PANCRATIUM REBORN 2-(TITLE FIGHT) Ruston Refriedbeans vs. Yuki Kondo

RUSTON can finally call himself the true King Of Pancratium. After months of being the "interim KOP", RUSTON finally became full-fledged champion of the Pancratium organization by beating undefeated hot-shot Yuki Kondo. RUSTON looked on top of his game as he kept the smaller Kondo at the end of his reach and teed off with power-shots. Kondo could never compensate for the reach disadvantage and took a beating. Desperatly trying to take the fight to the ground, Kondo shot in for a takedown that RUSTON easily stuffed. RUSTON then dropped a series of knees onto the head of Kondo that prompted the ref to stop the fight. Though he didnt tap, Kondo didnt protest the ref's stoppage. RUSTON looked on top of his game this fight and could argue his case for being the very best fighter in the world right now.

RUSTON TKO 5:55 knees to head

PANCRATIUM REBORN 2-Giant X vs. Tomohiko Hashimoto

The heavily hyped Giant X turned out to be a marketing disaster for Pancratium. Standing 7"5 and weighing nearly 500 lbs, Giant X was billed as being a future force to be reckoned with. But against Karate fighter Tomohiko Hashimoto, Giant X looked terrible. Showing little in the way of skill, speed or stamina, Giant X floundered around in a sloppy fight before finally smothering Hashimoto for a submission win. Giant X is little more then a circus act for Pancratium who will likely be destroyed against his first solid opponent.

X Sub 13:00 choke

PANCRATIUM REBORN 2-Masakatsu Funaki vs. Pago Pago

Father time may have finally caught up with the legendary Masakatsu Funaki as he suffered a beating at the hands of New Zealander Pago-Pago. Funaki was bloodied early by the much larger Pago but stayed competetive by constantly looking for the submission. Pago was relentless and he beat Funaki from corner to corner. Funaki simply refused to give up as he was dealt a vicious shellacking. Finally at 12:03 the ref halted the carnage and Funaki was visibly upset.

Pago TKO 12:03 ref stops the fight

PANCRATIUM REBORN 2-"Badass" Cody Bass vs. Mohommed Yone

In a sharp contrast of styles, Battlearts star Mohommed Yone took on MMA star Cody Bass. Realizing that he couldnt match Bass in a traditional fight, Yone came out using pro-wrestling techniques much to the delight of the fans. Bass was caught off guard and was put in several embarassing holds early in the fight. Yone's antics did little more then entertain the crowd as eventually Bass was able to swing the tide in his favor with his wealth of "real fight" experiance. A hard right hand left Yone out on his feet and the low kick that followed broke his leg. It was chilling ending to the fight as Yone was taken away on a stretcher. Bass is known for his bone-crushing KO power and he immediately called for a fight with KOP RUSTON.

Bass KO 7:18 low kick CRITICAL!

PANCRATIUM REBORN 2-Tadanobu Asano vs. Kala Alexander

After his sempai was defeated by Kala Alexander, Tadanobu Asano requested to fight him. Asano came out in a rage and was a bit wreckless in the opening seconds of the fight. Both men landed some serious bombs but Asano broke Alexander's nose just moments into the fight. Alexander managed to land a few punches that no doubt would have knocked out most fighters. Asano simply walked through them and delt Alexander a vicious beating. It took just 5:54 for Asano to brutally knock Alexander out cold. Pancratium may very well have the native franchise prospect they have been looking for with Asano. It will be interesting to see how carefully management moves Asano's career along.

Asano KO 5:54 mounted punches CRITICAL!

PANCRATIUM REBORN 1-(KING OF PANCRATIUM TITLE FIGHT) Ruston Nachosbellgrande vs. Kenichi Yamamoto

Last minute sub Kenichi Yamamoto gave current KING OF PANCRATIUM RUSTON all he could handle before finally succombing to knee strikes. Yamamoto exploited RUSTON's weak grappling skills and tied him up in knots. Were it not for Ruston's 40+ lb advantage, he would have very likely been submitted. As it stood however, he was able to power his way out of Yamamoto's submission attempts and finally batter him into submission.

RUSTON SUB 9:44 knee strikes

PANCRATIUM REBORN 1-Enson Inoue vs. Yuki Kondo

Pancratium fight fans were treated to an epic battle as local hero Yuki Kondo got off the canvas to beat Japanese/Hawaiian star Enson Inoue. The two men showed mutual respect for each other before and after the fight but fought with murderous intentions for 12 minutes. The two went toe-to-toe with Kondo gaining an early edge. Inoue came back strong and dropped Kondo with a sledgehammer of a right hand. Kondo beat the count and Inoue was too fatigued to follow up. Kondo cranked it up and dropped Inoue with a flying knee. Inoue barely beat the count but was woozy and fatigued. Kondo easily took him down and armbarred him at 12:10 ending the fight. Inoue doesnt always win, but his fights are guaranteed excitement.

Kondo SUB 12:10 armbar