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— Streetfight Banned-cho (@streetfitebncho)
August 10, 2020
Kai
Asakura claimed the vacant Rizin Fighting Federation
bantamweight championship in emphatic fashion on Monday.
The 26-year-old Tri-Force Akasaka product defeated Hiromasa
Ougikubo via technical knockout in the Rizin
23 headliner at Pia Arena MMA in Yokohama, Japan to capture the
title that was vacated when previous champion Manel Kape
signed with the UFC. Asakura (15-2) brought a halt to the contest
4:31 into the first round. It was the Japanese promotion’s second
event in as many days after being shut down for nearly six months
due to the coronavirus pandemic.
An explosive finishing sequence began when Asakura landed an
uppercut that put Ougikubo on the defensive near the ropes. With
his opponent cornered, Asakura executed a flying knee that sent
Ougikubo (20-5-2) to the canvas, where he continued to tee off with
punches. As the former Shooto titlist tried to defend himself,
Asakura connected with a pair of vicious soccer kicks to force
referee Minoru
Toyonaga to step in and wave off the bout.
— Mike Skytte (@MikeLovesTacosX)
August 10, 2020
Elsewhere, Deep veteran Yuki Motoya
scored a submission triumph against Mamoru Uoi in
the bantamweight co-main event. A guillotine choke forced Uoi to
tap out at the 2:19 mark of Round 3.
The bout was contested primarily on the feet, but Motoya (24-8)
seized his opportunity by ensaring his opponent in the fight-ending
choke and jumping guard after an exchange in the third stanza. Once
the squeeze was applied, it was only a matter of moments before Uoi
(23-9-4) asked out of the fight.
— Streetfight Banned-cho (@streetfitebncho)
August 10, 2020
In earlier action: Yutaka
Saito (18-4-2) defeated Kazumasa
Majima (13-2) via knockout 24 seconds into Round 2 of their
featherweight bout thanks to a brutal barrage of soccer kicks and
knees; Jin
Aoi (8-3-1) outpoined Kotetsu Boku
(26-15-2) at featherweight; Makoto
Takahashi (11-1-1) utilized a flying guillotine choke to tap
out Seiichiro
Ito (12-4-2) 4:30 into Round 2 at 130 pounds and Tatsuki
Saomoto (13-2) knocked out Yusaku
Nakamura (16-8-1) at the 4:06 mark of Round 1 in a flyweight
tilt.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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