Sougou Kakutougi - Astral Bout 2 - The Total Fighters

Sougou Kakutougi: Astral Bout is a Super Famicom fighting game based on the Japanese MMA promotion Fighting Network Rings. It features nine characters with unique fighting styles, including Barnov Gainer (Sambo grappler from Russia), Somchai Pet Noi (Muay Thai from Thailand), Akira Maeda (pro wrestler from Japan), Kenji Takezawa (karate expert from Japan), Shiro Kimura (judo expert from Japan), James Taylor (heavyweight boxer from America), Lee Wang-Yu (kung-fu master from China), Billy J. Gibson (kickboxing champion from America), and Spell Falcon (Lucha Libre star from Mexico). Gameplay centers on a health bar divided into arm, leg, and body segments with ongoing grapple mechanics that emphasize throws, locks, and close-range combat. Players can choose single-player, two-player, or versus-CPU modes. It stands out as a pioneering Japanese MMA simulator that blends wrestling, karate, boxing, and kickboxing into a unified system.