Midway through the opening round, Nasukawa drove Estrada into the ropes with a left to the chin that drew attention but was not ruled a knockdown by referee Mike Griffin. In rounds two and three, Nasukawa continued to counter effectively and land the cleaner punches.
In the fourth, Nasukawa forced Estrada back again with a shot that pushed him several steps into the ropes. The fifth closed with both fighters trading to the chin, one of the few moments of sustained offense from Estrada.
In the sixth, a clash of heads disrupted the action before Nasukawa resumed control, landing to the body and keeping Estrada on the back foot. By the seventh, Nasukawa had Estrada pinned against the ropes late in the round with a flurry.
The eighth opened with exchanges, but the pattern remained the same, with Nasukawa ahead on activity and accuracy. In the ninth, he hurt Estrada multiple times with body shots, taking full control of the round. Between rounds, Estrada’s corner ended the fight.
In the co-feature, Tomoya Tsuboi and Pedro Guevara fought to a technical draw 23 seconds into the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout. A clash of heads caused a deep cut over Guevara’s left eye, and he was unable to continue. A stretcher was brought in following the stoppage.
At bantamweight, Jose Miguel Calderon defeated Katsuma Akitsugi by majority decision over ten rounds. The scores were 95-95 and 96-94 twice.
Calderon suffered a cut over the right eyebrow in the second round due to a clash of heads. Both fighters had moments, with Akitsugi landing a sharp left late in the round. Calderon responded in the middle rounds with steady combinations and continued to outland Akitsugi through the sixth and seventh.
In the eighth, Calderon landed a left uppercut that shook Akitsugi. The ninth saw competitive exchanges, but Calderon maintained the edge. In the final round, he pressed the action as Akitsugi held on late while dealing with cuts to the eyebrow and nose. After the decision was read, Akitsugi acknowledged the result.
In a lightweight bout, Keita Kubotera stopped Crisaldy Beltran at 0:59 of the fifth round in a scheduled six-round fight.
Kubotera had early success, rocking Beltran in the opening round, but was dropped himself in the third by a left hook. He recovered and regained control in the fourth behind his jab. In the fifth, Kubotera landed a right-left combination that dropped Beltran for the count, with the stoppage coming quickly after the knockdown.
Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. handled duties for the event.
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