Fighters.com's eighth-ranked middleweight “Grabaka Hitman” Kazuo Misaki (20-8-2) shot it out on his feet with "Pink Pounder" Logan Clark (11-2) for a unanimous decision at Sengoku Third Battle in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Sunday night. Misaki successfully countered Clark's aggressive stand-up for the "W". Ninth-ranked welterweight “The Goat” Nick Thompson (36-9-1) survived a "Maicon" Michael Costa (9-4) hook that detonated in the second round, leaving "The Goat" on the mat, to tap Costa at 4:13 of the round in a Kimura. YAMMA Pit Fighting Heayweight Champion "Diesel" Travis Wiuff (53-11) cemented his return to being taken seriously with a first-round knockout of "Ironhead" Kazuyuki Fujita (15-7) at 1:24, a feet never previously achieved. In the night's main event, heavyweight Hidehiko Yoshida (8-6-1) ended a three-loss streak by tapping 46-year old kickboxer "Mo" Maurice Smith (12-13) in a neck crank at 2:23 of round one. Sanae Kikuta (27-6-3) finished off Englishman Chris Rice (12-6), who entered the ring costumed as the Grim Reaper, in a first-round armbar at 3:54. "Pe de Pano" Marcio Cruz (4-2) also tapped Korean heavyweight Mu Bae Choi (7-3) in a rear naked choke at 4:37 of round one. Brazilian lightweight Rodrigo Damm (8-1) called out second-ranked lightweight "Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi (28-3) after the referee ended "Gamebred" Jorge Masvidal's (13-3) night, controversially calling the fight at 4:38 of round two while Masvidal was recovering from a punch that dropped the brawler. Middleweight Fabio Silva (10-4) knocked out Yoshiki Takahashi (28-23-3) with a knee at :24 of round two. ...

Saturday at Cage Rage in London, 43-year old "Machine" Ian Freeman (19-7-1) recaptured the promotion's light heavyweight title from Liverpudian kickboxer Paul Cahoon (10-11). Freeman, a former UFC fighter, dominated the mat match with G'n'P to take a unanimous decision. The Cage Rage welterweight title was also wrapped around a new waist. Che Mills (6-1) forced a doctor's stoppage TKO of Marius Zaromskis (7-2) after cutting the Lithuanian's eyelid. Mills will likely defend first versus "Semtex" Paul Daley (17-6-2), who will end his short retirement to return to the cage. "Messenger" James Zikic (16-5-2) submitted light heavyweight Rodney Faverus (24-16-3) at :29 of the third round.  It was Faverus's fifth straight "L". TUF205-pounder "Gladiator" Ross Pointon (6-10) submitted "Boss" Ross Mason (12-9) in a heel hook in the first round. "Hardest" Matt Ewin (20-9-1) won a unanimous decision over "Beast" Mark Epstein (14-11). "Chocolate" Henrique Nogueira (6-4-1) of the Wolfslair Academy and Team Supreme's Marc Goddard (7-6-1) fought to a draw. Featherweight "One Punch" Brad Pickett (13-4) won a majority decision over Paul Reed (7-2). Rookie Popek Rak (2-0) knocked out Kevin Simms (1-6) in just 1:12. Middleweight Chris Rice (12-5) TKO'd Edgeleson Lue (2-2) in the third round. Kickboxer Harvey Harra (5-3) showed his ground game by submitting Gary Kelly (2-1) in the first round. ...