DREAM 13
Yokohama Arena
Japan
March 22, 2010
What a busy two weeks for MMA. XFC on HDNet last Friday, UFC on Versus on Sunday night, DREAM on HDNet Monday morning, next Friday HDNet has another King of the Cage show and Showtime counters with a Strikeforce Challengers show and UFC has another PPV next weekend. Wow. That's a huge line-up. This DREAM line-up has Joachim Hansen dropping in weight to challenge Bibiano Fernandes for the Featherweight title in what should be a great fight. We also have the return of KJ Noons and the controversial Josh Barnett on this show. Michael Schiavello and Frank Trigg are the announcers. This is the first DREAM show of 2010.
Open Weight Fight- Minowaman vs. Jimmy Ambriz
Schiavello's man love for Minowaman knows no bounds. I love how enthusiastic Schiavello is when he calls MMA. I had never heard him call anything until last year but he's quickly become my favorite play by play guy. Ambriz comes in at 275 pounds and Minowa is only 196 pounds.
R1- Ambriz controls the first part of the match by smothering Minowa. Ambriz grabs an arm triangle but can't keep it. Ambriz is just controlling Minowa so far. Ambriz gassed and Minowa employed the stick and move for the rest of the round. Not a very compelling fight so far.
R2- Ambriz starts off this round like the last one as he attempts to smother Minowa. Ambriz mounted but Minowa reversed him and then tapped him with a heel hook.
Winner: Minowman by Submission (Heel Hook) R2
We are one hour into the telecast and we are now on Fight #2.
Lightweight Fight- Kuniyoshi Hironaka (16-6) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (12-2-2)
Kikuno comes out to "We Are the World". Only in Japan. Hironaka is a former UFC fighter who went 1-3 while in the UFC. Kikuno holds a win over Nick Diaz. Both fighters are 4-1 in their last 5 fights. This is being promoted as who is the 3rd strongest Japanese lightweight fighter behind Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri.
R1- Kikuno lands some good strikes at the beginning of the round. Kikuno landed a liver kick and then a big time right hand and Hironaka just folded to the mat and this one is all over. Really impressive victory for Katsunori Kikuno. He hit a kick, missed with a strike, hit a good solid left and a big right. Really good combination. This one lasted only a minute and a half.
Winner: Katsunori Kikuno by TKO (Strikes) R1
Featherweight Fight- Cole Escovedo (15-4) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (26-7-2)
Escovedo is a former WEC Featherweight Champion. He has lost fights to Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver in the past. He had to take 3 and a half years off after a really bad staph infection. He is known for his triangle choke. He comes out to some Metallica. 14 of Maeda's wins have come by TKO/KO. Escovedo is 4-1 in his last 5 fights, Maeda is 3-2 in his last 5.
R1- Maeda is the agressor early and is throwing a lot of strikes. Out of nowhere Escovedo landed a left head kick and this one is over. Two great finishes back to back. Maeda was looking really good until he ate that head kick. Big time KO by Escovedo.
Winner: Cole Escovedo by KO (Head Kick) R1
Welterweight Fight- Andrews Nakahara (2-1) vs. Ryo Chonan (16-10)
Nakahara comes out to Eminem. This is his one shot to seize everything. His palms are sweaty..... Chonan is a former Pride and UFC fighter and this is his debut in DREAM. He is only 1-3 in the UFC. Schiavello tells us that Chonan is the betting underdog in this fight.
R1- They exchanged two minutes into the round and Nakahara went down but I don't think he got hit solidly with anything. Chonan took top position but Nakahara did a good job of locking him up from the bottom. Chonan spends the majority of the round in top position. The referee hands out a yellow card to Nakahara for not working enough from the bottom and stands the fight back up. Chonan is definitely the aggressor on their feet after the stand up. Nakahara hit Chonan with a big kick to the balls which puts a stop to Chonan's control of the round. Chonan is well in control of this fight going into the final five minutes.
R2- Nakahara lands some good shots half way through the round and then both guys throw with Nakahara getting the better of the exchange. Chonan was able to stop Nakahara's onslaught with a take down. Chonan ends the fight on top of Nakahara as they go the distance. I think Chonan is going to win this one. Nakahara had a good onslaught in the 2nd round but it wasn't enough as Chonan controlled the majority of the fight.
Winner: Ryo Chonan by Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Fight- KJ Noons (7-2) vs. Andre Dida (6-3-1)
Andre Dida comes out wearing a Tiger Mask mask. Schiavello tells us that if Noons wins this fight that they will look to set him up against Tatsuya Kawajiri. Schiavello also tells us that Strikeforce big wig Scott Coker is in the house tonight. This is KJ's return to MMA after spending a lot of time boxing (he was 4-1 in his last 5 fights and won his last 3 fights). KJ has a 100% KO ratio in MMA. Dida is 2-3 in his last 5 fights. Noons is the favorite in this one.
R1- Dida starts this one out with a low blow. Noons is landing some decent body shots. Both guys landed quality punches at around the four minute mark but both guys absorbed them well. Methodical first round with Noons walking down Dida for the majority of the round and landing more jabs. Noons drew some blood from Dida's nose at the end of the round.
R2- Noons is starting to be more aggressive in this round and going for bigger shots. Dida's nose is really starting to bleed now and Noons looks like he may have a cut on his face as well. Noons is a little frustrated at Dida's continually backing away. Noons is going to take this by decision. Not a great fight by Noons but he was clearly the winner here tonight.
Winner: KJ Noons by Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight Fight- Josh Barnett (24-5) vs. Mighty Mo (3-1)
Barnett is a very controversial figure in the world of MMA. It's no shock that Josh is fighting in Japan after everything that happened to him prior to his Affliction fight with Fedor that never came to be. I would be shocked if Barnett fights in the US again for a major MMA company. Barnett should have an easy time in this fight. Mo took this fight on short notice about 10 days ago. Apparently DREAM had a tough time finding an opponent for Barnett for this fight.
R1- Mo hit a good strike and floored Barnett but he quickly got back to his feet before Mo could capitalize. Barnett landed a kick flush to Mo's "junk" and we are going to be taking a break for a while in this one. This one might be all over as they are taking a look at his package to see if he can continue. Mo is down and in agony and Schiavello and Twinkle Toes are thinking this one might be over. They have spent more than 5 minutes giving Mo time to rest as they really don't want to call this fight. They are giving Mo 3 more minutes. Josh told Mo he can hit him in the balls to even it out if they want. Mo is ready to continue and the ref gives Barnett a yellow card. Barnett got a take down about half way through the round and immediately got a kimura and this one is over.
Winner: Josh Barnett by Submission (Kimura) R1
Featherweight Title Fight- Bibiano Fernandes (c) (7-2) vs. Joachim Hansen (19-8-1)
Hansen was the first DREAM Lightweight Champion as he was a replacement for Eddie Alvarez and defeated Shinya Aoki in the tournament final. Hansen then lost the title to Aoki by submission. Hansen is a former Pride fighter and is the first fighter to defeat Takanori Gomi. Fernandes has only 2 losses in his career and they were to Urijah Faber (2006 by cut) and Kid Yamamoto (2007). This is the first defense of his title by Fernandes. Hansen has gone 3-2 in his last 5 and Fernandes is 5-0 in his last 5. Hansen is the favorite based on what the odds-makers say. Hansen normally fights at Lightweight and this is the first time I've seen him fight at this weight limit. If Hansen had a good cut I definitely can see him taking the title tonight. Even though this is a title fight it's still just a two round fight (the first round 10 minutes and the second round 5 minutes).
R1- Fernandes got a double leg take down 45 seconds into the fight but lets Hansen up. Fernandes hit a good counter right that briefly staggered Hansen but he absorbed it. Hansen really hasn't done much offensively so far after 3 and a half minutes. Fernandes got another take down with four minutes gone from the round but Hansen scrambled back to his feet without taking any damage. Fernandes landed another take down with two and a half minutes left in the first round but Hansen again got up with minimal damage inflicted. After the first round Fernandes is definitely winning the fight but he hasn't inflicted a lot of damage so Hansen could easily come back and win this in the second and final round.
R2- Fernandes got a quick double leg take down right at the beginning of the round and tried to get a leg lock but couldn't. Hansen is starting to find a home for his jab in this round but Fernandes caught a kick and took Hansen down again. Hansen landed some kicks while Fernandes stood above him. Fernandes got a take down in the last minute of the fight but Hansen got back to his feet with half a minute left. Close fight but Fernandes keeps the belt in my book. Two judges gave the fight to Fernandes and one gave it to Hansen so Fernandes keeps the belt. I think Hansen is better served in the Lightweight division as his speed seemed a bit off tonight and it took him a while to find his rhythm.
Winner: Bibiano Fernandes by Decision (Split)
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Pride Bushido Volume 5 Re-Cap/Thoughts
Pride Fighting Championships Bushido Volume 5
October 14, 2004
Mauro Ranallo and Baz Rutten are the hosts/announcers of this show. Pride fights are two rounds. The first round is 10 minutes and the second round is 5 minutes. The fights are judged on the entire fight and not on individual rounds so there is no scoring system. Another big difference between Pride and UFC (besides that this takes place in a ring instead of a cage) is that they allow knees to grounded opponents in Pride.
Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Rua is 2-0 in Pride and Yasuhito is 1-0 in Pride.
R1- Shogun charges right at him and hits him with a knee. They clinch and Shogun is hitting some knees. Shogun gets a take down into the corner. They get back up but Shogun knocks him down and Shogun is hitting some right hands. Shogun is dominating early. Shogun takes his back but Yasuhito flips over and gets in Shogun’s guard. Shogun quickly gets the fight back under control and is now in Yasuhito’s guard. Shogun gets side control. Yasuhito gets up but then is quickly knocked down and Shogun is just picking him apart. Shogun with kicks and punches. Shogun gets full mount and Yasuhito gives up his back. Shogun gives up the position and gets some nice kicks in and then gets back on top and is hitting some strikes. Shogun is just dominating. Shogun in full mount and again takes the back. Yasuhito’s face is a wreck. Shogun nails Yasuhito with two strong kicks to the face and then a punch and the ref finally ends this one.Shogun just looked awesome here and destroyed his opponent.
Winner: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua by TKO (ref stoppage) R1
Henry “Sentoryu” Miller vs. Mal Foki
Mal Foki has a twin brother that is also a fighter and Mauro interviews them backstage. Baz interviews Miller. This is a Heavyweight Fight. Both guys look really thick. Miller is over 300 pounds. This is Mal’s Pride debut, he is 5-2 overall so far. Miller is 0-1 in Pride fights.
R1- They are swinging early and Foki goes down quickly and this one is over. Sentoryu finished Foki quickly. This fight went about 30 seconds. Miller just hit him with a big right hook and then nailed a couple of punches on the ground and the ref stopped the fight as Foki was basically curled up in the fetal position.Sakuraba is shown at ringside after the fight is over.
Winner: Henry “Sentoryu” Miller by TKO (strikes) R1
Luiz “Buscape” Firmino vs. Masakazu Imanari
Buscape is currently working for the DREAM promotion in Japan (he lost to Kawajiri in the second round of their lightweight tournament). He is 1-0 in Pride fights going into this fight. He’s only 22 years old. This is Imanari’s debut in Pride.
R1- Buscape comes in immediately with a flying knee but it’s ducked and they take this one to the ground early. Imanari almost gets an arm bar early. Buscape is controlling the fight early but not doing a lot of damage. He is getting in some strikes. Buscape gets a choke in but Iminari reverses with an arm bar and Buscape releases. The second half of the round had Buscape dominating in terms of ring control but not doing a whole lot of damage. Buscape definitely in control and winning the fight so far.
R2- Iminari looking to get a leg submission on Buscape but is having trouble getting in position. Buscape gets a nice soccer kick to Iminari’s head. Iminari is trying to get low on Buscape and Buscape is hitting some good leg kicks. Not a tremendously entertaining fight but Buscape looked good.
Winner: Luiz “Buscape” Firmino by Decision (Unanimous)
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Ryuki Ueyama
R1- Minowa controls the first round as he spends the majority of the round on top of Ryuki and in a dominate position. Ryuki gets a reversal with about two minutes left in the round and he gets some shots in on Minowa but Minowa again gains the dominant position at the end of the round.
R2- Ueyama controls this round as he tries for some submissions but has not been able to finish. Overall, this was a very bland but even fight. Minowa controlled the first round and Ueyama the second. So it’s pretty much Minowa controlling 9 minutes to Ueyama about 6. No one really inflicted much damage on their opponents. Decision will probably go to Minowa.
Winner: Ikuhisa Minowa by Decision (Split)
Heavyweight Fight- Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Shamoji Fujii
R1- Long feeling out process. Fujii tries a take down but Igor stuffs it and delivers some knees. Igor gets the first take down of the fight. Fujii gets a red card for basically being Igor’s punching bag (this means Fujii gets docked 10% of his purse) and the ref stands them back up. Igor knocks Fujii down with a couple of punches and finishes him with a soccer kick. Igor looked great in this fight.
Winner: Igor Vovchanchun by TKO (ref stoppage due to strikes)
Carlos Newton vs. Ryo Chonan
R1- Newton gets an immediate take down. Newton gets full mount and gets some Ground and Pound but Chonan rolls him over. Newton grabs an arm bar but Chonan turns out of the move. Chonan settles the fight down and is in Newton’s guard and is getting in some shots as Newton defends. Newton gets to his feet and Newton tries a take down but Chonan ends up on top. This is a pretty good fight so far. Much more active than the last fight. Newton gets an arm bar and Chonon hangs on and then turns into it and escapes. Great survival by Chonan. Newton sustains full mount but Chonan flips him over and postures up and gets some shots in on Newton. Chonan getting in some good shots and gets full mount. Newton pushes him off and Chonan tries for an arm bar but Newton gets out of the move. Chonan looks real good so far hand he’s got the advantage in the fight so far.
R2- They open up this round with some stand up and Chonan has him against the ropes and is laying into him with punches and knees. Chonan looks like he is going to finish this fight and Newton grabs a knee to try and survive. Chonan with more knees. Newton somehow takes Chonan’s back. The fight is stood up after Newton doesn’t do anything with the advantage. Chonon gets some strikes in on the ropes and hits him with a bunch of shots. Newton crumples to the ground and Chonan takes side control. One minute left in the fight. Chonan with a big knee to the head. Chonan with full mount and gets some Ground and Pound in and the fight ends with Chonan on top and pounding on Newton. Chonan clearly won this fight and looked very good in the process.
Winner: Ryo Chonan by Decision (Unanimous)
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Crosley Gracie
Sakurai is 2-1 in Pride and this is Gracie’s debut.
R1- They wage a stand up battle at the beginning of the fight with neither guy being dominant but a slight edge to Mach. They go to the ground and Mach controls early but then Gracie gets on top and does some damage. They stand back up and Gracie gets a take down after some back and forth stand up action. Gracie controls on the ground until the bell rings. Gracie won the first round, it will be interesting to see what happens in the second round.
R2- Gracie gets an immediate take down at the beginning of the round. Gracie quickly mounts and is getting in some punches although Mach is defending well. Mach gives up his back and Gracie goes for an arm bar and gets it and gets the tap. Nice move and good showing for Gracie.
Winner: Crosley Gracie by Submission (arm bar) R2 2:09
Takanori Gomi vs. Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett
This is Bennett’s debut in Pride and Gomi is undefeated in Pride. This is tonight’s Main Event. Bas Rutten says that the fight will not go five minutes with explosive action.
R1- Charles Bennett jumps up on the turnbuckle and sits down for the first 5 seconds of the fight. Both guys swing with some wild shots. Gomi gets a take down and immediately mounts but Bennett escapes. They clinch and Gomi gets another take down. Gomi takes his back but Bennett sprawls out again. They mix it up on their feet. Gomi hits a big shot and then gets a slam take down. Gomi hits a big knee to Bennett’s head. Gomi gets a weird arm bar but releases and Bennett gets a big side suplex on Gomi. They are standing up and Gomi hits some knees and a shot and gets another take down. Gomi mounts again and gets some good shots. Both guys look winded. Gomi gets some Ground and Pound. They reach the five minute mark, so 5 minutes left in the round. Gomi gives up the mount and takes side control and grabs a kimura and it look like Gomi is going to break his arm but Bennett spins out and then finally the ref calls for the bell. Really good fight, definitely the fight of the night. Gomi looked like a champ and Bennett hung in there and had a good showing.
Winner: Takanori Gomi by Ref Stoppage (Kimura) R1
Verdict:
This was a pretty decent show capped off by a good Main Event in Gomi/Bennett. A couple of stand-outs from the show (besides the Main Event) were Shogun Rua, Crosley Gracie and Ryo Chonan.
October 14, 2004
Mauro Ranallo and Baz Rutten are the hosts/announcers of this show. Pride fights are two rounds. The first round is 10 minutes and the second round is 5 minutes. The fights are judged on the entire fight and not on individual rounds so there is no scoring system. Another big difference between Pride and UFC (besides that this takes place in a ring instead of a cage) is that they allow knees to grounded opponents in Pride.
Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Rua is 2-0 in Pride and Yasuhito is 1-0 in Pride.
R1- Shogun charges right at him and hits him with a knee. They clinch and Shogun is hitting some knees. Shogun gets a take down into the corner. They get back up but Shogun knocks him down and Shogun is hitting some right hands. Shogun is dominating early. Shogun takes his back but Yasuhito flips over and gets in Shogun’s guard. Shogun quickly gets the fight back under control and is now in Yasuhito’s guard. Shogun gets side control. Yasuhito gets up but then is quickly knocked down and Shogun is just picking him apart. Shogun with kicks and punches. Shogun gets full mount and Yasuhito gives up his back. Shogun gives up the position and gets some nice kicks in and then gets back on top and is hitting some strikes. Shogun is just dominating. Shogun in full mount and again takes the back. Yasuhito’s face is a wreck. Shogun nails Yasuhito with two strong kicks to the face and then a punch and the ref finally ends this one.Shogun just looked awesome here and destroyed his opponent.
Winner: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua by TKO (ref stoppage) R1
Henry “Sentoryu” Miller vs. Mal Foki
Mal Foki has a twin brother that is also a fighter and Mauro interviews them backstage. Baz interviews Miller. This is a Heavyweight Fight. Both guys look really thick. Miller is over 300 pounds. This is Mal’s Pride debut, he is 5-2 overall so far. Miller is 0-1 in Pride fights.
R1- They are swinging early and Foki goes down quickly and this one is over. Sentoryu finished Foki quickly. This fight went about 30 seconds. Miller just hit him with a big right hook and then nailed a couple of punches on the ground and the ref stopped the fight as Foki was basically curled up in the fetal position.Sakuraba is shown at ringside after the fight is over.
Winner: Henry “Sentoryu” Miller by TKO (strikes) R1
Luiz “Buscape” Firmino vs. Masakazu Imanari
Buscape is currently working for the DREAM promotion in Japan (he lost to Kawajiri in the second round of their lightweight tournament). He is 1-0 in Pride fights going into this fight. He’s only 22 years old. This is Imanari’s debut in Pride.
R1- Buscape comes in immediately with a flying knee but it’s ducked and they take this one to the ground early. Imanari almost gets an arm bar early. Buscape is controlling the fight early but not doing a lot of damage. He is getting in some strikes. Buscape gets a choke in but Iminari reverses with an arm bar and Buscape releases. The second half of the round had Buscape dominating in terms of ring control but not doing a whole lot of damage. Buscape definitely in control and winning the fight so far.
R2- Iminari looking to get a leg submission on Buscape but is having trouble getting in position. Buscape gets a nice soccer kick to Iminari’s head. Iminari is trying to get low on Buscape and Buscape is hitting some good leg kicks. Not a tremendously entertaining fight but Buscape looked good.
Winner: Luiz “Buscape” Firmino by Decision (Unanimous)
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Ryuki Ueyama
R1- Minowa controls the first round as he spends the majority of the round on top of Ryuki and in a dominate position. Ryuki gets a reversal with about two minutes left in the round and he gets some shots in on Minowa but Minowa again gains the dominant position at the end of the round.
R2- Ueyama controls this round as he tries for some submissions but has not been able to finish. Overall, this was a very bland but even fight. Minowa controlled the first round and Ueyama the second. So it’s pretty much Minowa controlling 9 minutes to Ueyama about 6. No one really inflicted much damage on their opponents. Decision will probably go to Minowa.
Winner: Ikuhisa Minowa by Decision (Split)
Heavyweight Fight- Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Shamoji Fujii
R1- Long feeling out process. Fujii tries a take down but Igor stuffs it and delivers some knees. Igor gets the first take down of the fight. Fujii gets a red card for basically being Igor’s punching bag (this means Fujii gets docked 10% of his purse) and the ref stands them back up. Igor knocks Fujii down with a couple of punches and finishes him with a soccer kick. Igor looked great in this fight.
Winner: Igor Vovchanchun by TKO (ref stoppage due to strikes)
Carlos Newton vs. Ryo Chonan
R1- Newton gets an immediate take down. Newton gets full mount and gets some Ground and Pound but Chonan rolls him over. Newton grabs an arm bar but Chonan turns out of the move. Chonan settles the fight down and is in Newton’s guard and is getting in some shots as Newton defends. Newton gets to his feet and Newton tries a take down but Chonan ends up on top. This is a pretty good fight so far. Much more active than the last fight. Newton gets an arm bar and Chonon hangs on and then turns into it and escapes. Great survival by Chonan. Newton sustains full mount but Chonan flips him over and postures up and gets some shots in on Newton. Chonan getting in some good shots and gets full mount. Newton pushes him off and Chonan tries for an arm bar but Newton gets out of the move. Chonan looks real good so far hand he’s got the advantage in the fight so far.
R2- They open up this round with some stand up and Chonan has him against the ropes and is laying into him with punches and knees. Chonan looks like he is going to finish this fight and Newton grabs a knee to try and survive. Chonan with more knees. Newton somehow takes Chonan’s back. The fight is stood up after Newton doesn’t do anything with the advantage. Chonon gets some strikes in on the ropes and hits him with a bunch of shots. Newton crumples to the ground and Chonan takes side control. One minute left in the fight. Chonan with a big knee to the head. Chonan with full mount and gets some Ground and Pound in and the fight ends with Chonan on top and pounding on Newton. Chonan clearly won this fight and looked very good in the process.
Winner: Ryo Chonan by Decision (Unanimous)
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Crosley Gracie
Sakurai is 2-1 in Pride and this is Gracie’s debut.
R1- They wage a stand up battle at the beginning of the fight with neither guy being dominant but a slight edge to Mach. They go to the ground and Mach controls early but then Gracie gets on top and does some damage. They stand back up and Gracie gets a take down after some back and forth stand up action. Gracie controls on the ground until the bell rings. Gracie won the first round, it will be interesting to see what happens in the second round.
R2- Gracie gets an immediate take down at the beginning of the round. Gracie quickly mounts and is getting in some punches although Mach is defending well. Mach gives up his back and Gracie goes for an arm bar and gets it and gets the tap. Nice move and good showing for Gracie.
Winner: Crosley Gracie by Submission (arm bar) R2 2:09
Takanori Gomi vs. Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett
This is Bennett’s debut in Pride and Gomi is undefeated in Pride. This is tonight’s Main Event. Bas Rutten says that the fight will not go five minutes with explosive action.
R1- Charles Bennett jumps up on the turnbuckle and sits down for the first 5 seconds of the fight. Both guys swing with some wild shots. Gomi gets a take down and immediately mounts but Bennett escapes. They clinch and Gomi gets another take down. Gomi takes his back but Bennett sprawls out again. They mix it up on their feet. Gomi hits a big shot and then gets a slam take down. Gomi hits a big knee to Bennett’s head. Gomi gets a weird arm bar but releases and Bennett gets a big side suplex on Gomi. They are standing up and Gomi hits some knees and a shot and gets another take down. Gomi mounts again and gets some good shots. Both guys look winded. Gomi gets some Ground and Pound. They reach the five minute mark, so 5 minutes left in the round. Gomi gives up the mount and takes side control and grabs a kimura and it look like Gomi is going to break his arm but Bennett spins out and then finally the ref calls for the bell. Really good fight, definitely the fight of the night. Gomi looked like a champ and Bennett hung in there and had a good showing.
Winner: Takanori Gomi by Ref Stoppage (Kimura) R1
Verdict:
This was a pretty decent show capped off by a good Main Event in Gomi/Bennett. A couple of stand-outs from the show (besides the Main Event) were Shogun Rua, Crosley Gracie and Ryo Chonan.
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