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ONI New Year's Bash

Event Preview: ONI 86 End of Year Bash
Osaka Niten Ichi
2011-12-31, Tokyo, Tokyo Bowl
Author:Kojiro Sasaki

ONI 86 New Year's Bash is locked in and promises to be the biggest event in ONI history, and by proxy Tokyo history! This is only the 3rd time anyone has ever booked the Tokyo Bowl, and the 1st time as a PPV. Don't forget to contact your local cable or satellite providers to join the excitement!

Smashwear is the official sponsor of ONI, and any fighter who scores a 100% fight rating will receive a $5000 bonus payable to their manager's account, thanks to Smashwear. Smashwear will also be sponsoring the quickest KO, most vicious clinch finish, all OTN awards, and any fighter who scores a 100% rating while wearing Smashwear gear. David is going all out for this one!

Alexi Zaitev of Spetznaz Training Center in New York will be sponsoring the fighter with the quickest finish of the event. He runs a top private gym, so this is for the spirit of the game and not company promotion. We thank him for his support with no thought of personal gain.

Prime Designs in London will be sponsoring any fighter who is super active throwing a minimum of 200 strikes from any position. They may have to amend that number once they realize we use 10 minute rounds and have 6 50 minute fights scheduled!

J666 from the concrete gym in New York shows the spirit of Tokyo tradition by offering the DIFO award. DIFO was the 1st real org to use 5x10 minute fights regularly, and hosted tournaments where the winner was the one who made their opponents bleed. He is sponsoring any fighter who forces a doctor stoppage due to blood.

ONI is actively seeking more sponsors and I have not yet contacted the usual suspects. So, you know that list is going to grow. Now, let's get down to the fights!

Machi Machiko v Ricky Moses will be the 1st event of the night, taking place at 155lbs. These warriors are fighting for a chance to take the title from Mark Berry. Machiko has a slight edge with his Muay Thai while Moses has the BJJ advantage. In spite of his superior BJJ, Moses, much like Machiko, uses his ground skills mostly for defense and prefers to knock his opponents out on their feet.

Jumo Sudo v Dominic Fauatea will be the second fight of the night. With sensational wrestling and a black belt in BJJ Sudo has the advantage of being able to dictate where he wants the fight to take place. Fauatea, on the other hand, has the benefit of a top manager with experience knocking fighters out, and skilled ground defenses. Whomever wins this will be sticking around to see the main event, as both will be gunning for the winner in the near future.

Son Goku v Sean Ripgut being 3rd out of the gate is a testament to how stacked this PPV really is! Normally, Goku would be an instant headliner in any ONI event he took part in. He is the number two HW in Tokyo and will be facing number 5. This truly is a clash of the titans. Goku has the heavier hands, while Ripgut has the stronger chin and better endurance. In a 50 minute match will that be enough? Ripgut will want to use his superior BJJ to prove Rising Sun has the superior heavyweights, but Goku has the wrestling to stop a takedown and sensational striking skills.

Sam McKay v Nahka Vitonen will also bring top HW contenders into the cage. Both fighters win almost all their fights by KO, and in the few losses they have KO was also the end result. There is no way this is going the distance. Down the line these fighters are as evenly matched as you will ever see, and both love to bang. The question is whether or not McKay will gain the clinch or try to swing from the outside.

Kenji Akiyama v Wahoo McDaniel will be the 1st title fight of the evening. McDaniel is rather new to ONI, but came out in style with his victory over Dela Cruz. He broke Kenric Kyle's chin whom I happen to manage and his career has never recovered. Akiyama is the champ and will do whatever it takes to keep his belt. Down the line their skills are as even as it gets, with neither fighter utilizing takedowns. Akiyama has the higher KO percentage, but both fighters are quite capable of putting your lights out.

Craig Freese v Hideo Toyoku is our second title fight of the evening, taking place in the welterweight division. Toyoku is a long-time ONI fighter who has revitalized his career recently after going under new management. He will have the ground advantage while Freese will have the edge in experience, since this won't be his first 50-minute rodeo.

Peppu Reiska MacDonald v Waru Kuzuri will be MacDonald's 1st fight at 135lbs, and his second attempt at an ONI title. This is a classic grappler vs striker battle, with the 12-1 champ favoring an almost pure boxing style and the 11-2 challenger working the clinch and GnP.

Thomas Bruso v Wayde Andazola is a battle of some of the most popular fighters in ONI. The only difference in their skill is an almost unnoticeable wrestling advantage for Wade. Both fighters prefer to strike, have won almost all fights via KO, and have 4 KO losses. This is another fight that I do not see going the distance. Andazola has more fights under his belt, while Bruso has been in MMA longer. This fight is a top contender for KO of the night!

Co-Main Event
Noah Payne v Trent Pope pits the top HW in Tokyo against the pride of Las Vegas. Being an ONI champ will give Noah the advantage in having fought numerous times in 50 minute fights. He has a solid chin and a black belt in BJJ. As we all know it only takes one submission to end a fight, and he has plenty of time to work for one. Pope, on the other hand, is a sensational Muay Thai fighter with an impressive string of KO's, who has never himself been finished. Worldwide these are the #15 and #17 HW's in all of MMA Tycoon. There is a very good chance the winner could end up in the top 5.

Main Event
Naoto Sugawara v Ernesto Oliveira is the fight we have all been waiting for. The #2 SHW in the world vs #5. The winner will surely be #1 in the world! Both fighters have insanely impressive KO records, with the challenger having the slight edge in that regard. On paper the champ has the skill advantage, but with more fights under his belt Sugawara has managed to show he has some intense striking and heavy hands. Also, Ernesto's skill advantages are almost entirely ground based, while neither fighter ever shoots for a takedown. This could be the key to giving the challenger an opening to take the belt. Naoto has the more accurate striking, which impressively doesn't seem to hinder his power one bit, and his clinch ability is dominating. Ernesto on the other hand seems harder to hit and should be able to land some powerful counters against Sugawara, whose only 2 losses came via KO. One thing is for certain- due to neither fighter wanting to take this to the ground this fight will be a lot closer than it 1st appears on paper.

Good luck to every fighter involved, this will be an event for the record books!

 

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