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RIZIN 1 results: 'Aoki vs. Sakuraba' full fight play-by-play coverage, Day 1

Your live thread for RIZIN Fight Federation's inaugural event. Come for the heavyweight tournament, stay for "Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba versus "Tobikan Judan" Shinya Aoki.

Ladies and gentlemen, Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (JMMA) is back! For a couple of days at least. Former PRIDE head honcho Nobuyuki Sakakibara has started up a brand new promotion, and he's got some of the biggest names outside of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) involved in it.

The big name, of course, is Fedor Emelianenko. "The Last Emperor" will fight two days from now when RFF also crowns the winner of their heavyweight Grand Prix.