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2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2023 was the ninth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.

2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Information
First dateApril 1, 2023
Last dateDecember 31, 2023
Events
Total events9
Fights
Total fights117
Title fights7
Chronology
2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2024 in Rizin Fighting Federation

List of events edit

Rizin Fighting Federation
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 Rizin 41 – Osaka April 1, 2023 Maruzen Intec Arena   Osaka, Japan 9,987[1]
2 Rizin Landmark 5 April 29, 2023 Yoyogi National Gymnasium   Tokyo, Japan 13,837[2]
3 Rizin 42 May 6, 2023 Ariake Arena   Tokyo, Japan 14,930[3]
4 Rizin 43 – Sapporo June 24, 2023 Makomanai Ice Arena   Sapporo, Japan 8,510
5 Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator July 30, 2023 Saitama Super Arena   Saitama, Japan 24,264[4]
6 Rizin 44 September 24, 2023 Saitama Super Arena   Saitama, Japan 11,681
7 Rizin Landmark 6 October 1, 2023 Dolphins Arena   Nagoya, Japan 7,017
8 Rizin Landmark 7 November 4, 2023 National Gymnastics Arena   Baku, Azerbaijan
9 Rizin 45 December 31, 2023 Saitama Super Arena   Saitama, Japan 23,013

Title fights edit

Title fights in 2023
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Featherweight Kleber Koike Erbst vs. Chihiro Suzuki No Contest (missed weight) 1 2:59 Rizin 43 [a]
Super Atomweight Seika Izawa (c) def. Claire Lopez Submission (ninja choke) 1 1:04 Super Rizin 2 [b]
Bantamweight Juan Archuleta def. Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Super Rizin 2 [c]
Featherweight Vugar Karamov def. Mikuru Asakura Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:41 Super Rizin 2 [d]
Featherweight Chihiro Suzuki def. Vugar Karamov (c) KO (upkick and punches) 1 1:28 Rizin Landmark 7 [e]
Bantamweight Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta TKO (knee to the body and punches) 2 3:20 Rizin 45 [f]
Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Takahashi Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:44 Rizin 45 [g]
  1. ^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship (as Koike missed weight and was stripped of the title, only Suzuki was eligible). Originally a Submission (armbar) win for Koike; overturned due to Koike missing weight.
  2. ^ For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship (as Archuleta missed weight and was stripped the title, only Asakura was eligible).
  7. ^ For the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship.

Rizin 41 – Osaka edit

Rizin 41 – Osaka
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 1, 2023
VenueMaruzen Intec Arena
City  Osaka, Japan
Attendance9,987

Rizin 41 – Osaka was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 1, 2023, at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan.

Background edit

A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Ryusei Ashizawa and the one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger Kouzi was scheduled as the event headliner.[5]

Results edit

Rizin 41
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg   Ryusei Ashizawa def.   Kouzi Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Featherweight 66 kg   Vugar Karamov def.   Yoshinori Horie Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 3:21
Welterweight 77 kg   Keita Nakamura def.   Kiichi Kunimoto KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) 2 0:49
Flyweight 57 kg   Makoto Takahashi def.   Daichi Kitakata Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 1:17
Intermission
Featherweight 66 kg   Kyohei Hagiwara def.   Kyle Aguon Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg   Koichi Ishizuka def.   Yuto Hokamura Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Kim Kyung-pyo def.   Sho Patrick Usami Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:33
Flyweight 57 kg   Mehman Mamedov def.   Yusaku Nakamura KO (Punches) 1 0:23
Bantamweight 61 kg   Shun Onishi def.   Motoki KO (Punch) 1 1:37 Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 66,5 kg   Sota Kimura def.   Shingeki no Yuuki TKO (Body Punch) 3 1:32 Kickboxing rules
Opening Bouts
Catchweight 57,5 kg   Asataro def.   Shin Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 57,5 kg   Daichi Akahira def.   Yuto Miwa KO (Right straight) 1 2:47 Kickboxing rules

[6]

Rizin Landmark 5 edit

Rizin Landmark 5
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 29, 2023
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
City  Tokyo, Japan
Attendance13,837

Rizin Landmark 5 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background edit

A featherweight bout between the former Rizin featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku and Mikuru Asakura served as the event headliner,[7] while a featherweight bout between another former Rizin featherweight champion Yutaka Saito and Ren Hiramoto was booked as the co-main event.[8]

Results edit

Rizin Landmark 5
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg   Mikuru Asakura def.   Juntaro Ushiku Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg   Yutaka Saito def.   Ren Hiramoto Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg   Shinobu Ota def.   Kazuma Kuramoto KO (Punch) 1 0:27
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg   Luiz Gustavo def.   Koji Takeda Decision (Split) 3 5:00
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg   Kanna Asakura def.   Mei Yamaguchi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
W.Catchweight 51 kg   Claire Lopez def.   Rena Kubota Submission (Kneebar) 3 4:21
Heavyweight 120 kg   Tsuyoshi Sudario def.   Roque Martinez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg   Masanori Kanehara def.   Sora Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Ali Abdulkhalikov def.   Tatsuya Saika KO (Punch) 1 3:30

Rizin 42 edit

Rizin 42
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMay 6, 2023
VenueAriake Arena
City  Tokyo, Japan
Attendance14,930

Rizin 42 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 6, 2023, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Background edit

A bantamweight bout between Yuki Motoya and the former Rizin Bantamweight champion Kai Asakura was booked as the event headliner.[9]

Results edit

Rizin 42
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg   Kai Asakura def.   Yuki Motoya KO (Knee to the Body) 3 2:25
Bantamweight 61 kg   Juan Archuleta def.   Naoki Inoue Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) def.   Spike Carlyle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Non-title bout.
Catchweight 70 kg   Buakaw Banchamek draw.   Rukiya Anpo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Intermission
Featherweight 66 kg   YA-MAN def.   Kota Miura KO (Knee and Punches) 1 3:13 Special rules
Flyweight 57 kg   John Dodson def.   Tatsuki Saomoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg   Kazumasa Majima def.   Takahiro Ashida Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke) 1 4:43
Featherweight 66 kg   Ulka Sasaki def.   Boyd Allen Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Viktor Kolesnik def.   Atsushi Kishimoto TKO (Leg Kick) 2 2:57
Flyweight 57 kg   Erson Yamamoto def.   Yuki Ito Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg   Takeji Yokoyama def.   Takuya Yamamoto Submission (Armbar) 1 1:24
Flyweight 57 kg   Ramazan Temirov def.   Yuta Hamamoto TKO (Punches) 1 4:06
Catchweight 69 kg   Sota Kimura def.   Yasuhiro Kido Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules

Rizin 43 – Sapporo edit

Rizin 43 – Sapporo
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateJune 24, 2023
VenueMakomanai Ice Arena
City  Sapporo, Japan
Attendance8,510

Rizin 43 – Sapporo was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 24, 2023, at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan.

Background edit

A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between Kleber Koike Erbst and Chihiro Suzuki headlined the event.[10] At the weigh-ins, Koike weighed in at 145.88 pounds, 0.88 pounds over the title limit. As a result, upon commencement of the fight, Koike was stripped of the title and only Suzuki is eligible to win it.[11]

Results edit

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Kleber Koike Erbst vs. Chihiro Suzuki No Contest (missed weight) 1 2:59 [a]
Lightweight Yusuke Yachi def. Zach Zane Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:50
Heavyweight Mikio Ueda def. Hideki Sekine TKO (punches and head kick) 1 0:22
Featherweight Hiroaki Suzuki def. Taisei Nishitani TKO (punches) 1 0:56
Catchweight (62.5 kg) Hiroki Suzuki def. Genji Umeno KO (flying knee) 2 2:43 [b]
Intermission
Catchweight (73 kg) Minoru Kimura def. Daryl Lokoku KO (punch) 1 1:08 [c]
Featherweight Yuta Kubo def. Karate Kinoshita Decision (split) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Saori Oshima def. Haruka Hasegawa Submission (scarf hold armlock) 1 1:16
Featherweight Suguru Nii def. Tateo Iida KO (punches) 1 2:32
Featherweight Tetsuya Seki def. Raiki Endo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Joji Goto def. Trent Girdham Submission (twister) 2 2:34
Women's Bantamweight Aoi Kuriyama def. Marina Kumagai KO (punch) 1 2:48
Catchweight (57.5 kg) Kensei Yamakawa def. Ryoga Hirano TKO (three knockdowns) 2 1:22 [d]
Opening bouts
Lightweight Toshiki Watanabe def. Kento Azumi Submission (kneebar) 1 1:07 [e]
Catchweight (55 kg) Suguru Hayasaka def. Daiki Maruyama Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 3:33 [f]
Catchweight (61.5 kg) Aito Tanimura def. Ryuya Koide KO (punch) 1 0:55 [g]
Catchweight (58 kg) Shoki Hoshikubo vs. Kazuyuki Furukawa No Contest (missed weight) 3 3:00 [h]
  1. ^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship (as Koike missed weight and was stripped of the title, only Suzuki was eligible). Originally a Submission (armbar) win for Koike; overturned due to Koike missing weight.
  2. ^ Kickboxing rules
  3. ^ Kickboxing rules
  4. ^ Kickboxing rules
  5. ^ Special rules
  6. ^ Special rules
  7. ^ Kickboxing rules
  8. ^ Kickboxing rules. Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Hoshikubo; overturned due to missed weight.

Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator edit

Super Rizin.2: Rizin X Bellator
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
Bellator MMA
DateJuly 30, 2023
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City  Saitama, Japan
Attendance24,264[4]

Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator MMA on July 30, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.[12][13][14][15]

As with the previous Super Rizin & Rizin 38 and Rizin 40 & Rizin vs Bellator events in 2022, Super Rizin 2 was spilt between two cards. Matches on the Bellator card were fought inside a cage, while Super Rizin 2 took place in the traditional ring.[12][14]

Outside of Japan, the Bellator card aired live on Showtime in the United States, while Super Rizin 2 was distributed via PPV on FITE.[16][17]

Background edit

The event was originally supposed to be headlined by a Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between former champion Kai Asakura and former Bellator MMA Bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta.[18] On July 18, 2023 it was announced that Asakura withdrew from the event and would be replaced by Hiromasa Ougikubo.[19]

Results edit

Part 2: Super Rizin 2
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg   Vugar Karamov def.   Mikuru Asakura Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:41 For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg   Juan Archuleta def.   Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg   Seika Izawa (c) def.   Claire Lopez Submission (ninja choke) 1 1:04 For the Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship.
Intermission
Catchweight 70 kg   Chihiro Suzuki def.   Patrício Pitbull KO (punch) 1 2:32
Lightweight 71 kg   Tofiq Musayev def.   Akira Okada KO (punches) 2 1:11
Bantamweight 61 kg   Shinobu Ota def.   Kenta Takizawa TKO (punches) 1 4:54
Middleweight 84 kg   Igor Tanabe def.   Daichi Abe Submission (heel hook) 1 4:34
Catchweight 58 kg   Yuki Ito def.   Hiroya Kondo Decision (split) 3 5:00
Part 1: Bellator MMA x Rizin 2
Lightweight   Patricky Pitbull def.   Roberto Satoshi Souza TKO (leg kick) 3 0:49 Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout.
Flyweight   Kyoji Horiguchi vs.   Makoto Takahashi No Contest (accidental eye poke) 1 0:25 For the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship.
Women's Flyweight   Kana Watanabe def.   Veta Arteaga Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight   Magomed Magomedov def.   Danny Sabatello Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:55
Welterweight   Andrey Koreshkov def.   Lorenz Larkin Decision (split) 3 5:00

Rizin 44 edit

Rizin 44
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateSeptember 24, 2023
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City  Saitama, Japan
Attendance11,681

Rizin 44 was a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 24, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Background edit

A featherweight bout between former champion Kleber Koike Erbst (also former KSW Featherweight champion) and former Sengoku Featherweight champion Masanori Kanehara was scheduled to headline the event. [20]

A heavyweight bout between former sumo wrestler Tsuyoshi Sudario and UFC veteran Todd Duffee was expected to take place at the event. However, Duffee withdrew from the fight due to a problem with his passport. [21]

Results edit

Rizin 44
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg   Masanori Kanehara def.   Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg   Juntaro Ushiku def.   Kyohei Hagiwara Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Yoshinori Horie def.   Spike Carlyle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Intermission
Catchweight 70 kg   Rukiya Anpo def.   Sho Patrick Usami Decision (Unanimous) (29–27, 29–26, 29–26) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Featherweight 66 kg   Yoshiki Nakahara def.   Rikuto Shirakawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 66,2 kg   Kazumasa Majima def.   Takeji Yokoyama Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Originally 66kg, Majima missed weight.
Flyweight 57 kg   Ryuya Fukuda def.   Erson Yamamoto TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:37
Bantamweight 61 kg   Taichi Nakajima def.   Ryo Okada Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg   Shoma Shibisai def.   Janos Csukas Submission (Heel Hook) 1 2:27
Flyweight 57 kg   Ramazonbek Temirov def.   Takaki Soya KO (Punches) 1 3:15

Rizin Landmark 6 edit

Rizin Landmark 6
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateOctober 1, 2023
VenueDolphins Arena
City  Nagoya, Japan
Attendance7,017

Rizin Landmark 6 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on October 1, 2023 at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan.

Background edit

A bantamweight bout between Dream Japanese Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 winner Hideo Tokoro and Alan "Hiro" Yamaniha was scheduled to headline the event. [22]

Results edit

Rizin Landmark 6
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg   Alan Yamaniha def.   Hideo Tokoro Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 63 kg   Shoko Sato def.   Shinobu Ota Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg   Tsuyoshi Sudario def.   Lim Dong-hwan TKO (Punches) 3 2:10
Flyweight 57 kg   Yuki Ito def.   Topnoi Kiwram Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Catchweight 61,5 kg   Genji Umeno def.   Yuto Saito Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Intermission
Catchweight 58 kg   Yusaku Nakamura def.   Hiroya Kondo Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Middleweight 84 kg   Igor Tanabe def.   Animal☆Koji Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:40
Women's Strawweight 52,5 kg   Machi Fukuda def.   Ayaka Watanabe Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg   Hidetaka Arato def.   Takakenshin TKO (Punches) 2 4:49
Flyweight 57 kg   Rogério Bontorin def.   Yutaro Muramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg   Viktor Kolesnik def.   Ryo Takagi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Yusaku Inoue def.   Kohei Tokeshi TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1 1:11
Bantamweight 61 kg   Joji Goto def.   Junya Hibino Submission (Twister) 2 2:00
Opening Bouts
Catchweight 68 kg   Shogo Ota def.   Ginji Hara Submission (armbar) 1 1:52
Flyweight 57 kg   Genki Takeno def.   Ryota Naito Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Bantamweight 61 kg   Ryuki Kirishima def.   Masanari Yamada Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00

Rizin Landmark 7 edit

Rizin Landmark 7
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateNovember 4, 2023
VenueNational Gymnastics Arena
City  Baku, Azerbaijan

Rizin Landmark 7 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 4, 2023 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Background edit

Rizin Landmark 7 was the promotion's first international event, and the first major MMA event to take place in Azerbaijan.[23]

A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between reigning champion Vugar Karamov and challenger Chihiro Suzuki headlined the event. [24] [25]

A lightweight bout between Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix 2019 winner Tofiq Musayev and former Deep Lightweight champion Koji Takeda served as the co-main event. [26]

Another lightweight bout between former AMC Fight Nights Lightweight champion Nariman Abbasov and Ali Abdulkhalikov took place at the event. [27]

Results edit

Rizin Landmark 7
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg   Chihiro Suzuki def.   Vugar Karamov (c) TKO (Upkick and Punches) 1 1:28 For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.
Lightweight 71 kg   Tofiq Musayev def.   Koji Takeda KO (Punches) 3 2:03
Lightweight 71 kg   Ali Abdulkhalikov def.   Nariman Abbasov Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 60 kg   Mehman Mamedov def.   Ferit Göktepe Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Kim Kyung-pyo def.   Tural Ragimov TKO (Punches) 1 0:21
Intermission
Strawweight 51 kg   Anastasiya Svetkivska def.   Farida Abdueva Submission (Triangle Armbar) 2 4:20
Featherweight 66 kg   Ilkhom Nazimov def.   Jaures Dea Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg   Vladislav Rudnev def.   Iliyar Askhanov Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg   Shota Betlemidze def.   Quentin Domingos TKO (Retirement) 1 5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg   Hasan Mezhiev def.   Konstantin Merkulov Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 2:32

Rizin 45 edit

Rizin 45
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateDecember 31, 2023
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City  Saitama, Japan
Attendance23,013

Rizin 45 was a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [28][29][30]

Background edit

A rematch for the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship between former Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi and current Deep Flyweight champion (also former Cage Fury FC Flyweight champion) Makoto Takahashi headlined the event.[31] The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 2 in July 2023, where the bout was declared a no contest after Horiguchi accidentally poked Takahashi in the eye.[32]

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Juan Archuleta and former champion Kai Asakura served as the co-main event.[33] At the weigh-ins, Archuleta weighed in at 140.65 pounds, 5.65 pounds over the limit. As a result, Archuleta was stripped of the title and only Asakura will be eligible to win it.[34]

In the featherweight division, a clash between two former champions should took place at the event when Kleber Koike Erbst meets Yutaka Saito.[35]

A flyweight bout between 2021 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Hiromasa Ougikubo and current BKFC Flyweight champion John Dodson took place at the event.[36]

A 155-pound catchweight kickboxing bout between former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo and former K-1 Super Welterweight champion Minoru Kimura was expected to take place at the event.[37] However, the fight was cancelled after Kimura tested positive for a banned substance once again.[38] He was replaced by former K-1 Welterweight Champion Yuta Kubo in a MMA special rules bout.[39]

Results edit

Rizin 45
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Flyweight 57 kg   Kyoji Horiguchi def.   Makoto Takahashi Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:44 For the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg   Kai Asakura def.   Juan Archuleta TKO (knee to the body and punches) 2 3:20 For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship (as Archuleta missed weight and was stripped the title, only Asakura was eligible).
Featherweight 66 kg   Kleber Koike Erbst def.   Yutaka Saito Technical Submission (brabo choke) 3 1:22
Featherweight 66 kg   Ren Hiramoto def.   YA-MAN Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Intermission
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg   Seika Izawa def.   Miyuu Yamamoto Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 0:37 Non-Title bout and Yamamoto retirement bout.
Heavyweight 120 kg   Mikio Ueda def.   Tsuyoshi Sudario TKO (knee and punches) 2 0:55
Flyweight 57 kg   Hiromasa Ougikubo def.   John Dodson Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg   Vince Morales def.   Yuki Motoya Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg   Shinobu Ota def.   Ryusei Ashizawa KO (punches) 1 2:21
Intermission
Catchweight 65 kg   Kouzi def.   Kota Miura TKO (punches and soccer kicks) 2 0:59 RIZIN MMA Special rules.
Welterweight 77 kg   Igor Tanabe def.   Shinsho Anzai Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:32
Flyweight 57 kg   Hiroya Kondo def.   Jo Arai TKO (head kick and punches) 2 2:53
Catchweight 70 kg   Yuta Kubo def.   Rukiya Anpo Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:28 RIZIN MMA Special rules.
Opening Bouts
Featherweight 66 kg   Suguru Nii def.   Satoshi Yamasu KO (punch) 2 1:03
Catchweight 60 kg   Tatsuki Shinotsuka def.   Daichi Tomizawa Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Catchweight 54 kg   Ryujin Nasukawa def.   Shin Jong-min TKO (punches) 1 2:16
Bantamweight 61 kg   Joe Hiramoto def.   Yushi Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

See also edit

References edit

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