Rizin 18 is in the books and the main event ended with a huge upset as Kai Asakura defeated Rizin/Bellator MMA Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi by first round knockout. Other notables who picked up victories at the event include Ayaka Hamasaki, Manel Kape, Justin Scoggins and others.
Here are the full Rizin 18 quick results:
Kai Asakura Wins KO R1#RIZIN #RIZINFF #RIZIN18 pic.twitter.com/bKskPwOSpy
— Jonnyboy (@JBNeverDies) August 18, 2019
Kai Asakura def. Kyoji Horiguchi by KO via strikes (R1)
Ayaka Hamasaki def. Suwanan Boonsorn by submission via arm bar (R1)
Victor Henry def. Trent Girdham by submission via inverted triangle choke (R3)
Manel Kape def. Takeya Mizugaki by KO via strikes (R2)
Kickboxing Bout: Danilo Zanolini def. John Wayne Parr via split decision
Kanna Asakura def. Alesha Zappitella via split decision
Haruo Ochi fought Jarred Brooks to a no contest due to accidental headbutt (R1)
Hiroto Uesako def. Yves Landu by TKO via strikes (R2)
Justin Scoggins def. Kazuma Sone via unanimous decision
Takaki Soya def. Yutaro Muramoto by TKO via strikes (R2)
Ai Shimizu def. Tabatha Watkins via unanimous decision
Kickboxing Bout: Kazuki Osaki def. Shota Takiya via unanimous decision
Kickboxing Bout: Ryuji Horio def. Uchu Sakurai via unanimous decision
