Rizin Fighting Federation results.

 

 

 

 

Rizin Fighting Federation Day 1 results: Aoki TKOs Sakuraba to cap entertaining show

On Dec. 29 and 31, Japanese upstart promotion Rizin Fighting Federation will hold their inaugural shows at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Tokyo.

Today, Rizin\’s debut show will feature the opening round of the World Grand Prix tournament, as well as a catchweight bout between Kazushi Sakuraba and Shinya Aoki. Must Reads Rizin videos: Aoki destroys Sakuraba, King Mo wins Anton Tabuena Opinion: Rizin shines in nostalgic debut show Karim Zidan

The event is scheduled to begin at 1am ET. However, Spike TV, which holds exclusive rights to the North America broadcast, will show a variation of the event on Thursday morning at 10 am ET on tape delay.

Check out the quick results below:

Grand Prix Round 1

Jiri Prochazka def. Satoshi Ishii via TKO (Knees, Round 1)
Vadim Nemkov def. Goran Reljic via TKO (Strikes, Round 1)
Teodoras Aukstuolis def. Bruno Cappelozza via KO (Strikes, Round 1)
Muhammed Lawal def. Brett McDermott via KO (Strikes, Round 1)
Valentin Moldavsky def. Yuta Uchida via Submission (RNC, Round 1)

Single Matches:
Shinya Aoki def. Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO (Strikes, Round 1)
Hiroyuki Takaya def. DJ Taiki via unanimous decision
Hideo Tokoro def. Kizaemon Saiga via Submission (Armbar, Round 1)
Anatoly Tokov def. A.J. Matthews via KO (Punch, Round 1)
Hinata Watanabe def. Kazuyuki Miyata via TKO (Three knockdown rule in K-1)
Hiroya Kawabe def. Akiyo Nishiura via KO (Strikes, Round 3)
Felipe Efrain def. Yuki Motoya via KO (Strikes, Round 1) *
Kirill Sidelnikov def. Carlos Toyota via TKO (Strikes, Round 1)
Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. James Thompson via TKO (Strikes, Round 2)

 

Rizin Fighting Federation, Day 2 results: Fedor TKOs Singh, King Mo wins Grand Prix

Following a surprising debut show on Dec. 29, Japanese upstart promotion Rizin Fighting Federation held their second show at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Tokyo. The New Year\’s Eve line-up featured the return of former Pride FC heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the main event, as well as the semi-finals and final round of the World Grand Prix tournament. The event began at 1am ET via Russian and Japanese broadcasts. Spike TV holds exclusive rights to the North america broadcast and will present a tape delayed version titled \’Breakfast with Fedor\’ on Thursday morning at 10am ET.

Follow along with the live updates and results below:

Fight Card (1am ET start time)

Fedor Emelianenko def. Jaideep Singh via TKO (Strikes, Round 1)
Muhammed Lawal def. Jiri Prochazka via KO (Strikes, Round 1)
Kron Gracie def Asen Yamamoto via Submission (Triangle Choke, Round 1)
Andy Souwer def. Yuichiro Nagashima via KO (Strikes, Round 1)
Baruto Kaido def. Peter Aerts via unanimous decision
Bob Sapp def. Akebono via technical decision (Shoot boxing rules)
Gabi Garcia def. Lei\’d Tapa via KO (Strikes, Round 1)
Takeru def. Yang Ming via TKO (Ref stoppage, Round 2)
Soo Chul Kim def. Maike Linhares via unanimous decision
Brennan Ward def. Ken Hasegawa via Submission (RNC, Round 2)
Jiri Prochazka def. Vadim Nemkov via TKO (Retirement, Round 1)
Muhammed Lawal def. Teodoras Aukstuolis via unanimous decision

RENA def. Jleana Valentino via Submission (Flying Armbar, Round 2)