Mark Pickering

Mark Pickering is a Tokyo-based freelance combat sports journalist and commentator who has called events for outlets such as DAZN, ABEMA and UFC Fight Pass.

NOAH N-1 ‘Victory’ 10/4 Results: TEAM 2000X Leader OZAWA to face GHC HVT Champion Tetsuya Naito After Win

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TEAM 2000X frontman defeated Pro Wrestling NOAH ace Kaito Kiyomiya to win the N-1 VICTORY 2026 tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday. The Real Rebel OZAWA, 29, a former NJPW dojo trainee, tormented Kiyomiya, 30, to lift the N-1 trophy for the first time and in only his second attempt, having withdrawn last year

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Takuma Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa 2 Fight Results: Inoue solves Nasukawa Again to Retain WBC title

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Takuma Inoue outpointed Tenshin Nasukawa for the second time in 10 months to retain his WBC world bantamweight title in an absorbing all-Japanese main event in Tokyo. The challenger, former kickboxing kingpin Nasukawa, 28, suffered his second loss as a pro as Inoue scored a unanimous decision, with one judge giving him the nod 114-113

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