In an evening full of decisions, former light heavyweight and current interim middleweight King of Pancrase Yuki Kondo took out Ki Beom Kim in the main event at Pancrase “Changing Tour 4” on Saturday at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
The first meaningful exchange came when the southpaw Kondo landed a big right-left hook-body kick combination. Kim threw punches with abandon, hoping that sheer numbers would overwhelm the Pride Fighting Championships veteran. While some got through, Kondo braved the assault and landed counter punches, knees and kicks to the body. ... Read More
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