Round 1 After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. Okamura works the clinch to his advantage, carefully connecting with precise strikes. Ivan Chesnokov recieves a strong elbow opening up the clinch. Ryo snaps back the head of Chesnokov with a stiff jab. Ryo ducks and weaves through a quick combo from Chesnokov and knocks him back with a shovel punch to the jaw. Ryo Okamura circles Chesnokov, mixing jabs and leg kicks. "George Brett" takes down Ivan, but remains standing over him. Okamura lays into Ivan with some stomps. Ivan can't handle it as the ref stops the fight.
