John Dodson! Roberto Satoshi! Juan Archuleta! Buakaw!
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited.
This morning (Sat., May 6, 2023), at 1 a.m. ET live from inside Ariake Arena, in Tokyo, Japan, is easily one of the best cards RIZIN has put on in many months (watch it here). RIZIN 42 is the rare card from the promotion that looks to have about as much star power as it can muster under its own banner, as well as some probable banger fights in store.
You’re here on MMAmania.com. It’s late at night here in the United States, so you already know who people like John Dodson and Juan Archuleta and Buakaw Banchamek are. That’s a hefty RIZIN lineup already. Now, toss in talented folks like Naoki Inoue, Spike Carlyle, YA-MAN, Roberto Satoshi, Kai Asakura and submission ace, Ulka Sasaki, and you’ve got yourself about as stacked a card as we’ve seen here in some time.
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RIZIN 42 Quick Results
135 lbs. Kai Asakura vs. Yuki Motoya
135 lbs. Naoki Inoue vs. Juan Archuleta
155 lbs. Roberto Satoshi vs. Spike Carlyle
155 lbs. KICKBOXING Buakaw Banchamek vs. Rukiya Anpo
145 lbs. CUSTOM RULES Kota Miura vs. YA-MAN
125 lbs. John Dodson vs. Tatsuki Saomoto
145 lbs. Takahiro Ashida vs. Kazumasa Majima
145 lbs. Ulka Sasaki def. Boyd Allen — Unanimous decision
155 lbs. Viktor Kolesnik def. Atsushi Kishimoto — TKO (leg kicks), Rd. 2, 2:48
125 lbs. Erson Yamamoto def. Yuki Ito — Unanimous decision
145 lbs. Takeji Yokoyama def. Takuya Yamamoto — Submission (armbar), Rd. 1, 1:24
145 lbs. Ramazan Temirov def. Yuta Hamamoto — TKO (punches), Rd. 1, 3:52
150 lbs. KICKBOXING Sota Kimura def. Yasuhiro Kido — Unanimous decision
RIZIN 42 Play-By-Play Results
Kai Asakura vs. Yuki Motoya
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Naoki Inoue vs. Juan Archuleta
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Roberto Satoshi vs. Spike Carlyle
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KICKBOXING Buakaw Banchamek vs. Rukiya Anpo
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CUSTOM RULES Kota Miura vs. YA-MAN
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John Dodson vs. Tatsuki Saomoto
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Ulka Sasaki vs. Boyd Allen
Round 1: Sasaki in black trunks, Allen in black and gray. Ulka with a body kick to open up. Sasaki closes the distance and gets the takedown. Allen scrambling, gets to half guard. Allen looks for a heel hook, can’t get it. Sasaki back on top, now in quarter guard, passes to side. Allen with flexible legs and gets them into play from bottom to put Sasaki into an inverted triangle. Don’t know if he’s got the angle yet, but he’s keeping it on to threaten. Sasaki manages to unlock the legs, and looks to get on top, but Boyd floats to the back and is threatening a RNC. Sasaki gets out and is on top in full guard. Good couple of right hands by Sasaki as time is starting to run down in the round. Stomp to end it at the bell.
Round 2: Sasaki with a counterpunch and a takedown. He gets on top and is briefly in side control before Allen tries to get a leg entanglement. Sasaki spins out and he’s on the other side control. Gets a crucifix and threatens an Americana. Sasaki uses it to get on top into mount. Good job of Allen to shrimp out of that position and back to guard. Sasaki not doing much from half guard here other than maintain position. Allen pushes him off, but Sasaki uses the ropes to bounce back into the top. There’s finally a decent right hand by Ulka. Side control pass, and one punch from Sasaki as the round ends.
Round 3: Allen does look to be gassing out a bit here. Sasaki shoots for a takedown, gets it, and he’s back in side control. Sasaki isn’t going for any damage, which is a bit frustrating to watch, as he hasn’t been anywhere close to a good submission aside from that brief Americana attempt early last round. Finally we’re in a position where Sasaki might get something as he works for a D’arce. Didn’t have position, and Allen pushes him onto his back and now he’s on top. Full guard. Sasaki grabs an overhook and the back of Allen’s leg and he uses that for a pretty sweep. Sasaki on top now. Allen trying to swing from bottom. Finally, the ref stands ‘em up with 15 seconds left. Allen with a step-in knee.
FINAL RESULTS: Ulka Sasaki defeats Boyd Allen, unanimous decision
Takahiro Ashida vs. Kazumasa Majima
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Atsushi Kishimoto vs. Viktor Kolesnik
Round 1: Kishimoto in black, Kolesnik in white and black. Low kicks to open up. Kishimoto with a step-in 1-2. Viktor hasn’t landed much other than low kicks. Lots of them, but Kishimoto has had the more varied attack. Kishimoto’s right hand has hit the shoulder a couple times now. The low leg kicks of Kolesnik are getting snappier now. Big left hand by Kishimoto has Kolesnik on rubber legs. Kolesnik manages a takedown. He’s got the back, looking for the rear naked. Kishimoto spinning and keeping Kolesnik off balance enough that he can’t sink the choke in better. Kishimoto is up, gets turned into Kolesnik and we’re back to swinging. Kolesnik with a left and a head kick. Right by Kishimoto and a jab at the bell.
Round 2: Kishimoto’s starting to limp from the low leg kick barrage. He’s not liking life at this range. Biting down on his mouthpiece and punching through it, but he’s not steady. Kishimoto is in serious pain right now, as Viktor is continuously peppering the legs. Kolesnik with a jump knee and a clinch elbow. He’s chopping away… and that collapses Kishimoto to the ground. The ref immediately steps in and it’s all over.
FINAL RESULTS: Viktor Kolesnik defeats Atsushi Kishimoto, KO (leg kicks)
Yuki Ito vs. Erson Yamamoto
Round 1: Yamamoto in black, Ito in silver. Yamamoto pressing forward, tries a punch and a takedown, Ito manages to avoid it. Yamamoto tries another takedown, but Ito slips off to the side and manages to scramble to the back. Yamamoto stands and shucks Ito off his back. He’s on top momentarily, but Ito is up now. Yamamoto has a body lock, trying to drag this back down. Ito tries a spinning backfist that clips Erson, but Yamamoto gets the takedown. Buuuuuuttttt, Ito is right back up, yet again. They’re still in a clinch. Yamamoto with a couple of right hands and knees. Finally a ref breakage. Immediately after the restart, Yamamoto flies across the ring into a blast double and a slam. Ito is up, slammed down again.
Up and reversing, now. Ito on top, gets swept, tries for a guillotine, Yamamoto jumps his legs over to the correct side and manages to break the high-elbow grip. Action-packed grappling round.
Round 2: Ito wish some short punches and elbows as Yamamoto closes range. Erson eats it to get the body lock and the takedown. Scramble up, and Yamamoto hunts a ninja choke. Erson on top and lands a big knee as Ito fishes for a kimura. Ito stands, gets suplexed right back down. Butterfly guard for Ito, attempts and succeeds in standing. Halfway through the round.
Standing guillotine attempt by Ito. Fails. Low blow by Ito with a minute to go. Yamamoto seems to want to restart it right away, but is in pain and can’t. Erson threw a knee of his own at the same time that almost caught Ito in the groin, but Yamamoto got the worst of it. They restart in the same position and Yamamoto gets the takedown. He’s in guard and Ito is trying for a triangle – no, a teepee choke. He doesn’t have the angle. Ito trying to lash out from bottom, Yamamoto with some big elbows.
Round 3: Ito comes out firing and gets in a nice left hand. Erson manages to weather the storm and get a takedown about 20 some odd seconds in. Weird position as Ito is tossing in short arm punches to Yamamoto’s face while Erson knees the back of Ito’s legs. Scramble now and Yamamoto manages to get back control. Ito nearly gets his arm caught up in the ropes, which might’ve been a point deduction, as he’d been warned earlier, but the ref chooses to let it go. Ito rolling and scrambling as he tries to get out of this, but Yamamoto is just not letting go.
Two minutes left. Erson leaves his head on the outside, which lets Ito attack a guillotine for a second, but he can’t get his grip in and Yamamoto is out. Finally the ref breaks it up. Uppercut by Ito. Yamamoto with a right and a jump knee which he uses to get ahold of Ito and grind it out.
FINAL RESULTS: Erson Yamamoto defeats Yuki Ito, unanimous decision
Takuya Yamamoto vs. Takeji Yokoyama
Round 1: Yokoyama in blue and black, Yamamoto in black and white. They clash together and Takeji pulls guard. Tries for an armbar after about 20 seconds… It’s close, but not there. Yokoyama manages to sweep Takuya off his feet and that gets the tap!
FINAL RESULTS: Takeji Yokoyama defeats Takuya Yamamoto, submission (armbar)
Yuta Hamamoto vs. Ramazan Temirov
Round 1: Temirov in white, Yuta in pink. Overhand right misses from Temirov to open the action. Temirov being aggressive early, Hamamoto moving and trying to defend. This overhand clips in for the Uzbekistani. Yuta with a step-in right. Ramazan nearly thunders in a left, but it wasn’t clean enough to do much. Two minutes to go. Left hand sends Yuta to the mat, but he bounces right back up. Didn’t look clean, but it sent Yuta flying. Big power right and left and now Hamamoto is back on the canvas. Temirov is swarming. Yuta is defending, but not enough to prevent a lot of shots from landing and the ref steps in.
FINAL RESULTS: Ramazan Temirov defeats Yuta Hamamoto, TKO (punches)
KICKBOXING Yasuhiro Kido vs. Sota Kimura
Round 1: Kimura in the white spandex, Kido in white trunks. Kido kicks the ankle to open us off. Kimura with body kicks and 1-2s. Kido goes up high, and while it was blocked, it still hit with enough force to do some damage. Good looping right by Kido, too. He’s kicking frequently, despite being on the back foot. Kimura hits an uppercut. Kido lands a right hand and a high kick. Now a spinning backfist.
Round 2: Nice push kick from Kido shoves Sota back. Cracking right hand buckles Kido’s knees. Might’ve been a bit more off balance, rather than eating a clean shot. Pair of nice jabs from Kido. Make that a third – they’ve all popped Kimura’s head back. Oof, low blow directly to the pills of Kimura, and we’ve got a break. We’re back, and another low blow, but this one doesn’t seem to bother Kimura.
Round 3: Both men land simultaneous straight rights – Kimura looked like his was stronger. Flurry by Sota. Kido with a right hook. Kido slips to the ground, could’ve been a knockdown, but not ruled that way. Kimura comes in with a combination, but eats a great counter right from Kido that staggers him. A low blow by Kimura now. Kido looks like he got it pretty bad and is taking his time to recover. Kido’s right hand has landed very well for him all bout – his kicks haven’t come clean. Both men swang and bang as the round starts to end. Kimura gets a last second knockdown – barely – but the standing 8 probably seals it for him.
FINAL RESULTS: Sota Kimura defeats Yasuhiro Kido, unanimous decision
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