ONI 20 - Bear vs Nelson PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Gurnisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Gurnisson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gurnisson
vs
Lashley

210 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ulf Gurnisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lashley is defended easily by Gurnisson.

Lashley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lashley lands in his opponent's guard.
Lashley won't allow Gurnisson to get back to his feet.

Gurnisson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gurnisson lands a nice looking body shot.
Lashley looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gurnisson drops Lashley with a beautiful combination! Lashley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gurnisson is looking for the KO!

Lashley is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Gurnisson dances in with a quick combination. Lashley is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Gurnisson snaps Lashley's head back. Lashley stumbles backwards against the cage. Gurnisson steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Lashley's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Lashley just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ulf Gurnisson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and war machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). war machine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
machine

190 cm
22
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, war machine!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones tries to bum rush machine with a series of wild strikes but machine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machine has a takedown stuffed.
machine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but machine persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.

Jones lands a left and a right that send machine crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

machine is rocked!

It looks like war machine has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones stuns machine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
machine is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a stiff jab that staggers machine - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fleischkaes Aktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleischkaes Aktion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aktion
vs
Murakami

172 cm
23
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
149 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fleischkaes Aktion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aktion moves away from the strike by Murakami.
Murakami scores with a punch to the head.
Aktion throws a head kick but Murakami moves out of range.
Murakami takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murakami misses with a wild combination.
Aktion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akihiro Murakami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Murakami does no damage.
Aktion dodges the punch combination from Murakami.
Murakami moves out of range of the body kick.
Murakami walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aktion.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aktion.
Murakami misses with a double jab
and Aktion counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aktion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murakami looks gassed!
Aktion throws a leg kick which misses Murakami's front leg but catches the back leg as Murakami tries to avoid it.
Murakami misses with a looping right.
Murakami avoids the head kick by Aktion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aktion lands a big head kick that sends Murakami to the canvas! Aktion follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fleischkaes Aktion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme has chosen Tony Halme - Kuningas Voittamaton as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Key
vs
Halme

200 cm
24
285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key shoots in for a takedown but Halme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Key shoots in for a takedown but Halme shows good takedown defense.
Key misses with a takedown attempt - Halme sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Key shoots in but no luck this time.
Halme thows a body shot but no joy.
Crack! Halme connects with the perfect overhand right and Key falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Halme!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Halme!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidli has chosen Billy Joel - Piano Man as his entrance music. Preston Schmidli will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sasake
vs
Schmidli

157 cm
23
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Sasake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Preston Schmidli!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sasake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sasake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sasake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sasake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schmidli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sasake 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.

Sasake seems to be looking for submissions.
Schmidli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Schmidli is defending against the submission attempts here by Sasake.
Sasake trying to control the action but Schmidli is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sasake is looking for a kimura but Schmidli is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sasake to get the leverage.

Sasake is looking for a kimura here.
Sasake is looking to take a break and control but Schmidli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Schmidli is defending against the submission attempts here by Sasake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sasake is looking for a kimura here.
Sasake frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schmidli tries to buck Sasake off but he can't manage it.

Sasake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Schmidli has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sasake goes for an armbar but Schmidli turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Schmidli.

Schmidli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Schmidli tries to clinch but Sasake moves out of range.

Sasake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schmidli's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sasake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schmidli is just riding it out for now. Sasake eventually gives up the hold.

Sasake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schmidli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sasake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasake tries to pass to full mount but Schmidli defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sasake controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kinjo Sasake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Schmidli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Schmidli gets the takedown into side control.
Sasake struggling a bit here.
Sasake is trying to get back to half guard.
Sasake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schmidli's best efforts.

Schmidli stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sasake to get to his feet.

Schmidli gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sasake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sasake trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schmidli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmidli keeping moving, preventing Sasake from controlling successfully.

Schmidli manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Schmidli tries to clinch up but Sasake circles away and keeps his distance.

Schmidli gets a takedown into half guard.
Sasake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schmidli trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sasake's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sasake is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schmidli has his hands clasped together but Sasake extends an breaks Schmidli's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sasake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kinjo Sasake!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio Del Pilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ueyama
vs
Del Pilar

168 cm
19
138 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

159 cm
23
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noriaki Ueyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregorio Del Pilar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Del Pilar misses the target.
Del Pilar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ueyama at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Del Pilar as he connects with a hook.
Ueyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Pilar throws out the jab.
Del Pilar lands a jab to the nose.
Ueyama shoots in for a takedown but Del Pilar shows good takedown defense.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ueyama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Ueyama gets the takedown into side control.
Ueyama advances to full mount.
Ueyama wants to control the pace but Del Pilar is squirming around nicely.
Ueyama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Del Pilar because Ueyama loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ueyama is landing with some decent strikes but Del Pilar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueyama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Del Pilar tries to hold on but Ueyama postures up.
Del Pilar 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.

Ueyama wants to finish this one by submission but Del Pilar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ueyama.
Del Pilar tries to hold on but Ueyama postures up.
Del Pilar tries to control Ueyama's body but Ueyama pushes him off. Del Pilar squirms to his side and now Ueyama has his back!

Ueyama working for a choke but Del Pilar is defending well.
Ueyama tries to keep control of the position but Del Pilar is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ueyama is working the ground and pound. Can Del Pilar escape?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama missing with strikes.
Del Pilar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ueyama dominating with strikes here.
Ueyama looking to ground and pound but Del Pilar is blocking nicely.
Ueyama 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.
Ueyama with good strikes from the mount here!
Ueyama tries to control but Del Pilar wriggling away.
Del Pilar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ueyama unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Pilar is working to get back to half guard.
Ueyama with shots to the head and body - Del Pilar looks very uncomfortable down there.

Del Pilar is rocked!
Ueyama dominating with strikes here.
Del Pilar is still in real trouble! Can Ueyama finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ueyama goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Del Pilar is on top in guard.
Del Pilar seems to have recovered his senses.
Del Pilar trying to control but Ueyama is working from the bottom.
Ueyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Ueyama, not yet.
Del Pilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Ueyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ueyama is looking for a triangle here but Del Pilar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ueyama wants to control but Del Pilar postures up.
Ueyama tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ueyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Pilar misses with a body shot.
Del Pilar throws a shot from downtown. Ueyama moves away and avoids it.
Del Pilar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ueyama ducks under a wild hook from Del Pilar.
Del Pilar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ueyama ducks under a wild hook from Del Pilar.
Del Pilar stuffs the takedown.
Del Pilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Pilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ueyama moves away.
Ueyama fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noriaki Ueyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Del Pilar is fending him off so far but Ueyama persists. Nope, Del Pilar circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Del Pilar takes a swing at Ueyama's ribcage but misses.
Ueyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Ueyama moves out of range.
Del Pilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ueyama moves away.
Del Pilar throws an overhand right that lands on Ueyama's shoulder, as Ueyama tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Pilar throws a series of punches but Ueyama avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Del Pilar does no damage.
Ueyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Del Pilar's waist but Del Pilar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ueyama off to one side.
Ueyama shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noriaki Ueyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Pilar throws a nice looking combination but Ueyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueyama misses with a takedown attempt - Del Pilar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Del Pilar throws an overhand right that lands on Ueyama's shoulder, as Ueyama tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ueyama is defended easily by Del Pilar.
Ueyama fails with the takedown.
Ueyama slips a straight right by Del Pilar.
Gregorio Del Pilar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Del Pilar. No joy for Ueyama on that attempt.
Del Pilar stuffs the takedown attempt from Ueyama. Ueyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Pilar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ueyama at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ueyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Del Pilar sprawls well. Del Pilar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ueyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Del Pilar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ueyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ueyama slips a jab from Del Pilar.
A jab from Del Pilar misses.
Del Pilar lands an overhand right.
Del Pilar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ueyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Pilar circles away.
Ueyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Pilar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Pilar throws out a loose jab but Ueyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Ueyama moves out of range.
Ueyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Del Pilar as he jumps to the side.
Ueyama fails to land the takedown.
Del Pilar scores with a hook to the body. Ueyama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gregorio Del Pilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ueyama avoids the body shot from Del Pilar.
Ueyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Pilar.
Del Pilar cracks Ueyama with a good jab.
Ueyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Pilar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ueyama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Ueyama moves out of range.
Del Pilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ueyama moves away.
Del Pilar looks to throw the jab but Ueyama is out of range.
Ueyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Pilar misses with an uppercut. Ueyama saw that one coming.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ueyama tries for a takedown but Del Pilar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Del Pilar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ueyama.
Del Pilar throws a big shot that misses.
Del Pilar throws a body punch but Ueyama moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio Del Pilar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Del Pilar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ueyama.
Ueyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Pilar.
Ueyama closes the distance and clinches up with Del Pilar, looking for a takedown. Ueyama pushes Del Pilar against the cage but Del Pilar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ueyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noriaki Ueyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Pilar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Del Pilar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ueyama.
Ueyama avoids the body shot from Del Pilar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Pilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ueyama manages to avoid it.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Pilar misses with a hook. Ueyama ducked under it nicely.
Del Pilar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Pilar.
Ueyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Del Pilar tries to avoid it but Ueyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Del Pilar to the ground. Del Pilar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Del Pilar misses the shot to the body.
Del Pilar swings for the body but Ueyama moves out of range.
Ueyama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Del Pilar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ueyama somewhat.
Ueyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Pilar.
Del Pilar misses with a hook. Ueyama ducked under it nicely.
Ueyama throws a body kick that misses.
Del Pilar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueyama.

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.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Del Pilar as he connects with a hook.
Del Pilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Pilar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Del Pilar swings for the body but Ueyama moves out of range.
Del Pilar misses with an uppercut. Ueyama saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Del Pilar.
Del Pilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ueyama manages to avoid it.
Ueyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Ueyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Pilar.
Del Pilar takes a swing at Ueyama's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Pilar lands with an uppercut that bounces Ueyama off the cage and back into rage.
Del Pilar misses with the combination.
Ueyama avoids the body shot from Del Pilar.
A jab from Del Pilar misses.
A slow jab from Del Pilar misses its intended target.
Ueyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Del Pilar is fending him off so far but Ueyama persists. Nope, Del Pilar circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Pilar. Ueyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ueyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ueyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Del Pilar as Ueyama shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Del Pilar just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ueyama.
Del Pilar looks to land a left hand but Ueyama moved out of range nicely.
Del Pilar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ueyama at a distance.
Del Pilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ueyama manages to avoid it.

Ueyama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ueyama lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Pilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Del Pilar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregorio Del Pilar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Del Pilar 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregorio Del Pilar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wont Be Long. Tavi has chosen P.O.D - Here comes the boom as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bone
vs
Tavi

190 cm
23
218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bone or perhaps it was just good defense by Tavi which made him look bad.

Tavi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bone throws and elbow that misses. Tavi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bone's guard. Nice move by Tavi!

Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Tavi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bone working for a triangle but Tavi defends it easily.

Bone looking for a guillotine here but Tavi defends easily.
Tavi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tavi escapes and throws Bone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tavi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bone to see if he's OK.
Tavi working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Tavi crashes against the mat.
Tavi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tavi lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tavi connects with a nice short shot to Bone's temple.
Tavi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Tavi.
Tavi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bone defending well though.
Bone gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to sweep but no luck.
Tavi is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.

Bone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tavi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Tavi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tavi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.
Tavi is stalling in the full guard.
Tavi trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Tavi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tavi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tavi postures up in Bone's guard and throws a big left but Bone blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tavi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tavi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tavi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bone is breathing heavily.

Bone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tavi stacks Bone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tavi!
Tavi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Bone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tavi's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavi drops an elbow to the side of Bone's head.
Tavi trying to mount his opponent but Bone defends it.

Bone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tavi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Tavi has control of the leg.

Bone looking for submissions off his back.

Tavi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone tries to roll over but Tavi keeps him under control.
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 Krayzie Bone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tavi is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tavi tries to clinch up.

Tavi rushes Bone and presses him up against the cage.
Tavi stops a takedown attempt from Bone.
Bone goes for a takedown attempt but Tavi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bone closes the distance and clinches up with Tavi, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes Tavi against the cage but Tavi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krayzie Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavi scores with a shot to the body.
Tavi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tavi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Krayzie Bone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krayzie Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tavi lands a hook that stumbles Bone back into the cage. Tavi follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Bone to the canvas! Tavi pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Bone has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rikki Tavi!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between cross lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

lindland
vs
dos Santos

175 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
149 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cross lindland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.

lindland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
dos Santos is keen to just control but lindland is a slippery customer.
lindland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed lindland's head.
dos Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for lindland!

dos Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force lindland to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so lindland shrugs it off.

dos Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, lindland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
dos Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
lindland can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos controlling from mount.
lindland can't escape the position.

dos Santos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

dos Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
lindland tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

lindland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dos Santos uses his free foot to push down on lindland's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for lindland.
lindland is breathing heavily.
dos Santos with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by dos Santos.
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as lindland is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

dos Santos swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and lindland is now in dos Santos's guard. A big mistake from dos Santos there, giving up the dominant position!

dos Santos has his feet on lindland's thighs here. He's pushed lindland off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! lindland screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nelio dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamaneto Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross- The Boss. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Edgar
vs
Funaki

185 cm
19
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaneto Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Funaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Funaki misses with a takedown attempt - Edgar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Funaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Funaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Edgar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Edgar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edgar can't keep his opponent in guard - Funaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar regains full guard. Nicely done.

Edgar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Funaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Edgar working for submissions but it's allowed Funaki to get to half guard.

Edgar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Funaki sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki tries to pass to full mount but Edgar defends it.
Edgar tries to get to full guard but Funaki has control of the leg.

Edgar looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Funaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funaki prevents Edgar from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Funaki is looking for a kimura here.

Funaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Edgar defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edgar looking for submissions off his back.
Edgar is not content to let Funaki control the position.
Edgar tries to roll over but Funaki keeps him under control.

Funaki is working for a kimura but Edgar is defending it quite comfortably.

Funaki is working for a submission of some sort.

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.

Funaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Edgar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Edgar tries to get to full guard but Funaki has control of the leg.
Funaki wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Edgar wants to get back to full guard.
Funaki is pressing down on Edgar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edgar is holding on for now.

Funaki is working for a kimura but Edgar is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Funaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamaneto Funaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Edgar throws a head kick that misses.
Edgar tries to clinch but Funaki moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Edgar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Funaki will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar connects with a high kick.
Edgar throws a head kick but Funaki moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edgar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Edgar slips under a jab from Funaki.

Funaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edgar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Edgar is trying to get back to half guard.

Funaki tries for a kimura but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar tries to buck Funaki off but Funaki is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Funaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Edgar, who protects the arm well.
Edgar tries to bench press Funaki off him but Funaki keeps the position.
Edgar is working hard here to advance position.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Funaki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Edgar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Funaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Edgar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edgar regains half guard.
Edgar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funaki.

Funaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edgar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Funaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Edgar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Funaki is breathing heavily.

Edgar actively working from the bottom here.
Edgar moves into full guard.

Funaki drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Funaki as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Edgar screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Funaki! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kamaneto Funaki!
Kamaneto Funaki is the new featherweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fat by Weird Al. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Nelson

200 cm
26
270 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

184 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bear cracks Nelson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nelson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bear finish him?

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bear doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Nelson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Nelson's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Bear!
Paul Bear retains his heavyweight title!