Main Event vs Special One Match Shinya Aoki def. Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 5:56 1R As the gong sounds, Aoki is on the front foot straight away, moving straight to Sakuraba with careful intent. Sakuraba immediately throws a right roundhouse to ward him off. This [...]
13th Match vs Tournament 1st Jiri Prochazka def. Satoshi Ishii via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 1:36 1R After an extensive feeling out process, Ishii leads with swinging left hook and then goes for a takedown. Prochazka stands his ground and both fighters clinch, trading knees and body punches. [...]
12th Match vs Tournament 1st Vadim Nemkov def. Goran Reljic via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 2:58 1R Reljic, the orthodox fighter is in white, Nemkov the southpaw in black. Both fighters are landing early, but in single shots. Leg kicks, high kicks, torso kicks, right hands, good jabs [...]
11th Match vs Tournament 1st Teodoras Aukstuolis def. Bruno Cappelozza via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:32 1R Cappelozza, a judo based fighter, leads off with a straight, and a swinging cross. They exchange punches and then clinch, with Aukstuolis landing some knees. Cappelozza gets the body lock, forcing [...]
10th Match vs Tournament 1st King Mo def. Brett McDermott via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 9:10 1R Mo is wearing wrestling shoes and after McDermott gets the first shot in with a low kick, Mo takes McDermott down, who scrambles up quickly. They clinch, exchange some knees to [...]
9th Match vs Tournament Reserve Match Valentin Moldavsky def Yuta Uchida via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:20 1R Both fighters open the fight with right crosses but Moldavsky is right in there, forcing Uchida back to the ropes. Moldavsky controls Uchida's back and tries [...]
8th Match vs Special One Match Hiroyuki Takaya def. DJ Taiki via unanimous decision. 1R Taiki comes flying out with a jumping front kick that misses wildly, and Takaya leads with a right hand and the two exchange a series of punches for the first minute. [...]
7th Match vs Special One Match Hideo Tokoro def. Kizaemon Saiga via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 5:15 1R Both fighters start off punching aggressive with the odd kick thrown in. Tokoro goes for a takedown but Saiga evades, twice. After a series of kick and punch exchanges, Saiga [...]
6th Match vs Special One Match Anatoly Tokov def. A.J. Matthews via TKO – Round 1, 0:55 1R Both fighters are orthodox fighters, and they start off trading straights and jabs while circling the ring, feeling each other out. Tokov amps up the pressure, drives Matthews to the ropes [...]
5th Match vs Special One Match(RIZIN MIX Rule) Hinata def. Kazuyuki Miyata via TKO (3 knockdowns) – Round 1, 2:14 1R Hinata, the southpaw, comes out with a flurry of leg and body kicks. Miyata with a jab. Hinata keeps pressing forward with his left roundhouse kicks, coming close [...]