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3/28 Shooto - Back to Our Roots 8
2008-03-09 12:19:00
I have a lot of Shooto cards to catch up on... Truth is that there are SO many of them this month. This will one of the big ones. Shooto has a lot of passionate fans and they have a lot of great fighters, this event we will see more than a few of them in action.The main event will be for the Lightweight title. As has been discussed earlier, rumor is that Antonio Carvalho gave up this title shot to fight in the Cage Force tournament. The title fight has gone to Hideki Kadowaki. Kadowaki will not be an easy opponent for Tamura thought, in his last fight he choked out Rumina Sato and he is very strong on the ground. Other names to take note of Baret Yoshida (returning after almost 5 years), Hatsu Hioki, Koetsu Okazaki (let's see if he can finish Ueda, all his fights seem to go the distance), Masakatsu Ueda and "Lion" Takeshi.There are more fights to be announced, this will be a very good event!Main Event:Akitoshi Tamura 11-5-2 vs. 12-7-2 Hideki KadowakiMasakatsu Ueda 7-0-1 vs. 5-0-1 K...
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2/22 DEEP Impact 34 - More Pictures
2008-03-08 23:28:00
Here are a few more pictures from DEEP 34, thanks to Cliff. IMG_3432Originally uploaded by japanmma Yoshiyuki Nakanishi Def. Shunsuke Inoue in a fight that really got the crowd going. The heavyweights showed a lot of heart in this fight.IMG_3668Originally uploaded by japanmma The fight between Toshiaki Kitada and Isao Terada ended in a draw.IMG_3688Originally uploaded by japanmma Of course there were ring girls. I like the DEEP production, but the ring girls are not as good as Pancrase IMO. Also, they don't pose after the event, something that makes it harder to get good shots.IMG_3728Originally uploaded by japanmma IMG_3991Originally uploaded by japanmma Ryuta Sakurai and Riki Fukuda in what was fight of the night.IMG_3992Originally uploaded by japanmma IMG_4078Originally uploaded by japanmma Daijiro Matsui defeated Ryo, but I think he was lucky to win this... It was a decision that could have gone either way.IMG_4325Originally uploaded by japanmma Some times life can be painful, ...
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5/3 Shooto - Road to 20th Anniversary
2008-03-08 11:57:00
Shooto has announced what promises to be a very good event. Probably their main event for the year. In 2007, the best card Shooto put up (IMO) was Back to Our Roots 6. Let's hope this event will be as good. Considering the Back to Our Roots 8 card, this looks like it will be a good Shooto year.Currently, only 2 fights are announced. It is also known that Shooto star Rumina Sato will fight in this event. The main event will be the welterweight title fight between Takashi Nakakura and Ganjo Tentsuku.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
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3/29 ClubDEEP and DEEP Megaton GP
2008-03-08 02:06:00
On March 29 DEEP will hold 2 events in Shinjuku Face. First out is ClubDEEP. This is mainly a grappling event, but there are a few MMA fights on the card. The main event is most likely Ryan Bow versus Naoki Matsushita, just this fight should justify the enterance fee. Ryan Bow is always exciting to watch and I think he should win this.CLUB DEEP Doors Open 13?30?Start 14?00Han Su Fan (?) Vs.. 6-5-2 LUIZRyan Bow 16-8-1 Vs. 9-9-8 Naoki MatsushitaGrappling Rule:Seiichi Ikemoto Vs. Kosuke UmedaAtsuhiro Tsuboi Vs. Tomoya Miyashita?POWER OF DREAM?Hirotaka Miyakawa VS Ippo WatanukiYuki Inoue VS Yoshitomo WatanabeJin Kitasaki Vs KanetaroKosei Kubota Vs. Taruhika KuboTetsuya Yoshioka Vs. Kenji ShiotaParticipatingGuy Delameau (?)??????Sadao KondoIn the evening, they will hold the Megaton tournament. DEEP has been promoting the heck out of this one. I am sure it will be entertaining, though I suspect the skills on display will be more strength related than technique. These fight should be MMA r...
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3/15 DREAM- CroCop's Opponent Deceided?
2008-03-07 12:57:00
Has CroCop's opponent been deceided? Bloody Elbow are refering to NOKAUT, who refers to CroCop's blog. The guy they are saying will be the opponent when CroCop returns to Japan is Yoshihiro Nakao. Nakao's MMA highlight has to be his win over Don Frye.What he will be remembered for though, is the kiss.Heath Herring's New Year's Eve KissUploaded by UrbanXExpect a tough stare-down for this one.
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3/15 DREAM Confirms fights?
2008-03-07 07:51:00
It is confrimed, Sakurai will fight Monma in a welterweight fight March 15. It looks as if this event will have 11 fights.Welterweight Superfight:Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 31-7-2 vs. 14-7-3 Hidetaka MonmaAlso 3 more fight in the Lightweight GP are confirmed:Mitsuhiro Ishida 15-3-1 vs. 0-1-0 Bu Kyung JungArtur Oumakhanov 7-2-0 vs. 3-2-0 Katsuhiko NagataAndre "Dida " Amade 6-2-1 vs. 12-1-0 Eddie AlvarezThis means that there is one more fight yet to be announced in the Lightweight tournament.Previously Announced:Shinya Aoki 12-2-0 vs. 14-1-1 Gesias "J.Z." CalvancanteTatsuya 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 HansenParticipating:Minowaman 38-27-8Mirko ?Crocop? Filipovic 22-6-2Source:http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.j p/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080307-0000 0014-spnavi-fight.html
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3/15 DREAM - Adds Fight?
2008-03-06 13:10:00
Hayato "Mach " Sakurai has put on his blog that he it due to fight Hidetaka Monma in the DREAM light weight tournament. Monma got the the semi-final of the Cage Force welterweight tournament last year, where he lost to Dan Hardy. This would be a good fight, but can't really see Monma winning this. The post on Sakurai's blog seems to be taken down.Not sure if this will be a lightweight tournament fight, Monma is normally a welterweight. It looks as though this will be a 77kg fight.Rumored:Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 31-7-2 vs. 14-7-3 Hidetaka MonmaAndre "Dida" Amade 6-2-1 vs. 12-1-0 Eddie AlvarezAnnounced:Shinya Aoki 12-2-0 vs. 14-1-1 Gesias "J.Z." CalvancanteTatsuya 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 HansenAlso Participating:Mitsuhiro Ishida 15-3-1Caol Uno 24-10-4Gilbert Melendez 13-1-0Bu Kyung Jung 0-1-0Source:http://d.hatena.ne.jp/gryphon japan/20080306/p1
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5/18 Sengoku - Randleman and Gracie signed
2008-03-05 13:08:00
Sengoku just announced at their first event that they have signed Kevin Randleman and Roger Gracie for their next event to be held 5/18.
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3/5 Sengoku - LIVE UPDATE
2008-03-05 11:33:00
The day of the big event! Sengoku will start their assault on the Japanese MMAmarket. They have a good card, and I think there can be some upsets. I was hoping to get a chance to give you guys a live update.Work put a stop to that, but I will be able to follow the rest of the fights live. The card should be familiar by now.Currently fight:Takanori Gomi 27-3-0 vs. 16-7-0 Duane Ludwig Round 1: Next fights:Hidehiko Yoshida 7-5-1 vs. 20-5-0 Josh Barnett Fights completed:Kazuo Misaki Def. Siyar Bahadurzada by guillotine choke, Round 2My pick for fight of the night, let's see if it delivers.Round 2: Siyar's right hand is dangerous. The fight is starting to look like Misaki vs. Akiyama, they are trading punches. Siyar takes it to the ground and gets a guillotine choke. Siyar taps. Round 1: Siyar hit Misaki with a punch, but should not be any damage. Misaki takes the fight to the ground. And goes for a kimura, Soyar defends well but looks like it is a matter of time. Siyar escapes. Siyar i...
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DREAM - Pawel Nastula joining?
2008-03-03 14:05:00
Polish Pride veteral, Pawel Nastula, has in an interview with Polish TV said that his contract with the UFC is about to run out. What will he do after that? Looks like he too is on his way to DREAM (again thanks to Coyote).Its starting to look more and more like Pride.
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3/5 Sengoku - Preparations underway
2008-03-03 13:55:00
The big event this week in Japan, no doubt the Sengoku event. This is the start of a very exciting month for Japanese MMA.The main event will be between Hidehiko Yoshida and Josh Barnett . Yoshida has appearantly spent his time trying out a new outfit for the event. Currently under testing is a uniform consisting of a Judo top and thights. (thank you Coyote for the tip).Barnett has been interviewed by MMA Weekly and says he is looking forward to fighting Yoshida, who he has trained with in the past.The fights on this card:Hidehiko Yoshida 7-5-1 vs. 20-5-0 Josh BarnettTakanori Gomi 27-3-0 vs. 16-7-0 Duane LudwigKazuo Misaki 18-8-2 (1NC) vs. 13-1-1 Siyar BahadurzadaKazuyuki Fujita 14-6-0 vs. Peter "Rolling Thunder" GrahamMakoto Takimoto 4-3-0 vs. 15-10-0 Evangelista "Cyborg" SantosRyo Kawamura 7-1-2 vs. 4-0-0 Antonio Braga NetoFabricio Monteiro 16-6-0 vs. 34-9-1 Nick Thompson

Video: K-1 Asia Max 2/24 Buakaw vs. Joon Kim
2008-03-01 12:39:00
There wasn't a lot of publicity around this tournament, but one guy that always get's attention is Buakaw . He is one of my favorite K-1 fighters, and this was another good performance by him.
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3/16 Shooto - GIG Central Vol.14
2008-03-01 07:14:00
Its a busy month for MMA, in particular for Shooto . On March 16 they hold GIG Central Vol.14 in Nagoya. Again, the card is not super, but there are some interesting fights in the Rookie Tournament in addition to some talented fighters on the main card.Yoshitaro Niimi 4-2-1 vs. 2-4-1 Hirosumi Sugiura ?C-Bozu?Takahiro Kajita 8-6-3 VS. 4-1-0 Yutaka UedaKenichi Hattori 3-3-3 VS. 1-1-1 Koichi TaguchiYoshifumi Dogaki 1-5-1 VS. 2-0-1 Takesuke KumeTomohiko Yoshida 0-5-1 VS. 0-3-0 Kenya KatoRookie Tournament:Flyweight: Run vs. Gou SatoFeatherweight: George ?Kawamata? Joestar vs. Ito ??Grappling match:Yoshihiro Tamasawa vs. Hironobu Hayashi

3.15 Shooto GIG West 9
2008-03-01 02:17:00
There is so much going on with Dream and Sengoku that its easy to forget that other things are happening too. The same day DREAM holds their first event, Shooto has an event in Osaka. There are 5 professional fights on the card, amound these 3 in the Rookie tournament.Main-EventShinji Sasaki 5-1-0 vs. 5-2-0 Paolo MilanoJunya Kudou ?Kodo? 5-0-2 vs. 5-8-2 Akira KibeRookie Tournament fights:Welterweight: Gipsy Taro vs. Hibiki TamuraWelterweight: Hiroshi Sugimoto vs. Yasuaki KishimotoLight-Heavy: Aberu Tanaka vs. Fujikawa ??
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3/15 DREAM - Eddie Alvarez fighting?
2008-02-29 12:51:00
Eddie Alvarez has confirmed to Five Ounce that he has been offered and accepted a fight with Andre "Dida " Amade in the DREAM event 15 March. He says this is 100%, but I still list it as rumored. Just because I have seen fights be a 100% from 1 fighter and not accepted by the other. Just in case you're wondering, EliteXC has given their blessing.Still, this would be a very exciting match-up.Rumored:Andre "Dida" Amade 6-2-1 vs. 12-1-0 Eddie AlvarezPreviously Announced:Shinya Aoki 12-2-0 vs. 14-1-1 Gesias "J.Z." CalvancanteTatsuya 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 HansenAlso Participating:Mitsuhiro Ishida 15-3-1Caol Uno 24-10-4Gilbert Melendez 13-1-0Bu Kyung Jung 0-1-0
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3/5 Sengoku
2008-02-28 13:38:00
Sengoku has announced the fight order (a few days ago) for their first event. If you?re in Japan, this will be shown LIVE on SkyPerfect (channel 162 (live 18:30-22:55), 176 (21:00-1.25), 177 (23:00-3.25)). Due to work commitments, I can?t promise live updates but I will try.The main event on this 7-fight card is, as expected, Yoshida vs. Barnett. I am sure WVR was disappointed to lose one fight, when Phil Baroni pulled out, but still a pretty good card. I guess we are a bit spoiled in Japan? Its normally closer to 10 fights on the cards, and with the ticket prices I had expected 1-2 fights more? Still the fights they have should be very good and there are no ?freak-show? fights. I am looking forward to this one!Hidehiko Yoshida 7-5-1 vs. 20-5-0 Josh Barnett Takanori Gomi 27-3-0 vs. 16-7-0 Duane LudwigKazuo Misaki 18-8-2 (1NC) vs. 13-1-1 Siyar BahadurzadaKazuyuki Fujita 14-6-0 vs. Peter "Rolling Thunder" GrahamMakoto Takimoto 4-3-0 vs. 15-10-0 Evangelista "Cyborg" SantosRyo Kawamura 7...

Mark Hunt fighting in K-1, Mighty Mo also fighting?
2008-02-28 11:31:00
K-1 has really set up a really good card for their World GP event inYokohama on April 13.The main event will undoubtedly the SuperHeavyweight Title Match between Mark Hunt and Semmy Schilt. I guess that also answers some questions around Mark Hunt's future.Also on the card is Might Mo, so that would mean that its unlikely thathe will fight Crocop in DREAM on March 19.The fights announced:Semmy Schilt vs. Mark HuntEwerton Teixeira vs. Yusuke FujimotoBadri Hari vs. Ray SefoMighty Mo vs. Keijiro MaedaAlso participating:Hong Man ChoiGlaube FeitosaMusashiJunichi SawayashikiTakashi TachikawaYoung Hyun KimSource: http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
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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 Hansen Previously 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.dreamofficial.com /fightcard/http://nightmareofbattle.wordp ress.com/2008/02/26/fights-announced-10-m inute-first-round/
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2/24 ZST .16 - Results
2008-02-25 23:33:00
ZST held their ZST 16 on Sunday, the main event was between Masayuki Okude and Yojiro Uchimura. Okude has been named "Mini-Hong Man Choi" in the Japanese media, for obvious resons. Masayuki Okude Def. Yojiro Uchimura by heel-lock, Round 1, 3:21Masanori Kanehara Def. Shunichi Shimizu by arm-bar, Round 2, 0:42Takanori Fujiwara Def. Tatsuya Uematsu Round 1, 1:58Yuichiro Yajima vs. Hiroaki Okuna DRAWKenji Nagai Def. Keisuke Onuma by arm-bar, Round 3:22Masashi Takeda Def. Ryo Nakajima ?Toraji? by arm-bar, Round 2, 2:31Hirotaka Tomiyama vs. Tetsuya Yamada DRAWShinya Sato Def. Emerson Azuma by arm-bar, Round 1, 4:48Tatsuhiko Nishizaka Def Shinya Miura by arm-bar, Round 1, 1:32Hiroyuki Ota vs. Toriyama Yoichiro DRAW
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2/24 K-1 Max Asia Tournament - RESULTS
2008-02-25 08:50:00
K-1 held their Asia tournament in Korea yesterday. No one seems to have taken much note of it, me included. Anyway, I will post the results:Final: Chi Bin Lim Def. K.MaxSuper F: Buakaw Por.Pramuk Def. Joon Kim by KO Round 2, 0:37Super F: In Jin Chi Def. Ryuji Kajiwara by decision 3-0Semi 1: Chi Bin Lim Def. KYEONG JUN LEE by TKO, Round 2, 0:33Semi 2: K.Max Def. Su Hwan Lee by Decision 2-0Super F: Virgil Kalakoda Def. Se Ki Kim by decision (after Ext.)Reserve: Kyeong Jun Lee Def. Taivan by decision 3-0Quarter 4: Doo Suk Oh Def. Dong Jiang Tao by decision 3-0Quarter 3: Chi Bin Lim Def. Satoru Suzuki by TKO, Round 3, 0:38Quarter 2: K.Max Def. Hakuto by TKO, Round 1, 1:20Quarter 1: Su Hwan Lee Def. Sirimongkol Singwangcha by decision 2-1 (after ext.)
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Video - Bob Sapp in Hustle
2008-02-24 11:22:00
Thought I'd post this, several resons today. -First of all, this is a Hustle video, and Mark Hunt will make his debut tonight. He is fighting in a tag-team fight with Monster Bono better known as Akebono. -Secondly, Bob Sapp lost his fight against Jan Nortje today. It is reposted that he was a planned participant in the first DREAM event in March. That might not be possible now. -Third (if I need more resons...) just to show what Hustle is about. This is Bob Sapp's fight against HG (Hard Gay), he is a popular comedian here in Japan.HG vs. Bob SappUploaded by Rob_the_Ninja
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3/26 Pancrase - Shining Tour 2
2008-02-24 04:43:00
Pancrase started the year with a very good event on Jan. 30. And the second event on the Shining Tour looks very good as well. The main event is the middleweight title fight between Miki Shida and the undefeated Marlon Sandro.So far this year, Pancrase has been putting up some very good card. Take note of Gadzhiev Alavutdin and Hacran Dias on this card, in addition to Pancrase stars like Izuru Takeuchim, Hikaru Sato and Kenji Arai. This will be an awesome event!It is really hard for me to get to events in the middle of the week, but again Pancrase is putting on a card that means I have to pull myself out of the office a bit early.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. 3-6-0 Tomoyo...
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2/23 Shooto - Shooting Disc 4 - RESULTS
2008-02-23 20:11:00
Mamoru Yamaguchi Def. Yuki Shoujou by decision 3-0 Akihiro Murayama Def. Hiroki Sato by decision 3-0Ryuichi Miki Def. Kenji Hasoya by decision 3-0Shintaro Ishiwatari Def. Kazuhiro Ito by TKO, Round 1, 2:17Masatoshi Kobayashi Def. Tomonori Taniguchi by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1, 3:01Noboru ?Shinpei? Tahara Def. Takehiro Ishii ?Tiger? by decision 3-0 Rookie Tournament fights:Light weight: Hideki Nishino Def. Daiki Tsuchiya by TKO, Round 2, 0:54Feather weight: Yuki Def. Nakashi by decision 3-0Light-heavy weight: ??? ?? Def. Soujiro Iseki by Decision 2-0Feather weight: ?? Haruo Def. Masumi Tozawa by KO, Round 1, 3:11
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2/22 DEEP Impact 34 - Pictures
2008-02-23 00:41:00
Some pictures from the DEEP event last night. Will be more later, once Cliff gets his stuff sorted. Anyway, some of the highlights. The highlight of the evening was going to be the tournament for the middleweight championship belt. Round 1 was held yesterday, unfortunately they drew the fights on the night. The result, the final was effectively yesterday.Riki Fukuda drew Ryuta Sakurai. These 2 fighters were way better than the rest in the tournament. To add to the list of resons this draw was a bad idea, the fight was drawn to be the first of the tournament fights (there were 3 more fights after this). Sakurai vs. Fukuda was the main event in DEEP 34.And the DEEP champion will be.... Riki Fukuda, he won a tough fight by decision.In the female final, Satoko Shinashi met SACHI. This went was predicted.And Satoko Shinashi won the DEEP Female Flyweight belt.
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Mark Hunt at the DEEP event tonight...
2008-02-23 00:39:00
DEEP34 077Originally uploaded by japanmma That's right... I was sitting behind the DREAM sponsor seats tonight at the DEEP event, and Mark Hunt was the guest of honor.I would not be surprised if he is a DREAM fighter faster than Dana White can say DSE.
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2/22 DEEP Impact 34-REULTS
2008-02-22 16:53:00
I just came back from the DEEP event tonight. As always, I enjoyed the night. The main event was chosen by draw... And I think Saeki (DEEP Promotor) wished it went differently... In the first round we saw Ryuta Sakuraigi vs. Riki Fukuda. This is what I expected the final to be.In the other tournament of the night, Satoko Shinashi took home the Flyweight title. It should be mentioned that she got through the first fight with some good advice from Shinya Aoki (when she gave up her back), but as the night progressed she was the best fighter, by far.My (and most of my friends') favorite fight of the night (except Sakurai vs. Fukuda) was the heavyweight battle between Inoue and Nakanish, lets just call it slugfest 2008.Ryoji Suzuki Def. Kenta Okuyama by rear-naked choke, Round 2, 2:08SACHI Def. Kayoko Nagashima by arm-bar, Round 2, 2:01Satoko Shinashi Def. Fukuko Hamada by decision 3-0Yoshiyuki Nakanishi Def. Shunsuke Inoue by decision 3-0Shigetoshi Iwase vs. Ken Hamamura DRAWToshiaki K...
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3/5 Sengoku - Card complete?
2008-02-21 11:48:00
Today it looks as if the Sengoku card is finally complete. If it is, it will hold 7 fights, maybe not the quantity I had hoped for but the quality should be there.It will be very interesting to see Peter Graham making his MMA debut, have a look at the video to see what he did to Badr Hari (this also covers the press conferance brawl).Kazuyuki Fujita 14-6-0 vs. Peter "Rolling Thunder" GrahamAlready announced:Hidehiko Yoshida 7-5-1 vs. 20-5-0 Josh BarnettRyo Kawamura 7-1-2 vs. 4-0-0 Antonio Braga NetoFabricio Monteiro 16-6-0 vs. 34-9-1 Nick ThompsonTakanori Gomi 27-3-0 vs. 16-7-0 Duane LudwigMakoto Takimoto 4-3-0 vs. 15-10-0 Evangelista "Cyborg" SantosKazuo Misaki 18-8-2 (1NC) vs. 13-1-1 Siyar BahadurzadaUnfortuantely I chose the same video as the guys over at Nightmare of Battle(check out their article as well). It is the best video I could find, but if you want to see his last K-1 fight:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxfP ba1eI1w&feature=related
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2/14 SmackGirl - PICTURES
2008-02-20 14:05:00
I didnt make it to this event, but thanks to Cliff I am able to show you a few pictures from this event. Everyone I have spoken to that went to this event really enjoyed it! I will make every effort to make it to the next one. And yes, Smack Girl s has ring girls too.Michelli Tavares get her prize after defeating Kyoko TakabayashiSu Hi Ham giving it to Saori Ishioka.Lisa Ward after her victory against Ayumi Saito.Hitomi Akano and Megumi YabushitaMegumi Fujii against Cindy HalesJosh Barnett was taking time out of his schedule to support his fighter.Group shotRing girl posing after the event.
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2/22 DEEP Impact 34-Fight Order
2008-02-20 13:19:00
DEEP has announced the fight order for their event on Friday. I am looking forward to this for several resons, firstly, I think the middleweight tournament should give us some very entertaining fights. Secondly, I will be celebrating my birthday there. That means that if you see a very drunk foreigner, its probably one of my friends (I can hold my drink).The tournament fights are yet to be set, they will draw the opponents on Friday (picture a hat).Fight 13: Middleweight Tournament fight 4Fight 12: Middleweight Tournament fight 3Fight 11: Middleweight Tournament fight 2Fight 10: Middleweight Tournament fight 1Fight 9: Winner fight 2 vs. Winner fight 3Fight 8: Yasuhito Namekawa 19-15-3 vs. 1-2-1 Carlos ToyotaFight 7: Yoshihiro Tomioka "Barbaro44" 10-4-3 vs. 3-1-1 Seigo InoueFight 6: Toshiaki Kitada 7-3-0 vs. 4-4-2 Isao TeradaFight 5: Shigetoshi Iwase 7-9-2 vs. 12-4-3 Ken HamamuraFight 4: Yoshiyuki Nakanishi 2-0-0 vs. 1-1-0 Shunsuke InoueFemale Flyweight 1-Day tournament Semi-finals:F...
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Cage Force Featherweight Tournament
2008-02-18 06:33:00
This is the set-up and how they will match up. The first quarterfinal was fought February 11, the remaining 2 are coming up on April 5.For those of you who are in Japan, Samurai Fighting TV will air Cage Force Eastern EX on March 3 at 10PM - Mid-night.? ?Akiyo ?Wicky? Nishiura (7-2-1) ?? ??Jong Man Kim (Lost 2.11) ?????Adrian Pang (13-5-1)??? Fighting 4.5? ?Armando Sanchez (9-5-0)??? ?Takeshi Yamazaki???????Daiki Ozaki (Lost 2.11)??? ??Yuji Hoshino (13-7-7)? ??Fighting 4.5? ? ?Antonio Carvalho (10-3-0)For the Bantamweight tournament I dont think the fights have been set up yet. There is also 1 fighter yet to be named, but this should be a very good tournament. The tickets go on sale Feb. 20, so I am expecting some clarity around the Bantamweight tournament soon.
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