Rebounding from her first Rizin defeat in November, Deep and Deep Jewels Microweight Champion Saori “Little Large” Oshima picked up a hard-fought and essential victory tonight at Rizin Preventing Federation 52 in Tokyo, Japan. Oshima outpointed Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama in tremendous atomweight motion.
Additionally on tonight’s Rizin FF 52 card, 17-year-old prospect Noeru “Noel” Narita earned her second straight win for the promotion by rapidly submitting South Korean foe Bo Mi Lee of their tremendous atomweight matchup that opened the occasion. Narita trapped Lee in a slick guillotine choke for the tapout victory.
Oshima (16-7-0) secured a physique lock one minute into the combat and she or he took Oyama (9-8-0) down in opposition to the bottom of a nook submit. She punched from the highest till Oyama seemed to arrange an armbar. Oshima landed a number of extra punches and an elbow earlier than Oyama countered with an upkick to her face. Oshima took Oyama down in a nook as soon as once more in spherical two, and this time she labored for a kimura on Oyama’s left arm. Oshima switched to a novel keylock variant whereas placing herself in a tornado place, then let that go in favour of a top-side guillotine choke.
Early within the ultimate spherical, Oshima scored a takedown within the nook, however this time Oyama countered with elbows and bought again to her ft. She kneed Oshima’s physique till Oshima tripped her. Oyama landed extra elbows from the underside and prevented Oshima from passing. Oyama virtually secured a gogoplata, however Oshima bought her hand in to cease Oyama from making use of the choke. Oyama tried as soon as extra to get it after which threw extra elbows earlier than time expired.
Beneath Rizin’s new scoring system, bouts are judged by spherical and can solely make use of the earlier scoring standards to find out a winner if the combat is dominated a Draw. That was not wanted right here, as all three judges scored the bout 29-28 in favour of Oshima for a Unanimous Resolution victory due to her grappling dominance throughout the first two rounds.
“I used to be dissatisfied that I couldn’t get a end, however [Oyama] had ready for me properly,” Oshima stated backstage following her victory. “I had imagined that I might be extra offensive with my grappling, however I couldn’t as a result of she defended properly. I nonetheless need a [Rizin] title, however I have to combat extra sturdy opponents earlier than that.”
“I couldn’t do what I had needed to and I misplaced utterly,” a dejected Oyama stated. “I had had a four-fight profitable streak, however I perceive that I have to rebuild now.”
A victorious Saori Oshima (left) and Noeru “Noel” Narita (proper) following Rizin FF 52.
Following a clinch in opposition to the ropes, Narita (4-2-0) tried a body-lock takedown, however Lee (3-2-0) reversed it and wound up on prime within the scarf maintain place. Narita scrambled out from the underside and pulled guard with a guillotine choke. Lee held on for greater than 20 seconds earlier than tapping out on the 2:07 mark, giving the younger Japanese grappling prodigy one other spectacular win.
“Whereas some [fans] have been essential and saying that ladies’s bouts imply it’s time for a restroom break, I’m glad tonight as a result of I bought a robust end,” Narita stated backstage. “I felt like I used to be dropping my thoughts as a result of I used to be so excited. I wasn’t certain that I might execute that submission, however I might really feel Lee’s breath and that made me suppose that I might get it. I really feel like I can combat Kate [Keito Oyama] since she couldn’t end Lee and I did, however proper now I would like to check as a result of I’m nonetheless a highschool scholar.”
“[Narita] is nice on the bottom,” Lee stated when reflecting on the combat. “I wanted to be faster with the intention to get out of the submission, however I used to be too sluggish. I need to focus extra on coaching.”
