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3/23 Shooto - Hiroshima - RESULTS
2008-03-27 06:18:00
Looks like I missed the results from the Shooto event in Hiroshima earlier this week. Not a lot of professional fights on the card, but there were some Rookie Tournament fights that is good to keep on top of.Takeshi Okada vs. Nobuhiro ?Mike? Hayakawa DRAWShooto Rookie Tournament:Lightweight: Makoto Akazawa Def. Ono ?? ?? by rear-naked choke, Round 2Bantamweight: Kentaro Watanabe Def. Jun Nakazoe by decision 3-0
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3/26 Pancrase - Shining Tour 2 - PICTURES
2008-03-27 03:41:00
IMG_0263Originally uploaded by japanmma Some pictures from yesterday's Pancrase event, as always the Pancase sisters were there to cheer the fighters on and they always do a good job.IMG_0072Originally uploaded by japanmma Asano defeated Yukito by a close decision, Yukito looked a bit disappointed. It was a close one that could have gone either way.IMG_0076Originally uploaded by japanmma Kenji Arai entering the ring to face Krazy Bee fighter Shinsuke Shoji.IMG_0065Originally uploaded by japanmma This fight was not that close, but we still got to see the ring-girls at work.IMG_0101Originally uploaded by japanmma Shoji was going for takedowns and more often than not, he got them. But he was unable to finish the fight.IMG_0114Originally uploaded by japanmma Still, a comfortable decision to Shoji.IMG_0157Originally uploaded by japanmma Hacran Dias was the first of the undefeated fighters to take the ring. It was not a very exciting fight, Dias was aware of Ito's leg-locks and did ever...
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3/26 Pancrase - Shining Tour 2 - RESULTS
2008-03-26 16:18:00
Just came home from an event I had very high expectations for. It didn't turn out as well as I thought... The fights were not as good as the names on the card, but that happens some times. In the mix though, were some fights that did live up to my expectations.Alavutdin has cemented his reputation as a KO machine! This guy is ploughing through the Pancrase ranks. Again winning by KO in less than 90 seconds. Also Sandros were impressive in his win, extending his winning record to 11-0. He also earned his shot at the Pancrase title with that win. Kenji Arai vs. Shinsuke Shoji was also a very entertaining fight, this time Shoji came out a clear winner.I was really looking forward to seeing Takeuchi fight, but the most exciting thing about his fight was the entry. I will post pictures tomorrow.Marlon Sandro Def. Miki Shida by KO, Round 2 4:19 Izuru Takeuchi Def. Hiromitsu Kanehara by decision 3-0Gadzhiev Alavutdin Def. Hikaru Sato by KO, Round 1 1:20Takafumi Ito vs. Hacran Dias DrawShi...
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4/27 Pancrase - Shining Tour 3
2008-03-24 13:34:00
Pancrase have really been putting up some great cards so far this year. Shining Tour 3 looks very promising as well. Lightheavyweight champ Yuki Kondo is putting his title on the line against the number 1 challenger, KEI Yamamiya.Also the newly crowned Lightweight champ, Shoji is fighting on this card. There will probably be a couple of additions to this card as well.For me, I am looking forward to seeing fellow Scandinavian, Matti Makela. He is facing the experienced Hisamatsu.Yuki Kondo 48-20-6 vs. 32-22-9 Keiichiro YamamiyaShoji 6-2-0 vs. 16-7-4 Koji OishiBryan Rafiq 5-2-0 vs. 16-8-8 Takuya WadaYuji Hisamatsu 10-14-4 vs. 9-5-0 Matti MakelaManabu Inoue 6-3-1 vs. 8-9-2 Masaya “J Taro” TakitaDaisuke Watanabe 17-27-4 vs. 2-2-0 Ryuji OhoriYukio Sakaguchi 1-2-0 vs. 5-10-3 Wataru Takahashi
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3/30 HEAT 6 - Tournaments Round 1
2008-03-23 10:40:00
HEAT is holding the first round of their MMA and Kick rule tournaments in Nagoya March 30. This is block A for both the tournaments, block B is being held in July or August with semi-finals and finals in November and March next year.If you're in Nagoya, this is a good event to go to.They have a good site for the ring-girls too (been a while since I've had any of them, so here you go):More pictures here and hereSamantha GonçalvesCarol PontesThe card for HEAT 6:Kick-Rule: Tatsufumi Tomihira vs. Ii Yo Sep(イ・ヨセプ)MMA-Rule: Ryuta Noji 6-3-0 vs. Ho Min Sok (ホ・ミンソク)MMA-Rule: Kazuhisa Tazawa 2-0-0 vs. Ii San Su (イ・サンス)MMA-Rule: Masataka Chinushi 1-3-1 vs. 5-1-0 Gil FreitasKick-Rule (MT): Jotaro Usui vs. Jyunichi MaruyamaMMA-Rule (WT): Naoki Kimura 4-1-2 vs. 1-0-0 Max FernandesKick-Rule (MT): TBA vs. Fabikat RS PromotionMMA-Rule (WT): Masu “Bucchi” Hiro vs. Imu Hyon Gyu(イム・ヒョンギュ)Kick-Rule (MT Reserve fight): Shunsuke Oishi vs. King KoheiN...
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4/4 Shoot Boxing - Road to S Cup
2008-03-23 08:07:00
Shoot Boxing will hold an event April 4 in Korakuen Hall. Shoot Boxing is an interesting concept, I have yet to get to one of this events, but really want to. The fights are kick-boxing, but standing submissions and throws are allowed.You can read more about the rules here: http://www.shootboxing.org/en/rule/index. html and of course Wiki has more on this kind of fighting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_boxing Anyway, the card for April 4:Main-Event Japan Super-Featherweight Title Fight 3Min x 5R:Tomohiro Oikawa　VS. Takeshi IshikawaExpert Rule 3min x 3:Fight 9: Daiki Shishido VS. Tsuan Hoi KwanFight 8: Kenji Kanei VS. Kan IenFight 7: Yuta Iwashita VS. Zen Kin JunFight 6: Akifumi Utagawa VS. OZFight 5: Noriyuki Enari VS. Setsu IguchiFight 4: Yuki Umeshita VS. Seiji AkaoStarting Class Rule 2min x 3:Fight 3: Daiki Kawakami VS. Hiroaki OkuwaFight 2 (Ladies fight): Rena VS. Yuka OkamuraFight 1: Keisuke Nobata VS. Shunichi Shimizu
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Busy Week Ahead - Pancrase, Shooto, DEEP
2008-03-22 07:15:00
Its been a couple of slow days since the DREAM event. We are still waiting for official word on who will advance (JZ or Aoki) and the last fighter to go into the 2nd round of the DREAM lightweight tournament will be.Still, the week ahead has some very good events. I will try to get to 2 of these, but will have to see how much time I get.3/26 Pancrase Shining Tour 2 - Korakuen Hallhttp://mmamanjapan.blogspot.com/2008/ 02/326-pancrase-shining-tour-2.htmlPancra se is putting on a great card on Wednesday. There are fighters and fights on this card, 2 fighters are unbeaten, and it will be interesting to see if they remain that way after Wednesday.Miki Shida 13-4-2 vs. 10-0-0 Marlon SandroIzuru Takeuchi 23-9-6 vs. 12-18-1 Hiromitsu KaneharaHikaru Sato 17-17-4 vs. 6-1-0 Gadzhiev AlavutdinTakafumi Ito 33-26-9 vs. 7-0-0 Hacran DiasKenji Arai 12-11-2 vs. 4-3-2 Shinsuke ShojiMichihisa Asano 5-4-2 vs. 3-4-3 Yuichiro Shirai “Yukito”Ichiro Kanai 7-9-3 vs. 2-4-3 Takenori SatoAsaki Honda 4-1-1 vs...
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3/21 Shooto - Professional Shooto - RESULTS
2008-03-22 02:01:00
One of the many shooto events of this month was held in Kitazawa Townhall yesterday.With so many cards in 1 month, not all have very interesting fights. But there are some Rookie tournament fights here and they always have the potential to turn out to be good.Katsuya Murofushi Def. Kenichi Sawada by arm-triangle choke, Round 1 1:53 Yuji Inoue Def. Kyotaro Nakao by decision 3-0Shinichi Hanawa Def. Joji Shimada by decision 3-0Hiroharu Matsufuji Def. Katsuhisa Akasaki by arm-bar, Round 2 3:04Shooto Rookie Tournament:Kazuya Satomoto Def. KG Shinto by arm-triangle choke, Round 1, 1:55 Youichiro Sato Def. Ishinaka Toru (暢) decision 3-0 Naoki Hirayama Def. Shin Kochiwa (小知和 晋) by decision 3-0
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Some Videos - News are slow
2008-03-21 15:58:00
News have been slow the last few days, so decided to share some videos with you.First of, if you haven't seen Joachim Hansen vs. Koutetsu Boku from DREAM 1, do it now! A very good fight, and Hellboy is back! Definitely a chance at winning this tournament. Boku did a good job defending this.Joachim Hansen vs. Koutetsu Boku - DREAM.1 LW GP 2008 1st RUploaded by moltisanti87Also from DREAM 1, Eddie Alvarez vs. Andre "Dida " Amade. Most of the fighters thought this was fight of the night, for me its between the two fights I have posted here.Andre Dida vs Eddie AlvarezUploaded by PrinceninoLater this month Baret Yoshida will step back into the MMA ring. He will meet non other than Hatsu Hioki in what will be one the highlights of Back to Our Roots 8. Here is a highlight video of Baret.Hideki Kadowaki is challenging Akitoshi Tamura for the Shooto Lightweight title, in his last fight he took on Rumina Sato.
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4/13 K-1 World GP - Fights
2008-03-19 16:33:00
There has been some additions to this card, most noticably for me, Alex Roberts will make his K-1 debut. He is no stranger to Japan having fought in Shoot Boxing. It will be interesting to see how he deals with the step up in level. Otherwise this card looks very good, the highlight is of course the return of Mark Hunt facing of against Semmy Schilt in the main event.Just to make it clear, this is most likely not the fight order.K-1 Super Heavyweight Title Match : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3RSemmy Schilt vs. Mark HuntK-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ex.2RGlaube Feitosa vs. Alex RobertsChalid ?Die Faust? vs. Aleksandr PichkunovTsuyoshi Nakasako vs. Takumi SatoMitsugu Noda vs. Kyoung Suk KimEwerton Teixeira vs. Yusuke FujimotoBadr Hari vs. Ray SefoMighty Mo vs. Keihiro Maeda
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3/29 DEEP Megaton GP - Match-ups
2008-03-19 16:13:00
DEEP has announced the match-ups for their Megaton GP. I expect the fighters going at it with a lot of heart and maybe not the best of skills in this event. All in all, should make for some exciting fights.Also, audience members weighing in at over 100kg can expect a 500yen drink coupon.GP FightsMuscle Hironuma vs. Mamoru NakamuraYusuke Kawaguchi vs. Nobuyoshi TakaharaYoichi Babaguchi vs. Kintaro TsurukameKen Orihashi vs. Wakamusashi?KazukiKatsuhika Kumano vs. Ariyama IiitomoRyosuke Kojima vs. Shunsuke InoueWakaarashi vs. Muneyuki SuzukiTadahiro Hosaka vs. Shunji KosakaOpening fight?Oyaji MEGATONHiroshi Kiyohara VS Yoshihito TakahashiSource:http://sportsnavi.yahoo.c o.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080319-0 0000021-spnavi-fight.html***UPDATE***I was going to give this one a miss, but seems a lot of people are excited by this concept. I might go and check it out.
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4/9 K-1 WorldMax - World Champtionship Tournament Final 16
2008-03-19 16:03:00
K-1 will hold their tournament final 16 in Hiroshima April 9. If you are in the area, this is a good one. How often do you get to see fighters like this outside of Tokyo and Osaka?Not only that, but some high profile fighters will be eliminated, as Buakaw fights Albert Kraus and Andy Souwer fights Mike Zambidis.Personally, I am not a fan of the Youth Tournament thing they are doing, because I think Hiroya is way over exposed. Especially considering he didnt even win the one day tournament they held during Dynamite! Still, the fights are on occations competitive and exciting.World Championship Tournament FINAL 16 : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1RMasato vs. Virgil KalakodaBuakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Albert KrausAndy Souwer vs. Mike ZambidisYoshihiro Sato vs. GORISaro ?The Sicilian Don? Presti vs. Warren StevelmansChi Bin Lim vs. Yasuhiro KidoK-1 World Youth fightHIROYA vs. Tsukasa FujiOpening fights:Yuya Yamamoto vs, Marfio ?The Warrior Tiger? CanolettiShota Takiya vs. Vitalij Lisnyak
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3/19 MMA Headlines
2008-03-19 12:25:00
Its been a little out of controll lately, with all the news around Sengoku and DREAM in addition to everything else. I have therefore deceided that I will post just some headlines of that is happening in Japan.-It is rumored that CroCop will face Sergei Kharitonov in DREAM 4. The arena for DREAM 4 is not yet set, but it is between a Korean venue and Yokohama Arena. Date is the middle of June.http://www.bloodyelbow.com/story/200 8/3/18/214345/017-Gryphon has posted that Sengoku might be getting closer to a deal with Fuji TV. This would be a huge deal, if it were to come true. Initially, Sengoku will be the theme for their martial arts programme SRS March 21.http://d.hatena.ne.jp/gryphonjapan/200 80318/p3-Old news, but HDNet is reportedly close to a deal with DREAM. This would be a big deal for both DREAM and HDNet. The US is the biggest MMA market right now, and DREAM needs reconition and viewers. A deal with HDNet would be very good for them financially. It would a huge deal for HDNet...
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4/29 DREAM 2 - Participants
2008-03-18 14:18:00
DREAM has announced (it was actually done at the DREAM event on Saturday) 7 participants for the Middleweight tournament. It is more a field designed to please the Japanese audience than the hard-core MMA fan, from what I can see. But still, it should be an exciting event and these are only half of the tournament participants.After the dissapointing TBS results for the first event, I am sure they will have some Super-Fights that will draw more viewers.The fighters announced for the Middleweight tournament:Kazushi Sakuraba 23-10-1 (2 NC)Yoon Dong Sik 3-4-0Yoshihiro Akiyama 10-1-0 (2 NC)Shungo Oyama 7-10-0Taiei Kin 2-2-0Masakatsu Funaki 38-12-1Ikuhisa Minowa ?Minowaman? 39-27-8Rumored:Kiyoshi Tamura 27-14-0Denis Kang 29-9-1I am putting in the rumored fighters, because the are, as NOB has pointed out, featured on the poster.Also, just in case you are wondering, DREAM has said they will make an announcement this week with regards to the Lightweight tournament and the controversy surroun...
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3/28 Shooto - Back to Our Roots 8 - Fights
2008-03-18 14:09:00
Shooto has added 2 more fights to their Back to Our Roots 8 card. It looks like a very good card, only disappointment is that "Lion" Takeshi Inoue is no longer listed as a participant and I can only assume he is taken off the card. The 2 new fights added today are:Mamoru Yamaguchi 19-4-3 vs. 6-2-0 Masaaki SugawaraJunji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-4-1 Hayato SatoIt will be very interesting to see what Sugawara can do against the much more experienced Mamoru.The complete card looks like this:Main Event: Lightweight Title Match: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 NakamuraJunji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-4-1 Hayato SatoRookie Lightweight Tournament:Kenichiro Marui vs. Hiroshige Tanaka
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5/18 Sengoku - Fighters Confirmed
2008-03-18 14:01:00
Sengoku has announced the first 4 fighters for their 2nd event. It will be very interesting to see Roger Gracie and I hope they are able to secure a worthy opponent for him.Also on the card, Pancrase veteran Satoru Kitaoka. The very experienced Grabaka fighter Yuki Sasaki and the fighter most famous for kissing Heath Herring, Yoshihiro Nakao.It is time for Sengoku to build on their first event, I thought it was a pretty good event so lets hope the second one is even better! With these fighters it has potential, just have to see how they match up.Roger Gracie 1-0-0Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1Yoshihiro ?Kiss? Nakao 6-1-0It is also worth noting that Sengoku has cut their VIP ticket price in half, also the RRS seats are 5,000 yen cheaper. I dont know why this is, I thought their attendence last time was pretty good...
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3/16 Shooto GIG Central Vol.14 - RESULTS
2008-03-17 13:42:00
With everything DREAM related going on, its easy to forget that Shooto held an event both Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday event in Osaka had better fighters, but still some interesting rookie tournament fights in this. Yoshitaro Niimi vs. Hirosumi Sugiura ?C-Bozu? DRAWYutaka Ueda Def. Takahiro Kajita by decision 3-0 Kenichi Hattori Def. Koichi Taguchi by arm-bar, Round 1 2:30Takesuke Kume Def. Yoshifumi by TKO, Round 1 3:38Kenya Kato Def. Tomohiko Yoshida by decision 3-0 Rookie Tournament:Flyweight: Run Def. Gou Sato by decision 3-0Featherweight: Ito ?? Def. George ?Kawamata? Joestar by decision 3-0
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DREAM - Planning CroCop vs. Fedor
2008-03-17 13:33:00
The producers for DREAM has announced their dream for this years Dynimite show. The main event? Mirko Crocop vs. Fedor Emelianenko.I know many people are expecting Fedor to sign with the UFC, but these negotiations have not gone well in the past. It will be interesting to see, but one thing is for sure, DREAM has thrown their name into the mix.Source:http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/ fight/other/headlines/etc/20080317-000000 23-spnavi_ot-fight.html
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3/15 Shooto Gig West 9 - RESULTS
2008-03-16 12:43:00
It is easy to forget with everything DREAM related going on, but Shooto had their "Gig West 9" in Osaka yesterday. On the card was a couple of interesting fights, the main event was between Shinji Sasaki and Paolo Milano, bot with very good records. Also on the card was the undefeated "Kodo" against Akira Kibe.Shinji Sasaki Def. Paolo Milano by rear-naked choke, Round 2 0:59Junya Kudou ?Kodo? Def. Akira Kibe by TKO, Round 1 1:38Rookie Tournament fights:Welterweight: Hibiki Tamura Def. Gipsy Taro by decision 2-0 Welterweight: Hiroshi Sugimoto Def. Yasuaki Kishimoto by decision 2-0Light-Heavy: Aberu Tanaka Def. Fujikawa ?? by TKO, Round 1 2:00
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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...
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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 ...
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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.
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DREAM - What about Caol Uno?
2008-03-14 15:41:00
Caol Uno has been rumored to have broken with FEG after they teamed up with DSE. This seems to be wrong. Caol has spoken today and said the reason he is not competing this time is the broken jaw he suffered in his last fight against "Dida". He would like to join the tournament from the next round (May 11), if possible. As we know, there is one spot open. Is this for Caol?I this gives the DREAM promoters an option with the last fighter to go through to the next round. I always had a feeling that it would go to the loser of the JZ vs. Aoki fight, but now they have Uno as well.Source:http://www.gbring.com/sokuho/ news/2008_03/0314_dream_02.htm
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3/15 DREAM - Card Complete (Minowaman's opponent announced)
2008-03-14 15:24:00
Finally today Minowaman got his opponent. It is the Korean former professional baseball player Lee Gwan, I have to say I am a little dissapointed... I expected a real opponent this time... I guess he needs to get back on winning track though.That completes the card for tomorrow, and I am very excited about this card!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- Mitsuhiro Ishida 15-3-1 vs. 0-1-0 Bu Kyung Jung5- Artur Oumakhanov 7-2-0 vs. 3-2-0 Katsuhiko Nagata4- Kazuyuki Miyata 5-6-0 vs. 11-3-0 Luiz Firmino "Buscape"3- Koutetsu Boku 13-4-1 vs. 16-6-1 Joachim Hansen2- (SF) Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 31-7-2 vs. 14-7-3 Hidetaka Monma1- (SF) Minowaman 38-27-8 vs. Lee Gwan This is what they are fighting for:Source:http://www.kamipro.com/news/?i d=1205485566http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp /fight/other/headlin...
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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...
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Mark Hunt to fight in DREAM
2008-03-12 14:17:00
Mark Hunt has had an interview with Rogue Magazine. In it he explains why he is taking the K-1 fight with Schilt and where his future is. Seems the K-1 fight is a once of return to K-1, after that there will be MMA fights. Since K-1 and DREAM are closely related, DREAM will be his likely home. When asked about his first MMA fight, his answer was May 8. There is no DREAM event on that date... But there is one May 11. We have to wait and see what happens. Either way, Mark Hunt is on his way back to MMA!Read the complete interview here:http://www.roguemag.com/index.php?op tion=com_content&task=view&id=231 &Itemid=86
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4/5 Cage Force 06 - Fights confirmed
2008-03-12 13:10:00
Finally, Cage Force has published their fights for the bantamweight tournament. There was also a surprise main event on this card. As we know, Artur Oumakhanov will compete in the DREAM tournament this year. Because of that, he has returned his Cage Force belt. There will be a fight for the vacant title on April 5.The card looks awesome and I think this will be a very good event.Main event: Cage Force Lightweight Title FightTomonari Kanomata 11-2-3 vs. 8-2-0 Mizuto HirotaFeatherweight tournament fights: Yuji Hoshino 13-7-7 vs. 10-3-0 Antonio Carvalho Adrian Pang 13-5-1 vs. 9-5-0 Armando Sanchez Bantamweight tournament fights:Ryota 2-0-0 vs. 8-6-0 Taiyo NakaharaDaichi Fujiwara 6-1-1 vs. Katsuya ToidaMasahiro Oishi 17-9-7 vs. 12-4-0 Paul Mc VeighNon-tournament fights:Bantamweight: 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. Na...
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3/15 DREAM - Mirko has opponent, DREAM has rules
2008-03-11 08:36:00
Mirko's opponent for his return to Japan is Tatsuya Mizuno. Mizuno is a Pancrase fighter in a very thin Pancrase Heavyweight division. The best fighter he has fought to date is Assuerio Silva, he lost by TKO in round 2. None of his fights to date has gone the distance, and I am willing to bet that this one won't go the distance either.Also, DREAM has announced that they will have 10 minutes first round, followed by 5 min. second round.-No kicking a downed opponent, which means, soccer-kicks are not allowed.-In case of No Contest, the fighter who can continue will go through to the next round, if neither fighter is able to contine the promoter will chose a fighter to go through.-In case of injury, the fighter who can continue will go through to the next round, if neither fighter is able to contine the promoter will chose a fighter to go through.Weight divisions:Light weight under 70kgWelter weight under 76kgMiddle weight under 84kgLight-heavy weight under 93kgHeavy weight Over 93.1...
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3/23 Shooto - Hiroshima
2008-03-10 01:53:00
March 23 Shooto will hold an event in Hiroshima . Again, think the main purpose is to complete the Rookie Tournament fight, there are also a few amateur fights.Takeshi Okada 4-3-1 vs. 1-3-1 Nobuhiro “Mike” HayakawaShooto Rookie Tournament:Ono 虎眼 賢良 vs. Makoto AkazawaJun Nakazoe vs. Kentaro WatanabeGrappling fight:Toshihiko Sugimoto vs. Masahiro AiharaAmateur Shooto:Raita Koike vs. Daisuke HaraShou Nishida vs. Shingo MakitaNoriyuki Takei vs. Yamato Okada

3/21 Shooto - Kitazawa Townhall
2008-03-09 13:08:00
For this event, there are more losses than wins on the card... Still I want to take you back to 2003 Katsuhisa Akasaki stepped into the ring against a debutant Nat McIntyre. At the time Akasaki's record was 0-10-1. Before the night was over, Akasaki had secured his first win. Nat McIntyre has not lost since (I would like to see him back here!). The 21st, Akasaki is facing Matsufuji from Fukuoka (his record isnt much better...). I always cheer for fighters from Fukuoka, its where I studied Japanese. If you go to this event, cheer for these guys, they both deserve it.This card I am actually more excited about the rookie tournament than the main-card, but this will be an event where some fighters will get an hard earned victory. Kenichi Sawada 3-7-2 vs. 2-2-0 Katsuya MurofushiYuji Inoue 3-3-1 vs. 5-6-2 Kyotaro NakaoShinichi Hanawa 3-6-1 vs. 1-3-0 Joji ShimadaKatsuhisa Akasaki 2-13-1 vs. 1-4-0 Hiroharu MatsufujiShooto Rookie Tournament:KG Shinto vs. Kazuya SatomotoYouichiro Sato vs. Is...