Rizin 16 Results: Nasukawa and Hamasaki Win
Rizin 16 brought the promotion to Kobe on June 2, 2019, with atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki defending her title against Invicta FC champion Jinh Yu Frey. The card also featured Tenshin Nasukawa’s kickboxing bout for the vacant ISKA featherweight title.
Nasukawa wins the kickboxing belt
Nasukawa stopped Martin Blanco with a knee to the body at 2:19 of Round 2, winning the vacant ISKA featherweight championship. This was a kickboxing contest, separate from the MMA bouts on the card. The win gave the event a major crossover headline and kept Nasukawa’s unbeaten striking run intact.
Hamasaki retains against Frey
In the MMA title fight, Hamasaki won a unanimous decision after three rounds against Frey, another champion entering from Invicta FC. Miyuu Yamamoto also earned a unanimous decision over Kanna Asakura, while Jake Heun edged Roque Martinez by split decision. The card blended the kickboxing title bout with meaningful MMA matchups.
Two championships, two disciplines
Rizin 16 presented a distinctive pairing: Nasukawa captured a kickboxing title, while Hamasaki defended an MMA title. The separate results reflected the promotion’s multi-discipline format and gave the Kobe crowd two different championship stories in one night.
Selected results
- Tenshin Nasukawa def. Martin Blanco — KO (knee to body), Round 2, 2:19; ISKA kickboxing title.
- Ayaka Hamasaki def. Jinh Yu Frey — unanimous decision; Rizin atomweight title.
- Miyuu Yamamoto def. Kanna Asakura — unanimous decision.
- Jake Heun def. Roque Martinez — split decision.
Related MMAUSA reading: Rizin
Selected Bout Results
- Ayaka Hamasaki defeated Jinh Yu Frey by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Miyuu Yamamoto defeated Kanna Asakura by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Jake Heun defeated Roque Martinez by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
- Yusaku Nakamura defeated Thanongsaklek Chuwattana by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Tofiq Musayev defeated Daron Cruickshank by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Mamoru Uoi defeated Kana Hyatt by TKO (Punch and Soccer Kicks); round 3, 4:32.
- Erson Yamamoto defeated Tim Eschtruth by KO (Elbow); round 1, 2:04.
- Takaki Soya defeated Namiki Kawahara by KO (Punch); round 1, 4:05.
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Rizin 16, Rizin, Mixed Martial Arts, Event Results
