Here's the match video of Ayaka Hamasaki defending her RIZIN Super Atomweight Championship vs Seika Izawa on the RIZIN New Year's Eve show. Of course Ayaka is a 39 year old veteran fighter. She trains at AACC. Megumi Fujji was in her corner for this fight as there was a 20th anniversary party at AACC recently. Seika is 24 years old. She trains at Takamoto Dojo. Her record is 4-0. She got this title shot by beating Si Woo Park on the Oct. 23 DEEP show. I don't think most fans are familiar with her as this was her first appearance on a RIZIN show. Ayaka was heavily favored. Round one was back and forth. Both fighters spent time in top position with little progress. But I thought Ayaka had more control so I gave her round one 10-9. Round two was looking to be similar. Ayaka was in top position. A couple of upkicks gave Seika an opening to apply a triangle choke. Instead of trying to finish Ayaka with that, Seika turned her over and pounded her until the fight was stopped. Seika Izawa is your new RIZIN Super Atomweight Champion. That was a slick move for a young fighter. But I expect we will see a rematch as some might look at the finish as a little fluky. Even veteran fighters get caught sometimes. Happy New Year to you all and enjoy the video.
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