses with some punches.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Yong controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Yong lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Nakamura!

Event: TR12: Dropping Bodies
Date: Jan 28, 2022

#R1#
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Halli.
Halli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Nakamura. #KD#
Nakamura drops Halli with a beautiful combination! Halli stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nakamura is looking for the KO!#ROC#Halli is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Rayan Halli has been cut.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Nakamura.
Halli jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halli jumps guard but Nakamura stands there with Halli around his waist. Halli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakamura digs a right hand underneath Halli's ribcage. Halli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nakamura working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halli wants to clinch.#T1#
Nakamura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kenji Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rayan Halli.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halli looks winded!
Nakamura throws a pinpoint strike between Halli's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Halli crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Nakamura scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenji Nakamura!

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