Rizin 55 went down on Saturday, Nov. 7 at LaLa Arena Tokyo Bay in Chiba, Japan, and it was another packed night as 10,000 fans watched Canadian Tony Laramie take the belt from flyweight champion Makoto Takahashi in a three-round fight.
In the co-main event, Yrysbek Tilenov was a clear winner against Naoki Inoue, starting a bantamweight title fight with 135-pound champion Danny Sabatello.
There was action throughout the card, including a terrifying slam KO by Sho Sekihara and an impressive choke of Ezekiel by Jinnosuke Kashimura. Check out all the results on the map below, with highlights from the Rizin Fighting Federation and hard-working fans like Samaroont and SportsJunkie.
Tony Laramie def. Makoto Takahashi via split decision
Yrysbek Tilenov def. Naoki Inoue by unanimous decision
Ryuya Fukuda def. Soo Chul Kim by unanimous decision
Jinnosuke Kashimura def. Shinobu Ota via Submission (Ezekiel Choke, R3, 1:51)
Kaleo Meheula def. Kazuki Aimoto via KO/TKO (Ground Strikes, R2, 4:58) No Contest decision (Meheula missed Weight)
Nurkhan Zhumagazy def. Kyung Pyo Kim via TKO (punches, R1, 3:34)
Mac Papal def. Yukinori Akazawa via KO (punches, R2, 2:15)
Sei Min Kim “Chiharu” def. Hiroaki Suzuki via TKO (punches and elbows, R2, 4:41)
Tsukasa Mizoguchi def. Taichi Nakajima via technical submission (Rear-Naked Choke, R1, 0:22)
Takumi Hamada def. Sho Sekihara via KO (Slam and Punches, R3, 4:56)
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