Английская Википедия:2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Refimprove Шаблон:Year in UFC 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
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
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rizin 1 | Шаблон:Dts | Nippon Gaishi Hall | Шаблон:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan | 7,291 |
| 2 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | 15,011 |
| 3 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | 16,642 |
| 4 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | 19,357 |
Rizin Openweight Grand Prix 2016 bracket
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
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
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight 110 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiří Procházka | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuyuki Fujita | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Karl Albrektsson | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Vadim Nemkov | Decision (Split) | 3 | 20:00 | |
| Catchweight 98 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Teodoras Aukštuolis | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Singh Jaideep | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 20:00 | |
| Female Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Gabi Garcia | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Anna Maliukova | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 7:05 | |
| Tag Team Grappling Match | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazushi Sakuraba / Шаблон:Flagicon Hideo Tokoro | vs. | Шаблон:Flagicon Wanderlei Silva / Шаблон:Flagicon Kiyoshi Tamura | Draw | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Shootboxing 51 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Cyndi Alves | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Daron Cruickshank | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Shinji Sasaki | TKO (Soccer Kicks) | 1 | 4:36 | |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Kirill Sidelnikov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Barnett | Decision (Split) | 3 | 20:00 | |
| Catchweight 81.5 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hisaki Kato | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuta Watanabe | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Female Strawweight 52 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanako Murata | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Natalya Denisova | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| K-1 Featherweight 65 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tetsuya Yamato | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroto Yamaguchi | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:37 | |
| K-1 Catchweight 73 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Danilo Zanolini | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Norihisa Amimoto | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| K-1 Catchweight 60 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuya | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:06 | |
Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st 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
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kron Gracie | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hideo Tokoro | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 9:50 | |
| Female Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Miyuu Yamamoto | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:50 | |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hyun Man Myung | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:20 | Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Baruto Kaito | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuyuki Fujita | Decision (Unanimous) | 2
|
10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Daron Cruickshank | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Souwer | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Erson Yamamoto | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kizaemon Saiga | Decision (Split) | 2 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiří Procházka | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Tanios | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Karl Albrektsson | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Amir Aliakbari | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon João Almeida | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:25 | Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Szymon Bajor | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Teodoras Aukštuolis | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Bennett | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Minoru Kimura | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:07 | |
| Female Strawweight 53 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanako Murata | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyra Batara | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Female Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Gabi Garcia | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Destanie Yarbrough | Submission (Americana) | 1 | 2:42 | |
Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
Шаблон:Infobox MMA event 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
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammed Lawal | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:41 | Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Baruto Kaito | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Amir Aliakbari | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Szymon Bajor | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Female Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rin Nakai | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanako Murata | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 11:16 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tenshin Nasukawa | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Nikita Sapun | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:45 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuyuki Miyata | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Souwer | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Motoya | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Allan Nascimento | Decision (Split) | 2 | 15:00 | |
| Flyweight 58 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsumitsu Wada | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kai Kara-France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yusuke Yachi | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Mario Sismundo | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 0:18 | |
| Female Atomweight 48 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Alyssa Garcia | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanna Asakura | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Vadim Nemkov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Alison Vicente | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:54 | Openweight Grand-Prix Reserve Fight |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Satoru Kitaoka | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Daron Cruickshank | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 8:18 | |
Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round
Шаблон:Infobox MMA event 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
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Amir Aliakbari | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:03 | Openweight Grand-Prix Final |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kron Gracie | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Kawajiri | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 12:05 | |
| Bantamweight 62 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hideo Tokoro | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Erson Yamamoto | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:19 | |
| Female Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hanna Gujwan | TKO (Body Kick) | 3 | 12:47 | |
| Female Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Nguyen | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Miyuu Yamamoto | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Flyweight 58 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kizaemon Saiga | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Dillin West | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| Female Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Gabi Garcia | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yumiko Hotta | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Catchweight 82 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hayato Sakurai | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Wataru Sakata | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 12:37 | |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Amir Aliakbari | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Valentin Moldavsky | Decision (Split) | 2 | 10:00 | Openweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Baruto Kaito | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 0:49 | Openweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tenshin Nasukawa | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Kawika Oligo | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 3:37 | |
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