RIZIN’s Heisei’s Last Yarennnoka is in the books, but you can catch a glimpse of the action below, featuring all fights from the first of two back-to-back RIZIN cards on New Year’s Eve.
Kicking off the first of two back-to-back shows, Heisei’s Last Yarennnoka (or any number of dubious spellings that have been floating around, but RIZIN went with the triple N) served as something of a preliminary card ahead of RIZIN 14. It was, however, marketed as an event unto itself, airing separately. In the west, of course, that meant watching a replay via FITE.tv tomorrow, but Japanese viewers could watch the action unfold on Yahoo’s GYAO! service.
Topping the card was former UFC featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri. Returning to action for the first time since October of 2017, Kawajiri was desperately in need of a win, having gone 1-4 in his past five bouts, including losses to Kron Gracie and Cub Swanson. New Year’s Eve was not his night, however, as he instead lost a split decision against Satoru Kitaoka.
Check out highlights of the night’s action below, courtesy of RIZIN FF!
RIZIN FF: Heisei’s Last Yarennnoka! Results
Satoru Kitaoka def. Tatsuya Kawajiri by split decision
Kai Asakura def. Jae Hoon Moon by unanimous decision
Kana Watanabe def. Shizuka Sugiyama by knockout (punch), Round 1
Yuta Uchida def. Takuma Konishi by unanimous decision – Kickboxing rules
Ai Shimizu def. Nanaka Kawamura by TKO, Round 1, 3:00
Mikuru Asakura def. Takeshi Inoue by knockout (flying knee), Round 2
Taiju Shiratori def. Yoshiya Uzatsuyo by knockout (flying knee), Round 3 – Kickboxing rules
