⏱️ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ seconds?! And yet 💥
👑 Lightweight Champion Roberto Satoshi Souza gets KO in no time 🇧🇷
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Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza scored the fastest win of his 11-year MMA career at Rizin 48 in Saitama, Japan. De Souza now has 14 first-round finishes and capped off an entertaining card by KOing title challenger Luis Gustavo in just 21 seconds. Immediately after the opening bell, De Souza (17-3, 10-2 RIZIN) landed a body kick and right hook to the temple of Gustavo (14-3, 6-3 RIZIN), who was trying to close the distance. Ta. The punch seriously injured Gustavo, who fell to his knees and briefly stood up before De Souza lunged at him with a left hand that slammed him to the canvas. Gustavo was momentarily knocked unconscious by the punch, but regained consciousness as De Souza landed two hammerfists on the ground and referee Brian Miner jumped in to wave the fight off.
De Sousa is best known for his flawless ground play, but now he is beating his opponents in the first round with consecutive blows.
🇯🇵 Naoki Inoue becomes the new RIZIN bantamweight champion!
⚡ Stopped Kim Soo Chul in the 1st round!
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The co-main event ended quickly, with Naoki Inoue (18-4, 8-2 RIZIN) taking on Korean veteran Soo-cheol Kim (22-8-1, 3-2 RIZIN) by TKO in the first round. He won and won the championship. Vacant RIZIN bantamweight title.
Inoue quickly established a jab and used it to frustrate Kim, who was aiming for a knockout with a looping punch. That lasted until Kim landed a solid right hook, which Inoue responded with a hard left hand. He drops Kim with a quick one-two and backs up for a moment. As a stunned Kim huddled against the ropes, Inoue threw a series of unresponsive punches, resulting in a TKO stoppage at 3 minutes and 55 seconds into the first round.
The soft-spoken Inoue didn’t say much after winning the title, but the talented 27-year-old has made huge strides over the past two years, culminating in tonight’s championship win. Four of Rizin’s wins came within one round.
🇯🇵 Yuki Motoya sinks into a choke in the final round!
Title shot next? 👀
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In a rematch from their first encounter on “RIZIN 33,” Yuki Motoya (RIZIN 36 wins, 11 losses, 1 NC, RIZIN 11 wins, 7 losses, 1 NC) once again takes on Shinobu Ota (RIZIN 7 wins, 4 losses, 6 wins, 4 losses) in a bantamweight showdown. It broke.
Motoya got off to a good start in the opening match, using a sharp jab and constant movement to keep Ota from clinching. Ota eventually got the knockdown, but it didn’t last long as Motoya landed two hard left hands at the bell. Motoya continued to hit Ota in the second round, and Ota scored with a combination that cut Motoya above his right eye. Motoya countered with a guillotine choke late in the round.
In the final round, both fighters engaged in a guillotine choke, with Motoya taking the back and then trapping Ota in a body triangle. Ota defended one attempt at a rear-naked choke, but Motoya persevered and nailed the choke on his second attempt for a tapout victory at the 4:09 mark of the third round. After the defeat, Ota was clearly disappointed, while Motoya was showing a mean attitude. He has his sights set on fighting for the bantamweight title. He has a history with new champion Inoue, who submitted Motoya when they fought at RIZIN FF 26 at the end of 2020.
🇰🇬 Razavari Shaiduloev, please take a bow!!
🔥 Armbars and backflips are the key!
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The Rizin 48 main card features undefeated Rajavari Shaidulaev (12-0, 2-0 Rizin) and former Rizin and Bellator bantamweight titleholder Juan Archuleta (29-7, 3-3) Rizin) The match began with a scheduled featherweight match. However, Archuleta fell more than six pounds short of the featherweight limit, and as a result received a red card (50% points reduction) and started the fight.
However, Archuleta’s penalty turned out to be inconsequential and he failed to make it past the first round. Shaidulaev sliced through the ring well and stunned Archuleta with an early right hand. After taking Archuleta down, Shaidulaev transitioned to his back and then an armbar, forcing Archuleta into immediate submission at the 3:12 mark of round one.
Shaidulaev’s dispatch of Archuleta puts him on the short list of Rizin featherweight title contenders. All 12 of the 23-year-old’s wins have come by stoppage.
In the highly anticipated preliminary card match, Rizin and deep 2 division champion Seika Izawa (RIZIN 14-0, 8-0) will face off against the retiring Kanna Asakura (RIZIN 20-8, 11 wins) in a non-title super atomweight match. 7 losses). 3 fun rounds. Izawa dominated the match for the first 10 minutes on the mat, landing an extended guillotine choke in the first frame and a reverse guillotine and face crank in the second frame. Izawa threatened more submissions in the final round, but Asakura never gave up and countered with a stomp just before the gong. While Izawa won by unanimous decision, former RIZIN Grand Prix champion Asakura thanked his supporters, held a spectacular retirement ceremony, and moved on to a new chapter in his life.
The match ended with Shoko Sato (36 wins, 16 losses, 2 draws, 1 NC, 2 wins, 1 loss in RIZIN) defeating former RIZIN champion Juntaro Ushiku (21 wins, 10 losses, 3 wins, 4 losses in RIZIN) in the featherweight division without incident. He won by unanimous decision. Yusuke Yanai (27 wins, 14 losses, 11 wins, 7 losses RIZIN) and Sho Patrick Usami (7 wins, 3 losses, 3 wins, 2 losses RIZIN) won the lightweight showdown by unanimous decision. Featherweight Ryo Takagi (8 wins, 2 losses, 2 wins, 1 loss RIZIN) applied a rear naked choke to Kyohei Hagiwara (7 wins, 10 losses, 6 wins, 8 losses RIZIN) at 2:39 of the first round. Top bantamweight candidate Kyoma Akimoto (RIZIN 6-0, 1-0) overwhelmed Yuto Tonomura (RIZIN 15-14-2, 3-6) with punches and knees, ending the opening round with 3 minutes and 16 losses. He scored a TKO stoppage in seconds. EFC 2nd class champion Nkajimuro Zulu (16 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw, 1 win, 0 losses, RIZIN) stops two-time Shooto champion Takeshi Arai (13 wins, 12 losses, 1, 0 wins, 2 losses, RIZIN) with a roundhouse kick. Then, at 4 minutes and 12 seconds, he threw a punch. First round of flyweight bout. Featherweight Karushga Dautbek (16 wins, 3 losses, 2 wins, 1 loss RIZIN) hits Takeaki Kinoshita (9 wins, 8 losses, 1 loss, 0 wins, 2 losses RIZIN) with a strong left overhand at 1 minute 48 seconds into the opening frame. I got a KO.
