The night's best bout goes to both Lyoto Machida and Josh Barnett, both fighting a super strong opponent who were bigger and heavier than themselves. The two showed their genius abilities and amazed the crowd with their world-class fighting. Murakami and Nagata both lost but should get the big applause and support from the fans because of their challenging spirit to fight against the top specialist in each opponent's field. Yasuda was able to open up the show with his high aggressive tempo and perked up the crowd's awareness. Fujita showed his monster abilities against a boxing champion and brought the show to a clean ending. The event showed the progress of Inoki's disciples, each growing into an original fighting artist.