RIZIN Fighters Taken to Hospital After Knockout Losses
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RIZIN is a fighting event in Japan. Some fighters lost their fights by knockout.
Doctors sent the fighters to hospital. This happens after a fighter loses consciousness in a fight.
One fighter is named Kazufusa Hosokawa. He was a champion. He lost two fights in a row at RIZIN.
Doctors stopped him from fighting more. This is called a doctor stop. It keeps fighters safe.
The man who beat Hosokawa is named Naoki. He said losing is reality in fighting sports.
Naoki said Hosokawa was very tough. He said Hosokawa fought as well as another strong fighter named Koji.
RIZIN's boss is Nobuyuki Sakakibara. He is the CEO of RIZIN.
Sakakibara said kind words to the hurt fighters. He said he wants them to come back.
He also talked about another fighter, Sokichi Akimoto. Sakakibara said Akimoto should not fight on New Year's Eve.
Sakakibara wants to protect Akimoto's career. He wants to build it carefully.
Vocabulary15 words
- knockout
- when a fighter cannot continue because of a hit
- consciousness
- being awake and aware
- champion
- the best fighter in a group
- doctor stop
- when a doctor stops a fight to keep a fighter safe
- reality
- what really happens, not just an idea
- tough
- strong and hard to beat
- CEO
- the top boss of a company
- come back
- to return after leaving
- career
- the jobs or fights a person does over time
- fighter
- a person who fights in a sport
- event
- an organized happening, like a show
- hospital
- a place where sick or hurt people get help
- boss
- the person in charge
- protect
- to keep safe
- row
- one after another, without a break
Quiz
Answer key
1. They lost by knockout 2. He lost two fights in a row 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
RIZIN is a fighting _____ in Japan. Some fighters lost their fights by _____.
Doctors sent the fighters to _____. This happens after a fighter loses _____ in a fight.
One fighter is named Kazufusa Hosokawa. He was a _____. He lost two fights in a _____ at RIZIN.
Doctors stopped him from fighting more. This is called a _____. It keeps fighters safe.
The man who beat Hosokawa said losing is _____ in fighting sports.
RIZIN's boss is Nobuyuki Sakakibara. He is the _____ of RIZIN.
Sakakibara wants to _____ Akimoto's career. He wants to build it carefully.