RIZIN’s first card of 2021 went down on Sunday, topped by a super atomweight title fight.
Ayaka Hamasaki managed to defeat Kanna Asakura once again in the main event, the second time she has defeated the young star for gold in RIZIN FF. But that was far from the only big moment on Sunday. The card in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan also saw Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza pick up a key win in the lightweight division, positioning himself for a potential title fight down the road.
And at heavyweight, Tsuyoshi Sudario made history by knocking ut Kazushi Miyamoto in just six seconds, for the fastest finish in promotion history. The record had previously been held by Charles “Crazy Horse” Bennett.
Full results and a gallery of highlights from RIZIN 27 can be found below.
RIZIN 27: Hamasaki vs. Asakura Results
Ayaka Hamasaki (c) def. Kanna Asakura by split decision – for the RIZIN women’s super atomweight championship
Roberto Satoshi Souza def. Kazuki Tokudome by submission (triangle choke), Round 1, 1:44
Koji Takeda def. Takasuke Kume by unanimous decision
Kleber Koike def. Kazumasa Majima by submission (triangle choke), Round 2, 3:02
Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Kazushi Miyamoto by KO (punch), Round 1, 0:06
Taiga def. Kanta Motoyama by unanimous decision (30-28,30-27,30-27) – kickboxing
Yoshinori Horie def. Tetsuya Seki by KO (punch), Round 3, 1:16
Shian def. Kazuma Sone by KO (punch), Round 1, 0:27
Shooto Watanabe def. Takumi Tamaru by submission (neck crank), Round 2, 4:13
Yutaro Muramoto def. Seigo Yamamoto by TKO (punches), Round 1, 2:37
Syuto Sato vs. Masayoshi Kunimoto ended in a draw (29-28,29-29,29-29) – kickboxing
Riki Sakurai vs. Riku Yoshida ended in a no contest (originally a KO win for Sakurai but ruled a no contest due to Sakurai missing weight) – kickboxing
Ryota Naito def. Hiroki by unanimous decision (30-28,30-28,30-27) – kickboxing
Yuki Ito def. Kohei Sugiyama by KO (punch), Round 1, 0:33
