Brazilian Andrews Nakahara (1-1) TKO'd Korean judoka Dong Sik Yoon (4-6) on the mat at :30 of round two in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Tuesday afternoon. Nakahara launched heavy leg kicks early while Yoon (4-6), in a gi, looked to take the fight to the ground. On the ground, Yoon mounted and attempted an Ezekiel choked, grabbing the sleeves of his gi on both sides from behind Nakahara's back; but, Nakahara stayed cool and worked back to his feet. The first round ended in the corner with Nakahara throwing knees to Yoon’s head after a takedown attempt by Yoon. In the second round, Nakahara knocked down Yoon with a right hook, leaped on him, and pounded away as the referee stopped the action 30 seconds in. After the fight, Yoon complained that he was injured coming into the fight and said, "I fought the worst fight of my life." ...

"Tobikan Judan" Shinya Aoki (15-2) won a unanimous decision over "JZ" Gesias Calvancante (14-2-1) in a Lightweight Grand Prix bout. The rest of the card were fights in the Middleweight Grand Prix. Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) submitted Denis Kang (29-10-1) in a triangle choke at 3:10 of round one. Taiei Kin (3-2) won a unaninmous decision over "The Punk" Ikuhisa Minowa (39-28-8). "Benkei" Zelg Galesic (8-3) submitted Magomed Sultanakhmedov (4-2) by armbar at 1:40 of round one. "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba (24-10-1) sumbitted Andrews Nakahara (0-1) by neck crank at 8:20 of the first round. "Jacare" Ronaldo Souza (8-1) submitted Ian Murphy (0-1) by rear naked choke at 3:38 of the first round. Kiyoshi Tamura (32-14-1) TKO Masakatsu Funaki (38-13-1) in 57 seconds. Dong Sik Yoon (4-4) won a unanimous decision over Shungo Oyama (7-11). ...

DREAM.2 has announced three match-ups on its 29 April fight card at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo. Korean-Canadian Denis Kang (29-9-1) will take the ring across from Armenian Gegard Mousasi (20-2-1) in a middleweight grand prix bout. Mousasi steps-up on a string of six first-round stoppages.  Kang bounces back from a first-round knockout loss to Yoshihiro Akiyama (10-1). A pair of Japanese heroes, "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba (23-10-1) and Masakatsu Funaki (38-12-1), will continue their legends in DREAM. Saku' draws Karate champ Andrews Nakahara of Brazil, who makes his MMA debut.  Funaki faces U-File's Kiyoshi Tamura (28-14), a former PRIDE fighter. ...