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10.18.2015 | 10:35 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
Can't wait for this promotion to get going.
#RizinNeverDie
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
- Thursday 12.31.2015 at 01:00 AM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV (tape-delayed)
- Name: RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015: Day 2
- Also Known As: RIZIN FF: Iza Saltation
- 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: 18,365
- TV Ratings: 156,000
- Matchmaker: Shingo Kashiwagi
- MMA Bouts: 11
- Kickboxing Bouts: 1
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammed Lawal defeats Jiří Procházka via KO/TKO, Punch | 5:09 Round 1 of 2 Bout Page | |
| Fedor Emelianenko defeats Jaideep Singh via Submission, Punches | 3:02 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Kron Gracie defeats Erson Yamamoto via Submission, Triangle Choke | 4:58 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Andy Souwer defeats Yuichiro Nagashima via KO/TKO, Punches | 5:28 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Baruto Kaito defeats Peter Aerts via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total Bout Page | |
| (Shootboxing) Bob Sapp defeats Akebono Taro via Decision, Technical | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Gabrielle Garcia defeats Lei’D Tapa via KO/TKO, Punches | 2:36 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| (Kickboxing) Takeru Segawa defeats Yang Ming via KO/TKO, Punches | 3:00 Round 2 of 3, 6:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Soo Chul Kim defeats Maike Linhares via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brennan Ward defeats Ken Hasegawa via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:52 Round 2 of 3, 11:52 Total Bout Page | |
| Jiří Procházka defeats Vadim Nemkov via KO/TKO, Retirement | 10:00 Round 1 of 2 Bout Page | |
| Muhammed Lawal defeats Teodoras Aukštuolis via Decision, Unanimous | 2 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Rena Kubota defeats Jleana Valentino via Submission, Armbar | 3:31 Round 2 of 3, 8:31 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 12
11.30.2015 | 9:57 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | 259th Place
11.30.2015 | 10:04 AM ET
* Edited at 11.30.2015, 10:31 AM ET *
"Endings are sad, beginnings are scary...but it's the middle that counts."
11.30.2015 | 12:08 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
* Edited at 11.30.2015, 12:16 PM ET *
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
11.30.2015 | 3:15 PM ET
"Endings are sad, beginnings are scary...but it's the middle that counts."
11.30.2015 | 3:30 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
11.30.2015 | 3:51 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 24th with 4 others
* Edited at 11.30.2015, 3:52 PM ET *
11.30.2015 | 4:39 PM ET
"Endings are sad, beginnings are scary...but it's the middle that counts."
11.30.2015 | 5:16 PM ET
agreed. dont care to see austin in the tourney
"I'll fight any man; Any animal. If Jesus were here; I'd fight him too.- Mike Tyson; Downvote me if you want this ****"
11.30.2015 | 5:28 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
11.30.2015 | 5:57 PM ET
"Endings are sad, beginnings are scary...but it's the middle that counts."
12.01.2015 | 9:24 AM ET
Tournament drawing press conference video and quotes
Prior to the drawing, Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara stated, “This tournament will be the highlight of RIZIN. Fighters from around the world who are proud to represent their promotion and country, and are eager to use this platform to boost their career to make a name for themselves, have gathered in the tournament. The majority of the media who gathered today may not know much about these athletes, but when K-1 first kicked off in 1993, nobody knew about Branko Cikatić or Mike Bernardo. The fighters who open up the new doors are those who exceed their expectations.”Each of the seven contestants slated for tournament drew an envelope numbered one through seven. The fighter who drew the envelope with the number one would have the 1st pick to choose his place in the bracket. The contestant who drew number two would have the 2nd pick to choose his spot, this way until number 7.
Fighter Quotes:
- 1st Pick = “King Mo” Lawal – selected Slot A
“I am honored to fight for RIZIN. I am excited to showcase my skills in front of the Japanese fans and get the job done. I’m happy to be able to pick number one. I’m always number one. I’m in a position where others will pick me, my job is to crush whoever stands next to me.”
“I currently don’t have an opponent, but I’m sure that BAMMA will send a good fighter for me. But unfortunately whoever comes will get smashed so he better be prepared. I think Ishii made a smart choice by avoiding me and my bracket. Good for him.”
“That’s a lot of money! I’d buy a bunch of ice cream, some nice clothes, and go to Disney World and see a bunch of movies. I’d go to Vegas and party, and buy tons of gold accessories.”
- 2nd Pick = Teodoras Aukstuolis (BUSHIDO Europe Champion) – selected Slot C
“I am grateful to be given such an opportunity. At this level of competition, you have to be ready to fight anybody so I don’t care who my opponent will be. I believe in myself and am ready to fight anybody.”
“For me, becoming the champion in more important than the money. Money will follow as a result of being a true champion. My mind is set to win the tournament.”
“The reason why I am here is because I believe in myself. I will fight to represent my small country. My opponent has wild striking but there is no reason why I would lose. I will put on a show and come out victorious.”
- 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) – selected Slot G
“I don’t care who fights me. My dream since I was a kid was to fight in Japan, and I am living the dream right now, my goal is to show my best performance on New Years Eve.”
“I like the matchup. I’ve been training with Sambo world champion Blagoi Ivanov and am familiar with the Sambo fight style. I know he comes from a great team, but I will be ready to take anything he has to offer so it will be a good fight.”
“I am living a childhood dream. I am more focused on continuing my journey on my dream to become a champion in Japan. I will think of what to do with the money once I achieve my goal.”
- 4th Pick = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics Judo Gold medalist) – selected Slot E
“Preparation is good. I will not feel that a fight is a fight, the battle on NYE has just begun.”
“My plan is to invest half of the prize money in gambling and will donate the rest.”
“This was a good offer that I could not turn down. An MMA tournament, Good opponents, good prize money. I don’t want to focus too much on winning the tournament because that will affect my mental game, so I will focus on one fight at a time.”
- 5th Pick = Bruno Cappelozza (Jungle Fight 100kg Champion) – selected Slot D
“I really don’t know any of the fighters here today, so I will choose my opponent and hope I’m lucky.”
“That type of big money will change my life and my family’s life. And also becoming a champion. Those two aspects will be huge accomplishments for me.”
“It has been my dream to fight in Japan. I do not know too much about my opponent, but I’m sure we will both be prepared for an exciting fight. I think this will be an excellent fight.”
- 6th Pick = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – selected Slot H
“I will be representing Sambo. I would like to show the beauty of Sambo and the art of Sambo.”
- 7th Pick = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Light Heavyweight Champion) – selected Slot F
“I am very excited to be able to show my skills in a country where the Samurai was born. I will not disappoint you.”
“Everybody here is tough. Since I will be fighting the hometown favorite, my fight will be gathering attention. I would like to use this opportunity and this challenge to become the next big thing.”
“It is so much money I do not know where to start. I believe that the money will come later. So as of now, my focus is to give it all I have to make RIZIN proud that they chose me for a participant.”
General Manager Nobuhiko Takada took the microphone after the drawing, “I am feeling a familiar, comfortable yet tense atmosphere right now. I am just excited to witness the birth of future stars. I hope Ishii can perform in a way where he will make us Japanese fans proud. Ishii’s first accomplishment was winning the gold medal, but we have not seen any outstanding results from him in MMA. I really hope he can use this opportunity to achieve the biggest accomplishment of his career.”
* Edited at 12.01.2015, 9:49 AM ET *
"Endings are sad, beginnings are scary...but it's the middle that counts."
12.03.2015 | 5:45 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 150th
Google says she's fit to be an ambassador or whatever.
Still waiting on an answer if Takada will don his thong for us this year. It's the last bit of news that is needed to get this thing set.
* Edited at 12.03.2015, 6:00 AM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
12.03.2015 | 7:57 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 6th with 1 other
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
12.04.2015 | 1:53 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
12.04.2015 | 2:05 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 150th
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
12.04.2015 | 7:58 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 6th with 1 other
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
12.04.2015 | 8:05 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 36th with 1 other
"I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. -Khalil Gibran "
12.04.2015 | 4:55 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 140th
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
