2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation

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2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Information
First dateApril 17
Last dateDecember 31
Events
Total events4
Fights
Chronology
2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2017 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2016 was the second year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The first event of the year was Rizin 1 on April 17, 2016, in Nagoya.

Rizin events are broadcast through a television agreement with Fuji Television.

Background

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On July 16, 2016 Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced at a press conference that Rizin Fighting Federation will host a 16-man openweight tournament September 25 in Tokyo. 2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion Mirko Cro Cop and former PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva to participate in the tournament.

This tournament was included Pride FC veterans like Kazuyuki Fujita, Tsuyoshi Kosaka, Heath Herring, Sumo sensation Baruto Kaito, world class wrestler Amir Aliakbari, and Rizin GP 2015 winner King Mo

Cro Cop won the championship.

List of events

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# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 Rizin 1 April 17, 2016 Nippon Gaishi Hall Japan Nagoya, Japan 7,291
2 Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round September 25, 2016 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 15,011
3 Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round December 29, 2016 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 16,642
4 Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round December 31, 2016 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 19,357

Rizin Openweight Grand Prix 2016 bracket

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1st Round
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round 		2nd Round
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round 		Semifinals
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round 		Final
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round
        
Brazil Wanderlei Silva
BYE
United States Muhammed Lawal2 6:41
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop TKO
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop SUB
South Korea Hyun Man Myung 2:20
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop TKO
Estonia Baruto Kaito 0:49
Estonia Baruto Kaito DEC
Japan Kazuyuki Fujita 10:00
Estonia Baruto Kaito DEC
Japan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka1 10:00
Czech Republic Jiří Procházka DEC
Lebanon Mark Tanios 10:00
Croatia Mirko Cro Cop KO
Iran Amir Aliakbari 2:03
Brazil João Almeida 2:25
Iran Amir Aliakbari TKO
Iran Amir Aliakbari DEC
United States Heath Herring3 10:00
United States Shane Carwin
BYE
Iran Amir Aliakbari DEC
Russia Valentin Moldavsky 10:00
Russia Valentin Moldavsky DEC
Sweden Karl Albrektsson 10:00
Russia Valentin Moldavsky DEC
Poland Szymon Bajor 10:00
Poland Szymon Bajor DEC
Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis 15:00

1Jiří Procházka was injured and couldn't participate in the second round of the Grand Prix, and was subsequently replaced by Tsuyoshi Kohsaka.

2Wanderlei Silva retired from the tournament, was replaced by Muhammed Lawal.

3Shane Carwin withdrew from the tournament, was replaced by Heath Herring.

Rizin 1

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Rizin Fighting Federation 1
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 17, 2016
VenueNippon Gaishi Hall
CityJapan Nagoya, Japan
Event chronology
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015:Part 2 - Iza Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round

Rizin Fighting Federation 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on April 4, 2016 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Results

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Fight Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight 110 kg Czech Republic Jiří Procházka def. Japan Kazuyuki Fujita KO (Punch) 1 3:33
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Sweden Karl Albrektsson def. Russia Vadim Nemkov Decision (Split) 3 20:00
Catchweight 98 kg Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis def. India Singh Jaideep Decision (Unanimous) 3 20:00
Female Openweight Brazil Gabi Garcia def. Russia Anna Maliukova Submission (Armbar) 2 7:05
Tag Team Grappling Match Japan Kazushi Sakuraba / Japan Hideo Tokoro vs. Brazil Wanderlei Silva / Japan Kiyoshi Tamura Draw 1 15:00
Shootboxing 51 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Brazil Cyndi Alves Decision (Unanimous) 3 9:00
Lightweight 70 kg United States Daron Cruickshank def. Japan Shinji Sasaki TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 4:36
Openweight Russia Kirill Sidelnikov def. United States Chris Barnett Decision (Split) 3 20:00
Catchweight 81.5 kg Japan Hisaki Kato def. Japan Yuta Watanabe TKO (Punches) 1 1:04
Female Strawweight 52 kg Japan Kanako Murata def. Russia Natalya Denisova Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
K-1 Featherweight 65 kg Japan Tetsuya Yamato def. Japan Hiroto Yamaguchi TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:37
K-1 Catchweight 73 kg Brazil Danilo Zanolini def. Japan Norihisa Amimoto TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:19
K-1 Catchweight 60 kg Japan Yuya def. Japan Yuki TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:06

Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round

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Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateSeptember 25, 2016
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Event chronology
Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round


Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on September 25, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

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Fight Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Brazil Kron Gracie def. Japan Hideo Tokoro Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 9:50
Female Atomweight 49 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Japan Miyuu Yamamoto Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:50
Openweight Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. South Korea Hyun Man Myung Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) 1 2:20 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
Openweight Estonia Baruto Kaito def. Japan Kazuyuki Fujita Decision (Unanimous) 2


10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
Lightweight 70 kg United States Daron Cruickshank def. Netherlands Andy Souwer Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 4:10
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Erson Yamamoto def. Japan Kizaemon Saiga Decision (Split) 2 15:00
Openweight Czech Republic Jiří Procházka def. Lebanon Mark Tanios Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
Openweight Russia Valentin Moldavsky def. Sweden Karl Albrektsson Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
Openweight Iran Amir Aliakbari def. Brazil João Almeida TKO (Punches) 1 2:25 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
Openweight Poland Szymon Bajor def. Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
Featherweight 66 kg United States Charles Bennett def. Brazil Minoru Kimura TKO (Punches) 1 0:07
Female Strawweight 53 kg Japan Kanako Murata def. United States Kyra Batara Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
Female Openweight Brazil Gabi Garcia def. United States Destanie Yarbrough Submission (Americana) 1 2:42

Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round

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Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateDecember 29, 2016
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Event chronology
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round

Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 29, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

Jiří Procházka was injured and couldn't participate in the second round of the Grand Prix, and was subsequently replaced by Tsuyoshi Kohsaka.

Mirko Cro Cop was originally scheduled to have a rematch with Wanderlei Silva in the Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals. However, on December 2, Silva withdrew from the bout.[1] He was subsequently replaced by Muhammed Lawal.

Shane Carwin was originally announced as an Openweight entrant against Amir Aliakbari. However, he pulled out of the tournament for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Heath Herring.

Results

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Fight Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. United States Muhammed Lawal TKO (Punches) 2 1:41 Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
Openweight Estonia Baruto Kaito def. Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
Openweight Iran Amir Aliakbari def. United States Heath Herring Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
Openweight Russia Valentin Moldavsky def. Poland Szymon Bajor Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
Female Flyweight 57 kg Japan Rin Nakai def. Japan Kanako Murata Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3 11:16
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Tenshin Nasukawa def. Ukraine Nikita Sapun TKO (Punches) 1 2:45
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Kazuyuki Miyata def. Netherlands Andy Souwer Submission (Armbar) 1 4:39
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya def. Brazil Allan Nascimento Decision (Split) 2 15:00
Flyweight 58 kg Japan Tatsumitsu Wada def. New Zealand Kai Kara-France Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yusuke Yachi def. Philippines Mario Sismundo TKO (Knee to the Body) 1 0:18
Female Atomweight 48 kg United States Alyssa Garcia def. Japan Kanna Asakura Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
Openweight Russia Vadim Nemkov def. Brazil Alison Vicente TKO (Punches) 1 0:54 Openweight Grand-Prix Reserve Fight
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Satoru Kitaoka def. United States Daron Cruickshank Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 8:18

Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round

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Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateDecember 31, 2016
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Event chronology
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round Rizin Fighting Federation 5 - Sakura

Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

Charles Bennett was originally set to fight against Minoru Kimura. However, Bennett withdrew from the bout due to problems obtaining a visa. Shinobu Kandori was originally set to take on Gabi Garcia, but was replaced by Yumiko Hotta after suffering a rib injury.[2]

Results

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Fight Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. Iran Amir Aliakbari KO (Punches) 1 2:03 Openweight Grand-Prix Final
Featherweight 66 kg Brazil Kron Gracie def. Japan Tatsuya Kawajiri Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 12:05
Bantamweight 62 kg Japan Hideo Tokoro def. Japan Erson Yamamoto Submission (Armbar) 1 1:19
Female Atomweight 49 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Poland Hanna Gujwan TKO (Body Kick) 3 12:47
Female Atomweight 49 kg United States Andy Nguyen def. Japan Miyuu Yamamoto Submission (Armbar) 1 4:42
Flyweight 58 kg Japan Kizaemon Saiga def. South Africa Dillin West TKO (Punches) 1 2:03
Female Openweight Brazil Gabi Garcia def. Japan Yumiko Hotta TKO (Punches) 1 0:41
Catchweight 82 kg Japan Hayato Sakurai def. Japan Wataru Sakata TKO (Punches) 2 12:37
Openweight Iran Amir Aliakbari def. Russia Valentin Moldavsky Decision (Split) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals
Openweight Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. Estonia Baruto Kaito KO (Knee to the Body) 1 0:49 Openweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Tenshin Nasukawa def. United States Dylan Kawika Oligo Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 3:37

References

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