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5/18 ZST 18 - Card is final
2008-05-13 11:54:00 ZST has completed their card that will compete with Sengoku on May 18. ZST will hold their event in the arena next to Sengoku and I am sure that will impact their crowds. Anyway there are some intersting fights here, though the card is free of the really big stars (with the exception of Tokoro who is competing in a tag-team match).Main-event:Welterweight: Masayuki Okude 4-4-5 vs. 3-0-0 Maksim NevoliaLightweight Tag-team fight: Hideo Tokoro 19-13-1/ Noayuki Kotani 17-7-6 vs. Takumi Yano 9-8-3/ Erikas Petraitis 12-5-2Featherweight: Kenichi Ito 3-2-2 vs. 8-3-4 Shunichi ShimizuLightheavyweight: Tatsuhiko Nishizaka 5-1-0 vs. Koji IgaBantamweight: Keisuke Fujiwara 4-1-2 vs. 1-2-0 Hiroyuki YamashiroLightheavyweight: Kenji Nagai 4-6-1 vs. Hiromu NagatoOpening fights:Lightweight: Hiroyuki Ota 7-4-4 vs. 1-0-0 Tetsuya YamadaWelterweight: Ichiro Kojima 3-5-2 vs. 1-1-1 Yoichiro KarsuyamaBantamweight Grappling: Daisuke Yokoyama vs. Masahiro WatanabeFemale Grappling: Ayumi Funakoshi vs. Miki Goniw... More About: Card , Final
5/18 ZST 18 - Card is final
2008-05-13 11:54:00 ZST has completed their card that will compete with Sengoku on May 18. ZST will hold their event in the arena next to Sengoku and I am sure that will impact their crowds. Anyway there are some intersting fights here, though the card is free of the really big stars (with the exception of Tokoro who is competing in a tag-team match).Main-event:Welterweight: Masayuki Okude 4-4-5 vs. 3-0-0 Maksim NevoliaLightweight Tag-team fight: Hideo Tokoro 19-13-1/ Noayuki Kotani 17-7-6 vs. Takumi Yano 9-8-3/ Erikas Petraitis 12-5-2Featherweight: Kenichi Ito 3-2-2 vs. 8-3-4 Shunichi ShimizuLightheavyweight: Tatsuhiko Nishizaka 5-1-0 vs. Koji IgaBantamweight: Keisuke Fujiwara 4-1-2 vs. 1-2-0 Hiroyuki YamashiroLightheavyweight: Kenji Nagai 4-6-1 vs. Hiromu NagatoOpening fights:Lightweight: Hiroyuki Ota 7-4-4 vs. 1-0-0 Tetsuya YamadaWelterweight: Ichiro Kojima 3-5-2 vs. 1-1-1 Yoichiro KarsuyamaBantamweight Grappling: Daisuke Yokoyama vs. Masahiro WatanabeFemale Grappling: Ayumi Funakoshi vs. Miki Goniw... More About: Card , Final
5/11 DREAM 3 - RESULTS
2008-05-11 16:51:00 Just came back from an amazing event!! This was really a level up from the two first DREAM events. I am really disappointed that Joachim lost, but it was a great fight and both fighters had their chances. I dont think any of them should be disappointed with their efforts.Caol Uno pulled of the upset of the night and got a very good victory over Ishida. Disappointment of the night was Kawajiri acting like a spoiled brat after Uno's victory.BTW, Nick Diaz and Jason Miller were very good and entertaining in their fights! This was a very good event!Lightweight Tournament Round 2:8. Caol Uno Def. Mitsuhiro Ishida by rear-naked choke Round 2, 1:397. Eddie Alvarez Def. Joachim Hansen by decision 3-06. Tatsuya Kawajiri Def. Luiz ?Buscape? Firmino by decision 3-0Welterweight Champion Eliminator:5. Nick Diaz Def. Katsuya Inoue by TKO (towel thrown) Round 1 6:47Non-Tournament Fight:4. Daisuke Nakamura Def. Jung Bukyung Round 2 1:15Middleweight Tournament Reserve Fight:3. Melvin Manhoef Def. K... More About: Results , Dream
5/11 DREAM 3 - RESULTS
2008-05-11 16:51:00 Just came back from an amazing event!! This was really a level up from the two first DREAM events. I am really disappointed that Joachim lost, but it was a great fight and both fighters had their chances. I dont think any of them should be disappointed with their efforts.Caol Uno pulled of the upset of the night and got a very good victory over Ishida. Disappointment of the night was Kawajiri acting like a spoiled brat after Uno's victory.BTW, Nick Diaz and Jason Miller were very good and entertaining in their fights! This was a very good event!Lightweight Tournament Round 2:8. Caol Uno Def. Mitsuhiro Ishida by rear-naked choke Round 2, 1:397. Eddie Alvarez Def. Joachim Hansen by decision 3-06. Tatsuya Kawajiri Def. Luiz ?Buscape? Firmino by decision 3-0Welterweight Champion Eliminator:5. Nick Diaz Def. Katsuya Inoue by TKO (towel thrown) Round 1 6:47Non-Tournament Fight:4. Daisuke Nakamura Def. Jung Bukyung Round 2 1:15Middleweight Tournament Reserve Fight:3. Melvin Manhoef Def. K... More About: Results , Dream
5/11 DREAM 3 - Fight order
2008-05-10 10:31:00 Finally DREAM has annouced the fight order for tomorrow. I cant wait for this one, this is the best DREAM card yet.Main event:Lightweight Tournament Round 2:8. Caol Uno 24-10-4 vs. 16-3-1 Mitsuhiro Ishida7. Joachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie Alvarez6. Tatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz ?Buscape? FirminoWelterweight Champion Eliminator:5. Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya InoueNon-Tournament Fight :4. Jung Bukyung 0-2-0 vs. 13-9-0 Daisuke NakamuraMiddleweight Tournament Reserve Fight:3. Melvin Manhoef 20-4-1 vs. Kim Dae WonMiddleweight Tournament Round 1:2. Jason Miller 20-5-0 vs. 2-3-0 Katsuyori ShibataNon-Tournament Fight:1. Takeshi Yamazaki 13-7-2 vs. 6-2-1 Shoji Maruyama More About: Dream , Order
5/11 DREAM 3 - Fight order
2008-05-10 10:31:00 Finally DREAM has annouced the fight order for tomorrow. I cant wait for this one, this is the best DREAM card yet.Main event:Lightweight Tournament Round 2:8. Caol Uno 24-10-4 vs. 16-3-1 Mitsuhiro Ishida7. Joachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie Alvarez6. Tatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz ?Buscape? FirminoWelterweight Champion Eliminator:5. Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya InoueNon-Tournament Fight :4. Jung Bukyung 0-2-0 vs. 13-9-0 Daisuke NakamuraMiddleweight Tournament Reserve Fight:3. Melvin Manhoef 20-4-1 vs. Kim Dae WonMiddleweight Tournament Round 1:2. Jason Miller 20-5-0 vs. 2-3-0 Katsuyori ShibataNon-Tournament Fight:1. Takeshi Yamazaki 13-7-2 vs. 6-2-1 Shoji Maruyama More About: Dream , Order
5/11 DREAM 3 - Predictions
2008-05-09 16:28:00 If you don't know it yet, HDNet is showing this LIVE! It is a very good card, and I can't wait for this event! Now there is one problem, NO Play-By-Play this time!!! I will be there supporting my fellow Norwegian Joachim Hansen!Anyway, I started writing it out, and I agree way too much with Sherdog... That's probably not good, so I just put my predictions on here.As far as I know, the fight order is not announced so the order here is random...Lightweight Tournament Round 2:Caol Uno 24-10-4 vs. 16-3-1 Mitsuhiro Ishida Ishida by decisionTatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz ?Buscape? Firmino Kawajiri by decisionJoachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie AlvarezHellboy by rear-naked choke round 2 (or late round 1)Welterweight Champion Eliminator:Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya Inoue Nick Diaz by sumission. Katsuya Inoue is hard to get down though, he proved that against Kitaoka.Middleweight Tournament Round 1:Jason Miller 20-5-0 vs. 2-3-0 Katsuyori Shibata Jason Miller, quick, by ... More About: Predictions , Dream
5/11 DREAM 3 - Predictions
2008-05-09 16:28:00 If you don't know it yet, HDNet is showing this LIVE! It is a very good card, and I can't wait for this event! Now there is one problem, NO Play-By-Play this time!!! I will be there supporting my fellow Norwegian Joachim Hansen!Anyway, I started writing it out, and I agree way too much with Sherdog... That's probably not good, so I just put my predictions on here.As far as I know, the fight order is not announced so the order here is random...Lightweight Tournament Round 2:Caol Uno 24-10-4 vs. 16-3-1 Mitsuhiro Ishida Ishida by decisionTatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz ?Buscape? Firmino Kawajiri by decisionJoachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie AlvarezHellboy by rear-naked choke round 2 (or late round 1)Welterweight Champion Eliminator:Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya Inoue Nick Diaz by sumission. Katsuya Inoue is hard to get down though, he proved that against Kitaoka.Middleweight Tournament Round 1:Jason Miller 20-5-0 vs. 2-3-0 Katsuyori Shibata Jason Miller, quick, by ... More About: Predictions , Dream
5/19 DEEP 35 - Satoko Shinashi fighting!
2008-05-09 13:58:00 This card is looking very good! Now Satoko Shinashi is added and for me, thats a huge boost. She is one of the better female fighters out there, but she is very small. In this fight she is giving up 10 kilo to her opponent, but I still think she will win it. Saeki basically created the DEEP Female Flyweight title for her, she is very popular and I think it was a good move by DEEP. Satoko also maintains a blog http://blog.shinashi.com/ unfortunately all in Japanese, but she adds lots of pictures and updates regularly. Also check out her web-site http://www.shinashi.com/e_index.htmlIn her DEEP 35 fight, she is facing Pro-Wrestler Mai Ichii.Added:Satoko Shinashi 28-1-2 vs. 0-1-0 Mai IchiThe full card:DEEP Featherweight title fight:Masakazu Imanari 14-5-1 vs. 17-6-2 Dokonjonosuke MishimaDEEP Lightweight title fight:Kazunori Yokota 6-0-3 vs. 2-1-0 Pang Sung HwanMiddleweight Tournament:Yuya Shirai 12-5-0Daijiro Matsui 10-18-4Yuichi Nakanishi 7-7-3Riki Fukuda 9-3-0Middleweight Tournament R... More About: Fighting , Deep
5/19 DEEP 35 - Satoko Shinashi fighting!
2008-05-09 13:58:00 This card is looking very good! Now Satoko Shinashi is added and for me, thats a huge boost. She is one of the better female fighters out there, but she is very small. In this fight she is giving up 10 kilo to her opponent, but I still think she will win it. Saeki basically created the DEEP Female Flyweight title for her, she is very popular and I think it was a good move by DEEP. Satoko also maintains a blog http://blog.shinashi.com/ unfortunately all in Japanese, but she adds lots of pictures and updates regularly. Also check out her web-site http://www.shinashi.com/e_index.htmlIn her DEEP 35 fight, she is facing Pro-Wrestler Mai Ichii.Added:Satoko Shinashi 28-1-2 vs. 0-1-0 Mai IchiThe full card:DEEP Featherweight title fight:Masakazu Imanari 14-5-1 vs. 17-6-2 Dokonjonosuke MishimaDEEP Lightweight title fight:Kazunori Yokota 6-0-3 vs. 2-1-0 Pang Sung HwanMiddleweight Tournament:Yuya Shirai 12-5-0Daijiro Matsui 10-18-4Yuichi Nakanishi 7-7-3Riki Fukuda 9-3-0Middleweight Tournament R... More About: Fighting , Deep
5/11 DREAM 3 - Card Complete (?)
2008-05-08 15:26:00 It looks as though the DREAM 3 card it complete, still a small question mark over Nick Diaz but it looks as though he is fighting too. There is a lot to look forward to on this card! I am planning a preview of all the fights tomorrow, hopfully I can finish it. Either way, the last fighter added to the card is Pancrase title holder, Shoji. Shoji is a fighter with lots of talent, but he is yet to fight on this level. His biggest win to date was his KO win over Artur Oumakhanov in January, that victory earned him the Pancrase title. He should have a good battle against the veteran Takeshi Yamazaki.Added:Takeshi Yamazaki 13-7-2 vs. 6-2-1 Shoji MaruyamaThe complete card:Lightweight Tournament Round 2:Caol Uno 24-10-4 vs. 16-3-1 Mitsuhiro IshidaTatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz ?Buscape? FirminoJoachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie AlvarezWelterweight Champion Eliminator:Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya InoueMiddleweight Tournament Round 1:Jason Miller 20-5-0 vs. 2-3-0 Katsuyori... More About: Card , Dream , Complete
5/11 DREAM 3 - Card Complete (?)
2008-05-08 15:26:00 It looks as though the DREAM 3 card it complete, still a small question mark over Nick Diaz but it looks as though he is fighting too. There is a lot to look forward to on this card! I am planning a preview of all the fights tomorrow, hopfully I can finish it. Either way, the last fighter added to the card is Pancrase title holder, Shoji. Shoji is a fighter with lots of talent, but he is yet to fight on this level. His biggest win to date was his KO win over Artur Oumakhanov in January, that victory earned him the Pancrase title. He should have a good battle against the veteran Takeshi Yamazaki.Added:Takeshi Yamazaki 13-7-2 vs. 6-2-1 Shoji MaruyamaThe complete card:Lightweight Tournament Round 2:Caol Uno 24-10-4 vs. 16-3-1 Mitsuhiro IshidaTatsuya Kawajiri 21-4-2 vs. 12-3-0 Luiz ?Buscape? FirminoJoachim Hansen 17-6-1 vs. 13-1-0 Eddie AlvarezWelterweight Champion Eliminator:Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya InoueMiddleweight Tournament Round 1:Jason Miller 20-5-0 vs. 2-3-0 Katsuyori... More About: Card , Dream , Complete
6/8 Sengoku 3 - Fighters Announced
2008-05-08 14:26:00 Sengoku has had a lot of momentum behind them lately, and today they have started announcing the fights for their 3rd event.It was announced perviously that Kazuyuki Fujita would appear on this card, added today are 4 more fighters in addition to 1 fight. It will be espcially intersting to see Rodrigo Damm on this card. I have not heard about him before but he holds victorys over Kultar Gill and Ryan Bow so he should be very good.Announced:Nick Thompson 35-9-1 vs. 5-2-0 Michael CostaParticipating:Hidehiko Yoshida 7-6-1Marcio Cruz 3-2-0Fabio Silva 9-4-0Rodrigo Damm 7-1-0Kazuyuki Fujita 15-6-0 More About: Fighters
6/8 Sengoku 3 - Fighters Announced
2008-05-08 14:26:00 Sengoku has had a lot of momentum behind them lately, and today they have started announcing the fights for their 3rd event.It was announced perviously that Kazuyuki Fujita would appear on this card, added today are 4 more fighters in addition to 1 fight. It will be espcially intersting to see Rodrigo Damm on this card. I have not heard about him before but he holds victorys over Kultar Gill and Ryan Bow so he should be very good.Announced:Nick Thompson 35-9-1 vs. 5-2-0 Michael CostaParticipating:Hidehiko Yoshida 7-6-1Marcio Cruz 3-2-0Fabio Silva 9-4-0Rodrigo Damm 7-1-0Kazuyuki Fujita 15-6-0 More About: Fighters
5/28 Shoot Boxing - Antonio Carvalho fighting!
2008-05-08 14:10:00 Shoot Boxing has announced 2 fights for their May 28. card. And there are some big names on it. Shoot Boxing is very good for spectators that like K-1 but get sick of fighters just holding on to eachother. Because Shoot Boxing allowes (and rewards) throws the fights are more open.The event is being held in Korakuen Hall.Fights announced:Andy Ologon vs. Kenji Kanei Antonio Carvalho vs. Hiroki ShishidoParticipating:Kenichi Ogata More About: Fighting , Shoot
5/28 Shoot Boxing - Antonio Carvalho fighting!
2008-05-08 14:10:00 Shoot Boxing has announced 2 fights for their May 28. card. And there are some big names on it. Shoot Boxing is very good for spectators that like K-1 but get sick of fighters just holding on to eachother. Because Shoot Boxing allowes (and rewards) throws the fights are more open.The event is being held in Korakuen Hall.Fights announced:Andy Ologon vs. Kenji Kanei Antonio Carvalho vs. Hiroki ShishidoParticipating:Kenichi Ogata More About: Fighting , Shoot
5/18 Sengoku - Roger Gracie's opponent announced
2008-05-05 10:39:00 Sengoku has announced Roger Gracie's opponent for May 18, and its not a can! Yuki Kondo is a very merited Pancrase fighter (middleweight King of Pancrase), and recently lost the title fight for the Lightweight King of Pancrase. I would question if they are in the same weight class, but Kondo is a very good fighter.Added:Yuki Kondo 48-21-6 vs. 1-0-0 Roger GraciePreviously announced:Josh Barnett 21-5-0 vs. 24-7-0 Jeff Monson Kevin Randleman 16-12-0 vs. 8-2-2 Ryo KawamuraEiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee LeeSatoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian SchaffaYuki Sasaki 21-13-1 vs. 16-7-0 Jorge SantiagoYoshihiro ?Kiss? Nakao 6-1-0 vs. 9-1-0 Big Jim YorkMike Pyle 15-5-1 vs. 15-1-0 Dan Hornbuckle
5/18 Sengoku - Roger Gracie's opponent announced
2008-05-05 10:39:00 Sengoku has announced Roger Gracie's opponent for May 18, and its not a can! Yuki Kondo is a very merited Pancrase fighter (middleweight King of Pancrase), and recently lost the title fight for the Lightweight King of Pancrase. I would question if they are in the same weight class, but Kondo is a very good fighter.Added:Yuki Kondo 48-21-6 vs. 1-0-0 Roger GraciePreviously announced:Josh Barnett 21-5-0 vs. 24-7-0 Jeff Monson Kevin Randleman 16-12-0 vs. 8-2-2 Ryo KawamuraEiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee LeeSatoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian SchaffaYuki Sasaki 21-13-1 vs. 16-7-0 Jorge SantiagoYoshihiro ?Kiss? Nakao 6-1-0 vs. 9-1-0 Big Jim YorkMike Pyle 15-5-1 vs. 15-1-0 Dan Hornbuckle
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.co.jp/fight /other/headlines/etc/20080505-00000015-sp navi-fight.html More About: Rumor , Dream , Shinya Aoki , Tournament , Lightweight
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.co.jp/fight /other/headlines/etc/20080505-00000015-sp navi-fight.html More About: Rumor , Dream , Shinya Aoki , Tournament , Lightweight
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... More About: Dream , Shinya Aoki , Tournament , Lightweight
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... More About: Dream , Shinya Aoki , Tournament , Lightweight
5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - Live Play-by-Play ***Spoiler***
2008-05-03 05:15:00 I will do a live Play -by-Play from the Shooto event today. The card is looking awesome and I am very excited about this event!The fights start at 5PM Japan.The broadcast has started.Fighters are being presented. BJ Kojima is presented and confirms that he will fight July 18. Joachim Hansen is also in attendence.Official attendence 3,200RESULTS: Takashi Nakakura vs. Ganjo Tentsuku by decisionDavid Baron Def. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai by guiliotin Round 1Akitoshi Tamura Def. Rumina Sato by North-South Choke Round 3 2:37 Savant Young Def. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue by decision.Ryuichi Miki vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani DRAWYusuke Endo Def. Vince Ortiz by rear-naked choke. Bendy Casimir Def. Shinji Sasaki by decision 3-0Shinpei Tahara Def. Katsuya Murofushi by TKO Round 2 0:46Hayate Usui Def. Sakae Kasuya by decision 2-0Play-by-PlayTakashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo TentsukuTime for the main event!Round 3:Ganjo is more agressive, Nakakura is picking his punches. Ganjo puches Nakakura back into the... More About: Anniversary , Spoiler , Live , Road
5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - Live Play-by-Play ***Spoiler***
2008-05-03 05:15:00 I will do a live Play -by-Play from the Shooto event today. The card is looking awesome and I am very excited about this event!The fights start at 5PM Japan.Fighting now:Next fight:Upcoming Fights:Undercard:Katsuya Murofushi 3-2-0 vs. Shinpei TaharaHayate Usui 8-6-1 vs. 3-2-3 Sakae KasuyaMain-card:Ryuichi Miki 6-2-2 vs. 14-3-5 Yasuhiro UrushitaniYusuke Endo 10-2-1 vs. Vince OrtizShinji Sasaki 6-1-0 vs. 13-4-2 Bendy Casimir"Lion" Takeshi Inoue 14-2-0 vs. 8-7-0 Savant YoungAkitoshi Tamura 11-6-2 vs. 24-11-2 Rumina SatoHayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. 13-2-0 David BaronTakashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo Tentsuku More About: Anniversary , Spoiler , Live , Road
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. More About: Dream , Shinya Aoki
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. More About: Dream , Shinya Aoki
5/11 DREAM 3 - "Hellboy" Hansen T-Shirt
2008-05-03 03:17:00 For DREAM 1, one of the more popular T-Shirt s were the Hellboy Hansen shirts, they actually sold out. Now they have posted the design for the shirts for DREAM 3 on his blog. They are looking awesome! His guys have done a great job designing these ones.http://my.opera.com/JoachimHansen/bl og/t-dream-3 More About: Dream , T-Shirt
5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - Warm-Up
2008-05-02 15:18:00 Tomorrow Shooto will hold a BIG event, it is huge! The first evet to be held in the new JCB Hall in the Tokyo Dome area.I have also decided to do a live Play-by-Play, if you are in Japan you should be watching on SkyPerfect (PPV).The event provides some very interesting match-ups and here are some videos of some of the fighters participating:Takashi Nakakuravs. Jani Lax (very good fight!)vs. Yusuke Endo (rd 1)vs. Yusuke Endo (rd 2)vs. Yusuke Endo (rd 3)Ganjo Tentsukevs. Emmanuel FernandezHayato Sakuraivs. Hidetaka Monmavs. Haroldo Bunnvs. Caol Unovs. Jens PulverHighlightsvs. Olaf Alfonsovs. Ronny Rivanovs. Frank TriggDavid Baronvs. Dan HardyHighlightsAkitoshi Tamuravs. Hayate Usuivs. Masaomi Saitovs. Sakae KasuyaRumina SatoHighlightvs. Erikas Petraikisvs. Alan Friedvs. Bao Quachvs. Augusto Fronta"Lion" Takeshi Inouevs. Jin Kazetavs. Marc Duncanvs. Hayate Usuivs. Antonio CarvalhoShinji Sasakivs. Michiyuki Ishibashivs. Paulo MilanoBendy CasimirHighlightvs. Chris Stringervs. Ian Jonesv... More About: Anniversary , Road
5/11 DREAM 3 - Fights Added
2008-05-02 13:19:00 DREAM has had their fair share of problems with the tournaments. Its been well documented and I don't want to spend too much time on it. NoB has summarized the problems here. There are a couple of reasons I don't want to dwell on these things too much, but basically if you have a tournament it happens. Just think of the problems Cage Force had with their tournament. I think the 2 first events has suffered because FEG rushed into them. For DREAM 3 things are looking WAY better. They are setting up reserve fights for the tournaments and also a welterweight championship eliminator fight! This is stuff I really like and I think DREAM 3 is showing signs that DREAM are serious. Add to that the possibility of a live broadcast on HDNet (I hope they can make that happen) and things are looking up!Rumor is that the winner of Diaz vs. Inoue will take on Hayato Sakurai for the welterweight championship belt.Anyway, today there were 5 fights announced:Nick Diaz 15-7-0 vs. 16-5-3 Katsuya InoueJ... More About: Fights , Dream , Joachim Hansen
5/19 DEEP 35 - Fights added
More articles from this author:2008-05-02 13:11:00 DEEP has added another couple of fights to their DEEP 35 card. It is looking like a very good card, and I expect more good cards from DEEP throughout 2008. I have feeling their close relationship with DREAM will result in some interesting fighters stoping by.Anyway, the DEEP 35 card (BTW, I think "The Nob-Rock" has to be one of the funnies nicknames I have come across):DEEP Featherweight title fight:Masakazu Imanari 14-5-1 vs. 17-6-2 Dokonjonosuke MishimaDEEP Lightweight title fight:Kazunori Yokota 6-0-3 vs. 2-1-0 Pang Sung HwanMiddleweight Tournament Participants:Yuya Shirai 12-5-0Daijiro Matsui 10-18-4Yuichi Nakanishi 7-7-3Riki Fukuda 9-3-0Middleweight Tournament Reserve Fight:Ryuta Sakurai 15-14-4 vs. 9-4-0 Young ?RYO? ChoiNon-Tournament/Title fights:Hidehiko Hasegawa 14-9-4 vs. 11-13-7 Hiroki NagaokaKoichiro Matsumoto 3-1-0 vs. 6-1-3 Yuki ItoKatsunori Kikuno 6-1-1 vs. 3-2-1 Seigo InoueJutaro Nakao 20-13-4 vs. 7-9-3 Shigetoshi IwaseLUIZ 6-6-2 vs. 5-3-2 Toshikazu Iseno ?ISE?Noboru... More About: Fights , Deep 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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