"Shaidullaev (16-0, 6-0 Rizin), the reigning Rizin featherweight champion, put his title on the line Wednesday against Asakura (19-6, 1 NC; 13-5 Rizin), whose supporters made up a significant portion of the more than 45,000 fans in attendance at Saitama Super Arena. Those fans left disappointed, however, as Shaidullaev tossed Asakura around from the outset and finished him with strikes on the ground."
"Following a series of suplexes, Shaidullaev put Asakura in a corner and peppered him with punches before securing another takedown into back control. He flattened Asakura out and immediately began to tee off with punches to both sides of a defenseless Asakura's head. Asakura moved just enough to prevent the fight from being stopped, but a final set of punches ended the bout at the 2:54 mark of Round 1."
Rajabali Shaidullaev remained undefeated and defended the Rizin featherweight title with a violent first-round TKO over Mikuru Asakura in Saitama, Japan. Shaidullaev dominated from the start, using a series of suplexes, corner strikes, and takedowns to secure back control and finish Asakura with punches on the ground at 2:54 of Round 1. More than 45,000 fans attended, many backing Asakura, and the crowd left disappointed as Asakura was removed on a stretcher wearing a neck brace. Shaidullaev is 16-0 overall and 6-0 in Rizin with a 100% finishing rate and signaled interest in moving to lightweight to pursue a two-division title.
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