ONE Samurai 4 in Tokyo: Hirata avenges Radzuan loss, Haggerty stays champion
Itsuki Hirata wins the atomweight MMA rematch by unanimous decision. In the kickboxing main event, Jonathan Haggerty stops former champion Hiroki Akimoto in round three.
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Itsuki Hirata avenged her loss to Jihin Radzuan at ONE Samurai 4 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Four years after a narrow split-decision defeat, she won their women's atomweight MMA rematch by unanimous decision. According to ONE, Hirata initially kept her distance with punches and kicks, stuffed takedowns and later took Radzuan down herself.
Kota Abe earned a US$100,000 main-roster contract with a TKO of Shozo Isojima at 1:34 of the first round, improving to 7-1. Ryoto Nishiyama knocked out Yu Takeuchi in 58 seconds for his fifth straight win.
In the main event, a bantamweight kickboxing title fight, Jonathan Haggerty retained his belt against former champion Hiroki Akimoto. After a knee knockdown in the third round, Akimoto's corner threw in the towel at 42 seconds.