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4/13 K-1 World GP -***SPOILER*** Play-by-Play
2008-04-13 07:20:00
I will do a play-by-play of the K-1 event this afternoon. I will be watching it live on TV?and if you are in Japan you can watch it live on SkyPerfect channel 721.If you are planning to watch a delayed broadcast, STOP READING!The event starts at 3PM in Japan, so in 10min.Next fight:Results:Remaining fights:Opening Fights:Tsuyoshi Nakasako vs. Takumi SatoKyoung Suk Kim vs. Tsutomu TakahagiK-1 Rules 3min. x3Takashi Tachikawa vs. Hiroyuki EnokidaK-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ex.2RChalid ?Die Faust? vs. Aleksandr PichkunovMitsugu Noda vs. Petr VondracekMighty Mo vs. Keihiro MaedaGlaube Feitosa vs. Alex RobertsBadr Hari vs. Ray SefoJunichi Sawayashiki vs. MusashiEwerton Teixeira vs. Yusuke FujimotoK-1 Super Heavyweight Title Match : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3RSemmy Schilt vs. Mark Hunt
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3/30 HEAT 6 - RESULTS
2008-04-13 02:45:00
Better late than never... Been so busy the last few weeks that I forgot that HEAT 6 was on in Nagoya.At least I did remeber to post the card and the picutres of the ring-girls a while back. Anyway, the results.Kick-Rule: Tatsufumi Tomihira Def. Ii Yo Sep(?????) by KO Round 2 0:19MMA-Rule: Ryuta Noji Def. Ho Min Sok (??????) by TKO Round 2 0:01MMA-Rule: Kazuhisa Tazawa Def. Ii San Su (?????) by arm-bar Round 1 1:49MMA-Rule: Gil Freitas Def. Masataka Chinushi by knee-bar Round 1 4:47 Kick-Rule (MT): Jotaro Usui Def. Jyunichi Maruyama by decision 3-0MMA-Rule (WT): Max Fernandes Def. Naoki Kimura by knee-barKick-Rule (MT): Fabikat RS Promotion Def. Danilo Zanolini by TKO Round 3 3:00MMA-Rule (WT): Imu Hyon Gyu Def. Masu ?Bucchi? Hiro by TKO round 1 3:47Kick-Rule (MT Reserve fight): King Kohei Def. Shunsuke Oishi by decision 2-1New-Age Fights:MMA-Rule: Yasutomo Katsuki Def. Daiki Suzuki by result 3-0Kick-Rule: Hiroaki Suzuki Def. Gaku Sakai by TKO (MT)=Middleweight Tournament(WT)=Welter...
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Random Bits 4/12
2008-04-12 12:28:00
-Seems everything happening now is about K-1 tomorrow, it is going to be a huge event. It is showing live on SkyPerfect ch. 721 from 3-8 PM. I am considering doing live updates, but not 100% sure yet... Either way, the results should be up quick.http://mmamanjapan.blogspot.com/200 8/04/77-k-1-world-max-final-8-matchups.ht ml-ZST has announced 2 fighters for their May 18 show. Pretty big names, but remember that Sengoku is holding their second event next doors on the same day... Anyway, participating in ZST 17 will be Hideo Tokoro and Masayuki Okude (Mini Hong Man Choi).http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight /other/headlines/etc/20080412-00000003-sp navi-fight.html-Smack Girl has added 2 fights to their April 25 card today, undefeated Kanako Takeshita (6-0-0) will meet another undefeated fighter, Rin Nakai (3-0-0). Also added was the discovery fight between Benkei (2-4-0) and Miki Morifuji (5-4-0). I am sure there will be additions to this card, but its already looking pretty good in my eyes...
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4/27 Pancrase - Shining Tour 3
2008-04-11 15:52:00
Pancrase is continuing their good year. I think the 2 first events this year have been really good, and this event looks good as well.This time, they dont have any unbeaten fighters on the main card, but lots fighters/fights to get excited about. The main event is awesome, for the lightheavy weight belt. Shoji is the Lightweight champ, Rafiq and Wada will battle for the King of Pancrase welterweight title.Then some lesser known fighters, Matti Makela is coming to Japan to face "the Pink Typhoon"... In my opinon, Matti should take this. Also look out for Curbanov Djamal on this card. A few of the SK Absolute Russia guys have taken Pancrase by storm lately. Djamal is the latest to attempt this. He has a wealth of experience in Sambo and Combat Sambo, so look for this guy to get a quick win.They have also added loads of Neo-Blood fights, I like this as its a good chance to see new fighters.Yuki Kondo 48-20-6 vs. 32-22-9 Keiichiro YamamiyaShoji 6-2-0 vs. 16-7-4 Koji OishiBryan Rafiq 5-2...
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4/25 SmackGirl - ReMix Tournament
2008-04-11 14:48:00
SmackGirl has another awesome event coming up in April, they are bringing out one of their biggest stars. In addition to bringing back an old veteran.Megumi Fuji made it through to the second round in the ReMix Tournament (not surprisingly), and will now face Korean Thai boxer Su Hi Ham. This will be a good fight, Su Hi Ham holds a win against Hisae Watanabe and should not be underestimated.Also confirmed for this event is Windy Tomomi, who returned after a long injury break to demolish Emi Tomimatsu's career in her last fight. confirmed so far:World ReMix Tournament Lightweight Fights:Megumi Fujii 14-0-0 vs. 3-2-0 Sec Hee HamLisa Ward 11-3-0 vs. 6-2-0 Michelli TavaresNon-Tournament fight:Windy Tomomi 10-8-0 vs. AZUMADiscovery Fights:Asami Kodera 2-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Mika NaganoMegu vs. 0-1-0 Hitomi SakamotoReMix Openweight Tournament Participants:Hitomi AkanoAtsuko Emotohttp://gbring.com/sokuho/news/2008_0 4/0402_smack.htm
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7/7 K-1 World Max Final 8 - Matchups
2008-04-10 17:03:00
K-1 has today announced which fighters will meet in the quarter finals to be held in Nippon Budokan July 7. The finals will be held October 1.Masato vs. Drago Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Yoshihiro SatoAndy Souwer vs. Warren Stevelmans Yasuhiro Kido vs. Artur Kyshenko That's right, Yoshihiro Sato gets another shot at Buakaw. For those who remember, their fight in Feb. was very close. Sato almost KO'ed Buakaw in the final seconds of the extention, but Buakaw took a close decision.http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fi ght/k1/headlines/20080410-00000022-spnavi -fight.html
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Random Bits 4/10
2008-04-10 15:21:00
Just some things that have happened and small things I have discovered today.-Sengoku has announced their first participant for their June 8 event. The participant is Kazuyuki Fujita. It will be interesting to see who they put him up against this time. I have to say that Sengoku is looking very promising at the moment, the first event had good fights and the second is looking good too.http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/o ther/headlines/etc/20080410-00000016-spna vi-fight.html-Cage Force 06 is going to be showed on free to air TV in the Tokyo area, TV Tokyo is showing this April 27 at 2:40-3.35 AM. Hopefully someone stays up and makes sure it hits YouTube as well.http://www.g-c-m.net/medhia/index.ht ml-Ever wondered what a ring-girl audtion/competition looks like? No need to wonder any more... Follow the link and see how the DEEP audition went. Click on the links on the side. Unfortunately, you nee to sign up to see Part 2 and on. The links on top will also bring you to other GBR vide...
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5/19 DEEP 35 - Fights added
2008-04-10 15:06:00
DEEP has revealed more fights for their DEEP 35 card. On it, 2 title fights and 4 title holders! This will be an exciting event and I am not happy that I will not be in Japan at that time!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 Reserve Fight:Ryuta Sakurai 15-14-4 vs. 9-4-0 Young ?RYO? ChoiHidehiko 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 InoueParticipating:Jutaro Nakao 20-13-4Seichi Ikemoto 16-14-5Satoko Shinashi 28-1-2
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4/13 K-1 World GP
2008-04-10 14:58:00
Ok, just so I don't forget about this one. K-1 this Sunday in Yokohama! This will be a HUGE event!! The main event, and of course the highlight of the evening. Super-Heavyweight title fight between Mark Hunt and Semmy Schilt. Schilt has looked unbeatable, but Mark Hunt has always done well as an underdog. He is now back in K-1 and this is huge, even if it might just be for one fight. If he wins, I guess we will see more of him in K-1.Anyway, the card:K-1 Super Heavyweight Title Match : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3RSemmy Schilt vs. Mark HuntK-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ex.2REwerton Teixeira vs. Yusuke FujimotoJunichi Sawayashiki vs. MusashiBadr Hari vs. Ray SefoGlaube Feitosa vs. Alex RobertsMighty Mo vs. Keihiro MaedaMitsugu Noda vs. Petr VondracekChalid ?Die Faust? vs. Aleksandr PichkunovK-1 Rules 3min. x3Takashi Tachikawa vs. Hiroyuki EnokidaOpening Fights:Tsuyoshi Nakasako vs. Takumi SatoKyoung Suk Kim vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
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4/9 K-1 WorldMax-World Championship Final 16 - RESULTS
2008-04-09 14:40:00
Well, I kind of missed the boat on this one... Anyway, here are the results. An awesome event, rare to see so many top fighters in an event outside of Tokyo and Osaka (event was in Hiroshima).I will update the results as they become available (I am watching this on delayed TV broadcast).Unfortunately I have been unable to find the remaining results, so they will have to wait until tomorrow.World Championship Tournament FINAL 16 : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1RMasato Def. Virgil Kalakoda by KO Round 0:22Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Albert Kraus by decision after extentionArtur Kyshenko vs. Jordan Tai by decision after extentionAndy Souwer Def. Mike Zambidis by KO, ext. round 2:05Yoshihiro Sato Def. Murat Direcki by decision 3-0Warren Stevelmans Def. Saro “The Sicilian Don” Presti by KO Round 2 1:06 Yasuhiro Kido Def. Chi Bin Lim by KO Round 1 0:40Drago Def. GORI by KO Round 3 2:56K-1 World Youth fight:HIROYA Def. Tsukasa Fuji by decision 3-0Opening fights:Yuya Yamamoto Def. Marfio “The ...
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Random Bits
2008-04-09 13:50:00
Ok, K-1 is just starting on TV and I will update the results later. But there are a couple of things I want to get off my chest first.-Dan Hardy has set up his own web-site, hopefully there will be regular updates to this. He is one of my favorite fighters and I hope he is coming back to Japan soon. I have seen small indications on discussion forums, but nothing official yet. For the latest updates on where he is fighting, make sure to check out his site.http://www.danhardymma.com/-Samurai Fighting TV will be showing ClubDEEP Tokyo and the MegaTon GP from March 29. The MegaTon GP got a lot of attention and this means it is possible that it will be on YouTube or DailyMotion. For those in Japan, it will be on April 16 at 23.00.http://www.samurai-tv.co.jp/index.h tml?date=20080416-Don Frye is featuring in Japanese noodle commercials for UFO. It is also confirmed today that Josh Barnett is fighting "The Predator" in IGF Prowrestingling in Osaka. I am not sure that "The Predator" = Don Fr...
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - PICTURES
2008-04-08 15:31:00
IMG_0639Originally uploaded by japanmma Very sorry its taken so long to get these pictures up. But its better late than never and I know people have been waiting for them...IMG_0642Originally uploaded by japanmma Unfortunately the cage makes it harder to get good pictures of the fights, but I managed to get some of the ring girls. And there was a lot of ring girls!IMG_0653Originally uploaded by japanmma This is from the fight between Tsurumaki and Meada, Tsurumaki on the left going for his 10th straight loss.IMG_0662Originally uploaded by japanmma The best thing about that fight was that we got to see the ring girls.IMG_0695Originally uploaded by japanmma From the fight between Ueyama and Nezu. Ueyama in red.IMG_0743Originally uploaded by japanmma IMG_0746Originally uploaded by japanmma Tetsuya Suzuki was a very late but good replacement against Fujiwara. It looked for a little bit that Fujiwara was going to take it.IMG_0761Originally uploaded by japanmma But in the end Tetsuya Suzu...
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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary - "MACH" Fighting
2008-04-07 14:24:00
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai is today confirmed on this card. Shooto is putting on something special here to celebrate their 20th anniversary, and this card is looking awesome.Sakurai is taking on Frenchman David Baron in what will surely be one of the highlights on this card.Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. 13-2-0 David BaronPreviously confirmed:Takashi Nakakura 9-2-1 vs. 9-2-2 Ganjo TentsukuRyuichi Miki 6-2-2 vs. 14-3-5 Yasuhiro UrushitaniParticipating:Rumina Sato 24-11-2 "Lion" Takeshi Inoue 14-2-0
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - RESULTS
2008-04-07 14:03:00
Apologies for being late with these. It was a very good event, even though there were lots of last minute changes they put together a very good card.Paul Mc Veigh didn't win his fight, but the first round was definitely his. Oishi is a very good and experienced fighter and managed to defend himself well in that round. James Doolan was the better fighter as long as the fight was standing. He didn't want the fight to go to the ground, but Uematsu caught a leg an manged to get a quick submission.In the main event, Hirota was the stronger and he is now the new Cage Force Lightweight champion.Just so its mentioned, Tsurumaki is now 0-10. It was not a very good fight and easy to see why he has that record, but one of these days he will get a victory...Lightweight Title fight:Mizuto Hirota Def. Tomonari Kanomata by TKO Round 1 1:00Bantam Tournament:Masahiro Oishi Def. Paul McVeigh by TKO Round 2 3:13Taiyo Nakahara Def. Ryota TKO Round 2 5:00Non-Tournament/Title Fights:Yoshihiro Koyama Def...
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Future Fighters
2008-04-05 02:46:00
Ok, Nightmare of Battle had this awesome post a few days ago. It really got me thinking about who are the best fighters under 25, in other words the next generation. NOB has pointed out Kirill Sidelnikov, Shoji and Kwang Hee Lee.For mine, I think there are lots of talent out there. But I would like to add 3 names to the list, just because I think they deserve it.Simeon Thoresen (24) 6-0-0 - Norwegian, trains with Joachim Hansen (who is quick to point out this young man's talent). Simeon is currently undefeated in Ultimate Worrior Challenge, look for him to make a move to a bigger organization soon. Here is a highlight video.Eduardo Dantas (19) 4-1-0 - His only loss is by disqualification. This 19 year old kid fights out of Nove Uniao and beat BJ Kojima at Shooto - Back to Our Roots 6, he was very impressive in that fight, a good tactical win. He is a featherweight, so I look forward to seeing him back in Japan. Currently most of his fights are in his home country, Brazil. Look for ...
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - The Card is Final
2008-04-04 15:22:00
After a lot of changes, the Cage Force card is now final. All the fighters made weight today. The bad news is that they were unable to find an opponent for Antonio Carvalho. Should still be a very good event though.Still, lots of fights to look forward to. Personally, I really look forward to seing James Doolan and Paul McVeigh, who has made the trip over from the UK. They are also the only non-Japanese on the card now. Of course, we can't forget about the title fight personally, I think Hirota will take it.Ryota is a bit of an unknown and I really look forward to see what he can do in this tournament. Other fighters to look for: Tetsuya Suzuki, Yoshihiro Koyama and Wataru Miki. Just to mention a few.Also just to mention it, Nobuhiro Tsurumaki is 0-9 this is his chance to improve on his record or will it be an even 10.The fight order:Lightweight Title fight:12. Tomonari Kanomata 11-2-3 vs. 8-2-0 Mizuto HirotaBantamweight Tournament Fights:11. Masahiro Oishi 17-9-7 vs. 12-4-0 Paul ...
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5/18 Sengoku - Fight Announced
2008-04-04 15:12:00
Not to be outdone by DREAM, Sengoku announced one fight for their May 18 card. Yuki Sasaki now has his opponent, its Jorge Santiago who is a UFC veteran and member of American Top Team.Added:Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1 vs. 16-7-0 Jorge SantiagoFight s:Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian SchaffaEiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee LeeParticipants:"Big" Jim York 9-1-0Kevin Randleman 16-12-0Roger Gracie 1-0-0Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1Yoshihiro ?Kiss? Nakao 6-1-0

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
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5/18 Sengoku 2- Randleman and York added to May event
2008-04-03 14:06:00
Sengoku has updated their web-site with 2 more participants for their May event.Kevin Randleman was announced at Sengoku 1, but "Big" Jim York will be new to a lot of fight fans.York has an impressive record in Japan, Australia and Korea with 9-1-0, his 3 last fights were in MARS and all decided in the first round. He is a heavyweight, so the quality of opponents is always a question in Japan. He is on a 9 fight winning streak, so this should be a deserved step up in level of opponent.Fights:Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian SchaffaEiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee LeeParticipants:"Big" Jim York 9-1-0Kevin Randleman 16-12-0Roger Gracie 1-0-0Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1Yoshihiro ?Kiss? Nakao 6-1-0
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - 2 Fights Added
2008-04-02 18:01:00
GCM is trying to make up for the fights that have been cancelled on this card, today 2 new fights have been added. The 2 fights added are not the biggest names in the sport, but now it looks like a full night of fighting.Added:Middleweight: Nakamura 4-4-0 vs. 0-0-1 Shuji Morikawa (Sherdog has Morikawa as the winner, but he lost his this fight by KO)86 kg: Keitaro Maeda 1-3-1 vs. 0-9-0Nobuhiro Tsurumaki That makes the card look like this:Lightweight Title fight: Tomonari Kanomata 11-2-3 vs. 8-2-0 Mizuto HirotaFeatherweight: Antonio Carvalho 10-3-0 vs. TBABantamweight: Daichi Fujiwara 6-1-1 vs. 6-5-3 Tetsuya SuzukiBantam Tournament: Masahiro Oishi 17-9-7 vs. 12-4-0 Paul Mc VeighRyota 2-0-0 vs. 8-6-0 Taiyo NakaharaBantamweight: Naoya Uematsu 14-7-2 vs. 6-1-0 James DoolanLightweight: Wataru Miki 12-7-2 vs. 9-2-1 Yoshihiro Koyama86 kg: Keitaro Maeda 1-3-1 vs. 0-9-0Nobuhiro Tsurumaki Bantamweight: Yuta Nezu 4-1-0 vs. Tomoaki UeyamaWelterweight: Yasutaka Shimizu vs. Kenji IkedaPreliminary f...
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - Fujiwara has his opponent.
2008-04-01 17:40:00
Looks as if Cage Force has found an opponent for Fujiwara. This fight is now a non-tournament fight against Tetsuya Suzuki. It will be a good fight Suzuki is a very experienced opponent, and it should be an entertaining fight.Now I only hope they can find someone to fight Carvalho in 3 days....The card as it looks now:Lightweight Title fight: Tomonari Kanomata 11-2-3 vs. 8-2-0 Mizuto HirotaFeatherweight: Antonio Carvalho 10-3-0 vs. TBABantamweight: Daichi Fujiwara 6-1-1 vs. 6-5-3 Tetsuya SuzukiBantam Tournament: Masahiro Oishi 17-9-7 vs. 12-4-0 Paul McVeighRyota 2-0-0 vs. 8-6-0 Taiyo NakaharaBantamweight: Naoya Uematsu 14-7-2 vs. 6-1-0 James DoolanLightweight: Wataru Miki 12-7-2 vs. 9-2-1 Yoshihiro KoyamaPreliminary fights:Featherweight: Tomoyuki Miyaji 2-0-0 vs. Nobutaka HiyoshiLightweight: Junichi Ota vs. Naoto MiyazakiBantamweight: Yuta Nezu 4-1-0 vs. Ueyama ??Welterweight: Yasutaka Shimizu vs. Ikeda ??http://www.g-c-m.net/schedule/cageforce 06.html

3/29 DEEP Megaton GP - RESULTS
2008-03-30 01:27:00
I didnt get to the Megaton GP last night, but a lot of people did. The reported numer is 528 paying audience members and in Shinjuku Face, that equals a full house. So it is safe to say that this was a success. Like the name suggests, this is a tournament for BIG guys.The result for round 1:GP Fights:Mamoru Nakamura Def. Muscle Hironuma by decision 3-0Yusuke Kawaguchi Def. Nobuyoshi Takahara by TKO Round 1 0:40Yoichi Babaguchi Def. Kintaro Tsurukame by TKO Round 1 1:22Ken Orihashi Def. Wakamusashi?Kazuki by decision 3-0Katsuhika Kumano Def. Ariyama Iiitomo by Decision 2-1Shunsuke Inoue Def. Ryosuke Kojima by Decision 3-0 Wakaarashi Def. Muneyuki Suzuki by TKO Round 1 0:37Shunji Kosaka Def. Tadahiro Hosaka by decision 3-0Opening fight:Yoshihito Takahashi Def. Hiroshi Kiyohara by TKO Round 1 1:24
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5/19 DEEP 35
2008-03-29 15:15:00
DEEP has announced their first fight for the DEEP 35 card, of course the middle weight semi-finals will be on this card. There will in addition to that be no less than 3 DEEP champions in action.Here is what is announced so far: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 9-3-0Participating:Hidehiko Hasegawa 14-9-4 (DEEP Welterweight champion)http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fi ght/other/headlines/etc/20080329-00000026 -spnavi-fight.html
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - Fights Cancelled, Card a mess
2008-03-29 12:29:00
Well, some bad news regarding the Cage Force card. I am translating it now and will see if I can make some sense out of the news.First off, it seems as though the Featherweight tournament fight between Adrian Pang and Armando Sanchez is cancelled due to the sponsors not being able to fulfil their financial commitments.Then, Katsuya Toida and Yuji Hoshino has gotten injured during training. That means that Antonio Carvalho and Daichi Fujiwara are currently without an opponent. That leaves only 2 Bantamweight tournament fights on the card.Antonio Carvalho and Daichi Fujiwara is hopeing to get a fight in this event. I will update the card and come back with how it looks. As a comfort, they are adding 2 fights, but these are fighters I have not heard about.I am sure this is a huge dissapointment to fighters, fans and promotor. But just to clearify, I have tickets and will be going to this event. I am really disapointed that they have taken a fight off the card, that leaves the featherwe...
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3/28 Shooto - Back to Our Roots 8 - PICTURES
2008-03-29 08:48:00
IMG_0268Originally uploaded by japanmma I was a little late and got there just in time for the Hioki vs. Yoshida fight. Hioki was confident as he entered the ring.IMG_0275Originally uploaded by japanmma Hioki was never really threatened in this fight. He used his reach when standing.IMG_0279Originally uploaded by japanmma And on the ground he was too strong for Baret this time.IMG_0281Originally uploaded by japanmma He was able to mount Baret Yoshida several timesIMG_0282Originally uploaded by japanmma On one occation he had an arm-bar attempt that looked like it would end the fight, but Baret Yoshida showed a lot of skill in getting out of it.IMG_0287Originally uploaded by japanmma In the end, it was ground and pound that settled it for Hioki, an impressive TKO victory.IMG_0294Originally uploaded by japanmma Ueda vs. Okazaki was the first title fight of the night. IMG_0400Originally uploaded by japanmma Ueda was able to get the take downs, but unable to end the fight.IMG_0435Origin...
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5/18 Sengoku - Fights Confirmed
2008-03-29 02:20:00
Sengoku has announced 2 fights for their second card. Their first event was a success, now they have to follow it up.I know a lot of people were expecting Schaffa to fight in DREAM, but now he has appeared on a Sengoku card. It will be interesting to see how he does against Kitaoka.Eiji Mitsuoka edged out Joachim Hansen in his last fight, now he returns to face the undefeated Korean Kwang Hee Lee.Fights Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian SchaffaEiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee LeeParticipantsRoger Gracie 1-0-0Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao 6-1-0

3/28 Shooto - Back to Our Roots 8 - RESULTS
2008-03-28 16:32:00
Shooto put on a great event tonight. There were less fights on that card than I am used to, and unfortunately I missed most of it. But I was assured that this was a great event!The main event was VERY close. Kadowaki pulled out a very thin decision honestly, I expected it to be a draw. However, for once the Japanese fans cheered on their favorite (I have never experienced anything like it in Japan). Kadowaki is the new camp!In the fight that I was really looking forward to, Baret Yoshida never really got to use his guard. Hioki was just too strong and won a first round TKO.Update: Totally forgot to mention when I wrote this, Rumina Sato is currently without an opponent for the May Shooto event. Yesterday he said he would like to fight Hatsu Hioki. That would be a great fight, lets see if Shooto can make it happen.Hideki Kadowaki Def. Akitoshi Tamura by decision 2-0 Masakatsu Ueda Def. Koetsu Okazaki by decison 3-0Hatsu Hioki Def. Baret Yoshida by TKO Round 1 4:15Mamoru Yamaguchi Def...
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Randleman to Fight in IGF
2008-03-27 12:14:00
Kevin Randleman is announced as a participant in IGF Gnome 4. This is a Pro-wresting organisation. Also participating in this event is Josh Barnett .The event will be held in Osaka April 12.http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/ot her/headlines/wrestling/20080327-00000031 -spnavi-fight.html
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4/29 DREAM 2 - Fights Announced
2008-03-27 10:28:00
DREAM has announced their first fights for the Middleweight tournament. I thought Sakuraba was out, but looks like they pulled him back in... He is facing Andrews Nakahara, a Brazilian Karate specialist.Kazushi Sakuraba 23-10-1 vs. Andrews NakaharaKiyoshi Tamura 28-14-0 vs. 38-12-1 Masakatsu FunakiDenis Kang 29-9-1 vs. 20-2-1 Gegard Mousasihttp://www.dreamofficial.com/news/ detail.php?id=1206599249http://www.dreamo fficial.com/
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3/28 Shooto - Back to Our Roots 8 - Fight Cancelled
2008-03-27 07:52:00
Fight 2 on the Shooto card for tomorrow is taken off. It seems Hayato Sato is carrying an injury and will not be able to compete. That leaves us with 7 fights. Still, the best fights are still on the card and this will be a good event.Akitoshi Tamura 11-5-2 vs. 12-7-2 Hideki KadowakiMasakatsu Ueda 7-0-1 vs. 5-0-1 Koetsu OkazakiBaret Yoshida 5-5-1 vs. 14-3-1 Hatsu HiokiMamoru Yamaguchi 19-4-3 vs. 6-2-0 Masaaki SugawaraTetsu Suzuki 5-5-3 vs. 6-3-1 Hiroyuki TanakaTenkei Fujimiya 7-2-2 vs. Hiroshi NakamuraRookie Lightweight Tournament:Lightweight: Kenichiro Marui vs. Hiroshige Tanakahttp://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight /other/headlines/etc/20080327-00000020-sp navi-fight.html
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