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6/15 DREAM 4 Middleweight Tournament Fights Announced
2008-05-23 15:46:00
DREAM have announced the match-ups for the 2nd round in the middleweight tournament. As I expected, Manhoef made it in. There are some very interesting fights in this round, I am really looking forward to Mayhem vs. Jacare.Middleweight Tournament:Kazushi Sakuraba 24-10-1 vs. 21-4-1 Melvin ManhoefGegard Mousasi 21-2-1 vs. 4-4-0 Dong Sik YoonRonaldo "Jacare" Souza 8-1-0 vs. 21-5-0 Jason "Mayhem" MillerZelg "Benkei" Galesic 8-3-0 vs. 3-2-0 Taiei KinLightweight Tournament:Shinya Aoki 15-2-0 vs. 4-2-0 Katsuhiko Nagata

By: Japan-MMA.com

Shinya Aoki in Judo Competition + Aoki Standing Arm Break
2008-05-09 10:36:00
One of my favorite fighters in the world, Shinya 'Magic Pants' Aoki in Judo Competitionhttp://www.youtube.c-om/v/8I4bVSP2ReMHis ability to pull of flying armbars left and right in high-level Judo competitions over the years just leaves me in awe. Aoki is just an absolute grappling badass....And because I got a request for it, here is Shinya Aoki vs Keith Wisniewski(Shooto Middleweight Bout)This was the fight in which Aoki snaps an arm in half from the clinch.http://www.youtube.com/v-/Q_718dOW09kFrom both videos- you can tell he really likes the right side forward off-base position in the clinch, even in no-gi. Extremely offensive in grappling style, I absolutely love Aoki. Watch both videos!

By: Punch Kick Choke-- The Best MMA Videos And Article

DREAM Lightweight Tournament - Rumor Confirmed
2008-05-05 09:04:00
It is official, Aoki is still in the tournament! His fight with Nagata will take place on June 15 in DREAM 4. I have to say that this is a good decision by FEG and I hope he is able to get through that fight uninjured. It is also the first fight announced for the June event.http://sportsnavi.yahoo.c-o.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/-20080505-00000015-spnavi-fight.-html

By: Japan-MMA.com

DREAM Lightweight Tournament - Aoki still in??
2008-05-04 03:56:00
Rumor now is that the Aoki Nagata fight will be puched back to DREAM 4. A very good decision in my mind, it gives Aoki time to recover and he has deserved the spot. Nothing is official on this and we will have to wait and see, but to me that seems like a much better option that getting another fighter into the second round without fighting...

By: Japan-MMA.com

5/11 DREAM 3 - Aoki Out!
2008-05-03 04:33:00
Well, not unexpected, but now its official!Aoki is out of the DREAM tourament. Why am I saying its not unexpected?? Well, he said in an interview before the fight that he would not fight in round 2 of this tournament, even if he won. This is very dissapointing but, like I have said in touraments like this injuries will happen.This really sucks, for a couple of reasons... JZ has said he would not take Aoki's place, which means 2 of the best fighters are out. And Nagata, who is the weakest link, might not have to fight in order to get to the next round...Let's see if DREAM can find an opponent for Nagata in the last week. And let's pray its not a can.

By: Japan-MMA.com

DREAM 2 Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias + Full Card Results! 4/29
2008-04-30 05:22:00
http://www.youtube.com/v/z0iHDR-SNO-Ihttp://www.youtube.com/v/K-vksrQYbNPQAnyway....Full Card Results!Shinya Aoki defeats Gesias "JZ" Calvancante via unanimous decisionTaiei Kin defeats Ikuhisa Minowa via unanimous decisionDong Sik Yoon defeats Shungo Oyama via unanimous decisionZelg Galesic defeats Magomed Sultanakhmedov via submission (armbar) in round oneRonaldo "Jacare" Souza defeats Ian Murphy via submission (rear naked choke) in round oneKiyoshi Tamura defeats Masakatsu Funaki via technical knockout (strikes) in round oneGegard Mousasi defeats Denis Kang via submission (triangle choke) in round oneKazushi Sakuraba defeats Andrews Nakahara via submission (neck crank) in round oneMy comments:Sakuraba won, yay (even if the fight was a walk in the park... and even if he looked gassed to all hell after it.) - Denis Kang lost, boo.I find it funny that all the fights either went to the judges, or was finished by submission in the first round.Not to shabby for what I would consider a me...

By: Punch Kick Choke-- The Best MMA Videos And Article

DREAM 2 and 3 Fights Announced
2008-04-04 15:00:00
DREAM has made their decision regarding the outcome of the controversial JZ vs. Aoki fight. There will be a re-match in DREAM 2. The winner of this will get to fight 2 less than 2 weeks later in the quarter final. Sounds unfair? Well, the opponent will be Nagata, who is the weakest link in my opinion.So, announced today:DREAM 2:Shinya Aoki 12-2-0 vs. 14-1-1 Gesias "J.Z." CalvancanteDREAM 3:The DREAM Lightweight Quarter-Finals were also announced, and the winners of the 2 best fights (Joachim Hansen and Eddie Alvarez) in the first round will face off against each other. The Quarter Finals:Tatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz Firmino "Buscape"Winner Aoki/JZ vs. 4-2-0 Katsuhiko NagataJoachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie AlvarezMitsuhiro Ishida 15-3-1 vs. 24-10-4 Caol Uno

By: Japan-MMA.com

3/15 DREAM - Pictures
2008-03-16 09:09:00
DREAM 023Originally uploaded by japanmma Minowa was wondering where he was... DREAM 025Originally uploaded by japanmma Then he realized this was DREAM's first ever fight, and he was all business. The fight was, as expected, very quick.DREAM 030Originally uploaded by japanmma Monma entering the ring for his fight against crowd favorite Sakurai "Mach"DREAM 032Originally uploaded by japanmma Hayato "Mach" Sakurai making his way to the ring.DREAM 036Originally uploaded by japanmma "Mach" and Monma as the fight starts. As you can see, the disadvantage with the bigger organizations is the distance to the ring. It is very hard to get good action shots... As a consequence, there will be few good ones.DREAM 049Originally uploaded by japanmma Then it was time for my personal favorite. Hellboy was facing a very strong opponent in Boku. I have read an interview that Hansen was almost KOed. Just to put the record straight, he was never close to being KOed in this fight, and from where I was sit...

By: Japan-MMA.com

3/15 DREAM - MAJOR SPOILER result
2008-03-15 14:09:00
Ok, I am home frome DREAM 1. For some reason I dont feel satisfied...It was a very good production. I think the reason I am not satisfied in the main event...I dont want to see it end like that... Aoki got a few elbows to the neck and couldn't continue. I think both these fighters will go through to the next round. There is no reasoning behind this, but the way it ended, its hard to justify anything else.Hellboy won, so did Alvarez. The second round will be amazing!!10- Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias "J.Z." Calvancante NO CONTEST9- Tatsuya Kawajiri Def. Kultar ?Black Mamba? Gil by Decision 3-08- Eddie Alvarez Def. Andre "Dida" Amade TKO, 6:477- (SF) Mirko ?Crocop? Filipovic Def. Tatsuya Mizuno6- Mitsuhiro Ishida Def. Bu Kyung Jung by decision 3-05- Katsuhiko Nagata Def. Artur Oumakhanov by decision 3-04- Luiz Firmino "Buscape" Def. Kazuyuki Miyata by front choke Round 1, 7:373- Joachim Hansen Def. Koutetsu Boku by decision 3-02- (SF) Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Def. Hidetaka Monma By TKO, Round ...

By: Japan-MMA.com

3/15 DREAM - Warm-Up
2008-03-15 01:44:00
I am just about to leave for the event, what better way to warm up than a JZ vs. Aoki promo video.Who do you think will win? I am cheering for Aoki in this one, but this is going to be a very exciting fight.Here are some Hellboy highlights as well.

By: Japan-MMA.com

3/15 DREAM - Fight Order Announced
2008-03-13 15:44:00
DREAM has announced the fight order for Saturday's event. It was expected that the main event would be between Aoki and JZ, but I thought they might slip CroCop in there, they didn't.I am surprised that Oumakhanov vs. Nagata is so high up though... I think the Hansen vs. Boku fight will be better...Anyway, I think there will be some upsets in this first round. I think Eddie Alvarez will take out Dida. Also, Boku and Miyata are underestimated. I think Hellboy will win, but it is not an easy fight (as I have seen in some discussions).In the superfight, look out for Monma, another fighter I think is underestimated.This will be an awesome event, I can't wait!! Just to make it clear, I will be at the event so NO PLAY-BY-PLAY this time, sorry.10- Shinya Aoki 12-2-0 vs. 14-1-1 Gesias "J.Z." Calvancante9- Tatsuya Kawajiri 20-4-2 vs. 9-6-0 Kultar ?Black Mamba? Gil8- Andre "Dida" Amade 6-2-1 vs. 12-1-0 Eddie Alvarez7- (SF) Mirko ?Crocop? Filipovic 22-6-2 vs. 3-2-0 Tatsuya Mizuno6- Mitsuhir...

By: Japan-MMA.com

3/15 DREAM Fights Announced
2008-02-26 14:12:00
DREAM has announced 3 more fights in their Lightweight GP. In addition to that, it is rumored that there will be a 10 minute first round.As expected few of the big stars are facing eachother in the first round (with the exception of JZ vs. Aoki). However, there are no easy fights in this tournament and the way it is set up will lead to either big upsets or extremely interesting 2nd round.Tatsuya Kawajiri 20-4-2 vs. 9-6-0 Kultar ?Black Mamba? GilKazuyuki Miyata 5-6-0 vs. 11-3-0 Luiz Firmino "Buscape"Koutetsu Boku 13-4-1 vs. 16-6-1 Joachim HansenPreviously Announced:Shinya Aoki 12-2-0 vs. 14-1-1 Gesias "J.Z." CalvancanteAlso Participating:Andre "Dida" Amade 6-2-1Mitsuhiro Ishida 15-3-1Caol Uno 24-10-4Gilbert Melendez 13-1-0Bu Kyung Jung 0-1-0Artur Oumakhanov 7-2-0+2 fighters yet to be namedSources:http://www.dreamof-ficial.com/fightcard/http://nig-htmareofbattle.wordpress.com/20-08/02/26/fights-announced-10-mi-nute-first-round/

By: Japan-MMA.com

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2008-01-01 07:15:00
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By: Gambler's Story

Shinya Aoki vs. Jung Bu-Kyung Yarennoka 2007
2007-12-31 23:56:00
Shinya Aoki vs. Jung Bu-Kyung Part 1Shinya Aoki vs. Jung Bu-Kyung Part 2

By: MMA FIGHT VIDEO DEPOT

Shinya Aoki Will Battle Olympic Medalist Jung Bukyung December 31st
2007-12-27 13:38:00
The Yarennoka staff has lived up to their promise and has found an opponent for Shinya Aoki before the December 31st deadline. Squaring off against Aoki on New Year?s Eve will be 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Jung Bukyung. Bukyung replaces the wounded Gesias ?JZ? Calvancante who was originally slated to face Aoki at ...

By: MMA Movement

Nick Diaz Turns Down NYE Date With Shinya Aoki
2007-12-26 18:53:00
With less than a week to go until New Year?s Eve, time is running out for the Yarennoka staff who is frantically running around the clock in search of an opponent for former PRIDE Lightweight Shinya Aoki. Aoki was originally slated to fight K-1 HERO?S very own Gesias ?JZ? Calvancante on December 31st, however, the ...

By: MMA Movement

Aoki-Calvancante Fight Taken Off M-1 Card
2007-12-23 00:22:00
The highly anticipated match up between Shinya Aoki and JZ Calvancante, two IWF-ranked fighters, has been canceled, according to this Sherdog report. Don't fear, MMA fans! The card still features two IWF-ranked fighters in Gilbert Melendez (also #9 P4P) and Hayato Sakurai in separate fights.It's still unclear as to why the fight has been taken off the card, although it's possible that recent surgery performed on JZ may be the case. As recently as December 5th, both fighters were still talking as though it was going to happen. Despite these conjectures, nothing has been confirmed.The event still features, in addition to the Fedor-Choi laughstock, a collection of some of the brightest Lightweights and Welterweights in the world.Gilbert Melendez and Hayato Sakurai will have more than their hands full when they meet Mitsuhiro Ishida and Hidehiko Hasegawa, respectively. In another interesting fight, formerly ranked Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri will look to rebound from a recent l...

By: The Irish Whip

Shinya Aoki on Latest Kamipro
2007-12-08 00:00:00
To keep the ball rolling on Japanese fight magazines, here?s the latest cover of Kamipro with Shinya Aoki in all his sexiness. Aoki who?s scheduled to take on 2-time K-1 HERO?S Tournament winner, Gesias ?JZ? Calvancanti is confident that he will be victorious on New Year?s Eve. As reported earlier today, Yarennoka will be broadcasted live ...

By: MMA Movement

Shinya Aoki Takes On Gesias ?JZ? Calvancante NYE
2007-11-28 12:46:00
Shinya Aoki will give K-1 HERO?S superstar Gesias ?JZ? Calvancante a taste of his rainbow, yes I went there, on New Year?s Eve. The M-1 Global group along with former PRIDE FC staff members officially announced today that the two time K-1 HERO?S Middleweight Tournament Champion, JZ will be fighting Aoki at the Yarennoka ...

By: MMA Movement

Dream Fight Realized! Shinya Aoki Vs. J.Z. Calvan!!
2007-11-28 08:47:00
The second Yarennoka! press conference was held today and two big fights were announced for the event. The first fight is a dream match-up between Shooto Middleweight Champion Shinya Aoki and 2-time Hero’s Middleweight Tournament Champion, J.Z. Calvan. The second fight is between DEEP Welterweight Champion Hidehiko Hasegawa and Japanese MMA Legend Hayato Sakurai. Yarennoka! Date: 31/12-2007 Place: Saitama Super ...

By: Nightmare Of Battle

12/31 M-1 - Saitama Superarena - The confusion is complete
2007-11-17 02:09:00
Well, the rumors that were earlier dismissed by the M-1 management were confirmed yesterday. M-1 had on their web-site an official announcement that Fedor was going to fight in Saitama Superarena on NYE. This announcement is no longer on their web-site.The rumors will continue, and the fans will wait. Japanese press has confirmed these rumors and it seems there will be an MMA event, but it seems there is no final decision yet.The former Pride staff seems determined to make this happen, and also Aoki seems ready to fight.http://d.hatena.ne.jp/gry-phonjapan/20071114http://sports-navi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/he-adlines/etc/20071116-00000028-s-pnavi-fight.html

By: Japan-MMA.com

New Shinya Aoki interview
2007-10-20 09:03:00
Kakutogi has posted a new Shinya Aoki interview today.Aoki is saying he was disappointed, but not surprised at the Pride office closures. He is dissapointed on behalf of the staff and feels that creating a new Pride without them would be impossible. He goes on to say that he would not want to fing in an "American" Pride.When asked if he would take up the challenge from JZ, he said that he would, if the money was right. However, he feels stronger about fighting the Pride light champion. Gomi has stated that he is going to fight on NYE, but did not specify any organization. Aoki wants to fight this year, and a Gomi vs. Aoki mathcup would certainly draw some crowds in Japan.

By: Japan-MMA.com

DEEP News - Shinya Aoki
2007-10-12 15:47:00
There seems to be a lot of activity in the DEEP camp after the Pride offices closed. Gryphon has today reported that Saeki is planning a Japanese organisation like Pride. For me, this is something I expected him to do a while back. In my opinion DEEP is the best match maker in Japan, and it is no surprise that he wants more recognition.The same time Gryphon posted this, DEEP announced that Shinya Aoki will appear at their Hamamatsu ClubDEEP event. Aoki is there to give an interview and will also be signing autographes.This might be a coincident, but Saeki has been hinting towards a deal with Aoki. If this is the case, he would need to attract more international talent. The question is if he is able to.

By: Japan-MMA.com

Shinya Aoki To Grapple On DEEP X
2007-06-14 18:30:00
On June 17th the grappling event DEEP X is taking place in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto champion Shinya Aoki will grapple against BJJ black belt Pedro Akira on this event. They have grappled before in 2005 where Aoki won after only 1 minute and 18 seconds so this will be their second match against each other.

By: Nightmare Of Battle

Video of the Day: Shinya Aoki HL
2007-06-13 16:04:00
My goal is to educate MMA fans beyond the everyday fighters you may see on TV or the majority of lame "TUF" fighters that receive more publicity than they should. Fans need to learn and expose themselves to the Genki Sudo's, Nogueira's, and the Sokoudjou's of the world, fighters that deserve exposure and attention. Here is a highlight that shows just some of the amazing feats of Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki. Shinya Aoki (11-2) holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in Judo. Enjoy :) (Props to Lowbrow)Shinya Aoki MMA/Grappling Highlight VideUploaded by Lowbr0w

By: The Irish Whip

Nueva entrevista Shinya Aoki
2007-05-07 22:51:00
A continuaciÃ³n les ofrecemos una entrevista que pÃºblica la revista japonesa SportsNavi, unas declaraciones sorprendentes de uno de los ultimos fighters en alcanzar el Top 5 de los Lightweight en Pride FC Diary.La traduccion corre a cuenta de "TheGodfather" desde MMA-BarracusSportsNavi: En la entrevista que diste despues de la plea contra Lo-A-Njoe, tu dijiste que te uviera gustado aver ganado de una mejor manera.que fue un a pelea inperfecta.sientes que pudiste aver echo algo mejor? aoki:me lleve unos cuantos golpes no me isieron daÃ±o pero la impresion que dejaron no fue buena.yo fui muy cuidadoso pero durante el receso mi concentracion fue algo distraida.cuando empeso la pelea me pego un par de veces asi que volvi a probar la sangre,durante la segunda ves en el suelo recupero mi instinto animal SportsNavi: desde que empeso la pelea Lo-A-Njoe fue contodo no es asi? aoki:probablemente el es un "to minute fighter" las peleas cortas son su especialidad yo avia anticipado que el sald...

By: Pride FC Diary