ONI 12 - Bone vs Bone Crusher PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and war machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). war machine told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pain
vs
machine

195 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, war machine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain tries to clinch but machine is having none of it.
machine tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machine tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but machine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
machine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from machine misses.
machine circles away from the clinch attempt.
machine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
machine fails to land with a series of punches.
machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.

Pain clinches.
machine blocks an uppercut.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain keeps control of machine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machine is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Pain.

Pain gets a clinch.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pain lands with a short shot to the head.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chuck Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from machine.

Pain clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
machine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
machine should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
machine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
machine keeps the fight on the outside.
machine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain tries to clinch but machine is having none of it.
machine keeps the fight on the outside.
machine throws a nice looking combination but Pain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
machine throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
Pain tries to clinch but machine is having none of it.
machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - machine circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
machine looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
machine misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain is stalling here.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pain clinches up with machine and pushes him back against the cage.
Pain has machine pushed against the cage.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain slows down the pace here.
machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
machine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
machine has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but machine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from machine does no damage.
No joy there for machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain tries to clinch there but machine circles away.
Pain wants to clinch up but machine keeps it at a distance.

Pain has closed the distance and engaged machine in a clinch.
Pain has machine pushed against the cage.
Pain prevents machine from breaking the clinch.
Pain taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Pain will probably get the nod.
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.

Pain tries to clinch up but machine circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but machine paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pain moves into the clinch.
machine tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from machine.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but machine pushes him off.
machine throws a body kick that misses.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite machine's efforts to push away.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.
machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but machine pushes him off.
Pain tries to clinch but machine moves out of range.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from machine.
Pain tries to clinch up but machine circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
machine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain tries to clinch there but machine circles away.
A combination from machine does no damage.
machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain tries to clinch but machine moves out of range.
machine throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but machine pushes him off.
Pain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
machine throws a series of punches but Pain avoids them all with ease.
Pain is looking to clinch.
machine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chuck Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
machine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but machine pushes him off.
Pain tries to clinch but machine is having none of it.
machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain tries to clinch there but machine circles away.
Pain wants to clinch up but machine keeps it at a distance.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
machine being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from machine misses.
machine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain wants to clinch.
machine looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
A combination from machine does no damage.

Pain closes the distance and pushes machine back into the cage.

Pain breaks the clinch.
machine stuns Pain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
machine tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain tries to clinch but machine moves out of range.
A punch combination from machine misses.
machine swinging wilding here.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
machine letting Pain take a breather here.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pain wants to clinch.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but machine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

war machine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from machine.
No joy there for machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pain clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain misses with a punch on the inside.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite machine's efforts to push away.
machine tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the cage.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pain prevents machine from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing machine up against the cage.

machine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
A combination from machine does no damage.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pain tries to clinch but machine is having none of it.
machine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
machine looks to land a right hand but Pain moved out of range.
machine throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pain content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain wants to clinch.
Pain wants to clinch up but machine keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain is looking to clinch.
machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but machine pushes him off.
Pain wants to clinch.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
machine throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pain gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pain prevents machine from breaking the clinch.
Pain keeps control of machine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Pain.
machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
machine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pain tries to clinch up but machine circles away and keeps his distance.
machine misses with a series of wild punches.
machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
machine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but machine pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from machine.
Pain is looking to clinch but machine is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for machine. That snapped Pain's head back.
Pain tries to clinch up but machine circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from machine does no damage.
Pain tries to clinch there but machine circles away.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - machine circles away.
machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain tries to clinch but machine moves out of range.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
machine tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Blackman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blackman
vs
Ness

189 cm
21
255 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness stuffs the takedown attempt from Blackman. Blackman gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackman slips a jab and a cross from Ness.
Blackman dodges the punch combination from Ness.

Blackman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ness sprawls well initially but Blackman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Blackman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ness misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Ness manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Crunch! Ness slams his shin into Blackman's torso.
Blackman misses with a takedown attempt - Ness sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blackman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Blackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackman shoots in for a takedown but Ness shows good takedown defense.
Blackman is breathing heavily.
Blackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ness, right into the meat.
A combination from Ness does no damage.
Blackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Ness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Bart Blackman has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ness.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ness thuds his shin into the meat of Blackman's side.
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!
Ness misses with a wild combination.
Blackman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackman dodges the punch combination from Ness.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ness - the referee stops the clock and Blackman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ness. Blackman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ness - the referee stops the clock and Blackman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ness. Blackman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice combination there by Ness.
Ness is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ness thows a body kick. Blackman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No joy there for Ness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elliot Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ness swinging wilding here.
Ness looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Ness.
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.
Ness cracks Blackman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackman tries to move into range but Ness moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ness is looking to slow Blackman down with leg kicks.
Ness looks to land a combination but Blackman avoids it well.
Ness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blackman.
Ness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ness cracks Blackman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackman circles away quickly and effectively.
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ness chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ness throws a series of punches but Blackman avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Blackman with that takedown attempt.
Ness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Ness lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Ness.
Ness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Blackman counters with a single leg into guard. Ness didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness managing to control the position.
Blackman looking to pass the guard.
Ness pulls Blackman in close to his closed guard and prevents Blackman from doing any damage or advancing position.

Ness escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ness is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackman defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blackman throwing strikes from guard but Ness blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blackman landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blackman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackman wants to control from the top but Ness keeps moving.
Blackman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ness is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Ness breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Ness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blackman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blackman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ness swivels and escapes.
Ness leaves Blackman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blackman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ness. Ness circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Elliot Ness has been cut.
Blackman looks for a takedown but Ness sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Blackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness throws a push kick but Blackman slaps the foot to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Ness as Blackman shoots in.
Bart Blackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackman thows a body shot but no joy.
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackman throws the kick towards the body but Ness avoids it.
Blackman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ness lands a two punch combo.
Blackman has a takedown stuffed.
Blackman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ness displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackman.
Blackman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ness punishes Blackman's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ness.
Ness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blackman.
Ness is looking to slow Blackman down with leg kicks.
Ness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackman in his tracks.
Blackman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ness.
Some wild striking there from Ness.
Blackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ness with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ness throws a right hand that Blackman ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackman also avoids with ease.
Ness connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blackman. Blackman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackman dodges the punch combination from Ness.
Ness lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ness.
Ness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ness.
Blackman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackman takes one to the side of the head.
Blackman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Ness.
Ness lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackman.
Ness throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ness throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ness's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ness duly obliges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ness.
Ness lands a nice looking body kick.
Ness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blackman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ness in his tracks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackman.
Jab by Ness.
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.
Ness throws a series of punches but Blackman avoids them all with ease.
Ness's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ness duly obliges.
Ness lands a slapping body shot.
Ness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ness lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ness misses with a few strikes there.
Blackman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ness lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackman's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness's corner calls for a 1-2. Ness obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blackman walks into a jab.
Blackman looks for a takedown but Ness sprawls well.
Ness goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ness throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ness misses with a wild combination.
Blackman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blackman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness lands a jab to the nose.
Blackman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ness avoids it really well and circles away.
Ness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Ness 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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ness.
Ness throws a series of punches but Blackman moves out of range.
Blackman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ness lands a jab-cross combination.
Blackman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ness lands a jab-cross combination.
Ness connects with a solid leg kick.
Ness clobbers Blackman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Blackman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ness.
Blackman takes one to the chin there.
Ness lands a nice looking body kick.
Blackman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ness misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ness.
Ness displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackman.
Ness scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Ness misses.
Ness throws a series of punches but Blackman moves out of range.
Ness misses with the combination.

Blackman moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ness.

Blackman manages to break the clinch.
Ness throws out a leg kick but Blackman moves out of range and Ness only half commits.
Elliot Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Blackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness works over Blackman's head and body with a nice combination.
Blackman shoots in but Ness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness swinging wilding here.
Blackman shoots for a takedown but Ness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ness blocks a head kick by Blackman.
Ness fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackman.
Ness scores with a one two! Blackman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ness connects with a looping right hand.
Blackman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ness.
Ness dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackman. That did some damage!
Ness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Ness misses.
Blackman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ness can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ness scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ness connects with a right hand. Blackman shakes it off.
Ness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackman circles away quickly and effectively.
Ness looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Ness.
Ness lands with a nice combination. Blackman backs away looking to recover.
Blackman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ness swinging wilding here.
Ness misses with the combination.
Blackman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ness tries to avoid it but Blackman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ness to the ground. Ness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ness lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ness defends it nicely.
Elliot Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackman backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ness throws a nice looking combination but Blackman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackman slips a jab and a cross from Ness.
Blackman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ness circles away.
Bart Blackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blackman.
Ness moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ness cracks Blackman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blackman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blackman wants to clinch.
No joy there for Ness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackman dodges the punch combination from Ness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ness cracks the inside of Blackman's front leg.
Blackman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elliot Ness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ness is just out of range.
Blackman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ness 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Ness!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hajime okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Mishiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishiwa has chosen Hero as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

okita
vs
Mishiwa

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hajime okita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Mishiwa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mishiwa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Mishiwa sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. okita doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Mishiwa paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from okita - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). hajime okita!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ico Hakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hakuza
vs
James

170 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ico Hakuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakuza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hakuza tries to clinch up.

James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
Hakuza pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hakuza's head.
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hakuza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James is taking a breather. Hakuza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
James wants to control but Hakuza is keeping him busy.
James wants to pass the guard but Hakuza is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James stalling.
Let's hope that James has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
James tries to stand and escape but Hakuza is controlling the position.
Hakuza is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hakuza avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.

James seems to be working for a kimura but Hakuza defends the submission attempt.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hakuza trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
James wants to free his trapped foot but Hakuza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hakuza tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hakuza tries for a takedown but James circles away easily

and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Hakuza has wrist control.

James stands up and waves to Hakuza to follow him.
Hakuza fails with the takedown

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hakuza is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James decides to stand back up. James steps back and let's Hakuza get back to his feet.
Hakuza looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James shoots for a takedown but Hakuza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James shoots in and drives through. Hakuza sprawls well.
Hakuza has his takedown stuffed

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hakuza won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hakuza fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Hakuza. No joy for James on that attempt.
Hakuza closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Hakuza pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hakuza. No joy for James on that attempt.
Hakuza with a lazy takedown attempt

and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ico Hakuza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rick James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakuza being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James trying to control but Hakuza is working from the bottom.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Hakuza wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hakuza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
James is looking to advance position but Hakuza won't allow it.
Hakuza is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
James trying to mount his opponent but Hakuza defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

James bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hakuza is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
James controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakuza regains half guard.
James passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hakuza!
James working Hakuza over with strikes here.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
James forces the positional change into back control.
Hakuza staying busy and making it hard for James to control.
Hakuza tries to escape but James has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hakuza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

James takes the fight into the clinch.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hakuza.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hakuza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James wants to control but Hakuza is keeping him busy.
James is controlling the pace.
Hakuza trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is controlling the pace.
Hakuza is in trouble now - James has advanced to mount!
Hakuza is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

James get's back to his feet.
James lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hakuza takes a step back to recover.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ico Hakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hakuza tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a good, hard body kick but Hakuza shrugs it off.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

James clinches up with Hakuza and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James gets control of Hakuza's arms and successfully pulls guard. James will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hakuza looking to pass the guard.
Hakuza trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Hakuza looking to pass the guard.
Hakuza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ico Hakuza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
James pulls Hakuza in to control the position.
Hakuza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hakuza trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Hakuza throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Human Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cyborg
vs
St Pierre

188 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

175 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Human Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.

St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre prevents Cyborg from escaping the position.

St Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cyborg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cyborg, who protects the arm well.
Cyborg wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre drags him back down.

St Pierre is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cyborg looks calm but he's in trouble here. St Pierre gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cyborg is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! St Pierre lets go of the hold and Cyborg can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Pierre!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardy
vs
Su han

172 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy connects with a body shot.

Su han has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Su han landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Su han manages to get underhooks.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Su han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.

It looks like Jon Hardy has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Su han gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Su han takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Su han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Su han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Su han lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Su han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Su han crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Su han.
Su han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Su han.
Su han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Su han lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Su han lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Su han.
Su han misses with a knee strike.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Su han just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong Su han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Su han tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Su han as Hardy shoots in.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Kong Su han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy tests Su han's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Su han with an uppercut!
Su han tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.

Su han drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Nice elbow from Su han.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Su han stops a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Su han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Su han fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Su han tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Su han is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Su han tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Su han saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Su han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Su han blocks the leg kick.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Su han is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Su han circles away and we're back to standing.

Su han forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Su han.
A knee to the head by Su han.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Su han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Su han has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Su han dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Hardy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Su han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su han tries to clinch up.
Su han tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Su han.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hardy forces Su han back against the cage and clinches.

Hardy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hardy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Su han avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Su han keeps moving.
Hardy prevents Su han from getting back to his feet.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy is in close to Su han's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Su han blocks nicely.
Hardy thows a big elbow that misses.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Su han is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy is working Su han over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Su han can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hardy wants to control but Su han is keeping him busy.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy stops Su han from getting back to his feet.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hardy decides to return to a standing position.
Su han is breathing heavily.
Su han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Su han bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Su han tries to clinch up.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su han takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jon Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Su han keeps it at a distance.
Su han showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Su han closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Su han with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han wants to clinch
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Su han sprawls well.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardy.
Su han tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
Su han wants to clinch

and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Su han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hardy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Su han blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Su han takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hardy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy is keen to just control but Su han is a slippery customer.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Su han's hands, connecting with Su han's forehead.
Su han wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Su han dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Su han wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Su han's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Su han sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy throws a low kick but Su han avoids it.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Su han circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Su han looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Su han.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Su han circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy works Su han's body with a nice hook.
Su han wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Su han tries to clinch up

and Hardy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Su han has wrist control.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Su han keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy postures up in Su han's guard and throws a big left but Su han blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Su han is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Su han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su han is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Su han sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Su han tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Hardy tries to break the clinch but Su han is controlling the position.
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
Hardy is working for takedown but Su han is calmly controlling the position for now.
Su han prevents a takedown attempt there.
Su han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Su han gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Mordant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Mordant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mordant
vs
Gomi

178 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladimir Mordant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gomi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomi wants a takedown.

Gomi manages to pull guard.
Mordant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gomi manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Mordant gets caught flat footed, as Gomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Mordant is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mordant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomi trying to move into half guard but instead Mordant has managed to sweep!
Mordant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mordant passes Gomi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gomi is trying to stand back up but Mordant is controlling him
Gomi tries to get to full guard but Mordant has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomi keeps working.
Gomi gets back to full guard.
Mordant is pushing down on Gomi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gomi is fighting to maintain full guard but Mordant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gomi won't allow Mordant to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mordant wants to take a breather but Gomi is having none of it.

Mordant has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gomi defend it? Mordant steps over the head and cranks it - Gomi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mordant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Mordant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kurokami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurokami has chosen Hekireki as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Andrade
vs
Kurokami

190 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Kurokami!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade is looking to clinch but Kurokami is avoiding it.
No luck for Kurokami with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurokami.

Andrade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kurokami has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Andrade clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Andrade trying to control but not successfully.
Kurokami wants to control but Andrade is keeping busy.
Kurokami has the hooks in. Andrade is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Andrade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurokami takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Shinji Kurokami has been cut.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami shoots for a takedown but Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavo Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.
Kurokami avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrade tries to clinch up.
Kurokami fails with the takedown.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrade tries to bum rush Kurokami with a series of wild strikes but Kurokami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrade stuns Kurokami with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade tries to clinch but Kurokami moves out of range.
Andrade throws a head kick that half lands.
Andrade tries to clinch but Kurokami moves out of range.
Andrade leaves Kurokami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andrade throws a head kick but Kurokami moves out of range.
Andrade misses with a two punch combination.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurokami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a jab to the nose.
Kurokami with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Andrade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Andrade lands but Kurokami takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Shinji Kurokami's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurokami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurokami looks gassed!
Andrade connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurokami blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinji Kurokami's cut.
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.

Andrade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurokami.

Oooh a lovely combination from Andrade sends Kurokami down but not out. Andrade dives into side control looking to finish.

Kurokami is rocked!
Andrade slows the pace down.

Andrade has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Andrade stops a takedown attempt from Kurokami.
Kurokami tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gustavo Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.
Kurokami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurokami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andrade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andrade slows down the pace here.
Kurokami is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrade breaks from the clinch.

Andrade rushes Kurokami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Andrade to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gustavo Andrade.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurokami circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrade lands a head kick. Kurokami smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The cut above Shinji Kurokami's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustavo Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurokami circles away.
Andrade tries to clinch but Kurokami is having none of it.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurokami was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurokami shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl out of it but Kurokami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurokami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrade wants to clinch up but Kurokami keeps it at a distance.
Andrade swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Andrade misses.
Andrade is looking to clinch but Kurokami is avoiding it.
Kurokami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrade.
Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kurokami shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrade tries to sprawl out of it but Kurokami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurokami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurokami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurokami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade works over Kurokami's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Andrade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinji Kurokami's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurokami circles away.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurokami.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurokami blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Kurokami shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade wants to clinch up but Kurokami keeps it at a distance.
Andrade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurokami doesn't seem bothered though.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurokami circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade moves in looking to clinch but Kurokami pushes him off.
Kurokami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrade circles away.
Gustavo Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.

Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurokami can do to turn this around?

Andrade successfully pulls guard.
Andrade wants to sweep here but Kurokami controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kurokami!
Andrade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andrade content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Andrade looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andrade is trying to control here but Kurokami has managed to regain half guard.
Andrade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Andrade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kurokami does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gustavo Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrade is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Andrade just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Andrade lands a head kick!

Shinji Kurokami's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrade fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrade 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Andrade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bone Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes into the arena with Wont Be Long blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crusher's choice of entrance music: This is the END of your CAREER, KRAYZIE BONE!!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bone
vs
Crusher

190 cm
23
214 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

[MMABR] SOLID Nutritional - Tokyo's Best!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bone Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Crusher or perhaps it was just good defense by Bone which made him look bad.
Crusher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Bone throws a leg kick but Crusher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Crusher ducks down to avoid it.

Crusher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Crusher seems to be working for a kimura but Bone defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Crusher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bone trying to control here.

Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crusher pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crusher is working for a kimura but Bone is defending it quite comfortably.

Crusher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Crusher trying to work for an americana but Bone has managed to regain full guard.

Bone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crusher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crusher passes into half guard.
Bone is looking to control Crusher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bone avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone won't allow Crusher to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crusher pushing down on Bone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crusher prevents Bone from improving his position.
Crusher moves nicely into side control.
Bone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crusher.

Crusher has hold of Bone's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bone seems comfortable defending it but Crusher has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bone is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bone is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Crusher couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bone Crusher!
Bone Crusher is the new light heavyweight champion!