Japan’s RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action Sunday, with young star Tenshin Nasukawa (37-0 Kickboxing, 4-0 MMA) once against topping the bill. The agile and exhilarating kickboxer was getting one of the toughest tests of his undefeated career at RIZIN 24, going up against Kouzi (Koji Tanaka), a multi-time, multi-promotion champion who has been competing for over a decade. Kouzi won all three of his kickboxing bouts in 2019, making this a real challenge for 22-year old Tenshin.
In the penultimate fight of the evening, RIZIN bantamweight champion Kai Asakura was facing Shoji Maruyama in a non-title bout. Maruyama, a DEEP and Pancrase veteran, was making his RIZIN debut at the event.
Also on the card, strawweight standout Rena Kubota, taking on Emi Tomimatsu.
The RIZIN 24 card streams live online via RIZIN Live. Both paid and free streaming (limited) options are available. The event kicks off at 2:30AM ET. Check below for results.
RIZIN 24 Results:
Tenshin Nasukawa def. Koji Tanaka by unanimous decision – Kickboxing
Kai Asakura def. Shoji Maruyama by TKO (punches and knee), Round 1, 0:37
Koji Takeda def. Yuki Kawana by split decision
Takasuke Kume def. Satoru Kitaoka by split decision
Taishi Hiratsuka def. Yuki Kitagawa by KO, Round 2, 0:27 – Kickboxing
Kenta Takizawa def. Yuto Hokamura by split decision
Rena Kubota def. Emi Tomimatsu by unanimous decision
Kyohei Hagiwara def. Takahiro Ashida by submission (triangle Kimura), Round 1, 4:25
Sudario Tsuyoshi def. Dylan James by TKO (doctor stoppage), Round 1, 5:00
Mutsuki Ebata def. Rasta by unanimous decision – Kickboxing
Juri Ohara def. Yusuke Yachi by split decision
