ONE SAMURAI 1 MMA Results: Sawada Submits Miura For A World Title Shot, Hirata & Yamakita Impress In Japan

Phogat imposed her wrestling from the opening bell, looking to control the tempo on the canvas. But the judoka stayed patient through the exchanges, eventually flipping the script during a scramble to wrap the first frame with ground-and-pound.

Hirata continued that momentum in the second frame. After absorbing a clean left hand, the 26-year-old brought Phogat to the mat and took her back, where she instantly hunted for a rear-naked choke. The latter, to her credit, did well under pressure to survive the round.

Sensing she needed something big, Phogat started the final frame aggressively. The 31-year-old scored a takedown and looked to establish dominance. “Android 18,” however, got the upper hand against Phogat once more – and this time, there was no escape.

Hirata transitioned to full mount and capitalized on a scramble to take Phogat’s back. She tightened her grip on another rear-naked choke, which eventually drew a tap from her opposite number at 2:42 of the stanza for an eighth career victory.

Wada Outpoints Ito In Tactical Flyweight MMA War

ONE veteran Tatsumitsu “The Sweeper” Wada used his experience to earn a split decision victory over Seiichiro Ito in another all-Japan showdown.

Wada stood out early in this flyweight MMA tilt, utilizing his reach advantage to land jabs and crosses while mixing in low kicks to disrupt Ito’s rhythm. In range, though, the promotional newcomer offered some glimpses of what he can do in the striking department.

Still, the 37-year-old controlled the tempo in the second round, landing clean straight punches and using his movement to stay elusive whenever Ito closed the distance with some punches.

Wada brought the same style into the final canto, opening with a sharp right hand and defending his opponent’s takedown attempt. As time ran out, Ito desperately threw combinations to close the gap, but the Swag Gym Kyoto athlete matched him in the exchanges.

Two of the three judges awarded Wada the win after 15 minutes of non-stop action, earning him his 27th career victory.

Yamakita Taps Kurosawa With A Slick Armbar

Keito “Pocket Monk” Yamakita earned his fourth successive win with a brilliant submission finish against Ryohei Kurosawa in this all-Japanese strawweight MMA battle.

The 29-year-old quickly shot for a takedown and controlled most of the action throughout the first frame on the canvas. The Blackbelt Japan athlete did find a loophole around his foe’s grappling prowess, but “Pocket Monk” took him back to the mats to trouble him.

Yamakita was up against Kurosawa’s solid striking when round two resumed, but he responded with feints and dodged to score another takedown. He maintained control on the canvas and slowly plotted his way to a highlight-reel moment.

After a brief scramble with Kurosawa searching for an exit, Yamakita used his frame to pin his man down, isolated his left arm, and cranked in an armbar that drew a tap at 1:31 of the second canto.

Yamakita’s fourth consecutive triumph improves his record to 12-1 and keeps him firmly in the run for a shot at the ONE Strawweight MMA World Title.

Nagai Edges Out Kambe To Stay Perfect

In a back-and-forth curtain-raiser, unbeaten Kanata Nagai applied steady pressure to overcome fellow Japanese debutant Atsubo Kambe in bantamweight MMA action.

Both men opened aggressively, exchanging jabs and punches before the Shooto Bantamweight Champion shot for a takedown. Kambe defended well, though, before the two exchanged heavy knees in the clinch to end the frame.

The second round saw more exchanges on the feet. Nagai then switched levels, took his opponent down, and secured his back. The Tribe Tokyo MMA athlete locked in a deep rear-naked choke from there, but his dance partner stayed composed and escaped.

In the final stanza, Kambe again defended Nagai’s takedown and briefly threatened with a guillotine choke. In response, the 21-year-old pressed forward in the closing moments, throwing combinations from every angle to finish strong.

After three entertaining rounds, all three judges awarded the match to Nagai, who moved to 10-0 in his career.

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