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RIZIN 20 Results: Manel Kape Stops Kai Asakura

LowkickMMA will be bringing you RIZIN 20 results lie from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event will see Kai Asakura take on Manel Kape for the RIZIN bantamweight championship. The card is stacked with great matchups, including Bellator star Patricky Pitbull who will compete on the undercard in the promotion’s Lightweight […]

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LowkickMMA will be bringing you RIZIN 20 results lie from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The main event will see Kai Asakura take on Manel Kape for the RIZIN bantamweight championship. The card is stacked with great matchups, including Bellator star Patricky Pitbull who will compete on the undercard in the promotion’s Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament.

Check out our full RIZIN 20 results below, courtesy of MMA Fighting.

RIZIN 20 results

Main card

  • Manel Kape def. Kai Asakura via R2 TKO (strikes, 0:38)
  • Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Rui Ebata via R1 TKO (three knockdowns, 2:47)
  • Seo Hee Ham def. Ayaka Hamasaki via split decision
  • Mikura Asakura def. John Macapa via unanimous decision
  • Rena def. Lindsey Vanzandt via R3 TKO (corner stoppage, 4:42)

Undercard

  • Tofiq Musaev def. Patricky Pitbull via unanimous decision
  • Jiri Prochazka def. C.B. Dollaway via R1 KO (left hook, 1:55)
  • Simon Biyong def. Vitaly Shemetov via R2 TKO (strikes, 0:58)
  • Hiromasa Ogikubo def. Shintaro Ishiwatari via split decision
  • Jake Heun def. Satoshi Ishii via R1 TKO (strikes, 1:12)
  • Patrick Mix def. Yuki Motoya via R1 submission (guillotine choke, 1:37)
  • Taiju Shiratori def. Taiga via R2 TKO (doctor stoppage, 3:00)
  • Miyuu Yamamoto def. Amp the Rocket via unanimous decision
  • Patricky Pitbull def. Luiz Gustavo via R1 KO (soccer kick, 0:28)
  • Tofiq Musaev def. Johnny Case via R1 TKO (strikes, 2:45)

What do you make of the RIZIN 20 results?

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Video: Ian McCall & Opponent Throw Blows At Rizin Weigh-Ins

Things got a little bit scrappy between two fighters at the weigh-ins for the upcoming Rizin FF event. Ian McCall and Manel Kape didn’t want to wait to get into the ring before exchanging blows. The two fighters, who are set to compete in the Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix, were involved in a physical altercation […]

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Things got a little bit scrappy between two fighters at the weigh-ins for the upcoming Rizin FF event.

Ian McCall and Manel Kape didn’t want to wait to get into the ring before exchanging blows. The two fighters, who are set to compete in the Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix, were involved in a physical altercation at the weigh-ins.

Video of the incident has emerged and it was clearly seen that Kape slapped McCall in the back of the head following their staredown and McCall retaliated with a slap.

Kape threw a punch back, but McCall dodged it. Officials then had to separate the fighters. Check out the incident here:

McCall wrote on Twitter afterward that it was a slap, not a punch, and that his opponent would have been far more damaged had it been a closed-hand strike:

“It was a slap. If my hand was closed he would have dropped.”

McCall and Kape will meet in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Friday, which marks the first day of the promotions’ two-day event at Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

If you recall, McCall was granted his release from the UFC in October to pursue other opportunities. Once he was available, Rizin decided to sign him to be in their tournament. It should be noted that he has not fought since a loss to John Lineker in January 2015.

On the flip side, Kape advanced in the Rizin tournament by beating Erson Yamamoto by first-round knockout in October. He has won all but one of his career fights via finish.

The winner will advance to the semifinals of the Grand Prix, which takes place on the second day of the Rizin event Sunday.

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