Eru Takebayashi Finishes Saki Kitamura In Deep Jewels 54 Rematch

Avenging a jaw-shattering loss from three years prior, Eru Takebayashi battered and finished rival Saki Kitamura tonight at Deep Jewels 54 in Tokyo, Japan. The 23-year-old rising star ultimately overwhelmed Kitamura with third-round strikes to win their 49kg super atomweight rematch. In the co-main event, also at super atomweight, one-time Rizin competitor Misaki “Iruka Umisaki” Suda halted a two-fight losing skid by taking a Unanimous Decision victory over veteran Mizuki Furuse. At strawweight, Yua Yokose mauled Yuko Kiryu en route to a first-round TKO stoppage. When Takebayashi (6-5-0, 1 NC) and Kitamura (5-6-0) first faced off at Deep Jewels 42…