RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix 2016 December 29-31, 2016 Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan 1st Round - September 25 (event has been completed) Szymon Bajor def. Teodoras Aukštuolis Amir Aliakbari def. João Almeida Valentin Moldavsky def. Karl Albrektsson Jiří Procházka def. Mark Tanios (no longer in tournament) Baruto Kaito def. Kazuyuki Fujita Mirko Filipović def. Hyun Man Myung 2nd Round - December 29 Tournament Bouts Mirko Cro Cop vs. King Mo Lawal Baruto vs. Tsuyoshi Kosaka Amir Aliakbari vs. Heath Herring Valentin Moldavsky vs. Szymon Bajor Vadim Nemkov vs. Alison Vicente (reserve) Rin Nakai vs. Kanako Murata Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Nikita Sapun Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Andy Souwer Yuki Motoya vs. Allan Nascimento Tatsumitsu Wada vs. Kai Kara-France Yusuke Yachi vs. Mario Sismundo Kanna Asakura vs Alyssa Garcia Satoru Kitaoka vs Daron Cruickshank Final - December 31 RIZIN FWGP 2016 Tournament Final Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kron Gracie Hideo Tokoro vs. Erson Yamamoto RENA vs. Hanna Tyson Andy Nguyen vs. Miyuu Yamamoto Kizaemon Saiga vs. Dillin West Gabi Garcia vs. Shinobu Kandori Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Wataru Sakata RIZIN FWGP 2016 Tournament Semi Final 2 RIZIN FWGP 2016 Tournament Semi Final 1 Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura
The bracket for the tournament got twisted around. You can pretty much count on these events being convoluted. Wanderlei Silva was supposed to fight. He is out. Cro Cop was supposed to face Baruto. They're having him face King Mo instead. Jiří Procházka is no longer in the tournament presumably having been replaced by Heath Herring. I don't know who the winners will face in the semi-finals. Gabi Garcia is facing 52-year old pro wrestler Shinobu Kandori. She hasn't had an MMA bout in about 17 years.
2nd Round Results Open weight: Mirko Filipovic def. Muhammed Lawal via TKO (strikes) – Round 2 – World Grand Prix quarterfinal Open weight: Kaido Hoovelson def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka via unanimous decision – World Grand Prix quarterfinal Open weight: Amir Aliakbari def. Heath Herring via unanimous decision – World Grand Prix quarterfinal Open weight: Valentin Moldavsky def. Szymon Bajor via unanimous decision – World Grand Prix quarterfinal Women’s Flyweight: Rin Nakai def. Kanako Murata via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:27 Flyweight: Tenshin Nasukawa def. Nikita Sapun via TKO (strikes) – Round 1 Lightweight: Kazuyuki Miyata def. Andy Souwer via submission (armbar) – Round 1 Bantamweight: Yuki Motoya def. Allan Nascimento via split decision Flyweight: Tatsumitsu Wada def. Kaiwhare Kara-France via unanimous decision Featherweight: Yusuke Yachi def. Mario Sismundo via TKO (strikes) – Round 1 Women’s Atomweight: Alyssa Garcia def. Kanna Asakuravia unanimous decision Open weight: Vadim Nemkov def. Alison Vicente via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:54 – World Grand Prix reserve match Lightweight: Satoru Kitaoka def. Daron Cruickshank via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1
Full event video up for the time being https://eversport.tv/fight-sports/rizin/2016/12/29/2nd-round-world-gp-2016 Warning: Joe Warren on colour is ear AIDS
Cro Cop will face Baruto next. The winner will fight the winner of Valentin Moldavsky and Amir Aliakbari.
Final Round Results MAIN CARD (Eversport.tv) Mirko Filipovic def. Amir Aliakbari via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:03 – World Grand Prix final Kron Gracie def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:05 Hideo Tokoro def. Asen Yamamoto via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:19 Rena Kubota def. Hanna Gujwan via knockout (body kick) – Round 3, 2:47 PRELIMINARY CARD (Eversport.tv) Andy Nguyen def. Miyu Yamamoto via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:42 Kizaemon Saiga def. Dillin West via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:03 Gabi Garcia def. Yumiko Hotta via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:41 Hayato Sakurai def. Wataru Sakata via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:37 Amir Aliakbari def. Valentin Moldavsky via split decision – World Grand Prix semifinal Mirko Filipovic def. Kaido Hoovelson via TKO (body shot) – Round 1, 0:49 –World Grand Prix semifinal Tenshin Nasukawa def. Calico Orizio via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2
Cro Cop wins the tournament, KO'ing Mo Lawal, Baruto, and Amir Aliakbari. Juiced to the fucking gills I'm sure but still, good for him. Kron Gracie wins the Gracie Rules submission match with Crusher. Gabi Garcia knocks out a Japanese grandmother.
