In RIZIN 45, Hiroya Kondo caused a major upset by defeating Jo Arai with a second-round TKO, ending Arai's 11-fight win streak. Kondo's win marked the end of his 3-fight losing streak. Another upset occurred as Mikio Ueda defeated Tsuyoshi Sudario with a head kick, leading to a significant upset in the heavyweight division. Additionally, Koji Tanaka secured a victory with soccer kicks in the second round, while Kouzi, the son of footballer King Kazu, won his MMA debut with a soccer kick KO.
RIZIN 45 fight video: Kota Miura, son of footballer King Kazu, loses MMA fight with soccer kick KO https://t.co/XI0wuA4BGD
RIZIN 45 fight video: Kouzi, son of footballer King Kazu, wins MMA debut with soccer kick KO https://t.co/5ib4xdKgwf
Mikio Ueda π―π΅ caught his opponent coming in with a beautiful high kick! #RIZIN | #RIZIN45 | @rizin_English https://t.co/2218DmNGnP
WOW! Mikio Ueda catches Sudario coming with the head kick π£ π‘ Watch on @FITEtv !π» https://t.co/eEpfmslhPp https://t.co/fDrc2tKzCt
UEDA DROPS SUDARIO WITH A HIGH KICK AND THE FIGHT IS STOPPED. Massive upset from Mikio Ueda #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
Heavyweight head kick! Mikio Ueda floors Tsuyoshi Sudario in a sizeable upset. #RIZIN45
Ueda catches Sudario with a big head kick, which drops him and he follows with ground and pound. Sudario immediately protests. Strong performance by Ueda. Caught him clean #RIZIN45
Shin to the face by Ueda. Sudario absolutely was flash KO'd
Almost wish this happened earlier in Sudario's career because he's actually developed into a decent HW, and he's going to smash Ueda if/when he gets this down. #RIZIN45
SOCCER KICKS. Koji Tanaka π―π΅ stops Kota Miura π―π΅ via soccer kicks in the second round! #RIZIN | #RIZIN45 | @rizin_English https://t.co/aB2uVi2gCV
Kouzi wins his MMA debut with Soccer Kicks when he is the son of one the biggest soccer players to ever come out of Japan. #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
King Kazu Miura's son making his next RIZIN fight against former K-1 title challenger, Kouzi #RIZIN45 https://t.co/gn0KEYtmLC
Hiroya Kondo π―π΅ snaps his 3 fight losing streak getting a second round knockout! #RIZIN | #RIZIN45 | @rizin_English https://t.co/8UpSVTZX4P
Jo Arai was already hurt, but this head kick really sealed the finish. Beautiful upset by Hiroya Kondo https://t.co/SiuX0KyITq
Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai by TKO (head kick and punches), Round 2 #RIZIN45
Massive upset as Hiroya Kondo TKO's Jo Arai in Round 2. Just the 9th win of Kondo's career and snaps the 11-fight win streak of Jo Arai #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
WOW. What a fucking upset by Hiroya. Jo Arai took this on short notice after an absolute war against Wataru Yamauchi last month. Bad decision #RIZIN45
Jo Arai's record is a miracle. #RIZIN45 https://t.co/fKQ8OxZR0t