Highlights! Tenshin Destroys Opponent With Body Shots At RIZIN 16

Tenshin Nasukawa continues to power through 2019 with big wins, washing off the stink of his bad exhibition fight loss to Floyd Mayweather on New Years Eve. The latest victim: Argentinian kickboxer Martin Blanco, who fell to Tenshin in the…

Tenshin Nasukawa continues to power through 2019 with big wins, washing off the stink of his bad exhibition fight loss to Floyd Mayweather on New Years Eve. The latest victim: Argentinian kickboxer Martin Blanco, who fell to Tenshin in the second round after taking some tremendous shots to the body.

Take a look at some of the highlights care of highlight god Caposa showing Nasukawa tenderizing Blanco’s organs with a sharp kick, and then the finisher which was a big knee.

And video of the finish and the lead up to it:

The win improves Tenshin’s kickboxing record to 32-0 and also earned him the ISKA featherweight title. He’ll be back in action just over a month from now on July 21st as he works through the Rise World Series 2019 tournament, where he’ll meet Suakim PK Saenchaimuaythaigym in the semi-finals.

We’ll provide you with a round up of RIZIN FF 16 action later in the day, but for now here’s the straight results:

  • Tenshin Nasukawa def. Martin Blanco via knockout (Round 2) (kickboxing)
  • Ayaka Hamasaki def. Jinh Yu Frey via unanimous decision
  • Miyuu Yamamoto def. Kanna Asakura via unanimous decision
  • Jake Heun def. Roque Martinez via split decision
  • Yusaku Nakamura def. Topnoi Tiger Muay Thai via unanimous decision
  • Tofiq Musayev def. Daron Cruickshank via unanimous decision
  • Mamoru Uoi def. Kana Hyatt via technical knockout (Round 3)
  • Ryuji Horio def. Kunitaka Fujiwara via unanimous decision (kickboxing)
  • Erson Yamamoto def. Tim Eschtruth via knockout (Round 1) (kickboxing)
  • Taiju Shiratori def. Hiroto Yamaguchi via unanimous decision (30-28, 29-28, 29-28) (kickboxing)
  • Takaki Soya def. Naiki Kawahara via knockout (Round 1)
  • Kan Nakamura def. Itto Nakatake via knockout (Round 2) (kickboxing)
  • Seiki Ueyama def. Kengo by technical knockout (referee stoppage) (Round 1) (kickboxing)
  • Yuya Shibata def. Yuki Tanaka via technical knockout (Round 1) (kickboxing)