Miyuu Yamamoto entered Rizin FF 32 hoping to exact a measure of revenge some five years later. Instead, she ended up on the wrong side of another finish.
Rena Kubota, 30, won Saturday’s main event over 47-year-old Yamamoto, defeating her by knockout at Okinawa, Arena, in Okanawa, Japan.
After a solid first round for Yamamoto (6-6) where she controlled the ground, the end game in the second. With both women standing, Yamamoto shot in for a takedown, which Kubota (12-3) countered with a perfectly timed knee that landed flush on the face. It hurt Yamamoto, and the fight was over at the 3:35 after several more punches went unanswered.
You can watch Kubota’s finish below (via Twitter):
— AlwaysOnWalks (@AcidHaze) November 20, 2021
@SB_RENA wins the main event against @MiyuuYamamoto with a knee in the 2️⃣nd round❗
Watch the VODs ▶ https://t.co/JhhgpzcDIT#RIZIN #MMA #RIZIN32 #格闘技 #RIZINFF pic.twitter.com/BoqW3OPF9P
— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) November 20, 2021
This marked the second time that Kubota has stopped Yamamoto. In September 2016, Kubota won by first-round guillotine choke.
Rizin FF 32 featured a mix of MMA and kickboxing. Six of the 10 MMA bouts were finishes, which included Tanner Lourenco winning his debut when he choked Shinya Kumazawa by using his opponent’s gi against him.
Check it out (via Twitter):
Using the Gi to get the finish!
Tanner Lourenco wins his MMA debut in style!
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— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) November 20, 2021
Bobby Ologun stopped Katsuya Kitamura in the second round with a rear-naked choke submission, which can be seen below (via Twitter):
@bobby_1official goes for the kill in round 2️⃣!
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— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) November 20, 2021
Complete Rizin FF 32 results:
- Rena Kubota def. Miyuu Yamamoto via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 2, 3:35
- Yoshiro Maeda def. Mitsuhisa Sunabe via unanimous decision
- Bobby Ologun def. Katsuya Kitamura via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:34
- Noah Bey def. Daryl Lokuku via knockout (punch) – Round 3, 1:09
- Juri Ohara def. Kohei Tokeshi via TKO – Round 1, 1:16
- Haruo Ochi def. Tatsuya So via unanimous decision
- Yuichi Miyagi def. Tomohiro Adaniya via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 0:47
- Mizuki Oshiro def. Aira Koga via split decision
- Tanner Lourenco def. Shinya Kumazawa via submission (gi choke) – Round 2, 1:34
- Sho Sekihara def. Takahiro Kuniyoshi via unanimous decision
