RIZIN 55 Clips: Laramie's Belt, Slam KO and an Ezekiel Choke
RIZIN 55 packed a lot of finishes into one night in Japan, and most of them are on video. Tony Laramie took the flyweight belt, and Yrysbek Tilenov set up a bantamweight title fight.
A close one for the flyweight belt
The card ran on Saturday, November 7, at the LaLa Arena Tokyo Bay in Chiba, in front of more than 10,000 fans. Canadian Tony Laramie beat champion Makoto Takahashi by split decision over three rounds. The fight was close.
A split decision means the judges did not agree on the winner, so the belt changed hands on a divided scorecard.
Tilenov moves toward Sabatello
In the co-main event, Yrysbek Tilenov was the clear winner over Naoki Inoue by unanimous decision. The result sets up a bantamweight title fight against Danny Sabatello, the 135-pound champion.
Finishes that drew the clips
Two moments stood out most. Takumi Hamada knocked out Sho Sekihara with a slam and punches at 4:56 of round three. Jinnosuke Kashimura submitted Shinobu Ota with an Ezekiel choke from full guard at 1:51 of round three. The Ezekiel is a forearm choke.
Other fights on the card ended in stoppages. Tsukasa Mizoguchi needed only 22 seconds to put Taichi Nakajima away with a rear-naked choke, a technical submission in round one.
Nurkhan Zhumagazy stopped Kyung Pyo Kim with punches at 3:34 of round one. Mac Papalii knocked out Yukinori Akazawa with punches at 2:15 of round two, and Sei Min Kim, who goes by Chiharu, beat Hiroaki Suzuki by TKO with punches and elbows at 4:41 of round two.
A no contest after a missed weight
Kaleo Meheula stopped Kazuki Aimoto with ground strikes at 4:58 of round two. The result was ruled a no contest because Meheula missed weight. A no contest means neither fighter is credited with a win or a loss. Ryuya Fukuda also won, beating Soo Chul Kim by unanimous decision.
Where the clips come from
The footage comes from the Rizin Fighting Federation and from fans, including the accounts Samaroont and SportsJunkie. The Laramie and Meheula fights each have three clips, and the Kashimura fight has four.
Source: MMA Mania