Completed MMA Bout

Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Takahiro Kawanaka

Main Card | Welterweight · 77 kg | Pro MMA

Kiichi Kunimoto defeats Takahiro Kawanaka via Submission at 4:10 of Round 1

"Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto
Takahiro Kawanaka

Kunimoto
Submission
Round 1

19-9-2   Pro Record At Fight   15-7-0
Climbed to 20-9-2   Record After Fight   Fell to 15-8
Japan   Nationality   Japan
Osaka, Japan   Fighting out of   Tokyo, Japan
40 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 6 days   Age at Fight   31 years, 1 month, 1 week, 2 days
5'10" (178cm)   Height   5'10" (178cm)
73.0" (185cm)   Reach   N/A
Cobra Kai MMA Dojo   Gym   BRAVE GYM
RIZIN Trigger 1st
  • Bout Information
  • Event: RIZIN Trigger 1st
  • Date: Sunday 11.28.2021 at 12:00 AM ET
  • Referee:
  • Venue: Kobe World Memorial Hall
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • Location: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  • Bout Billing: Main Card (fight 12 of 14)
  • Pro/Am: Professional
  • Weight: 77 kg (169.8 lbs)
  • TV Commentary:
  • Broadcast:
  • Post-Fight Interviewer:
  • Kunimoto Total Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Kawanaka Total Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Event Links:

Kunimoto vs. Kawanaka Fight Predictions

Tapology Community Predictions: 207  
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
Kunimoto
79%
Kawanaka
21%

Event Discussion

FistyMcKickerChoke
FistyMcKickerChoke

11.27.2021 | 4:13 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Okuda vs. Bogdanove
Grant Bogdanove, SUB, R1
to sleep, you say!

Kato vs. Fujiwara
Kenji Kato, TKO, R1
???

Jakey1988
Jakey1988

11.28.2021 | 4:14 AM ET

Those head stomps were straight thumpers
Mightypro150
Mightypro150

11.28.2021 | 7:52 AM ET

Kunimoto looks like he's trying real hard to hold a fart during his spray tan.

* Edited at 11.28.2021, 7:54 AM ET *

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