In the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, RISE held its 11th event this year in collaboration with GLORY Kickboxing. The event saw two title matches and the final bouts of the opening round of the RISE x GLORY Last Featherweight Standing tournament.
The event hosted the final bouts of the opening round of the tournament. Chad Collins defended his RISE Super Lightweight Title after a big comeback against Kento Haraguchi.
While Shiro cruised to victory against Masashi Kumura, retaining the Bantamweight world title.
Tenshin Nasukawa’s brother, Ryujin Nasukawa won a close fight with Jin Mandokoro, bringing his winning streak to 13. While Tajiu Shiratori made short work of UK’s Andy Turland.
COLLINS TURNS THE TIDE
After five years of anticipation since their originally scheduled 2020 bout was cancelled due to COVID‑19, Chadd “The Shark” Collins and Kento Haraguchi finally met at the RISE World Series in Tokyo for the Super Lightweight title. Haraguchi started strong, hurting Collins with body kicks in the opening round and scoring a knockdown with a high kick, but from the second round onward Collins took control with relentless forward pressure, wearing down the challenger.
After five rounds, Collins' impressive comeback was awarded with a split‑decision win to successfully defend his title.
SHIRO PUTS ON A CLINIC
In the main event, Shiro dominated Masashi Kumura from start to finish, scoring three knockdowns on his way to a clear unanimous decision victory. Controlling the pace and distance throughout, Shiro made the bout look effortless, showcasing his sharp timing and precision striking to seal another solid win.
LAST FEATHERWEIGHT STANDING
The last four fights of the opening round of RISE x GLORY’s Last Featherweight Standing tournament were held at the Tokyo event. Denis Wosik and the debuting Achraf Aasila advanced via dominant decision victories on GLORY’s side of the bracket.
While at RISE’s Yura Kono and Yutaro Asahi gave the audience their money's worth with knock out finishes. The Japanese talents will conclude the RISE bracket for the upcoming Last 16.
GLORY 102 X RISE TOKYO RESULTS
Shiro Matsumoto def. Masahi Kumura – Unanimous Decision – RISE Bantamweight Title
Chadd Collins def. Kento Haraguchi – Split Decision – RISE Super Lightweight Title
Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jin Mandokoro – Unanimous Decision
Taiju Shiratori def. Andy Turland – KO in R1 at 1:53
Denis Wosik def. Suarek – Unanimous Decision – Last Featherweight Standing | GLORY
Yutaro Asahi def. Eduardo Catalin – KO in R3 at 2:28 – Last Featherweight Standing | RISE
Achraf Aasila def. Lounis Saing – Unanimous Decision – Last Featherweight Standing | GLORY
Yura Kono def. Dexiang Kong – KO in R1 at 1:33 – Last Featherweight Standing | RISE
