Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai continued her streak of victories at 125 pounds with a third-round submission win on Thursday at Rizin Fighting Federation 3 in Saitama, Japan. Nakai finished standout wrestler Kanako Murata with a rear-naked choke in flyweight action.
Also on Thursday’s card, atomweight rising star Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia earned a big victory over teen prospect Kanna Asakura. Garcia’s ground-and-pound and submission attempts impressed the judges, who awarded the American with a Unanimous Decision win after three hard-fought rounds.