【番組】RIZIN CONFESSIONS #103

Shonan Beauty Clinic presents RIZIN.36 held at Okinawa Arena on Saturday, July 2nd. Ren Hiramoto, who has achieved many feats with her kicks and made her MMA debut with much fanfare, has yet to win. On the other side is Hiroaki Suzuki, a former world champion of shoot boxing who has been steadily winning three fights and two wins since switching to MMA.

As Hiramoto declared before the match, the match was all about batting, and even Suzuki, who strengthened his groundwork with Bonsai Jiu-Jitsu, was unable to take down Hiramoto. He got his first win in MMA.

Hiramoto, who won for the first time in about two and a half years, shared the joy with the team and said that he would blow away the top featherweight, "Natural Gold Sunglasses".

6:20 Tournament begins! RENA vs. Anastasia Sveckiska

The first round of the RIZIN WORLD GP2022 Super Atomweight Tournament has finally started. Joshkaku's ace, RENA, played against Anastasia Sveckiska, who had participated from war-torn Ukraine.

1R, RENA hit her and knocked her down with a soccer kick, pound, and her elbow, but Anastasia didn't fall down. The match was tangled up to the full round, RENA won by decision 3-0 and advanced to the second round.

While Anastasia thinks of her native Ukraine, she vows to continue her martial arts career. RENA, reflecting on the content of this match, handed over the baton of victory to Ayaka Hamasaki, who is participating in the same tournament.

10:46 Park shuts out Asakura! Kanna Asakura vs. Park Si Woo

Kanna Asakura, the winner of the Super Atom class tournament held in 2017, faced South Korea's Park Si Woo, who defeated RENA on New Year's Eve last year and emerged as the main cast for the Super Atom class.

Asakura lost the winning pattern from her favorite tackle, and was unable to do anything to Park and suffered a decision loss.

Asakura revealed to the camera that she would be resting for a while, and Park revealed her joy behind the scenes after winning as planned.

15:23 About 11 years of fighting, finally settled! Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Jessica Aguilar

The match was scheduled for March 11, 2011, but was canceled due to the earthquake disaster.

After the match, Hamasaki and Jessica reveal their plans for their respective matches. Hamasaki's strategy of actively kicking Jessica, who was aiming for a knockout, went well, and Hamasaki won by decision.

MegKai Fujii, Hamasaki's second, gave a hug backstage after the match, and Jessica reflected on the match and said she would be back in Japan again. Hamasaki shared the joy of victory with her teammates after winning the first international match in a while.

20:24 A big come-from-behind victory from a pinch! Seika Izawa vs. Lala Fontora

Seika Izawa, who has remained undefeated since her debut and became the champion, faced fellow undefeated Lara Fontora.

Izawa was caught in a pinch by Lara, who is a brown belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with long limbs, but immediately after passing the guard, she mastered the front choke and won a big come-from-behind ippon victory.

Izawa, who performed as promised in her main event, declared, "I want to show that Joshikaku in Japan is interesting" through this tournament.

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