Rizin 27 Results
Rizin Fighting Federation returned to action for the first time in 2021, with Rizin 27 at the Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
The event was headlined by a Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight Title bout between reigning champion Ayaka Hamasaki and challenger, Kanna Asakura. The rest of the card consisted of 10 MMA bouts mixed in with four kickboxing bouts, featuring mostly Japanese talent.
Full results below:
Rizin women’s super atomweight championship
Ayaka Hamasaki (C) (Japan) defeated Kanna Asakura (Japan) by split decision
Lightweight MMA
Roberto de Souza (Brazil) defeated Kazuki Takudome (Japan) by submission (triangle choke) 1:43 Round 1
Lightweight MMA
Koji Takeda (Japan) defeated Takasuke Kume (Japan) by unanimous decision
Featherweight MMA
Kleber Koike Erbst (Japan) defeated Kazumasa Majima (Japan) by submission (triangle choke) 3:02 Round 2
Heavyweight MMA
Tsuyoshi Sudario (Japan) defeated Kazushi Miyamoto (Japan) by KO (punch) 0:06 Round 1
Catchweight (61kg) kickboxing
Taiga Kawabe (Japan) defeated Kanta Motoyama (Japan) by unanimous decision
Featherweight MMA
Yoshinori Horie (Japan) defeated Tetsuya Seki (Japan) by TKO (punches) 1:16 Round 3
Bantamweight MMA
Hiroki Yamashita (Japan) defeated Kazuma Sone (Japan) by KO (punch) 0:27 Round 1
Bantamweight MMA
Shooto Watanabe (Japan) defeated Takumi Tamaru (Japan) by submission (rear naked choke) 4:13 Round 2
Flyweight MMA
Yutaro Muramoto (Japan) defeated Seigo Yamamoto (Japan) by KO (punch) 2:37 Round 1
Catchweight (53kg) kickboxing
Shuto Sato (Japan) vs. Masayoshi Kunimoto (Japan) ended in a majority draw
Catchweight (64kg) kickboxing
Riki Sakurai (Japan) vs. Riku Yoshida (Japan) declared a no contest (originally a KO win for Sakurai, but ruled a no contest due to Sakurai missing weight)
Catchweight (55kg) kickboxing
Ryota Naito (Japan) defeated Hiroki Kinjo (Japan) by unanimous decision
Flyweight MMA
Yuki Ito (Japan) defeated Kohei Sugiyama (Japan) by TKO (punches) 0:33 Round 1
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