The final event of 2019 is here, and per usual it’s being held by RIZIN Fighting Federation!
Tonight, the Saitama Super Arena will be the site of a stacked RIZIN 20 fight card featuring three title fights, a kickboxing superfight, the conclusion of a star-studded Lightweight Grand-Prix featuring Patricky Freire (22-8), Luiz Gustavo (10-1), Johnny Case (27-6-1), and Tofiq Musaev (16-3), and so much more.
In the main event, it’s a vacant bantamweight title fight as Kai Asakura (14-1) faces Manel Kape (14-4) in a rematch from a 2017 contest in which Asakura won by way of decision. Ayaka Hamasaki (19-2) aims to defend her super atomweight championship when she faces ROAD FC champ Seo Hee Ham (22-8) for the third time, and RIZIN’s light heavyweight king Jiri Prochazka (25-3-1) defends his crown against UFC vet C.B. Dollaway (17-9) of Ohio.
21-year-old superstar Tenshin Nasukawa (35-0) gets quite possibly his toughest test to date when he faces KING OF KNOCK OUT champion Rui Ebata (41-2-3) in a pivotal kickboxing superfight. Elsewhere on the card, some RIZIN vs. Bellator fights in the form of Mikuru Asakura (11-1) vs. John Texeira (23-4-2), Yuki Motoya (23-7) vs. Patrick Mix (12-0), and RENA (9-3) vs. Lindsey VanZandt (7-2).
The card has even more to offer somehow as it also features the likes of Satoshi Ishii (22-10-1), Jake Heun (14-9), Shintaro Ishiwatari (26-7-4), Hiromasa Ogikubo (19-4-2), and more. Check out the full card below, as it will be updated with the RIZIN 20 results in real-time as the event progresses.
RIZIN 20 Results
Manel Kape def. Kai Asakura via TKO (Strikes) in Round 2 (Vacant Bantamweight Title)
Tenshin Nasukawa def. Rui Ebata via TKO (Strikes, 3 Knockdowns) in Round 1 (Kickboxing)
Seo Hee Ham def. Ayaka Hamasaki via Split Decision (Super Atomweight Title)
Mikuru Asakura def. John Macapa via Unanimous Decision (RIZIN vs. Bellator)
RENA def. Lindsey Vanzandt via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in Round 3
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Tofiq Musaev def. Patricky Pitbull via Unanimous Decision (Grand-Prix Championship)
Jiri Prochazka def. C.B. Dollaway via KO (Left Hook) in Round 1 (Light Heavyweight Title)
Simon Biyong def. Vitaly Shemetov via Submission (Strikes) in Round 2
Hiromasa Ogikubo def. Shintaro Ishiwatari via Split Decision
Jake Heun def. Satoshi Ishii via TKO (Punches) in Round 1
Patrick Mix def. Yuki Motoya via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in Round 1 (RIZIN vs. Bellator)
Taiju Shiratori def. TAIGA via TKO (Cut) in Round 2 – Kickboxing
Miyuu Yamamoto def. Suwanan Boonsorn via Unanimous Decision
Patricky Pitbull def. Luiz Gustavo via TKO (Punches + Soccer Kick) in Round 1 – GP Semi
Tofiq Musaev def. Johnny Case via TKO (Strikes) in Round 1 – GP Semi
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