Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza (center)(image via RIZIN / X)

By FCF Staff

RIZIN held its latest card Saturday in Kobe, Japan, and the card saw lightweight champ Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza return to the win column.

De Souza took on veteran Keita Nakamaura in a non-title bout, and recorded a first round, TKO stoppage.

The renowned grappler was coming off a TKO loss to Patricky Freire in a catch-weight fight last July.

Here are the event’s complete results.

RIZIN Landmark 9

Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza def. Keita Nakamura by TKO, Round 1, 1:43
Koji Takeda def. Kyohei Hagiwara by unanimous decision
Naoki Inoue def. Shoko Sato by unanimous decision
Rena Kubota def. Yu Ri Shim by unanimous decision
Yuya Shibata def. Erson Yamamoto by submission (kneebar), Round 1, 1:45
Yuto Hokamura def. Daiki Tsubota by unanimous decision
Satoshi Kamiyama def. Cody Jerabek by TKO, Round 1, 2:58
Yuta Kubo def. Ryogo Takahashi by split decision
Buakaw Banchamek def. Minoru “Philip” Kimura by KO, Round 2, 1:10 – kickboxing
Yuya def. Masaya Jaki by TKO, Round 2, 2:25 – kickboxing
Yusaku Nakamura def. Arman Ashimov by unanimous decision
Yuto Uemura def. Aoi Noda by TKO, Round 2, 1:35 – kickboxing
Shun Matsuyama def. Shin Sakurai by KO, Round 3, 1:55 – kickboxing
Daichi Akahira def. Yuki by unanimous decision – kickboxing

Results via Cageside Press.com.