Kang stunned Tanaka with a punch in the first exchange to open the fight, and as Tanaka looked to regroup, he got rocked again. A rear naked choke attempt followed, but Tanaka was able to get free and eventually return to his feet, where he sought his own takedown.
On the mat, the two reversed positions more than once, Kang taking the back again in the final minute. Confidently moving forward and catching Tanaka with hard shots, Kang had success as round two opened, only to wind up on the mat, victim of a Tanaka takedown. Kang remained aggressive from the bottom, working on a kimura that allowed him to get into the top position.
Tanaka got the fight back to the mat in the second minute of round three, and again, the two traded positions, thrilling fans with the back and forth action.
With less than two minutes left on the clock, the combatants stood and traded shots, mixing in more ground action as well, putting on a show that showed all the best aspects of MMA in one minute bout. The resilient Caceres was able to make it through the round, but now he needed to make a big comeback in the final stanza. Sicilia looked like a kid in a candy store as he saw Kikuno coming at him with his hands at his waist, and he fought accordingly, throwing haymakers as he attempted to wrap the night up early.
With the win, Kikuno improves to ; Sicilia falls to LIM vs. Referee Leon Roberts halted the bout 78 seconds into the opening frame. CASE vs. Tokudome had to work for it, but 90 seconds into the fight he got the bout to the mat. With Tokudome controlling position, Case had to work just as hard to get loose, but with under two minutes remaining he did, getting back to his feet to try and get his striking game in gear.
