Reviews
Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
Rizin FF hosted an event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 29 which broadcast on FITE:
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals Japan Kyoji Horiguchi def. Brazil Gabriel Oliviera TKO (Punches) 1 4:30
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals Angola Manel Kape def. United States Ian McCall TKO (Doctor Stopage) 1 1:48
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals Japan Shintaro Ishiwatari def. France Kevin Petshi KO (Punch) 1 4:30
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals Japan Takafumi Otsuka def. Germany Khalid Taha Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 12:22
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Czech Republic Jiri Prochazka def. Sweden Karl Albrektsson TKO (Punches) 1 9:57
Women’s Lightweight 70 kg Belgium Cindy Dandois def. Japan Reina Miura Decision (Split) 3 15:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Hiroyuki Takaya def. Mongolia Baataryn Azjavkhlan Decision (Unanimous) 2 15:00
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Reserve Bout South Korea Jae Hoon Moon def. United States Anthony Birchak Decision (Split) 3 15:00
Catchweight 62.5 kg Japan Kai Asakura def. Japan Kizaemon Saiga TKO (Punches and Knee) 2 7:36
Women’s Flyweight 57 kg Japan Kana Watanabe def. Japan Shizuka Sugiyama Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
Catchweight 75 kg Japan Kiichi Kunimoto def. Japan Satoru Kitaoka Decision (Unanimous) 2 15:00
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
The UFC hosted an event at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, December 30th on pay-per-view:
Women’s Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Holly Holm Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-25, 30-24) 3 5:00
Lightweight Dan Hooker def. Marc Diakiese Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:42
Women’s Strawweight Carla Esparza def. Cynthia Calvillo Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Neil Magny def. Carlos Condit Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Michał Oleksiejczuk def. Khalil Rountree Jr. Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Myles Jury def. Rick Glenn Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Marvin Vettori vs. Omari Akhmedov Draw (majority) (28-28, 29-28, 28-28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Matheus Nicolau def. Louis Smolka Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-25) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tim Elliott def. Mark De La Rosa Submission (anaconda choke) 2 1:41
Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round
Rizin FF hosted an event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Decembber 31 which broadcast on FITE:
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Final Japan Kyoji Horiguchi def. Japan Shintaro Ishiwatari KO (Punches) 2 5:14
Women’s Super Atomweight Grand-Prix Final Japan Kanna Asakura def. Japan Rena Kubota Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 4:33
Flyweight KB Tournament Final Japan Tenshin Nasukawa def. Japan Yamato Fujita TKO (3 Knockowns) 1 1:27
Heavyweight 120 kg Croatia Mirko Cro Cop def. Japan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (Punches) 1 1:02
Women’s Flyweight 57 kg United States Shinju Nozawa-Auclair def. United States Chelsea LaGrasse Submission (Armbar) 1 4:47
Catchweight 72 kg Japan Yusuke Yachi def. Japan Takanori Gomi Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:36
Women’s Super Atomweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Japan Kanna Asakura def. Brazil Maria Oliveira Submission (Armbar) 2 8:40
Women’s Super Atomweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Japan Rena Kubota def. Spain Irene Cabello Rivera TKO (Punches) 1 4:38
Flyweight KB Tournament Semi-FinalsJapan Yamato Fujita def. Japan Mitsuhisa Sunabe KO (Punch) 3 6:46
Flyweight KB Tournament Semi-Finals Japan Tenshin Nasukawa def. Japan Yuta Hamamoto KO (Flying Knee) 2 4:58
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Japan Shintaro Ishiwatari def. Japan Takafumi Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
Bantamweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Japan Kyoji Horiguchi def. Angola Manel Kape Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 3 14:28
Previews
Cage Wars: Prestige Edition
California Cage Wars hosts an event at the Valley Center, on San Pascal Reservation in California on January 7th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpcyDQwrQoQ