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Rizin FF 32 results: Rena Kubota’s perfectly timed knee spells end for Miyuu Yamamoto

Five years removed from their first fight, Rena Kubota finished Miyuu Yamamoto once again.

[autotag]Miyuu Yamamoto[/autotag] 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.

[autotag]Rena Kubota[/autotag], 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):

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):

Bobby Ologun stopped Katsuya Kitamura in the second round with a rear-naked choke submission, which can be seen below (via Twitter):

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

Lindsey VanZandt vs. Rena Kubota rematch set for Rizin FF 20

After losing to Lindsey VanZandt at Bellator 222, Rena Kubota is going to get a rematch on her home soil.

After losing to [autotag]Lindsey VanZandt[/autotag] at Bellator 222, [autotag]Rena Kubota[/autotag] is going to get a rematch on her home soil.

Rizin officials today announced that VanZandt and Kubota will meet at Rizin FF 20, which takes place Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

Kubota traveled to New York for this past June’s Bellator 222 event, where she received an unpleasant welcome, and submitted to a VanZandt rear-naked choke in the first round. Kubota bounced back in scintillating fashion, needing just 20 seconds to score a TKO win over Alexandra Alvare at this past October’s Rizin FF 19.

Meanwhile, VanZandt went the opposite direction after the pair’s first meeting, suffering a split-decision loss to Jessica Delboni at August’s Invicta FC 36. However, she did return to the win column in October, when Invicta FC 37 opponent Shino VanHoose suffered a leg injury.

With the addition to the card, Rizin FF 20 now includes:

  • Kai Asakura vs. opponent TBA – for vacant bantamweight title
  • Champ Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Seo Hee Ham – for super atomweight title
  • Johnny Case vs. Tofiq Musaev – lightweight grand prix semifinal
  • Patricky Freire vs. Luiz Gustavo – lightweight grand prix semifinal
  • Patrick Mix vs. Yuki Motoya
  • Mikuru Asakura vs. John Teixeira
  • Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt