- Date: Tuesday 12.29.2015 at 01:00 AM ET
- Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
- Venue: Saitama Super Arena
- MMA Bouts: 12
- Kickboxing Bouts: 1
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015: Day 1
Completed
Combat Sports Event
December 29, 2015
Dec 29, 2015
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KO/TKO, Corner Stoppage 5:56 Round 1 of 3
W
Up to 39-6#14 add_circleL
Down to 26-17-1
Professional MMA"Tobikan Judan" Nickname "The Gracie Hunter" -900
(Huge Favorite)Betting Odds +500
(Heavy Underdog)32
+7 mos, 2 wks, 6 daysAge at Fight 46
+5 mos, 2 wks, 1 day169.8 lbs
(77.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 171.0 lbs
(77.6 kgs)5'11"
(180cm)Height 5'11"
(180cm)71.0"
(180cm)Reach N/A
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KO/TKO, Knees 1:36 Round 1 of 2
W
Up to 15-2-1#13 add_circleL
Down to 15-6-1
Professional MMA"BJP" Nickname +375
(Moderate Underdog)Betting Odds -600
(Huge Favorite)23
+2 mos, 2 wks, 1 dayAge at Fight 29
+1 week, 3 days211.5 lbs
(95.9 kgs)Weigh-In Result 219.0 lbs
(99.3 kgs)6'3"
(191cm)Height 5'11"
(180cm)80.0"
(203cm)Reach 74.0"
(188cm) -
KO/TKO, Punches 2:58 Round 1 of 2Professional MMA
Nickname "Ghost" -115
(Near Even)Betting Odds -125
(Slight Favorite)23
+6 mos, 1 week, 2 daysAge at Fight 31
+9 mos, 1 week, 2 days219.5 lbs
(99.6 kgs)Weigh-In Result 215.0 lbs
(97.5 kgs)6'0"
(183cm)Height 6'3"
(191cm)76.0"
(193cm)Reach 81.0"
(206cm) -
KO/TKO, Punch 4:32 Round 1 of 2
W
Up to 8-2#11 add_circleL
Down to 7-4
Professional MMA+180
(Slight Underdog)Betting Odds -260
(Moderate Favorite)24
+1 month, 2 wks, 6 daysAge at Fight 26
+7 mos, 1 week, 2 days216.0 lbs
(98.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 218.0 lbs
(98.9 kgs)6'0"
(182cm)Height 6'2"
(188cm)74.0"
(188cm)Reach 79.0"
(201cm) -
KO/TKO, Punches 9:10 Round 1 of 2
W
Up to 17-4#10 add_circleL
Down to 5-3
Professional MMA"King Mo" Nickname "The Spartan" -800
(Huge Favorite)Betting Odds +460
(Heavy Underdog)34
+11 mos, 2 wks, 4 daysAge at Fight 214.0 lbs
(97.1 kgs)Weigh-In Result 215.0 lbs
(97.5 kgs)6'0"
(183cm)Height 5'11"
(180cm)79.0"
(201cm)Reach N/A
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Submission, Rear Naked Choke 2:20 Round 1 of 2
W
Up to 2-0#9 add_circleL
Down to 0-1
Professional MMA-420
(Heavy Favorite)Betting Odds +280
(Moderate Underdog)23
+10 mos, 3 wks, 2 daysAge at Fight 24
+11 mos, 1 week215.0 lbs
(97.5 kgs)Weigh-In Result 209.0 lbs
(94.8 kgs)6'1"
(185cm)Height 6'0"
(182cm)75.0"
(191cm)Reach N/A
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Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total
W
Up to 21-11-2#8 add_circleL
Down to 17-10-6
Professional MMA"Streetfight Bancho" Nickname "DJ Taiki" -245
(Moderate Favorite)Betting Odds +175
(Slight Underdog)38
+6 mos, 2 wks, 5 daysAge at Fight 33
+4 mos, 5 days143.0 lbs
(64.9 kgs)Weigh-In Result 143.0 lbs
(64.9 kgs)5'6"
(167cm)Height 5'8"
(172cm) -
Submission, Armbar 5:16 Round 1 of 3
W
Up to 33-28-2#7 add_circleL
Down to 2-1
Professional MMA"Little Volk" Nickname -525
(Heavy Favorite)Betting Odds +350
(Moderate Underdog)38
+4 mos, 1 weekAge at Fight 26
+10 mos, 2 wks, 2 days135.0 lbs
(61.2 kgs)Weigh-In Result 136.0 lbs
(61.7 kgs)5'7"
(170cm)Height 5'6"
(168cm) -
KO/TKO, Punch 0:55 Round 1 of 3Professional MMA
Nickname "The Mercenary" 25
+10 mos, 1 week, 5 daysAge at Fight 27
+11 mos, 6 days185.0 lbs
(83.9 kgs)Weigh-In Result 184.0 lbs
(83.5 kgs)5'10"
(177cm)Height 5'11"
(180cm)73.0"
(185cm)Reach 73.5"
(187cm) -
KO/TKO, Punch 2:14 Round 1 of 2Professional Custom Rules
"Rising Sun" Nickname "Little Hercules" 29
+5 mosAge at Fight 39
+11 mos154.3 lbs
(70.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 152.1 lbs
(69.0 kgs)5'11"
(180cm)Height 5'8"
(172cm) -
KO/TKO, Punch 1:20 Round 3 of 3, 7:20 TotalProfessional Kickboxing
"Masato II" Nickname "Wicky" 23
+11 mos, 3 wks, 2 daysAge at Fight 32
+4 mos, 3 wks143.3 lbs
(65.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 143.3 lbs
(65.0 kgs)5'6"
(168cm)Height 5'9"
(174cm) -
Ends in a No Contest, Efrain Missed Weight 5:45 Round 1 of 3
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Stayed 15-4-0#3 add_circleN
Stayed 9-2-0
Professional MMA-300
(Moderate Favorite)Betting Odds +210
(Moderate Underdog)26
+3 mos, 2 wks, 1 dayAge at Fight 22
+1 mos, 6 days125.0 lbs
(56.7 kgs)Weigh-In Result 128.0 lbs
(58.1 kgs)5'7"
(170cm)Height 5'7"
(170cm)68.3"
(174cm)Reach 68.5"
(174cm) -
KO/TKO, Punches 2:23 Round 1 of 3
W
Up to 8-4#2 add_circleL
Down to 7-8-1
Professional MMA"Baby Fedor" Nickname 27
+4 mos, 1 week, 5 daysAge at Fight 44
+2 wks, 5 days253.0 lbs
(114.8 kgs)Weigh-In Result 259.0 lbs
(117.5 kgs)5'11"
(181cm)Height 6'3"
(191cm)74.0"
(188cm)Reach N/A
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KO/TKO, Punches 1:58 Round 2 of 3, 11:58 Total
W
Up to 41-30-2#1 add_circleL
Down to 20-16
Professional MMA"TK" Nickname "The Colossus" +180
(Slight Underdog)Betting Odds -260
(Moderate Favorite)45
+9 mos, 3 wks, 2 daysAge at Fight 37
+1 week, 6 days220.5 lbs
(100.0 kgs)Weigh-In Result 291.0 lbs
(132.0 kgs)5'11"
(181cm)Height 6'5"
(196cm)N/A
-Reach 77.0"
(196cm)
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Additional Event Information
Weigh-In Results
14
K. Sakuraba
171.0
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169.75
S. Aoki
13
S. Ishii
219.0
•
211.5
J. Procházka
12
G. Reljić
215.0
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219.5
V. Nemkov
11
T. Aukštuolis
216.0
•
218.0
B. Cappelozza
10
M. Lawal
214.0
•
215.0
B. McDermott
9
V. Moldavsky
215.0
•
209.0
Y. Uchida
8
H. Takaya
143.0
•
143.0
D. Hata
7
H. Tokoro
135.0
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136.0
K. Saiga
6
A. Matthews
184.0
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185.0
A. Tokov
5
K. Miyata
152.1
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154.3
H. Watanabe
4
A. Nishiura
143.3
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143.3
H. Kawabe
3
Y. Motoya
125.0
•
128.0
F. Efrain
2
C. Toyota
259.0
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253.0
K. Sidelnikov
1
T. Kosaka
220.5
•
291.0
J. Thompson
Fight Referees
Masato Fukuda
Yoshinori Umeki
John McCarthy
Kenichi Serizawa
John McCarthy
John McCarthy
Yoshinori Umeki
Masato Fukuda
John McCarthy
N/A
N/A
Yoshinori Umeki
John McCarthy
Yuji Shimada
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Event Production
- U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV (tape-delayed)
- Name: RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015: Day 1
- Also Known As: RIZIN FF: Saraba Fiesta
- Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
- Tapology Accounts: RIZINFF
- Ownership: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
- Venue: Saitama Super Arena
- Location: Saitama, Japan
- Enclosure: Ring
- TV Announcers: Jimmy Smith, Sean Grande
- Attendance: 12,214
- TV Ratings: 156,000
- Matchmaker: Shingo Kashiwagi
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Tapology Predictions
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271 total users made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
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KO/TKO
Submission
Decision
Sakuraba
8%
Aoki
92%
Procházka
24%
Ishii
76%
Reljić
71%
Nemkov
29%
Cappelozza
84%
Aukštuolis
16%
McDermott
1%
Lawal
99%
Uchida
5%
Moldavsky
95%
Hata
60%
Takaya
40%
Tokoro
73%
Saiga
27%
Tokov
93%
Matthews
8%
Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Hinata Watanabe: Predictions Not Available on Custom Rules Bouts
Akiyo Nishiura vs. Hiroya Kawabe: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Efrain
9%
Motoya
91%
Toyota
14%
Sidelnikov
86%
Thompson
95%
Kosaka
5%
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