As if booking a 12 fight New Year’s Eve card headlined by an exhibition boxing match between Tenshin Nasukawa and Floyd Mayweather wasn’t enough Rizin also put on a fight card this morning in Tokyo.
In the main event Satoru Kitaoka (42-18-9) scored a split decision win over Tatsuya Kawajiri (36-13-2) in a clash between two Japanese veterans. Meanwhile Kai Asakura (12-1) avenged the only loss of his career with a decision win over Je Hoon Moon (11-12).
It was a very good morning for Mikuru Asakura (9-1-0-1). He showcased his potential with a second round stoppage of the highly experienced Takeshi Inoue (24-12), a flying knee in the second round did the damage.
Rizin Heisei’s Last Yarennoka, Tokyo, December 31st (morning)
Satoru Kitaoka beat Tatsuya Kawajiri by Decision (Split)
Mikuru Asakura beat Takeshi Inoue by KO (Knee)
Kana Watanabe beat Shizuka Sugiyama by KO (Punch)
Kai Asakura beat Je Hoon Moon by Decision (Unanimous)
Kickboxing: Yuta Uchida beat Takuma Konishi by Decision (Unanimous)
Ai Shimizu beat Nanaka Kawamura by KO (Knee)
