Pancrase celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a stacked card that includes three championship fights on Sunday on the Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Pancrase 340 was headlined by a Welterweight King of Pancrase bout between champ Genpei Hayashi and Ryuichiro Sumimura.
Seiichiro Ito confronted Naoki Arikawa for the Interim Flyweight King of Pancrase title, Yasuhiro Kawamura met Tokitaka Nakanishi in a Bantamweight King of Pancrase bout, and the Atomweight Queen of Pancrase title event started. MMARising.com has reside play-by-play for the Pancrase 340 card.
Ryuichiro Sumimura vs Genpei Hayashi
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Shinji Shimamura. Sumimura throws Hayashi to the mat and Hayashi rapidly stands again up. Sumimura takes his again and he knees Hayashi within the thigh. Hayashi breaks free from the clinch and fends off a takedown try, however Sumimura takes his again once more. He continues to knee the again of Hayashi’s leg.
Spherical 2:The spherical begins with an trade of leg kicks and Sumimura takes Hayashi down into half-guard. He punches Hayashi’s ribs and Hayashi provides up his again as he will get to his ft. He tries to roll for a leg lock and the fighters return to their ft. Sumimura lands a entrance kick shortly earlier than the bell.
Spherical 3:Sumimura jabs and will get Hayashi down on his third attempt after two unsuccessful makes an attempt. Hayashi stands and lands a left hook, however Sumimura takes him down into half-guard. Hayashi scrambles up and time known as when Sumimura is struck within the groin. Motion resumes and Sumimura counters a leg kick with a takedown. He punches from the highest till Hayashi rolls to his aspect and stands up. Hayashi makes an attempt a flying knee and misses.
Spherical 4:Sumimura lands a physique kick and he tries to take Hayashi down. Hayashi stays on his ft and Sumimura takes his again. He sweeps out Hayashi’s leg and journeys him to the mat. Hayashi briefly stands and Sumimura places him on the canvas once more. Sumimura strikes from aspect management to mount, the place he rains down punches, however Hayashi makes it to the top of the spherical.
Spherical 5:Sumimura makes use of a waist deal with to get Hayashi down and he instantly passes to mount. Sumimura punches from the highest and Hayashi tries unsuccessfully to bridge out from the underside. Sumimura takes his again momentarily and Hayashi rolls over to surrender mount once more. Sumimura rains down punches and referee Shimamura stops the battle.
Winner: Ryuichiro Sumimura by TKO (Punches) at 2:09 of spherical 5. He improves to 24-7-1 and turns into the brand new Welterweight King of Pancrase.
Seiichiro Ito vs Naoki Arikawa
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Hidenobu Koike. Arikawa stuffs an early takedown from Ito, who lands an uppercut in shut. Ito follows with a calf kick and jumps ahead with a proper hook. He continues to throw punches and Arikawa solutions with a knee. Ito assaults Arikawa’s physique and lead leg with kicks and he prevents Arikawa from taking him down. Ito scores a takedown of his personal and works his solution to mount, the place he spins into an armbar within the dying seconds. Arikawa is saved by the bell.
Spherical 2:Ito presses the motion instantly with punches after which takes Arikawa down. He passes Arikawa’s guard after which takes his again. Ito works for a tornado after which sinks his arm below Arikawa’s chin. Arikawa can’t escape from the choke and is quickly unconscious, ending the battle.
Winner: Seiichiro Ito by Technical Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 3:05 of spherical two. He improves to 17-4-2 and turns into the brand new Interim Flyweight King of Pancrase.
Tokitaka Nakanishi vs Yasuhiro Kawamura
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Kosuke Umeda. Nakanishi throws a head kick that’s blocked. He scores a double-leg takedown and passes to aspect management. Kawamura tries to entice his head in a leg scissor choke from the underside and Nakanishi avoids it. He punches from the highest after which defends towards a Kawamura leg lock. Extra punches rating for Nakanishi, who strikes to half-guard after which locks on a good arm-triangle choke. Kawamura is rendered unconscious and the battle is stopped.
Winner: Tokitaka Nakanishi by Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 4:45 of spherical one. He improves to 10-2-0 and turns into the brand new Bantamweight King of Pancrase.
Tatsuya “Yanbo” Saika vs Yusuke Kasuya
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Ryogaku Wada. Saika fights off one takedown from Kasuya after which reverses a second one into high place. Kasuya escapes to his ft and the fighters trade knees to the physique in a clinch. Kasuya pushes Saika away and Saika lands a jab-cross combo. Kasuya clinches and this time Saika pushes him away. Saika lands yet one more jab-cross combo earlier than the bell.
Spherical 2:Kasuya makes an attempt a single-leg takedown and Saika sprawls. Kasuya continues to pursue a takedown and he will get Saika all the way down to a seated place. Each males punch on the bottom and Kasuya pulls Saika away from the cage with a view to put his again on the mat. Saika powers out and stands up, and Kasuya lands knees throughout a standing clinch earlier than the fighters are separated. Saika lands two proper palms and makes an attempt a late guillotine choke.
Spherical 3:Kasuya lands an early leg kick and Saika responds with a left hook. Kasuya makes an attempt a takedown and Saika reverses it into high place. Kasuya hunts for a kimura from the underside and Saika defends. He lands quite a few punches from the highest and Kasuya tries to reply together with his personal from the underside, however Saika’s strikes have way more power behind them and he continues to land punches till the top of the battle.
Winner: Tatsuya Saika by Unanimous Resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. He improves to 10-4-0 and turns into the primary contender for a shot on the Light-weight King of Pancrase Championship.
Sayako Fujita vs “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Tomomi Takarada. Fujita lands an early leg kick, however she loses her steadiness when Yamaguchi presses ahead and Yamaguchi ties her up in a clinch. Fujita reverses it towards the cage and Yamaguchi pushes her down. Fujita stands and Yamaguchi scores a double-leg takedown into again management. Fujita throws punches backwards and Yamaguchi punches the aspect of Fujita’s head.
Spherical 2:Fujita lands a proper hook and a leg kick. Yamaguchi replies with a proper hand of her personal after which takes Fujita down into again management as soon as once more. Simply as within the first spherical, Fujita throws punches backwards and Yamaguchi punches the aspect of her head earlier than making an attempt a rear-naked choke. Fujita defends and Yamaguchi stays on her again till Fujita turns over and sweeps into high place. Yamaguchi then makes an attempt an armbar from the underside.
Spherical 3:Yamaguchi counters a leg kick with a proper hook and makes an attempt a takedown. Fujita stuffs it and the fighters commerce proper hooks. Fujita jabs and prevents Yamaguchi from clinching. Yamaguchi takes Fujita down, however Fujita kicks her midsection from the underside. She will get to her ft and lands knees in a clinch. Fujita lands a proper hook and Yamaguchi solutions with a single-leg takedown.
Winner: Sayako Fujita by Break up Resolution (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) after three rounds. She improves to 8-2-0 and advances to the Atomweight Queen of Pancrase Event Closing.
Satomi “Sarami” Takano vs Zenny “Woman Gogo” Huang
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Tomomi Takarada. Each fighters come up quick with jabs and Takano takes Huang down. Huang sits towards the cage and stands up. Takano throws her again down and passes to half-guard. She presses her elbow down on Huang’s jaw and retains high place till time expires.
Spherical 2:Huang lands a leg kick and Takano makes use of a kosoto gari throw to get her down. From Huang’s half-guard, Takano lands quite a few punches to her physique. Huang tries to scramble as much as her ft and Takano strikes to North-South place. She then goes to aspect management, however Huang will get again to half-guard and Takano elbows from the highest. Huang ultimately battles again to her ft and Takano knees her leg throughout a clinch.
Spherical 3:Takano takes Huang all the way down to a seated place and punches the aspect of her head. Huang stands up towards the cage and Takano briefly takes her again earlier than the fighters separate. Huang lands a proper hook and pushes Takano away after Takano clinches. Takano jabs and the fighters commerce hooks. Huang scores a late takedown earlier than the ultimate bell.
Winner: Satomi Takano by Unanimous Resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds. She improves to 18-14-0 and advances to the Atomweight Queen of Pancrase Event Closing.
(Undercard outcomes and play-by-play on Web page Two.)
