Tokyo, Japan 27th September 2020 RIZIN 24 was headlined by Japanese Kickboxing sensation and two time ISKA World Champion Tenshin Nasukawa he faced former K-1 and ISKA World Lightweight Champion Koji ‘Kouzi’ Tanaka they met at a catch-weight 58.5kg the fight was broadcast Live on prime time Fuji TV. Kouzi left the K-1 Group in July and called out Tenshin at a RIZIN event in August saying “I think I’ll make the child prodigy cry’’. Tenshin hinted at a first round finish with a spectacular technique. Kouzi managed to survive the three rounds but Tenshin was dominant winning a unanimous decision 30-27 30-27 30-27. In the post-fight interviews Tenshin said he was considering a career in Professional Boxing but had a few more kickboxing fights left.
Kickboxing:
Tenshin Nasukawa def. Koji Tanaka unanimous decision
Taishi Hiratsuka def. Yuki Kitagawa KO R2
Mutsuki Ebata def. Rasta unanimous decision
MMA:
Kai Asakura def. Shoji Maruyama TKO R1
Koji Takeda def. Yuki Kawana split decision
Takasuke Kume def. Satoru Kitaoka split decision
Kenta Takizawa def. Yuto Hokamura split decision
Rena Kubota def. Emi Tomimatsu unanimous decision
Kyohei Hagiwara def. Takahiro Ashida Sub (triangle) R1
Sudario Tsuyoshi def. Dylan James by TKO R1
Juri Ohara def. Yusuke Yachi by split decision
