It goes by quickly!

After Present Mic finished the opening commentary as Sero and Tokoyami faced off, Midnight announced the start of the match. Sero wasted no time, firing off the tape, from his elbows, but Tokoyami dodged.

"Sorry about this Sero, but Dark Shadow and I are ending this quickly," Tokoyami stated, moving closer as Dark Shadow emerged.

"Damn, that Quirk of yours is scary!" Sero yelped as he ducked under a swipe from Dark Shadow, and shot more tape at Tokoyami, but Dark Shadow caught the stream in his free claw, and then grabbed Sero by the face and slammed him to the ground. Before long, Sero was completely pinned.

"Say Uncle! Say it!" Dark Shadow was cackling as Sero tried and failed to get free. To press the point, Dark Shadow twisted his arm a bit.

"Uncle, Uncle!" Sero finally shouted. "I give!"

"Winner by forfeit, Tokoyami!" Midnight declared, even as Dark Shadow receded into Tokoyami. He got some polite applause, though most of the audience thought the match was a bit of a let down compared to others. Midnight informed everyone they had thirty minutes before the start of the next round of the event.

"Better go see Recovery Girl now," Izuku grimaced. He passed by Kaminari on the way, who stopped him for a second.

"You think you can handle that guy?" Kaminari asked, nodding towards Shinso. Kyoka slapped him lightly upside the head.

"Of course Izuku can handle it, all he has to do is keep his mouth shut, and he has it in the bag!" she told him. "Honestly, you're an idiot for losing that badly!"

"Hey, how was I supposed to know?" Kaminari pouted. "And at least I'm smarter than Mineta! He actually tried to convince me to help him trick all the Hero Course girls into doing a cheerleading routine before the third event!"

"...he did what now?" Izuku paused, his ears perking up.

"...ah dang it, didnt mean to snitch on him like that, I got too flustered," Kaminari grumbled. "He didn't have the nerve to try it himself though. But I wasn't going to help him out, not after the "dumbass tree" thing you did to him just today, and it certainly helps that we can get some of the girls in cheerleading outfits whenever we want..."

"...huh, food for thought. I'll let him off this time, just because he gave us the idea," Izuku noted as Kyoka blushed a bit. "In the meantime though, I got two fingers that need medical attention, and three more matches to win. Excuse me," he nodded, before heading off.