Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-21, pretty good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ben Nguyen but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall, Hiromasa Ogikubo and Darrion Caldwell in 2018 (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a record of 16-8-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 flyweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen) and Wilson Reis (Ben Nguyen vs Wilson Reis); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen). Horiguchi vs Nguyen is on the undercard of Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka 2 – Rizin 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-21, disappointing fight between Muhammed King Mo Lawal and Jiri Prochazka 2: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed King Mo Lawal entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-8-0 (62% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.30 light heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Quinton Rampage Jackson in 2017 (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2); after this fight he has lost to Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal) and Liam McGeary (Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Liam McGeary).
His opponent, Jiri Prochazka, has an official record of 23-3-1 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Lawal the first time (December 21, 2015 Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka); since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Brandon Halsey in his last one. King Mo vs Prochazka 2, main event of Rizin 15, is valid for the inaugural Rizin light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-16, some good exchanges between Kyoji Horiguchi and Yuki Motoya but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a professional record of 18-2-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), but then he has won over Chico Camus (=Horiguchi vs Camus), Neil Seery and Ali Bagautinov (=Horiguchi vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Yuki Motoya, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tatsumitsu Wada in 2013, since then he has collected ten victories and one no-contest. Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuki Motoya is on the undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Anthony Birchak – Rizin FF 5 Sakura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-16, fight not so exciting between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Anthony Birchak: it gets two stars.
Tatsuya Kawajiri entered this fight with a mma record of 35-11-2 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 featherweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one against Kron Gracie (=Kawajiri vs Gracie).
His opponent, Anthony Birchak, has an official record of 13-3-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 bantamweight. He lost to Thomas Almeida in 2015 (=Almeida vs Birchak) but he came back to win against Dileno Lopes in 2016. Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Anthony Birchak is the main event of Rizin FF 5 Sakura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, good fight with a spectacular finish: Muhammed Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka is close to get four stars!
The former Strikeforce champion and Bellator 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a pro record of 18-4-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Jiri Prochazka, has an official record of 16-2-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class. Lawal vs Prochazka is the final of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament, in the semifinal ‘King Mo’ defeated Teodoras Aukstuolis (=Lawal vs Aukstuolis) while Prochazka beat Vadim Nemkov (=Prochazka vs Nemkov); undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Jaideep Singh: it gets three stars.
The former Pride world champion Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-4-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 21, 2012 when he defeated Pedro Rizzo (=Emelianenko vs Rizzo). Fedor had lost three consecutive fights between 2010 and 2011, against the current #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and against Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko). After these three defeats he came back to win beating Satoshi Ishii (=Fedor vs Ishii) and Jeff Monson (=Fedor vs Monson).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Singh Jaideep (11 years younger than Fedor), has an official record of 2-0-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) but he has a kickboxing record of 40-10-0. He has fought once in 2015 winning over Carlos Toyota. ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko vs Jaideep is the main event of “Rizin FF 2 Iza”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, nice grappling exchanges between Kron Gracie and Asen Yamamoto: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Kron Gracie (youngest son of Rickson Gracie) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 1-0-0 (1 submission) while his opponent, Asen Yamamoto, is at his professional mma debut (he is a wrestler currently targeting Rio 2016 Olympics). Kron fought once in 2014 beating Hyung Soo Kim. Gracie vs Yamamoto is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, great fight between Andy Souwer and Yuichiro Nagashima: it gets three stars.
The 2005 and 2007 K-1 World MAX champion Andy Souwer is at his pro mma debut but he has a kickboxing record of 158-19-1 (98 knockouts). He comes off two consecutive defeats in kickboxing fights: against Jonay Risco (4-stars-fight, Souwer vs Risco) and Hinata Watanabe (=Souwer vs Watanabe 2).
His opponent, Yuichiro Nagashima, has an official record 4-2-0 (18-9-1 in kickboxing) but his last mma fight was held in 2006 and he lost to Hiroshi Shiba. Souwer vs Nagashima is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, fight not particularly good between Peter Aerts and Baruto Kaito: it gets two stars.
The former K-1, Ikbf and Wmta world champion Peter Aerts (who replaces Jerome Le Banner) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 1-1-0 (but he has a kickboxing record of 105-34-2) while his opponent, the 31-year-old former professional sumo wrestler Baruto Kaito (14 years younger than Aerts) is at his professional mma debut. In In his last K-1 fight Aerts was defeated by Ernesto Hoost (October 19, 2014 Aerts vs Hoost 6). Aerts vs Baruto is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, two big guys without technical skills: Bob Sapp vs Akebono Taro 2 gets one star.
Bob Sapp entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 11-17-0 (9 knockouts) while his opponent, the former sumo wrestler Akebono Taro, has an official record of 1-8-0 (654-232-181 in sumo). Both fighters have lost their last three bouts; in their first bout Sapp defeated Akebono in just one round (December 31, 2003). ‘The Beast’ Sapp vs Akebono 2 is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-21, pretty good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ben Nguyen but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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