Rizin 15 is in the books and the promotion’s inaugural light heavyweight champion is Jiri Prochazka.

Earlier today (April 21), Rizin 15 took place inside Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Prochazka went one-on-one with former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. The bout was contested for the inaugural Rizin 205-pound gold. Prochazka won the title with a third-round TKO victory.

Here are the full Rizin 15 results:

  • Jiri Prochazka def. Muhammed Lawal via third-round TKO
  • Kyoji Horiguchi def. Ben Nguyen via first-round TKO
  • Roberto Satoshi def. Satoru Kitaoka via second-round TKO
  • Karl Albrektsson def. Christiano Frohlich via unanimous decision
  • Rena Kubota def. Samantha Jean-Francois via unanimous decision
  • Mikuru Asakura def. Luiz Gustavo via unanimous decision
  • Kana Watanabe def. Justyna Haba via unanimous decision
  • Damien Brown def. Koji Takeda via unanimous decision
  • Manel Kape def. Seiichiro Ito via second-round TKO
  • Kanako Murata def. Saray Orozco via second-round technical submission (Von Flue choke)
  • Tenshin Nasukawa def. Fritz Biagtan via third-round TKO*
  • Thalisson Ferreira def. Taiga Kawabe via second-round TKO*

*- This was a kickboxing match