Английская Википедия:2019 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Year in UFC The year 2019 was the fifth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The year began with Rizin 15 in Yokohama on April 21, 2019.
Rizin events are broadcast through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe, Rizin events are available via PPV on FITE TV.[1]
Background
Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Rizin will do 6 events in 2019: April, June, July, August, October, and the usual December 31 show.
He also announced that they will do a lightweight Grand Prix this year. Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker has announced that he will be sending Patricky Freire to participate in the opening round.
Rizin's Lightweight grand prix will begin on October 12 at the Osaka-jo Hall, with the four opening rounds bouts of the tournament bracket. The semifinals and finals will be held on Dec. 31, at Saitama Super Arena.
List of events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rizin 15 - Yokohama | Шаблон:Dts | Yokohama Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan | 12,914 |
| 2 | Rizin 16 - Kobe | Шаблон:Dts | World Memorial Hall | Шаблон:Flagicon Kobe, Japan | 8,107 |
| 3 | Rizin 17 - Saitama | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | 16,930 |
| 4 | Rizin 18 - Nagoya | Шаблон:Dts | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Шаблон:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan | 6,281 |
| 5 | Rizin 19 - Osaka | Шаблон:Dts | Edion Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Osaka, Japan | 5,098 |
| 6 | Rizin 20 - Saitama | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | 29,315[2] |
Title fights
Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix
8-Man Lightweight Grand Prix Participant
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroto Uesako
- Шаблон:Flagicon Damien Brown
- Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Case
- Шаблон:Flagicon Patricky Freire
- Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto de Souza
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Шаблон:Flagicon Luiz Gustavo
Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix bracket
Rizin 15 - Yokohama
Rizin 15 - Yokohama was a Combat sport event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on April 21, 2019 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Background
A light heavyweight bout between RIZIN top contender Jiří Procházka and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal will serve as the Rizin 15 - Yokohama main event. The bout will crown the inaugural RIZIN Light Heavyweight champion.[3]
Ulka Sasaki has been forced to withdraw from his schedule fight against Kai Asakura due to a visceral infection and Justin Scoggins has stepped in as a replacement.[4] Unfortunately, Scoggins has suffered a knee injury during training and has been unable to compete, that forced his fight against Kai Asakura to be cancelled.[5]
Shinju Nozawa-Auclair was supposed to face Saray Orozco. However, Nozawa-Auclair suffered an ankle injury during training and was forced to withdraw from the fight. Kanako Murata has stepped in on short notice against Orozco.[6]
Results
| Rizin 15 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiří Procházka | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammed Lawal | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 13:02 | For the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tenshin Nasukawa | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Fritz Aldin Biagtan | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 3 | 7:24 | Kickboxing |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Catchweight 60 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Nguyen | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Catchweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto de Souza | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Satoru Kitaoka | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 8:56 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Karl Albrektsson | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Christiano Frohlich | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Catchweight 51 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Samantha Jean-Francois | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikuru Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Luiz Gustavo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kana Watanabe | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Justyna Haba | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Damien Brown | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Koji Takeda | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Flyweight 58 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Manel Kape | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Seiichiro Ito | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 8:59 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanako Murata | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Saray Orozco | Submission (Von Flue choke) | 2 | 7:12 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Thalisson Gomes Ferreira | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiga | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 2 | 5:34 | Kickboxing |
Rizin 16 - Kobe
Rizin 16 - Kobe was a Combat sport event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on June 2, 2019 at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.
Background
ISKA Featherweight Ahmed Ferradji was scheduled to defend his title against Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 16, but Ferradji withdrew from the scheduled fight. As a result, ISKA has stripped the title from Ferradji and ISKA Bantamweight Champion Martin Blanco has stepped in on short notice to face Nasukawa for the vacant ISKA Featherweight World Title.[8]
Kizaemon Saiga was scheduled to face Kunitaka Fujiwara at RIZIN 16, but was not medically cleared for the event due to vision issues. Stepping in on a few days' notice to fight Fujiwara was the former K-1 Krush champion Ryuji Horio.[9]
Results
| Rizin 16 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tenshin Nasukawa | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Blanco | KO (Knee to the Body) | 2 | 5:19 | For the ISKA Featherweight Championship |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ayaka Hamasaki (c) | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Jinh Yu Frey | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Miyuu Yamamoto | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanna Asakura | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Heun | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Roque Martinez | Decision (Split) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yusaku Nakamura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Topnoi Thanongsaklek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tofiq Musayev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Daron Cruickshank | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mamoru Uoi | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kana Hayatt | TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks) | 3 | 14:32 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryuji Horio | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kunitaka Fujiwara | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Erson Yamamoto | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Eschtruth | KO (Elbow and Punches) | 1 | 2:04 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiju Shiratori | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroto Yamaguchi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Takaki Soya | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Namiki Kawahara | KO (Punch and Soccer Kick) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Catchweight 60 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kan Nakamura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Itto | KO (Head Kick) | 2 | 3:18 | Kickboxing |
| Catchweight 56 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Seiki Ueyama | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kengo | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 1 | 2:42 | Kickboxing |
| Catchweight 69 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuya | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Tanaka | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 1 | 2:45 | Kickboxing |
Rizin 17 - Saitama
Rizin 17 - Saitama was a Combat sport event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on July 28, 2019 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Background
Daiki Watabe was due to fight Kevin Ross in a kickboxing bout, but the American fighter withdrew due to a hand injury. Watabe instead faced the Bolivian fighter Hideki, who stepped in on 3 weeks notice for this encounter.[10]
Results
| Rizin 17 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikuru Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yusuke Yachi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shintaro Ishiwatari | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ulka Sasaki | Submission (North-South Choke | 2 | 8:57 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Motoya | Decision (Split) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Shtyrkov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hoon Kim | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 9:05 | |
| Catchweight 62 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiga | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hikaru Machida | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Case | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Satoru Kitaoka | TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 5:00 | Lightweight GP Qualifying Round |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ali Abdulkhalikov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | Lightweight GP Qualifying Round |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto de Souza | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Mizuto Hirota | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:04 | Lightweight GP Qualifying Round |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Heun | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Vitaly Shemetov | TKO (Cut) | 3 | 12:20 | |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Seo Hee Ham | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tomo Maesawa | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Stephanie Egger | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Reina Miura | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Catchweight 67 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hideki | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Daiki Watabe | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
Rizin 18 - Nagoya
Rizin 18 - Nagoya was a Combat sport event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on August 18, 2019 at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.
Background
Marcos de Souza, was set to fight at RIZIN 18, but his debut was pushed back because of an injury.[11]
Kazuma Sone was expected to face Erson Yamamoto, But plans have changed for undisclosed reasons. That forced the fight to be cancelled. Justin Scoggins has stepped in as a replacement.
Results
| Rizin 18 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kai Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyoji Horiguchi | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ayaka Hamasaki | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Suwanan Boonsorn | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:20 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Victor Henry | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Trent Girdham | Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) | 3 | 12:14 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Manel Kape | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Takeya Mizugaki | KO (punch) | 2 | 6:35 | |
| Catchweight 75 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Danilo Zanolini | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon John Wayne Parr | Decision (Split) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanna Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Alesha Zappitella | Decision (Split) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Strawweight 53 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Haruo Ochi | vs. | Шаблон:Flagicon Jarred Brooks | No Contest (Accidental Headbutt) | 1 | 0:11 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroto Uesako | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yves Landu | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 8:45 | Lightweight GP Qualifying Round |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Scoggins | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuma Sone | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Takaki Soya | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yutaro Muramoto | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 6:27 | |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ai Shimizu | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tabatha Watkins | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Strawweight 53 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuki Osaki | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Takiya | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryuji Horio | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Uchu Sakurai | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
Rizin 19 - Osaka
Rizin 19 - Osaka was a Combat sport event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on October 12, 2019 at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan.
Background
Rena Kubota's original opponent, Shawna Ram suffered a concussion during training. Alexandra Alvare steps in to face Kubota.[12]
Shintaro Matsukura originally supposed to face Takuma Konishi but he suffered an eye injury. His teammate, Hiroya, will be the replacement to face Konishi.
Results
| Rizin 19 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight 100 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiří Procházka | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Fábio Maldonado | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kai Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ulka Sasaki | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Seo Hee Ham | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Miyuu Yamamoto | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 9:42 | |
| Catchweight 51 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexandra Alvare | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Case | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto de Souza | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:15 | Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Patricky Freire | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Kawajiri | TKO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 1:10 | Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Luiz Gustavo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroto Uesako | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 3:55 | Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tofiq Musayev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Damien Brown | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:14 | Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Keita Nakamura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcos de Souza | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Catchweight 62 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiju Shiratori | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiga | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Takuma Konishi | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroya | TKO (Knee) | 1 | 1:20 | Kickboxing |
| Openweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Shoma Shibisai | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Chang Hee Kim | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Catchweight 56 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Seiki Ueyama | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Taisei Umei | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 9:00 | Kickboxing |
Rizin 20 - Saitama
Rizin 20 - Saitama was a Combat sport event by Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on December 31, 2019 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Background
Kyoji Horiguchi was scheduled to defend his RIZIN Bantamweight Championship against Kai Asakura on this card. However, Horoguchi pulled out of the fight in mid-November citing a knee injury that is expected to keep him out of action for approximately 10 – 12 months. In turn, his bantamweight title has been vacated.[13]
Results
| Rizin 20 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Manel Kape | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kai Asakura | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 5:38 | For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship |
| Catchweight 56 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tenshin Nasukawa | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Rui Ebata | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 1 | 2:44 | Kickboxing |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Seo Hee Ham | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ayaka Hamasaki (c) | Decision (Split) | 3 | 15:00 | For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikuru Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon John Teixeira | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Catchweight 50.8 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Lindsey VanZandt | TKO (Corner Stopage) | 3 | 14:42 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tofiq Musayev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Patricky Freire | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | Lightweight Grand Prix Final |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiří Procházka (c) | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon C. B. Dollaway | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:55 | For the Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Biyong | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Vitaly Shemetov | TKO (Elbows and Punches) | 2 | 0:58 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Shintaro Ishiwatari | Decision (Split) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Catchweight 105 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Heun | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Satoshi Ishii | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:12 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Patchy Mix | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Motoya | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Catchweight 62 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiju Shiratori | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Taiga | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 6:00 | Kickboxing |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Miyuu Yamamoto | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Suwanan Boonsorn | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 15:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Patricky Freire | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Luiz Gustavo | TKO (Punches and Soccer Kick) | 1 | 0:28 | Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tofiq Musayev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Case | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:46 | Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals |
References
External links
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