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\nAugust 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/center> With a crowd of more than 10,000 fans at Toyota Arena Tokyo,
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\nRizin Fighting Federation<\/a> put on Rizin
\n54<\/a> on Tuesday in Tokyo. The card was headlined by a
\nfeatherweight title eliminator between top MMA prospect Kyoma
\nAkimoto<\/a> and former Rizin champion Kleber
\nKoike Erbst<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After three hard-fought rounds, Akimoto (13-1, 8-1 Rizin) emerged
\nvictorious, while Erbst (35-10-1, 1 NC; 10-5, 1 NC Rizin) may have
\nseen his path back to the title derailed.<\/p>\n

Koike was active with kicks in the first round and landed dozens to
\nAkimoto\u2019s legs and midsection during the first two minutes alone.
\nAkimoto stayed calm as Koike chased him with punches. A counter
\nleft hook rocked Koike and backed him into a corner, but he
\nrecovered quickly and took Akimoto\u2019s back. Akimoto remained on his
\nfeet and wobbled Koike again with punches during the final 30
\nseconds.<\/p>\n

Koike pressed forward with punches in the second round, but Akimoto
\nbegan to time his strikes and snapped Koike\u2019s head back with jabs
\nand crosses. Koike bled from his nose and tried unsuccessfully to
\npull guard. Akimoto prevented Koike from taking him down from back
\ncontrol and backed Koike into a corner with jabs as more cuts
\nopened on Koike\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Akimoto jabbed Koike in the nose and easily avoided his takedown
\nattempts in the final round. Koike dropped to his back and dared
\nAkimoto to follow him to the ground, but the 20-year-old declined.
\nKoike\u2019s left eye swelled and blood began to cover his face as
\nAkimoto\u2019s jabs forced him to retreat. The bout went to the
\nscorecards, and all three judges sided with Akimoto for a unanimous
\ndecision victory. He is expected to challenge for Rizin\u2019s
\nfeatherweight title by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Two-point penalty proves decisive as Shoko Sato beats Patrick
\nMix by unanimous decision<\/h2>\n

The only other bout on the card to go the distance was the co-main
\nevent between Shoko Sato<\/a>
\n(39-17-2, 1 NC; 5-2 Rizin) and Patrick
\n\u201cPatchy\u201d Mix<\/a> (20-5, 1-2 Rizin), who came in more than six
\npounds over the bantamweight limit. As a result, Mix was penalized
\nwith a two-point deduction, which proved to be the difference after
\n15 minutes of fighting.<\/p>\n

The fighters exchanged inside leg kicks in the opening minute
\nbefore \u201cPatchy\u201d took Sato down directly into back control. Mix
\nsecured a tight rear-naked choke, but Sato refused to submit and
\nbroke Mix\u2019s grip. Sato hurt Mix with two leg kicks to begin the
\nsecond round, and Mix immediately began to favor his right leg.
\nSato kept his distance and continued to throw kicks as Mix slowed.
\nMix was unable to take Sato down, and Sato repeatedly punished him
\nwith leg kicks.<\/p>\n

Mix caught a kick and took Sato down early in the final round. He
\npassed to side control and struck Sato\u2019s face with hammerfists.
\nSato attempted a modified buggy choke from the bottom before the
\nbout went to the scorecards. Because of Mix\u2019s point deductions, all
\nthree judges scored the fight 28-27 for Sato, giving him a
\nunanimous decision victory. Mix has lost four straight fights.<\/p>\n

The second Heavyweight Grand Prix Japan semifinal between King
\nEdokpolo<\/a> (4-0, 3-0 Rizin) and Mikio Ueda<\/a>
\n(5-4, 4-4 Rizin) got off to a slow start before picking up quickly
\nin the second round. Ueda attacked Edokpolo\u2019s lead leg with kicks
\nduring the first two minutes and was unfazed by Edokpolo\u2019s taunts.
\nEdokpolo landed knees to Ueda\u2019s head and body, while Ueda held him
\ntightly against the ropes.<\/p>\n

Early in the second round, Edokpolo backed Ueda against the ropes.
\nHe clinched with Ueda and landed a high knee to the jaw, sending
\nUeda crashing to the mat and ending the fight 47 seconds into Round
\n2. Edokpolo advanced to the tournament final.<\/p>\n

In the first of two Heavyweight Grand Prix Japan semifinals,
\nTsuyoshi
\nKamiyama<\/a> (10-4, 10-4 Rizin) stopped Ryo Sakai<\/a>
\n(15-16, 0-3 Rizin) late in the opening round. The most significant
\nstrikes during the first four minutes were leg kicks, as both men
\ntargeted the other\u2019s lead leg.<\/p>\n

Kamiyama stunned Sakai with a jab and a combination against the
\nropes before dropping him with a right hook to the temple. Before
\nSakai had time to recover, \u201cSudario\u201d blasted him with a soccer kick
\nand a final punch that prompted the referee to stop the fight at
\n4:26 of Round 1. Kamiyama advanced to the heavyweight tournament
\nfinal, where he will face Edokpolo in November.<\/p>\n

A scheduled flyweight bout between Yuki Ito<\/a>
\n(21-7, 11-3 Rizin) and Alibek
\nGadzhammatov<\/a> (6-2, 2-2 Rizin), who missed weight, ended in a
\nsecond-round TKO victory for Ito after Gadzhammatov tired.<\/p>\n

Ito pressed forward with strikes in the opening round until
\nGadzhammatov staggered him with a straight right hand midway
\nthrough the round. Gadzhammatov took Ito\u2019s back in a corner and
\nkneed his thigh until Ito circled free and landed a late flurry of
\npunches.<\/p>\n

Gadzhammatov took Ito down again in the second round and hunted for
\nrear-naked chokes until Ito escaped to his feet and locked on a
\nstanding brabo choke. Gadzhammatov fought his way out, but Ito
\npinned him in a corner and unloaded with punches and three knees to
\nthe body. An exhausted Gadzhammatov wilted under the pressure, and
\nIto continued to punch until the bout was stopped at 3:50 of Round
\n2.<\/p>\n

After being controlled in clinches for nearly five minutes,
\nKoji
\nTakeda<\/a> (20-8, 9-8 Rizin) rallied to submit Kazumasa
\nMajima<\/a> (20-7, 5-6 Rizin) in their featherweight bout. Majima
\ntook Takeda\u2019s back and held him in standing clinches against the
\nropes during the first half of the opening round. Takeda defended
\nagainst a rear-naked choke but was unable to escape Majima\u2019s
\ngrasp.<\/p>\n

Late in the round, Takeda used a rolling kimura to take Majima down
\nand trapped him in a triangle choke. When Majima did not submit,
\nTakeda switched to a triangle armbar, forcing Majima to tap at 4:58
\nof Round 1.<\/p>\n

Rebounding from an unsuccessful Rizin title bid in April, Joji Goto<\/a>
\n(20-9, 6-1 Rizin) stopped Uzbek prospect Azizbek
\nTemirov<\/a> (6-3, 1-1 Rizin) in bantamweight action. Goto badly
\nrocked Temirov with punches and elbows against the ropes, leaving
\nTemirov dazed and on the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n

Goto followed with knees and more elbows before taking Temirov down
\nand attempting his signature twister. Temirov fought off the
\nsubmission attempt, but Goto immediately transitioned to a tight
\nrear-naked choke and forced Temirov to submit at 3:41 of the
\nopening round.<\/p>\n

In a flyweight grudge match, Joe
\nHiramoto<\/a> (4-2, 4-1 Rizin) knocked out previously undefeated
\nRyoma
\nShishimoto<\/a> (4-1, 2-1 Rizin). Hiramoto mixed his strikes with
\nleg kicks and lunging punches, while \u201cJolly\u201d stuck to a
\nboxing-focused approach.<\/p>\n

When Shishimoto closed in to throw a combination, Hiramoto
\nconnected with a right hook that knocked Shishimoto unconscious.
\nShishimoto was taken from the ring on a stretcher. The knockout
\ncame at 1:36 of Round 1.<\/p>\n

Former kickboxing champion Naoki
\nTanaka<\/a> (4-2, 2-1) spoiled fellow striker Issa
\nHosokawa<\/a>\u2019s professional MMA debut in a 152-pound catchweight
\nbout. Hosokawa (0-1, 0-1 Rizin) easily took Tanaka down twice in
\nthe opening round and accumulated control time from the top while
\npunching from Tanaka\u2019s guard. However, Tanaka inflicted the most
\nvisible damage during the first minute.<\/p>\n

Tanaka landed a hard right cross and a head kick to Hosokawa\u2019s left
\neye, which eventually swelled shut. Despite the injury, the doctor
\nallowed the fight to continue into the second round. Hosokawa
\naggressively moved forward with punches, but Tanaka targeted his
\ndamaged eye with elbows.<\/p>\n

Hosokawa\u2019s eye continued to swell, and the bout was stopped again
\nfor a medical examination. This time, the doctor immediately waved
\noff the fight, giving Tanaka a TKO victory at 3:09 of Round 2.<\/p>\n

Opening the card, two-time Road to UFC competitor Kaiwen Li<\/a>
\n(17-8, 1-1 Rizin) knocked out Deep champion Arata
\nMizuno<\/a> (9-2, 0-1 Rizin) in the first round of their
\nfeatherweight bout.<\/p>\n

Mizuno kept Li at bay with jabs during the first three minutes
\nuntil Li dropped him with two elbows to the temple. Mizuno survived
\na barrage of punches and returned to his feet, but Li dropped him
\nagain with a counter right-left combination and finished him with
\nhammerfists for the knockout victory at 4:27 of Round 1. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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