Super
Rizin 2 saw the crowning of two champions and a titleholder
securing her place in the 108-pound division.

In the headliner, Vugar
Karamov rose as the new ruler of the Rizin Fighting Federation featherweight
division after overcoming Mikuru
Asakura. With the vacant title on the line, Karamov (19-4, 5-1
Rizin) took his time to feel out his opponent’s reactions and
quickly came up with an effective strategy. Karamov surprised
Asakura (17-4, 1NC; 11-3 Rizin) with his wrestling, grounding his
foe with a well-timed takedown that allowed him to gain the mount
position. Once there, “Vugi” punished Asakura with elbows, forcing
his opponent to move to the ropes and give his back. In a split
second, Karamov jumped on Asakura’s back and attempted a rear-naked
choke. The pressure was visibly high, and Asakura tapped as the
official time indicated the 2:41 mark of Round 1. Karamov has now
won 15 out of his last 16 assignments.

Elsewhere, it took only 66 seconds—a Rizin record—for Seika Izawa
(11-0, 6-0 Rizin) to leave Claire
Lopez (8-5, 1-1 Rizin) senseless, retain the super atomweight
championship, and confirm she’s one of the brightest talents in
women’s mixed martial arts. Izawa trapped her foe in a tight ninja
choke that put Lopez to sleep before the referee jumped in to stop
the action.

Before the intermission, 155-pounder Chihiro
Suzuki (11-3, 1NC; 6-1, 1NC Rizin) upset former Bellator
two-division champion Patricio
Freire (35-7, 1-1 Rizin) with a punch at 2:32 of the first
period; 2019 Rizin lightweight grand prix winner Tofiq
Musayev (21-5, 6-1 Rizin) crushed Akira Okada
(19-10-4, 2-2 Rizin) with punches at 1:11 of the second frame;
bantamweight Shinobu Ota
(4-2, 4-2 Rizin) stopped Kenta
Takizawa (13-10, 3-6 Rizin) with punches at 4:54 in the first
stanza; 185-pounder Igor Tanabe
(3-0, 1-0 Rizin) forced Daichi Abe
(12-7, 3-2 Rizin) to tap thanks to a remarkable inverted heel hook
at 4:34 of Round 1; and Yuki Ito
(14-5, 4-1 Rizin) edged Hiroya
Kondo (8-11-1, 0-1 Rizin) with a narrow split decision in their
128-pound catchweight bout.

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