Rizin 12 Highlights! All The Knockout And Submission Finishes!

You want to see some action? Check out our collection of gif and video finishes from Rizin’s latest event in Japan.

Rizin Fighting Federation 12 just wrapped up from Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan and by all accounts it was another excellent event with nary a boring fight to be seen. We’ve broken down all the action blow by blow in our Rizin 12 play-by-play, but MMA often needs to be seen to be believed so here’s all the finishes from the event in gif and video format.

In the main event, Wanderlei Silva acolyte Luiz Gustavo dominated and destroyed Yusuke Yachi in two rounds:

In the co-main, Yuki Motoya defeated Kazuma Sone with a tight rear naked choke in round two:

More chokes? No problem. Kiichi Kunimoto arm triangles Ryuichiro Sumimura and puts him to sleep in the first round:

Taiki Naito cut Hannya Hashimoto’s legs out from under him, winning via TKO in round two:

Mikuru Asakura destroyed Hatsu Hioki with a head kick and punch knockout in round one:

Roque Martinez won the swang and bang heavyweight tilt against Kiyoshi Kuwabara by TKO in round one:

Kanako Murata used her wrestling to crush former UFC villain Angela Magana and finish her off with a von Flue choke in round one:

Shintaro Matsukura KOing Takahiro Okuyama in the second round:

Big ups to the hard working fans ripping and giffing all the best moments from the event, especially Grabaka Hitman, Jonnyboy, and Inxxane! Make sure to check out their accounts for even more action from Rizin 12 and other international MMA events!

Here are the full quick results from Rizin 12:

Yusuke Yachi vs. Luiz Gustavo — Gustavo def. Yachi by KO (punch) in Round Two
Yuki Motoya vs. Kazuma Sone — Motoya def. Sona by submission (rear naked choke) in Round Two
Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Ryuichiro Sumimura — Kunimoto def. Sumimura by technical submission (arm triangle choke) in Round One
Reina Miura vs. Kaitlin Young — Young def. Miura by unanimous decision
Taiki Naito vs. Hannya Hashimoto — Naito def. Hashimoto by TKO (leg kicks) in Round Two
Hatsu Hioki vs. Mikuru Asakura — Asakura def. Hioki by KO (head kick and punches) in Round One
Roque Martinez vs. Kiyoshi Kuwabara — Martinez def. Kuwabara by TKO (head kick and punches) in Round One
Sho Ogawa vs. KAITO — KAITO def. Ogawa by unanimous decision
Kanako Murata vs. Angela Magana — Murata def. Magana by submission (von Flue choke) in Round One
RYUKI vs. NAOYA — RYUKI def. NAOYA by unanimous decision
Shintaro Matsukura vs. Takahiro Okuyama — Matsukura def. Okuyama by TKO (punches) in Round Two
Takiya Shota vs. Syuto Sato — Shota def. Sato by unanimous decision