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!
Review 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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, fight not particularly good between Muhammed Lawal and Teodoras Aukstuolis: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce champion and Bellator 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a professional record of 17-4-0 (71% 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, Teodoras Aukstuolis, has a mma record of 8-2-0 (87% finishing rate). Lawal vs Aukstuolis is the semifinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament, in the quarterfinals ‘King Mo’ won over Brett McDermott (=Lawal vs McDermott) while Aukstuolis beat Bruno Henrique Cappelozza (=Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza); undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, disappointing fight between Kazushi Sakuraba and Shinya Aoki: it gets two stars.
The first man to defeat Royce Gracie in mma history Kazushi Sakuraba (he is 46 years old, 14 years older than Aoki) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-16-1 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 9, 2011 when he was defeated by Yan Cabral (=Cabral vs Sakuraba); before this bout he had lost three consecutive bouts.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Shinya Aoki, has an official record of 38-6-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the One Fc Lw belt against Kotetsu Boku in 2013 (=Aoki vs Boku) and defending it twice, the last one against Koji Ando (=Aoki vs Ando). Sakuraba vs Aoki is the main event of “Rizin FF 1 Saraba (Farewell) Fiesta”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, pretty good fight between Satoshi Ishii and Jiri Prochazka: it gets three stars.
The 2008 Olympic judo heavyweight gold medalist Satoshi Ishii entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-4-1 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice to Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic in 2014 (=Ishii vs Filipovic I and Filipovic vs Ishii II), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Nick Rossborough and Will Penn.
His opponent, Jiri Prochazka, has a record of 14-2-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 light heavyweight. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Abdul-Kerim Edilov, since then he has collected eight victories and one draw. Ishii vs Prochazka is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, fight not particularly good between Goran Reljic and Vadim Nemkov: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former KSW light-Hw champion Goran Reljic entered this fight with a mma record of 15-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 4-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2015: Reljic has beat Attila Vegh (=Vegh vs Reljic) but then he has lost to Tomasz Narkun (=Reljic vs Narkun 2) while Nemkov has won over Isidor Bunea and Joaquim Ferreira. Reljic vs Nemkov is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, fight not so exciting between Teodoras Aukstuolis and Bruno Henrique Cappelozza: it gets two stars.
Teodoras Aukstuolis entered this fight with a professional record of 7-2-0 (86% finishing rate) while his opponent, Bruno Henrique Cappelozza, has a mma record of 7-3-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission). Both fighters have fought twice in 2015: Aukstuolis has defeated Krzysztof Pietraszek and Alexander Grebenkin while Cappelozza has beat Marco Talebi Paulo and Francisco Sandro da Silva Bezerra. Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, pretty good finish between Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Brett McDermott but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Strikeforce champion and Bellator 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed Lawal entered this fight with a pro record of 16-4-0 (69% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won four consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo (=Lawal vs Kongo) and Linton Vassell in 2015 (=Lawal vs Vassell).
His opponent, Brett McDermott, has an official mma record of 5-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he has fought twice in 2015 as well: losing to Marcin Lazarz and winning over Pelu Adetola. Lawal vs McDermott is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, great fight between Andy Souwer and Yuichiro Nagashima: it gets three stars.
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