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Horie defeated Usami by stoppage at 3:37 of the second round after knocking him down with a counter right hook and overwhelming him with punches from the guard, including a sharp elbow to the nose. The lightweight bout was moved to 160 pounds after Usami missed his weight limit, allowing the fight to proceed without penalties. Horie also earned his second consecutive victory this year following a failed lightweight title bid at Rizin 51.
with a nasty elbow and follow-up punches in the second round of the headliner, which underwent a late change yesterday. The bout between Horie and Usami was scheduled to be contested at lightweight, but Usami came in heavy at weigh-ins and an agreement was reached to move the fight weight up to 160 pounds.
The arrangement allowed Usami to avoid penalties such as point deductions or the standard no contest rule for weight misses, so the fight began on a level playing field. Horie’s first two takedown attempts were stuffed, and he lunged at Usami with an overhand right. Usami landed a lead left hook in response and then pulled guard with a guillotine choke. Horie pushed Usami’s head against the cage, alleviating some of the pressure on the choke.
Once Horie had freed his neck, he punched from Usami’s half-guard and then hurt him with knees. Usami stopped moving entirely for a few seconds, but he sprang to his feet, and the round ended with him trapped in a guillotine. Usami was overly aggressive while rushing forward in the second round, and Horie knocked him down with a counter right hook.
Horie spent the next three minutes working from his opponent’s guard, where he landed enough punches to avoid being stood up. When Horie connected with a sharp elbow to the bridge of Usami’s nose, Usami rolled over and covered up. Horie followed with a few more punches, prompting the stoppage at the 3:37 mark of Round 2. Horie has won back-to-back fights this year since his unsuccessful bid to become lightweight champion at Rizin 51.
He previously defeated very early in the second round of the featherweight co-feature. Matsushima hopped on Kolesnik’s back and spent the first three minutes attacking his jaw with face cranks. Kolesnik finally shook Matsushima off, and the Japanese veteran attacked his leg with a heel hook attempt. Kolesnik’s only success in the stanza came in the final 30 seconds, when he landed a combination that forced his opponent to backpedal.
Everything changed in the second period when Matsushima shot for a takedown and was hit with several elbows, including two that appeared to strike him in the back of the head. Matsushima froze on the ground as Kolesnik continued to throw elbows, and the fight was stopped when the Russian stood up and soccer-kicked him in the head.
Matsushima appeared upset that he had been struck in the back of the head, but Kolesnik was nevertheless declared the winner at the 20-second mark of Round 2. . Yasui used an early headlock throw to get Cafaro into the scarf-hold position, but the American quickly scrambled to his feet. Yasui took him down again and chained together submissions until he trapped Cafaro in an inverted triangle choke.
Cafaro would not submit, and Yasui maintained back control for the rest of the round. He hurt Cafaro seconds into the second frame with a right cross, and the American’s attempts to grapple were unsuccessful. Yasui backed him up with more right hands, but he seemed to fatigue as Cafaro landed combinations. A tired Yasui scored another takedown and locked on a tight rear-naked choke just before the bell.
In the final stanza, Yasui fought his way out of a guillotine and an anaconda choke before taking top position. He secured an arm-triangle choke that had Cafaro on the verge of tapping, then transitioned to a rear-naked choke but could not put him away. The American showed incredible heart and determination by making it to the final bell, but all three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Yasui.
The main card kicked off with another matchup in the women’s super atomweight “invisible” tournament, where fight finishes and aggression are favored most. Unfortunately, there was no finish and very little action in the fight between. Oyama jabbed, while the 18-year-old “Noel” used leg kicks to set up an overhand right. Oyama held Narita against the cage for two minutes before the tepid first round came to an end.
The second stanza began with Oyama landing two kicks before Narita tied her up in a clinch. She took Oyama down and stayed on top in her guard, but the action remained sparse. Oyama attacked Narita’s left leg with kicks in the early stages of the final period. Narita scored a takedown at the midway point and settled into her opponent’s guard again.
The fighters were stood up due to inactivity, and they exchanged punches during the final 15 seconds of the lackluster fight. One judge scored the bout 29-28 for Narita, while the remaining two had it 30-27 and 29-28, respectively, in favor of Oyama for a split decision victory that did not thrill the crowd. , who was bludgeoned on the ground.
Takagi held an edge in the early boxing exchanges, but he chose to clinch with Ueda and then took him down into half-guard. When Ueda postured for an armbar, Takagi blasted him with punches and hammerfists. Ueda rolled to his side, and Takagi landed knees and right hands until the fight was waved off at the 3:26 mark. Takagi is now 5-0 in 2026.
to earn a thrilling TKO finish. Inoue targeted Ashizawa’s taped left knee with kicks and then floored him with a big left hook. Ashizawa recovered and got to his feet before knocking Inoue down with a counter hook. Inoue stood and staggered Ashizawa with two left hooks, then dropped him with another left hand but couldn’t secure the finish.
Finally, just as the round was about to end, Inoue scored one last knockdown and followed up with two punches that prompted referee Tatsuro Nagase to dive in and rescue a badly dazed Ashizawa. The official time was 4:56 of Round 1, and the bout was an easy Round of the Year contender. in a surprisingly action-filled heavyweight battle.
Hasegawa held a considerable speed advantage in the first round and landed quick punches that kept Arato on the defensive. He outstruck his opponent throughout the period with lead right hooks and straight left hands. Very late in the stanza, Arato rocked Hasegawa with a right hook and then dropped him face-first with more punches, but Hasegawa — who had been in complete control for 4:45 — was saved by the bell.
The second frame began with Hasegawa backing Arato up with elbows before the latter countered with two uppercuts. Arato eventually dropped him with a combination against the cage and tried to finish with elbows. Once more, Hasegawa made it to the end of the round. The pace slowed in the final five minutes as the exhausted fighters battled in clinches.
Arato threw Hasegawa to the ground and mounted him in the dying seconds but could not secure the finish. All three judges scored the bout for Arato, who halted a three-fight losing skid. in a rematch nearly two years after their first fight. Yamaniha pulled half-guard after absorbing a flying knee to begin the bout and spent the next two minutes holding a kneeling Yamamoto against the base of the cage.
When Yamamoto stood and tried to stomp Yamaniha’s face, the Brazilian latched on to his leg and pulled back on a kneebar for the tapout victory at the 3:00 mark of Round 1. in a flyweight bout that was not as close as one judge’s scorecard suggested. Oda knocked Sugiyama down with punches against the cage in the opening minute but could not secure a finish.
Most of the first round was contested in clinch battles, though Oda landed another punching flurry and a knee. Sugiyama took him down with 25 seconds remaining and scored another takedown into back control early in the second stanza. A series of scrambles followed before Sugiyama caught Oda in a guillotine choke. Shortly before time expired, Sugiyama postured up and landed hammerfists to Oda’s face.
The final period began with 50 seconds of continuous punching until Sugiyama took his opponent down once more. He secured a high-elbow guillotine choke and then took Oda’s back. Sugiyama maintained the position with rear-naked choke attempts until the bell, and two of the three judges scored the fight in his favor.
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