The 2005 and 2007 K-1 World MAX champion Andy Souwer is at his pro mma debut but he has a kickboxing record of 158-19-1 (98 knockouts). He comes off two consecutive defeats in kickboxing fights: against Jonay Risco (4-stars-fight, Souwer vs Risco) and Hinata Watanabe (=Souwer vs Watanabe 2).
His opponent, Yuichiro Nagashima, has an official record 4-2-0 (18-9-1 in kickboxing) but his last mma fight was held in 2006 and he lost to Hiroshi Shiba. Souwer vs Nagashima is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep – Rizin FF 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Rizin FF 2 Iza (Takeoff) Saltation
Date: 2015-12-31
Where: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Division: lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg)
Rizin FF 2 fight card (main fights):
Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep
Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka final
Kron Gracie vs Asen Yamamoto
Andy Souwer vs Yuichiro Nagashima
Peter Aerts vs Baruto Kaito
Bob Sapp vs Akebono Taro 2
Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov semifinal
Muhammed Lawal vs Teodoras Aukstuolis semifinal
Souwer’s next fight: Andy Souwer vs Daron Cruickshank
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Very good fight and an excellent debut in MMA for a great kick boxer. Andy always destroyed his opponent which i hope is OK and recovering.
No doubt that MMA is good on terms of money but much more risky for the fighters well being since is too brutal and unsafe.