Three prominent Americans in the no-gi world challenged three local athletes in an innovative ruleset at Unrivaled2, held in Tokyo this Saturday, February 25.

William Tackett won the main event, defeating Kenta Iwamoto in an energetic battle. Iwamoto demonstrated proficient leglock defenses, but Takcett's aggression earned him the win via points. 

Earlier in the night, Igor Tanabe defeated Jacob couch via rear naked choke, utilizing a leg pin pass to establish side control, following it up with a back take. 

Also on the main card, Andrew Tackett went full throttle to pass and mount, then submitted Murilo Souza with a kimura.

See the full recap of the Unrivaled2:

• William Tackett def. Kenta Iwamoto via points (8-6)
• Igor Tanabe def. Jacob Couch via rear-naked-choke
• Andre Tackett def. Murilo Souza via kimura
• Shoya Ishiguro def. Yosuke Saruta via kneebar
• Yuma Nomura def. Seiichiro Ito via points (4-(-2))
• Shuya Kamikubo def. Takahito Yoshioka via point (0-(-4))
• Takuma Sudo def. Mast Kawana via aoki lock

• Shoki Higuchi def. Daisuke Murayama via kneebar (suloev stretch)*

Murayama attacked in volume, but the always-calm Higuchi was one step ahead throughout the match. Every try of Murayama ended in Higuchi's more successful counter attack sweeps, guard passes, and mount. Eventually, Higuchi  earned back control and applied the leg and applied the leg extension from the back take position — a great display of a rare technique from the Paraestra athlete.

• Asuka Tokito def. Howard Soma via points (10-4)