This fight really could have gone either way, so I'm completely fine with the result. Albert has far more fighting experience, better technique, and is one of the three best wreckers Muteba knows (which is a very high compliment from him), while Rihito has MUCH greater strength, has trained fundamentals under THE Kuroki Gensai for 2 years, and beat Mokichi (who was only defeated by Raian until now) with relative ease. Given that there will probably be a separate arc from the competition arc, since there are a LOT of outside factors that we haven't taken into account, PLUS the fact that Gaoh said that Rihito is still in the middle of getting stronger, I'm expecting some a number of Rihito wins in the future.
Also glad to know that Koga is an avid Baki fan lol