Round 1 Javier Rios fakes a shot and lunges forward pressing Kuro Sugitani to the cage. Kuro Sugitani swims for underhooks but is taken down in the process. An attempt to pull a switch is blocked by Rios but both fighters end up on their side. Both fighters scramble to a stand up. Javier Rios fakes a takedown attempt and clinches with Sugitani. Kuro stomps the feet of Javier Rios. Javier Rios takes Kuro Sugitanis back standing, but Kuro isolates an arm and locks a spinning kimura ending up in side mount. Rios is caught in side control. Kuro waits for the proper moment and locks an arm triangle. Rios beings to struggle, but the hold is too tight and he taps.
