2015 BOXING fight – Ryoichi Taguchi vs Luis de la Rosa – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, pretty good fight between Ryoichi Taguchi and Luis de la Rosa: it gets three stars.

Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 22-2-1 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He lost to Naoya Inoue in 2013 but since then he has collected four victories winning over Kwanthai Sithmorseng in 2015 (=Taguchi vs Sithmorseng).
His opponent, Luis de la Rosa, has a record of 24-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.84 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three fights, against Gustavo Cortes; before this bout he had lost to Alexis Diaz and Zou Shiming (=Shiming vs De la Rosa). Taguchi vs de la Rosa is valid for the WBA World light flyweight title (held by Taguchi); undercard of Takashi Uchiyama vs Oliver Flores. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Takashi Uchiyama vs Oliver Flores – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, Takashi Uchiyama vs Oliver Flores gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

The undefeated Takashi Uchiyama entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-0-1 (19 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super featherweight in the world. The only man who stopped him in a draw was Michael Farenas in 2012, since then he has won five bouts beating Jomthong Chuwattana in his last one (=Uchiyama vs Chuwatana).
His opponent, Oliver Flores, has an official record of 27-1-2 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.86 lightweight. He lost to Miguel Berchelt in 2012 but then he has won four consecutive fights. Uchiyama vs Flores is valid for the WBA Super World super featherweight title (held by Uchiyama). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Kosei Tanaka vs Vic Saludar – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, good performance by both boxers: Kosei Tanaka vs Vic Saludar gets three stars.

The undefeated 20-year-old Kosei Tanaka (five years younger than Saludar) entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 5-0-0 (2 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin). He has fought once in 2015 winning the vacant Wbo belt against Julian Yedras (=Tanaka vs Yedras).
His opponent, Vic Saludar, has an official record of 11-1-0 (9 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2013 when he fractured his hand against Powell Balaba, since then he has won nine consecutive fights. Tanaka vs Saludar is valid for the WBO World minimumweight title (Tanaka’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka – full fight Video Rizin FF 2

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3 Star RatingReview 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!

2015 MMA fight – Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – full fight Video Rizin FF 2

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3 Star RatingReview 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!

2015 MMA fight – Kron Gracie vs Asen Yamamoto – full fight Video Rizin FF 2

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3 Star RatingReview 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!

2015 MMA fight – Andy Souwer vs Yuichiro Nagashima – full fight Video Rizin FF 2

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3 Star RatingReview 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!

2015 MMA fight – Peter Aerts vs Baruto Kaito – full fight Video Rizin FF 2

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2 Star RatingReview 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!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Bob Sapp vs Akebono Taro 2 – full fight Video Rizin FF 2

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1 Star RatingReview 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!

Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov full fight Video Rizin FF 2 – 2015

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, nice back and forth battle between Jiri Prochazka and Vadim Nemkov: it is very close to get four stars!

Jiri Prochazka entered this fight with a mma record of 15-2-1 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Prochazka vs Nemkov is the semifinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament, in the quarterfinals Prochazka beat Satoshi Ishii (=Ishii vs Prochazka) while Nemkov defeated Goran Reljic (=Reljic vs Nemkov); undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!