In the main event match for the vacant KINGS Lightweight Championship, Ken Kei Katsuro (5-1-0) ended the fight at 8:48 of the 1st round after delivering a beautiful head kick that sent Takashi Kakihara (4-1-0) to the canvas and gave Katsuro the Lightweight crown! It was a fantasic fight and hard fought match by both competiors. Katsuro picks up the biggest KO of his career!
The co-main event was a battle for the 135lbs vacant Bantamweight title. Ryobun Akagi (4-0-0) worked his impressive ground game against Masato Michinoku (2-1-0) and it was too much as Akagi ended the fight at 4:59 of the 1st round via armbar submission. Akagi remains undefeated and sits atop the Bantamweight division in KINGS.
Light Heavyweight Ronnie Carlton (5-1-0) won his fifth match as he devistated Mikki Hiiri (2-1-0) in just 0:43 seconds of the 1st round. Carlton landed a straight right that send Hiiri off the ropes and then connected with a right cross that ended the fight. Carlton will now advance and fight for the Light Heavyweight Championship.
In the battle of Croatia, Heavyweight Mako Voki (4-0-0) continues his impressive journey in KINGS staying undefeated when he got the better of fellow countryman Marko Perkovich (3-1-0). Just past the 3 minute mark Voki took Perkovich down and less then a minute later hit a triangle submission for the win. Mako Voki will now see himself fight for the vacant KINGS Heavyweight Title.
Logan Strauss (3-0-0) has booked his way into a match for the Light Heavyweight title (against Ronnie Carlton) as he beat Tyson Rios (3-1-0) using a Kimura submission. Just past the five minute mark of the fight, Strauss rushed in with a double leg take down and soon after ended the fight after locking in the submission.
In the other Heavyweight Top Contender match, it was Shinya Imanari (4-0-0) who keeps his undefeated streak alive defeated Ragna Kisaragi (3-2-0) by using a Kimura at 3:30 of round 2. It was a close contest between these two fighters as they battled for over thirteen minutes. In the end it was Imanari who get the upper hand ending the match via submission. He now will advance to fight for the Heavyweight crown against Mako Voki.
It was a Middleweight war that saw Akira Sakurai (2-0-0) pull out all the stops and beat Finland's Elmeri Koira (1-2-0) by way of triangle submission after a entertaining 8:50.
It was what many called the fight of the night when we saw Tazuboku Kayo (3-0-0) defeat Jonas Tesfay (2-3-0) by unanimous decision. This fight lasted an amazing twenty minutes as both fighters gave all their heart and soul trying for the win. In the end, it was Kayo who impressed the judges but Tesfay put up a valiant effort in a loosing cause. It was reported after the match that Kayo suffered an undisclosed injury that will see him out of action for at least a few weeks.
In another fight that pulled in a 100% rating, Osuka Kasumia (2-1-0) picked up his second pro win beating Aku Ankka (1-2-0) by rear naked choke at 1:32 of the 2nd round. Another amazing effort from both fighters in a very impressive match.
Tadamasa Yamada (3-1-0) picked up his third victory as he beat Kiyoshi Tamura (0-1-0) after they went the 20 minutes distance. Yamada dominated the fight but could not finish off Tamura but in the end the judges easily gave the fight to Yamada.
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