Going down live in Osaka, Japan on Sunday, RIZIN 29 brought with it the second half of the opening round of the RIZIN bantamweight grand prix.
It also featured a one-night kickboxing tournament, with the RIZIN KICK tournament running the semifinal round early in the night, then saving the finale for the main event slot.
On the MMA side, the bantamweight tournament continued. Four opening round bouts were set to unfold, following an additional four bouts at RIZIN 28 earlier in the month. Of note, Takafumi Otsuka was up against Hiroki Yamashita in the co-main event. A two-time DEEP bantamweight champ (not to mention featherweight champ as well), Otsuka had experience on his side after making it to the semi-final round in RIZIN’s 2017 bantamweight grand prix.
RIZIN 29 takes place Sunday, June 27, live in Osaka, Japan. The English-language live stream can be found via LIVE-NOW.
RIZIN 29 Results
Taiju Shiratori def. Koji by unanimous decision – RIZIN KICK Tournament Final
Yuto Hokamura def. Kuya Ito by unanimous decision – RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Opening Round
Takafumi Otsuka def. Hiroki Yamashita by unanimous decision – RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Opening Round
Kenta Takizawa def. Masakazu Imanari by unanimous decision – RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Opening Round
Alan Yamaniha def. Kazuma Kuramoto by unanimous decision – RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Opening Round
Yusuke Yachi def. Yuki Kawana by unanimous decision
Rikuto Shirakawa def. Jin Aoi by unanimous decision
Taiju Shiratori def. Ryo Takahashi by TKO, Round 1, 1:37 – RIZIN KICK Tournament Semi Final
Koji vs. Genji Umeno ends in a no contest (accidental headbutt), Round 1, 0:43 – RIZIN KICK Tournament Semi Final
Nadaka Yoshinari def. Chikai by TKO (doctor’s stoppage), Round 1, 3:00 – Kickboxing
Seiki Ueyama def. Jyosei Izumi by TKO, Round 2, 1:55 – Kickboxing
Yuma Yamahata vs. Kiyoto Takahashi ends in a draw – Kickboxing
