Rizin 17 Results: Asakura Defeats Yachi

Rizin 17 returned to Saitama Super Arena on July 28, 2019, with a lightweight main event between Mikuru Asakura and Yusuke Yachi. Asakura controlled the three-round fight and earned a unanimous decision, extending his run in Rizin and taking a key win over a seasoned opponent.

Asakura wins the main event

Yachi brought experience and toughness, but Asakura did enough across three rounds to take every judge’s card. The result gave him another important lightweight victory and kept his profile rising in the promotion. It was a patient, complete performance rather than a highlight-reel finish.

Ishiwatari and Ham add submission and striking finishes

Shintaro Ishiwatari submitted Yuta “Ulka” Sasaki with a north-south choke in Round 2. Seo Hee Ham stopped Tomo Maesawa with knees, and Jake Heun earned a TKO over Vitaly Shemetov after a cut in the third round. These bouts gave the supporting card a run of finishes after the decision main event.

Rizin’s 20th event

The show marked the promotion’s twentieth event and balanced recognizable names with a deep supporting lineup. Asakura’s decision was the night’s central result, while the finishing sequence underneath showed the breadth of styles Rizin continued to feature.

Selected results

• Mikuru Asakura def. Yusuke Yachi — unanimous decision.
• Shintaro Ishiwatari def. Yuta Sasaki — north-south choke, Round 2, 3:58.
• Seo Hee Ham def. Tomo Maesawa — TKO (knees), Round 1, 3:14.
• Jake Heun def. Vitaly Shemetov — TKO (cut), Round 3, 2:19.

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Selected Bout Results

• Mikuru Asakura defeated Yusuke Yachi by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Shintaro Ishiwatari defeated Yuta Sasaki by Submission (North-South Choke); round 2, 3:58.
• Hiromasa Ougikubo defeated Yuki Motoya by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Ivan Shtyrkov defeated Hoon Kim by TKO (Punches); round 2, 4:10.
• Johnny Case defeated Satoru Kitaoka by TKO (Corner Stoppage); round 1, 5:00.
• Tatsuya Kawajiri defeated Ali Abdulkhalikov by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Roberto Satoshi de Souza defeated Mizuto Hirota by KO (Punches); round 1, 3:05.
• Jake Heun defeated Vitaly Shemetov by TKO (Cut); round 3, 2:19.

Sources

Sherdog: Rizin 17 card and results; Sherdog: Rizin 17 event notes.

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