RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round

Completed
Combat Sports Event
Dec 31, 2017
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017
  • Date: Sunday 12.31.2017 at 01:00 AM ET
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • MMA Bouts: 9
  • Kickboxing Bouts: 3

Fight Card
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  • Tournament Championship KO/TKO, Right Hook 0:14 Round 2 of 3, 5:14 Total
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    Up to 23-2
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
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    Down to 25-7-4
    Shintaro Ishiwatari
    Professional MMA
    27
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 32
    +10 mos, 1 week, 3 days
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (169cm)
    65.0"
    (165cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Tournament Championship Submission, Sleeper Choke 4:41 Round 1 of 3
    Kanna Asakura
    Up to 11-2
    Main Card
    108
    3 x 5
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    Down to 6-1
    Rena Kubota
    Professional MMA
    20
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 26
    +6 mos, 2 days
    5'2"
    (158cm)
    Height
    5'3"
    (160cm)
    63.4"
    (161cm)
    Reach
    63.0"
    (160cm)
  • Tournament Championship KO/TKO, Knockdowns (left Knee) 1:20 Round 1 of 3
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 3
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    Professional Kickboxing
    19
    +4 mos, 1 week, 6 days
    Age at Fight 25
    +4 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'4"
    (163cm)
    69.5"
    (177cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Punches (towel Thrown) 1:02 Round 1 of 2
    Mirko Filipović
    Up to 36-11-2
    Main Card
    265
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
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    Down to 41-32-2
    Tsuyoshi Kosaka
    Professional MMA
    "Cro Cop" Nickname "TK"
    43
    +3 mos, 3 wks
    Age at Fight 47
    +9 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    6'2"
    (188cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (181cm)
    73.0"
    (185cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Submission, Armbar 4:47 Round 1 of 3
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 5
    #8 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Chelsea LaGrasse
    Professional MMA
    "Juju" Nickname "Kyann"
    24
    +2 mos, 2 days
    Age at Fight 26
    +7 mos, 4 wks, 2 days
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'0"
    (152cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    61.0"
    (155cm)
  • Submission, Triangle Choke 2:36 Round 1 of 2
    Yusuke Yachi
    Up to 19-6
    Main Card
    159
    10 + 5 Two Rounds
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    Down to 35-15
    Takanori Gomi
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "The Fireball Kid"
    27
    +7 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 39
    +3 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    5'9"
    (176cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    69.1"
    (176cm)
    Reach
    70.0"
    (178cm)
  • Submission, Armbar 3:30 Round 2 of 3, 8:30 Total
    Kanna Asakura
    Up to 10-2
    Main Card
    108
    3 x 5
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    Down to 10-3
    Maria Oliveira
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Spider Girl"
    20
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 21
    +3 wks, 1 day
    5'2"
    (158cm)
    Height
    5'6"
    (168cm)
    63.4"
    (161cm)
    Reach
    69.0"
    (175cm)
  • KO/TKO, Right Hook 4:31 Round 1 of 3
    Rena Kubota
    Up to 6-0
    Main Card
    108
    3 x 5
    #5 add_circle
    Down to 7-5
    Irene Cabello
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "La Niña"
    26
    +6 mos, 2 days
    Age at Fight 24
    +9 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    5'3"
    (160cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    63.0"
    (160cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Left Hook 0:50 Round 3 of 3, 6:50 Total
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 3
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    Professional Kickboxing
    25
    +4 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 38
    +4 mos, 3 wks, 6 days
    5'4"
    (163cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (172cm)
  • KO/TKO, Flying Knee 1:58 Round 2 of 3, 4:58 Total
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 3
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    Professional Kickboxing
    Nickname "Cat"
    19
    +4 mos, 1 week, 6 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +10 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'6"
    (167cm)
    69.5"
    (177cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Shintaro Ishiwatari
    Up to 25-6-4
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
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    Down to 24-13-1
    Takafumi Otsuka
    Professional MMA
    32
    +10 mos, 1 week, 3 days
    Age at Fight 31
    +4 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    5'7"
    (169cm)
    Height
    5'6"
    (167cm)
  • Submission, Head and Arm Choke 4:25 Round 3 of 3, 14:25 Total
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    Up to 22-2
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
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    Down to 11-2
    Manel Kape
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Starboy"
    27
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 24
    +1 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    65.0"
    (165cm)
    Reach
    68.0"
    (173cm)

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

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Event Production

  • U.S. Broadcast: FITE
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Tapology Accounts: RIZINFF
  • Ownership: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • Location: Saitama, Japan
  • Enclosure: Ring
  • Attendance: 18,316
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Tapology Predictions

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288 total users made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

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KO/TKO
Submission
Decision
No Predictions Were Made on This Bout
Rena Kubota vs. Kanna Asakura: No Predictions Were Made on This Bout
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Yamato Fujita II: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Filipović
99%
Kosaka
1%
Nozawa-Auclair
95%
LaGrasse
5%
Yachi
91%
Gomi
9%
Asakura
26%
Oliveira
74%
Kubota
95%
Cabello
5%
Mitsuhisa Sunabe vs. Yamato Fujita: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Yuta Hamamoto: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Ishiwatari
94%
Otsuka
6%
Kape
5%
Horiguchi
95%

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