Here we go! The time has finally come.
The final match of the first stage will begin shortly.
Fang! Fang!
GAOLAN WONGSAWAT
What's going on?
The whole stadium is shaking.
All the spectators are waiting for Fang to appear...
TAKESHI WAKATSUKI - JUN SEKIBAYASHI
...and believe he's the one to win.
That's a poor situation for his opponent
but maybe not for Ohkubo, I guess.
It's such a favorable situation for a pro-wrestler, though.
Fang.
Bring it on, the fifth Fang.
"Bring it on," you said?
It seems you don't understand.
What...?
This is just a game for me.
Prove it to us.
That you even have fangs.
I kept you waiting for a long time. Now I have a fang that can kill you.
Are you going to take your revenge in this tournament, Wakatsuki?
Nah, I don't think that's going to happen.
Because I'm going to be the one who takes Fang's head.
Let me warn you.
Don't think of Fang as a human.
He's a powerful, violent disaster.
So, you're saying he's like a monster?
NAOYA OHKUBO
That sounds super fun.
Okay. Time to bust that monster.
The King of Combat, Naoya Ohkubo, enters the field.
CHAMPIONS
KENGAN LIFE-OR-DEATH
KENGAN MATCH
Let's welcome the fighters!
GAME 16
The self-proclaimed Rocky of Osaka is here.
SAYAKA KATAHARA
Currently at the center of the MMA world
is this Japanese fighter known as the King of Combat.
His blows are unparalleled.
His throws are lethal.
His locks are inescapable.
And his holds make you faint in a second.
He's flawless in every way!
His MMA record is 26 wins and no losses.
The living legend of MMA is now entering the kengan world!
Standing at 195 cm and weighing 116 kg,
he makes his kengan match debut today.
Representing Muji Television Network,
also known as the King of Combat, Naoya Ohkubo!
Hello, everyone.
Your Naoya Ohkubo is here.
GENSAI KUROKI
RINO KURAYOSHI - REI MIKAZUCHI
SEISHU AKOYA
This man must be... strong.
Another man's flesh for me to taste.
RAIAN KURE
There's nothing like beating the shit out of a strong guy.
I'm so thrilled.
Don't get killed by the Fang before I get to fight you.
My next opponent is a wimp
who had a hard time dealing with the Inaba Style.
OHMA TOKITA - KAZUO YAMASHITA
Whoa, that's cool!
He looks totally different from who he usually is.
I knew it all along, Naoya Ohkubo.
Of all those four,
you are the strongest.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience.
It is finally time for that man to make his entrance.
What's going on? It got quiet all of a sudden.
Since his debut match, he's been on a record-breaking streak
of 157 consecutive wins on kengan matches.
He's the man who built a new legend and a mountain of corpses.
Now, he is entering the battlefield.
Standing at 201 cm and weighing 128 kg,
his kengan match record is 157 wins and no losses.
His total acquired assets are seven trillion, 706 billion, 83 million yen.
Representing Dainippon Bank, also known as Fang of Metsudo,
Agito Kanoh!
AGITO KANOH REPRESENTATIVE FIGHTER OF DAINIPPON BANK
Finally...
it's time...
to start the main event!
This is it!
This is the match I've been waiting for.
METSUDO KATAHARA
Aren't we excited for this, Atami?
HISASHI ATAMI CHAIRMAN MUJI TELEVISION NETWORK
Very much.
I can hardly wait!
Fang! Fang!
What the hell? This is one hell of a cheer.
Can't any of you root for me?
But, man...
Jeez. You are something.
Just by looking at you, I can tell you're incredibly strong.
You're not even human anymore.
In RPG games, you'd be the strongest enemy that awaits me at the very final stage.
But you know what?
The last boss is always defeated by a human hero in the end,
and I am the strongest human!
Let's get started with the last boss busting.
"Last Boss"?
I've never heard of that fighter.
Oh, man. Now is not the time for making jokes.
This "Last Boss" you speak of... what fighting style does he use?
Are you being serious? It's so hard to communicate with you!
Jeez, he's far too detached from the real world.
But anyway...
this ridiculous pressure he's giving off is definitely in the last boss class.
Cool.
Ohkubo takes an orthodox MMA-style stance.
On the other hand, Agito takes an offensive stance with a lowered guard.
Both fighters are ready for battle.
Which one is stronger?
I long to witness the result as soon as possible!
Fight!
Wha...
Thirty-four seconds into the match,
Naoya Ohkubo succeeds in a takedown.
A NEW STAR APPEARS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING
Naoya Ohkubo's fighting career started in a wrestling club
in his first year of middle school.
NAOYA OHKUBO WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
He won the national title in his senior year of high school.
After this victory, he quit wrestling.
He switched over to amateur boxing.
Despite his short career,
his natural talent led him to become a member of the national team.
INVITED TO NATIONAL TEAM AFTER DEBUT
However, not long after that, he quit boxing.
Right after that, he knocked on the door of mixed martial arts.
He was subjected to a cold stare by the public.
OHKUBO QUITS AGAIN
People thought he wouldn't last long at MMA, either.
But here is the fact people didn't know:
he didn't skip a single day of wrestling practice,
even after he switched to boxing.
Ohkubo had noticed...
the importance of grappling techniques in MMA.
It has been said...
that one's grappling skills are 100 percent proportional to their effort.
An amateur may be able to throw a punch at a pro boxer by fluke,
but there are no flukes in grappling.
Everything happens...
for a reason.
A heel hold!
Agito dodged Ohkubo's stomp and switched to an arm bar!
A neck throw to a scarf hold!
Oh, he's escaped again!
It's non-stop! They're going on and on!
Their battle keeps flowing without pause!
Ohkubo gets behind Agito!
Agito immediately locks him back!
It's like two snakes entangled with each other!
Neither of them is breaking down. This is not a first-stage-level battle.
COSMO IMAI
Atami,
that's quite a fighter you've found yourself.
Thank you, sir.
I didn't choose to fight against the Fang in the first round out of overconfidence.
It was out of utter confidence that Naoya Ohkubo could defeat him.
What's with him?
He showed he can grapple as good as me, but let me mount him so easily?
And now he's not even trying to resist me.
Just barely guarding himself?
What the hell is he trying to do?
That's enough.
He sent Ohkubo flying by the power of his hips alone?
What a child he is.
It's like he just wanted to play with Ohkubo as a warm-up,
even though I had instructed him to go all-out from the start.
Barefaced lies.
Anyway,
now it's time to see Agito's true strength.
The rehearsal is over.
Now, I've seen all your blows, throws, and grapples.
You will never reach my level.
It's over.
Humans can't defeat monsters.
Ohkubo's attacks won't be able to reach the Fang anymore.
RYO HIMURO
Temple...
His opponent is unable to engage.
That's the forte of Naoya Ohkubo.
As its name suggests, mixed martial arts combines various means of attack.
BLOWS - THROWS GRAPPLES - HOLDS
This means...
its attacks are ever-changing.
Blows, throws, and grapples.
Agito's martial arts skills surpass Ohkubo's in every area.
Does that mean there's no means for Ohkubo to beat Agito?
No.
One skill individually would not be enough, but all skills combined might be.
Ohkubo would respond to Agito's blows with grapples.
BLOW - GRAPPLE
And he would fight back standing to grappling.
HOLD - THROW
BLOW TO THROW
He would put Agito off his stride and never allow him have his way.
THROW TO HOLD
LEAVE
LEAVE TO GRAPPLE
GRAPPLE TO THROW
LEAVE TO THROW
Whoa! Right in the face!
Is he dead? Is the Fang dead now?
Will the Fang finally be defeated?
He's strong.
Even Agito is having difficulty dealing with him.
That proves
that there is almost no break between his blows, throws, locks, and holds.
He doesn't need flashy techniques.
The most powerful weapon he has
is his overwhelming proficiency in the basic techniques.
What are you doing?
No time to hesitate, Ohkubo! Don't forget, he's a monster!
No matter how many blows you throw, you can't drop your guard!
That's not it, Himuro.
I'm not dropping my guard.
That blow I dealt earlier...
I thought I had dealt a lethal kick.
Just as I thought.
I thought it was weird that I didn't feel my kick hit you.
That's not a human face.
Hey, what's so funny?
I can see your face on the monitor.
Okay, let's fight for one more round.
If he's able to stand after taking my blow, he must've fended it off somehow.
He relaxed all muscles in his body at the moment of attack
to disperse the shock.
That means he's dealing with my attacks.
That's freaking exciting!
You don't get to fight someone like him often!
Block him from grappling!
He read my move?
LEAVE TO
GRAPPLE
Tilted vision.
That's where Ohkubo's memory ends.
A belly-to-belly suplex!
Is that his revenge?
Naoya Ohkubo,
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I have become even stronger...
thanks to you.
Referee Yamamoto,
you should have stopped me much earlier.
Bring him to a doctor.
Bring me a stretcher now!
We have a winner!
The winner is Agito Kanoh!
It... It's over!
The absolute champion of mixed martial arts,
the King of Combat, Naoya Ohkubo, was knocked out with a single hit!
That was a close one, wasn't it, Atami?
Agito's true value is in his evolution.
It looks like he's reached an even higher level through this match.
I don't regret having Ohkubo as our representative fighter.
One day, he will have another chance to defeat the Fang.
Ohkubo was fortunate.
If he had matched Agito a little more evenly,
he would definitely have lost his life.
Ohkubo.
I lost, didn't I?
What should I have done?
I was good.
I was keeping up with him until halfway through.
What the hell?
He evolved during the match.
How the hell was I supposed to beat such a guy?
There are surprisingly few fighters who have died in fights with the fifth Fang.
However, most of those who fought him were incapacitated as fighters.
The Fang kills one's fighting spirit.
He plants absolute terror in his opponent and breaks their fangs...
just as his name "Fang" indicates.
Kanoh.
Wakatsuki. It's been a while.
I watched your match with Gozo Murobuchi.
You skills have improved again.
Oh.
I haven't shown my everything yet.
Will you be the one who wins the left block of the tournament?
Man, really?
You don't have a good eye for fighters, do you?
The winner of the left block...
is going to be me.
Hey, Ohma.
Kanoh has just finished his match.
It's not a good idea to provoke him now.
No need for your concern.
Your man wouldn't even be able to leave a single scar on me.
What the hell?
Ohma Tokita,
you are weak.
There's no chance for you to win the left block.
Ohma!
Talk is cheap, you pomade-haired asshole.
Do you want me to prove to you
that I am stronger than you?
You'd better not, Ohma.
As you are now, you would only get yourself killed.
NIKO TOKITA
Wha...
Niko?
Is it surprising?
You didn't expect to see me outside your mental world, did you?
You thought I was actually alive?
Too bad.
I'm just a figment you created.
So, of course, those guys can't see me.
Ohma, you are still... weak.
You can't beat this guy...
nor this guy.
Not a chance.
Unless you use the Advance.
But if you did, all that's waiting for you is inevitable death.
Your restraint is starting to come off gradually.
Whether or not you go forward, you'll find yourself in a hell.
I don't know what the hell you're trying to say.
I'm going to show you that I'm stronger than anyone!
Ohma!
It's out of the question.
Is it Raian that you'll fight in the next match?
He is strong.
No matter how hard you try, you don't stand a chance.
Let me tell you one more time.
You are weak.
PREVIEW
The second stage of Kengan Life-or-Death Tournament begins.
Attack, the King of Stranglers! Control it, the Executioner!
Is this a mudslinging battle?