Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-31, fight not so exciting between Mirko Filipovic and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka: it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, former K-1, Pride and 2016 Rizin Hw champion Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 35-11-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alexey Oleinik in 2013 (=Filipovic vs Oleinik), since then he has won seven bouts beating Muhammed King Mo Lawal (=Cro Cop vs Lawal), Baruto Kaito (=Filipovic vs Baruto) and Amir Aliakbari (=Filipovic vs Aliakbari).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Tsuyoshi Kosaka, has an official record of 27-19-2 (52% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 29, 2016 when he was defeated by Baruto Kaito (=Baruto vs Kosaka). Cro Cop Filipovic vs Kosaka is the main event of “Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-15, fight not particularly good between Andy Souwer and Akiyo Nishiura: it gets two stars.
The former ISKA, WKA and two-time K-1 World Max champion Andy Souwer entered this fight with a pro mma record of 2-2-0 (100% finishing rate) but he has a kickboxing record of 160-19-1. He lost to Daron Cruickshank (=Souwer vs Cruickshank) and Kazuyuki Miyata last year (=Souwer vs Miyata) but he came back to win in 2017 with Massaro Glunder.
His opponent, Akiyo Nishiura, has a record of 13-8-1 (38% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 5, 2014 when he defeated by Ryogo Takahashi. Souwer vs Nishiura is on the undercard of Rena Kubota vs Andy Nguyen – Rizin FF 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-15, boring fight between Kazushi Sakuraba and Frank Shamrock: it gets one star!
The 48-year-old Kazushi Sakuraba (4 years older than Shamrock) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-17-1 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 29, 2015 when he was defeated by Shinya Aoki (=Sakuraba vs Aoki). He was the first man to defeat Royce Gracie in mma history (May 1, 2000) while in 2005 he beat also Ken Shamrock, Frank’s older brother.
His opponent, the former Ufc light-Hw and Strikeforce Mw champion Frank Shamrock, has an official record of 23-10-2 (70% finishing rate) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 11, 2009 when he lost to Nick Diaz. Shamrock vs Sakuraba is a special match with grappling rules, undercard of Rena Kubota vs Andy Nguyen – Rizin FF 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-15, pretty good finish between Jerome Le Banner and Roque Martinez: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate, judo and former Wkn, Iska world champion Jerome Le Banner (he is 44 years old), entered this fight with a mma record of 3-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he has a kickboxing record of 81-22-2. In his last mma fight he was defeated by Satoshi Ishii (=December 31, 2010) while in his last kickboxing bout he had beat Karl Roberson (=Le Banner vs Roberson).
His opponent, Roque Martinez, has an official record of 11-4-2 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.93 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Kelvin Fitial in 2011, since then he has collected six victories and one draw beating Jaideep Singh in 2017. Martinez vs Le Banner is on the undercard of Rena Kubota vs Andy Nguyen – Rizin FF 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-30, pretty good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Hideo Tokoro but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a mma record of 19-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 current Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won four bouts beating Yuki Motoya in 2017 (=Horiguchi vs Motoya).
His opponent, Hideo Tokoro, has an official record of 34-29-2 (74% finishing rate) but he lost four out of his last six bouts, the last one with Kron Gracie (=Gracie vs Tokoro); after this fight he has beat Asen Yamamoto. Kyoji Horiguchi vs Hideo Tokoro is the main event of Rizin FF 6. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-16, some good exchanges between Kyoji Horiguchi and Yuki Motoya but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a professional record of 18-2-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), but then he has won over Chico Camus (=Horiguchi vs Camus), Neil Seery and Ali Bagautinov (=Horiguchi vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Yuki Motoya, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tatsumitsu Wada in 2013, since then he has collected ten victories and one no-contest. Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuki Motoya is on the undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Anthony Birchak – Rizin FF 5 Sakura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-16, fight not so exciting between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Anthony Birchak: it gets two stars.
Tatsuya Kawajiri entered this fight with a mma record of 35-11-2 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 featherweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one against Kron Gracie (=Kawajiri vs Gracie).
His opponent, Anthony Birchak, has an official record of 13-3-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 bantamweight. He lost to Thomas Almeida in 2015 (=Almeida vs Birchak) but he came back to win against Dileno Lopes in 2016. Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Anthony Birchak is the main event of Rizin FF 5 Sakura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, pretty good finish between Mirko Filipovic and Amir Aliakbari but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-11-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while his opponent the undefeated 2010 Greco-Roman wrestler world champion Amir Aliakbari, has a record of 5-0-0 (60% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Cro Cop Filipovic vs Aliakbari is the final of the Rizin openweight Grand-Prix tournament, in the semifinals Cro Cop has beat Baruto Kaito (=Filipovic vs Baruto) while Aliakbari has defeated Valentin Moldavsky (=Moldavsky vs Aliakbari); undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie – Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, good fight between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Kron Gracie: it gets three stars.
Tatsuya Kawajiri entered this fight with a professional mma record of 35-10-2 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 featherweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Dennis Bermudez (=Kawajiri vs Bermudez) and Cub Swanson.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Kron Gracie, has an official record of 3-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko); he has fought once in 2016 beating Hideo Tokoro (=Gracie vs Tokoro). Kawajiri vs Gracie is the main event of Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, disappointing fight between Valentin Moldavsky and Amir Aliakbari: it gets two stars.
Both undefeated, the Russian Valentin Moldavsky has a perfect record of 5-0-0 (60% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.87 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the 2010 Greco-Roman wrestler world champion Amir Aliakbari, has a record of 4-0-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Moldavsky vs Aliakbari is the semifinal of the Rizin openweight Grand-Prix tournament, in the quarter-finals Moldavsky has beat Szymon Bajor (=Bajor vs Moldavsky) while Aliakbari has defeated Heath Herring (=Herring vs Aliakbari); undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie – Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-31, fight not so exciting between Mirko Filipovic and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka: it gets two stars.
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