ROUND THREE

Perhaps sensing the bout was falling away from her, Huang stepped on the gas at the start of round three. She backed up Yamaguchi and diversified her striking attack, but still got tagged by the heavy-handed Japanese competitor. Yamaguchi would rush forward with looping punches, but Huang remained on point with her strikes. 

About 90 seconds into the frame, Yamaguchi caught another leg kick and took “Lady GoGo” to the floor. She advanced to side control, pinned down an arm, and threw short punches. The Japanese athlete even fired a knee to the head, but Huang remained active and got back to her feet.

Huang continued to fire and stuff takedowns till the end. She may not get the win, but she has clearly improved her craft.

ROUND ONE

Jenny Huang took the center of the Circle, showed good movement, and threw the cross and leg kicks. Yamaguchi retaliated with a rocket of an overhand right, to let “Lady GoGo” know she isn’t intimidated.

Huang may have gotten too excited with the kicks. Yamaguchi caught one, took her down, and quickly went for the rear-naked choke. “Lady GoGo” scrambled out, but the hometown hero got top position. While Huang was active in the guard, Yamaguchi still found ways to land her shots.

Yosuke Saruta defeats Daichi Kitakata via knockout at 0:59 of round two

Pancrase 2, Shooto 2 - the rivalry rages on!

ROUND ONE

Yosuke Saruta easily landed a takedown and stuffed Daichi Kitakata against the fence as if he were going for a modified arm-triangle choke. He flattened him against the mat and from half guard, patiently picked his shots.

He moved Kitakata even closer towards the fence, where he continued to tire him with top pressure and methodically strike. Towards the end of the frame, Saruta let his foe up, but not without throwing a solid punch for good measure.

Shoko Sato defeats Rafael Silva via TKO at 4:30 of round two

Pancrase 2, Shooto 1

ROUND ONE

Shoko Sato started the contest with a fierce leg kick, but when he rushed in for the takedown, Rafael Silva turned the tables on him, took his back, and held him against the fence. He quickly brought the Japanese competitor to the ground, but he sprung back up and was stuck in Silva’s body lock of a spiderweb.

The Brazilian got low for another takedown, but Sato defended very well. He neutralized the grappler, and snuck punches and elbows in when he could. When Silva resorted to a single-leg, Sato escaped and grazed him with a knee to end the round.

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Hiroyuki Tetsuka defeats Hernani Perpetuo via unanimous decision

Pancrase 2, Shooto 0

ROUND TWO

Hiroyuki Tetsuka took control of the Circle and bounced forward with combos, but Perpetuo clipped him with a massive right hook. The Japanese athlete went for a takedown, but was stuffed, forcing the bout to stay upright.

Perpetuo continued to move around and held a relatively high guard, forcing his foe to try harder to break through. The Pancrase Welterweight World Champion then went more to the body and still utilized the inside leg kick in an attempt to disturb the Brazilian’s rhythm.

Both men marched forward with shots at the end of the frame, giving fans even more reason to get hyped.

ROUND THREE

Takasuke Kume bounced forward with a combination, but then shot Koshi Matsumoto against the fence and connected with a takedown. He unloaded some knees to head and the body, and then jumped on his opponent’s back, put in his hooks, and once again, he tried to cinch up the rear-naked choke.

Kume unloaded punches and elbows to coerce his countryman to surrender his neck, but Matsumoto refused. In fact, the Shooto Lightweight World Champion stood up to try and wiggle him off, but Kume hung tight and continued to look for the opening to finish. It never came, as the bell rang, but it appears as if Pancrase may take the lead in this series.

ROUND ONE

The action was fierce from the start. Both men traded early and also engaged in the clinch. Following a brief pause in the action, Takasuke Kume hit a double-leg takedown, took the back, elbowed Koshi Matsumoto, and tried to lock in a rear-naked choke. In the process, he softened up his rival with elbows, and then he transitioned to an armbar. Before he could secure it, the bell rang to end the frame.