tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80664186100714184092024-03-13T04:31:02.229+02:00Japan-MMA.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-40947459510584173412011-01-06T09:47:00.003+02:002011-11-18T13:48:03.472+02:001/8 DEEP in Macao - CancelledJust a few days out the DEEP event in Macao is cancelled. Deep is calling it postponed, but I am sure this will feel different for those that have bought the ticket package with flight from Japan.<br />
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Duffee has not fought since May and is coming in on short notice. Overeem's last MMA fight was in May as well, when he fought Brett Rogers in Strikeforce. Since 2007 none of his fights have gone past the first round and I am expecting fireworks here again.<br />
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<b>Added:</b><br />
Heavy: Alistair Overeem 33-11-0 vs. 6-1-0 Todd Duffee<br />
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<b>MMA Rules:<br />
Dream Featherweight title fight:</b> <br />
Bibiano Fernandes 8-2-0 vs. 14-8-1 Hiroyuki Takaya<br />
Feather: Hideo Tokoro 26-23-1 vs. 0-0-0 Kazuhisa Watanabe<br />
Welter: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai 35-11-2 vs. 11-3-0 Jason High<br />
Open: Ikuhisa Minowa 47-31-8 vs. 3-1-0 Hiroshi Izumi<br />
Heavy: Satoshi Ishii 3-1-0 vs. 3-1-1 Jerome Le Banner<br />
Heavy: Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Sergey Kharitonov<br />
Welter: Katsuaki Furuki vs. 2-1-0 Andy Ologun<br />
Feather: Caol Uno 25-13-5 vs. 10-7-0 Kazuyuki Miyata<br />
Light: Josh Thomson 18-3-0 vs. 26-6-2 Tatsuya Kawajiri<br />
Welter: Marius Zaromskis 13-5-0 vs. 26-14-1 Kazushi Sakuraba<br />
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<b>Other Rules:</b><br />
K-1 rules: Kyotaro vs. Gegard Mousasi<br />
IGF Special Rules: Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Bob Sapp<br />
DREAM/K-1 Mixed rules: Shinya Aoki vs. Yuichiro Nagashima<br />
K-1 Lightweight: Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura vs. Tetsuya Yamato<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-55004974640846321832010-12-29T13:25:00.000+02:002010-12-29T13:25:31.712+02:0012/30 SRC Soul of Fight - Fight OrderHere is the fight order for tomorrows SRC 28 fight card. There has been a change from my previous card. Dan Hornbuckle is not fighting (I am currently not aware or why) and has been replaced by Taisuke Okuno.<br />
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<b>Main Event: SRC Featherweight title match (5min x 5):</b> <br />
28. Marlon Sandro 17-1-0 vs. 22-4-2 Hatsu Hioki<br />
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27. Middle 5min x 3: Kazuo Misaki 22-11-2 vs. 13-13-1 Mike Seal<br />
26. KB 3min x 3 (70 kg): Buakaw Por Pramuk vs. Hiroki Nakajima <br />
25. Female MMA 5min x 3 (53.5 kg): Megumi Fujii 22-1-0 vs. 9-4-0 Emi Fujino<br />
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<b>SRC vs. Dream (5min x 3):</b><br />
24. Feather: Masanori Kanehara 16-8-5 vs. 27-9-2 Yoshiro Maeda<br />
23. Welter: Ryo Chonan 18-11-0 vs. 10-5-2 Taisuke ”Goten” Okuno <br />
22. Light: Maximo Blanco 7-2-1 vs. 9-2-1 "Parky" Won Sik Park<br />
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<b>SRC Welterweight GP Final:</b> <br />
21. Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura 20-4-2 vs. 6-1-0 Yasubey Enomoto<br />
20. Light: Kazunori Yokota 11-4-3 vs. 3-2-0 Jadamba Narantungalag<br />
19. Middle: Yuki Sasaki 22-18-1 vs. 20-4-2 Mamed Khalidov<br />
18. Heavy: Yoshihiro Nakao 9-2-0 vs. 19-2-0 Dave Herman<br />
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SRC Bantamweight Asia Tournament Semifinals (5min x 2):<br />
17. Akitoshi Tamura 15-9-2 vs. 11-6-0 Taiyo Nakahara<br />
16. Manabu Inoue 11-5-1 vs. 18-6-9 Shunichi Shimizu<br />
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15. Female MMA 5min x 2 (61 kg): Roxanne Modafferi 15-6-0 vs. 16-8-0 Hitomi Akano<br />
14. Female MMA 5min x 3 (Open 3x3min): Rin Nakai 9-0-0 vs. 6-23-1 Mika “Hari” Harigai<br />
13. Female MMA 5min x 2 (48 kg): Amy Davis 1-1-0 vs. 12-11-4 Misaki Takimoto<br />
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12. Female MT 2min x 5 (47.62 kg): Erika Kamimura vs. Chiharu<br />
11. MT 3min x 3 (86.18 kg): Fabiano Cyclone vs. Andrew Peck<br />
10. KB 3min x 3 (86.18 kg): Kazuki Ozawa vs. Lee Chang Seob<br />
9. MT 3min x 3 (73 kg): Musashi Miyamoto vs. Hiroki Komata<br />
8. MT 3min x 5 (60 kg): Kanongsuk Weerasakreck vs. Genki Yamamoto<br />
7. MT 3min x 5 (52 kg): Arashi Fujiwara vs. Mutsuki Ebata<br />
6. KB 3min x 3 (70 kg): Yutaro Yamauchi vs. Gou Yokoyama<br />
5. KB 3min x 3 (70 kg): Yusuke Ikei vs. Shintaro Matsukura<br />
4. KB 3min x 2 (61.23 kg): Hironobu Ikegami vs. Yuji Tanaka<br />
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3. SRC Jacket match 5min x 1 (Light): Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Jung Jin Suk<br />
2. SRC Jacket match 5min x 1 (59 kg): Kiyotaka Shimizu vs. Ichiro Sugita<br />
1. SRC Jacket match 5min x 1 (Light): Sotaro Yamada vs. Kim Lee Sak<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-4785554379460768022010-12-28T19:16:00.000+02:002010-12-28T19:16:46.612+02:00Pancrase 2011 Tour TitlePancrase has released their 2011 tour title, it will be "Impressive".<br />
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And the schedule up until April:<br />
1/30 Golds Gym Tokyo South Annex (Neo-Blood fights)<br />
2/6 Differ Ariake, Tokyo<br />
3/13 Azalea Hall, Osaka<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-5909987297557714302010-12-23T12:58:00.002+02:002010-12-23T12:59:27.761+02:0012/30 SRC Soul of Fight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.src-official.com/_common/images/banners/b_sof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://www.src-official.com/_common/images/banners/b_sof.jpg" /></a></div><br />
As tradition is in Japan, the main organizations need to put on a NYE card. SRC has been playing second fiddle to FEG and their Dynamite card, and they will again this year. <br />
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The SRC event is being held in Ariake Colosseum, which is next to Differ Ariake. If you are wondering how to there there, I did some directions a while back, you can read them <a href="http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/01/getting-there-differ-ariakeariake.html">here.</a><br />
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The card has no less than 28 fights, a mix of MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and "jacket rule".<br />
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I have put the fights in the order the appear on the SRC web-site.<br />
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<b>SRC Featherweight title match:</b> <br />
Marlon Sandro 17-1-0 vs. 22-4-2 Hatsu Hioki<br />
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Middle: Kazuo Misaki 22-11-2 vs. 13-13-1 Mike Seal<br />
KB (70 kg): Buakaw Por Pramuk vs. Hiroki Nakajima<br />
Feather: Masanori Kanehara 16-8-5 vs. 27-9-2 Yoshiro Maeda<br />
Light: Maximo Blanco 7-2-1 vs. 9-2-1 "Parky" Won Sik Park<br />
Welter: Ryo Chonan 18-11-0 vs. 22-3-0 Dan Hornbuckle<br />
Middle: Yuki Sasaki 22-18-1 vs. 20-4-2 Mamed Khalidov<br />
Light: Kazunori Yokota 11-4-3 vs. 3-2-0 Jadamba Narantungalag<br />
Heavy: Yoshihiro Nakao 9-2-0 vs. 19-2-0 Dave Herman<br />
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<b>SRC Welterweight GP Fianl:</b> <br />
Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura 20-4-2 vs. 6-1-0 Yasubey Enomoto<br />
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<b>SRC Bantamweight Asia Tournament Semifinals:</b><br />
Akitoshi Tamura 15-9-2 vs. 11-6-0 Taiyo Nakahara<br />
Manabu Inoue 11-5-1 vs. 18-6-9 Shunichi Shimizu<br />
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Female MMA (53.5 kg): Megumi Fujii 22-1-0 vs. 9-4-0 Emi Fujino<br />
Female MMA (Open 3x3min): Rin Nakai 9-0-0 vs. 6-23-1 Mika “Hari” Harigai<br />
Female MMA (61 kg): Roxanne Modafferi 15-6-0 vs. 16-8-0 Hitomi Akano<br />
Female MMA (48 kg): Amy Davis 1-1-0 vs. 12-11-4 Misaki Takimoto<br />
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SRC Jacket match (Lightweights): Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Jung Jin Suk<br />
SRC Jacket match (Lightweights): Sotaro Yamada vs. Kim Lee Sak<br />
SRC Jacket match (59 kg): Kiyotaka Shimizu vs. Ichiro Sugita<br />
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MT (86.18 kg): Fabiano Cyclone vs. Andrew Peck<br />
KB (86.18 kg): Kazuki Ozawa vs. Lee Chang Seob<br />
MT (73 kg): Musashi Miyamoto vs. Hiroki Komata<br />
KB (70 kg): Yusuke Ikei vs. Shintaro Matsukura<br />
KB (70 kg): Yutaro Yamauchi vs. Gou Yokoyama<br />
MT (60 kg): Kanongsuk Weerasakreck vs. Genki Yamamoto<br />
MT (52 kg): Arashi Fujiwara vs. Mutsuki Ebata<br />
KB (61.23 kg): Hironobu Ikegami vs. Yuji Tanaka<br />
Female MT (47.62 kg): Erika Kamimura vs. Chiharu<br />
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KB = Kickboxing <br />
MT = Muay Thai<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-20028805007902021672010-12-23T10:51:00.000+02:002010-12-23T10:51:44.182+02:0012/26 Shooto Border Season 2Shooto will hold their Border Season 2 event in Hirano Kumin Hall, Osaka. The card will feature a main event between Shooto veteran Junji Ikoma and Teppei Masuda.<br />
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Shooto will also be kicking off their 2011 rookie tournament here<br />
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8. Fly: Junji Ikoma 12-12-5 vs. 5-3-1 Teppei "BULL" Masuda<br />
7. 67kg: Takumi Nakayama 13-13-4 vs. 6-3-0 "Jackknife" Tsuneo Kimura<br />
6. Welter: Hiroshi Shiba 8-7-1 vs. 5-4-3 "Gypsy" Taro Kusano<br />
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<b>Rookie Tournament:</b><br />
5. Light: Motohiro Takenawa 4-5-0 vs. Shiro Stronger Amakusa<br />
4. Fly: Toshio Mitani 0-3-0 vs. Satoshi Takeo<br />
3. Welter: Tomoya "Russian" Suzuki 2-1-0 vs. Tatsuhiko Hirase<br />
2. Bantam: Kouki Ota vs. Santouhei Yokoyama<br />
1. Feather: Monjiro TK Hanareme vs. Naritoshi Kakuta<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-20215623764415247062010-12-23T09:02:00.001+02:002010-12-23T09:03:16.523+02:00Omigawa signs with the UFCJapanese featherweight standout Michihiro Omigawa has signed a deal with the UFC. His debut is set for 2/5 at UFC 126, the opponent will be Chad Mendes.<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-71032016410270577312010-12-22T15:12:00.004+02:002010-12-23T15:20:47.725+02:0012/31 FEG Dynamite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/download/img/sp/468_60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="41" n4="true" src="http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/download/img/sp/468_60.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
True to tradition FEG is putting on a Dynamite event on New Year’s Eve. And like always it’s a stacked card, that should entertain and excite hard core fans as well as casual MMA fans. <br />
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The show aspect is taken toned down a bit this year, but an IGF special rules (no idea what that means) featuring Bob Sapp and former sumo wrestler Shinichi Suzukawa should keep the casual fans entertained. Suzukawa is a former sumo wrestler and went by the name of Wakakirin, and made it to the top of the Juryo division. His last sumo tournament was in January 2009, where he went 9-6. He was then thrown out of the sport after a big scandal where he was arrested for possession of cannabis. Suzukawa seems to be no stranger to controversy, and it should be no surprise therefore that is just about cheated (who really knows what heppened) his way into this fight, check out this <a href="http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/wow-coleman-got-screwed-japanese-1476837/">Sherdog discussion (with video).</a><br />
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For the MMA fans FEG has lined up some very good fights, a title fight between champion Bibiano Fernandes and Hiroyuki Takaya should be a very good fight. Takaya has had a very good 2010 and he will be hoping to cap that off with a win here. This is a rematch of the final in the featherweight tournament, that time it ended in a very close decision win for Fernandes and Takaya will be looking for revenge here.<br />
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Personally I am really excited about 2 fights, Miyata vs. Uno and Kawajiri vs. Thomson.<br />
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Miyata will be looking to add a big win here over the UFC veteran. A win over Caol Uno would be one of the biggest in his career, and would extend his winning streak to 6. Uno on the other hand needs to get a win after 3 unsuccessful fights in the UFC’s lightweight division.<br />
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This year, the card is mainly MMA, but there are some K-1 and a mixed K-1 and MMA fight on the card.<br />
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Alistair Overeem’s opponent should be announced soon. There are unconfirmed rumors that this will be a Dream title fight.<br />
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<b>MMA Rules:<br />
Dream Featherweight title fight:</b> <br />
Bibiano Fernandes 8-2-0 vs. 14-8-1 Hiroyuki Takaya<br />
<b>Feather:</b> Hideo Tokoro 26-23-1 vs. 0-0-0 Kazuhisa Watanabe<br />
<b>Welter:</b> Hayato “Mach” Sakurai 35-11-2 vs. 11-3-0 Jason High<br />
<b>Open:</b> Ikuhisa Minowa 47-31-8 vs. 3-1-0 Hiroshi Izumi<br />
<b>Heavy:</b> Satoshi Ishii 3-1-0 vs. 3-1-1 Jerome Le Banner<br />
<b>Heavy:</b> Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Sergey Kharitonov<br />
<b>Welter:</b> Katsuaki Furuki vs. 2-1-0 Andy Ologun<br />
<b>Feather:</b> Caol Uno 25-13-5 vs. 10-7-0 Kazuyuki Miyata<br />
<b>Light:</b> Josh Thomson 18-3-0 vs. 26-6-2 Tatsuya Kawajiri<br />
<b>Welter:</b> Marius Zaromskis 13-5-0 vs. 26-14-1 Kazushi Sakuraba<br />
<b>Heavy:</b> Alistair Overeem 33-11-0 vs. TBA<br />
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<b>Other Rules:</b><br />
<b>K-1 rules:</b> Kyotaro vs. Gegard Mousasi<br />
<b>IGF Special Rules:</b> Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Bob Sapp<br />
<b>DREAM/K-1 Mixed rules:</b> Shinya Aoki vs. Yuichiro Nagashima<br />
<b>K-1 Lightweight:</b> Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura vs. Tetsuya Yamato<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-20114280373277122552010-12-20T18:37:00.000+02:002010-12-20T18:37:15.434+02:001/8 DEEP Mayhem in Macao!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5277700732_ab735e7d2d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5277700732_ab735e7d2d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
Since its been a while since I have been posting, I have the privilage of being able to chose news that are a bit old. Here is one of them, DEEP is going to Macao in January. The venue will be the Macao Venetian Hotel Resort. <br />
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The main even for this one will be the DEEP Megaton title. Also on the card, in non-title fights are the DEEP bantamweight champion Masakazu Imanari and DEEP welterweight champion Yuya Shirai.<br />
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BJJ black belt, Marcos Souza will be making his MMA debut (as far as I know) but he should be no stranger to DEEP fans. Last year he took on and defeated Motoki Miyazawa in DEEP X 04. <br />
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Another familiar name on the card is TUF 5 veteran Andy Wang.<br />
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9. <b>Main-Event: DEEP Megaton Title Fight:</b><br />
Yusuke Kawaguchi 13-3-0 vs. 6-1-1 Kazuhisa Tazawa<br />
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8. Masakazu Imanari 21-7-2 vs. 0-1-0 Jae Hun Moon<br />
7. Yuya Shirai 20-8-0 vs. 0-1-0 Jeong Gyo Park<br />
6. Ryuta Sakurai 20-16-6 vs. 2-3-0 Yoann Gouaida<br />
5. Saori Ishioka 11-5-0 vs. 1-0-0 Ann Wongkhamma<br />
4. Yasushi Kitazaki 10-7-1 vs. 7-7-1 Andy Wang<br />
3. Luiz Andrade I 12-8-3 vs. 4-3-0 Rodrigo Caporal <br />
2. Marcos “Marquinhos” Souza vs. 0-1-0 Alex “Dragon Slayer” Niu<br />
1. Quinton Arendse 1-1-0 vs. Ye Won Nam. <br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-57270577807841518902010-12-20T09:31:00.000+02:002010-12-20T09:31:08.620+02:0012/18 Shooto Rookie Tournament ChampionsShooto have again crowned their Rookie tournament champions, and for the 3rd year running the MVP is coming out of the Krazy Bee gym. Koji Horiguchi deserved that after defeating two veterans, both Ranki Kawana and Seiji Akao lost to this newcomer out of “Kid” Yamamoto’s gym.<br />
It is also worth noticing that “Rambo” Suzuki has notched up his 3rd straight win by KO, he also won the fighting spirit award.<br />
Technique price winner was Yuta Sasaki.<br />
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<b>The winners:</b><br />
Fly: Masayoshi Kato<br />
Bantam: Kosuke ”Rambo” Suzuki<br />
Feather: Koji Horiguchi<br />
Light: Yuta Sasaki<br />
Welter: Kota Shimoishi<br />
Middle: Yusaku Inoue<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-64890854892674237192010-12-19T12:45:00.001+02:002010-12-19T12:47:40.638+02:00Rin Nakai goes sexyThis will be my first post for a very long time, and what wakes me up from hypernation? One of my favorite female fighters, Rin Nakai has deceided to follow <a href="http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/09/mika-nagano-pictures.html">Mika Nagano</a> and do some sexy pictures. There has already been some of those on the net, but she has now added to the collection. <br />
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The pictures were posted in relation to an interview she did with <a href="http://www.gbring.com/closeup/101126_nakai.htm">GBR</a>, which of course you need to be a paying member to view. However, she has posted most of the pictures on her own <a href="http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nakarin89/">blog</a> <br />
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Personally I am torn in my opinons of female MMA fighters doing this to get attention. All publicity is good publicity, or so they say. But I wish the female MMA fighters could get attention for being the athletes they are, not the way they look. <br />
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Either way the pictures are nice and she didnt go as far as Hisae Watanabe once did in her acting career.<br />
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Of course there are more good news for Rin Nakai fans, the Valkyrie champion is taking on Hari in a MMA fight on SRC's New Year card.<br />
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Now for some pictures:<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-4824915730779321232010-07-10T22:48:00.000+03:002010-07-10T22:48:15.687+03:00Sayonara!It's been a long time coming, and regular visitors have noticed a drop in my posting over the last few months. As it is now, there are not enough hours in the day for me to be able to keep it up. I have also moved from Japan, and its harder to keep on top of things.<br />
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I have met a lot of nice people through this blog over the close to 3 years I have been following the MMA scene in Japan. There are a lot of people I want to say a big thank you to (in no particular order): Joachim Hansen, Antonio Carvalho, Steve Magdaleno, Kazuyuki Miyata, "Mach" Sakurai, Paul McVeigh, Celine Haga, Koichi Pettas, Sean Frew and all my freinds that joined me at these events. Also everyone who has followed my blog, commented and sent me mails. <br />
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I've had a great time writing and going to events, and I will continue to write when I go to events, but the updates will be fewer and not as regular as it used to.<br />
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So for now, sayonara! <br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-23826380911705313882010-06-17T23:51:00.000+03:002010-06-17T23:51:11.332+03:006/19 Valkyrie 06 - Fight Order<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4667243652_bec6d1726d_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4667243652_bec6d1726d_o.jpg" /></a></div><br />
GCM have announced the fight order for their 6th Valkyrie event. Unfortunately there are only 5 (!) fights on the card...<br />
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Considering that the men's card has 6 fights later, I dont know why they havent made this into one ticket event. <br />
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The Vakyrie card does have some good fights though, and I am really looking forward to seeing if Rin Nakai can extend her winning streak.<br />
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<b>Main-Event - Flyweight (-45.4kg) Tournament Final:</b><br />
5. Naoko Omuro 11-7-3 vs. 11-4-3 Yasuko Tamada <br />
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4. -61.2kg: Megumi Yabushita 19-16-0 vs. 6-0-0 Rin Nakai<br />
3. -56.7kg: Mutsumi Kasai 4-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Ayame Miura <br />
2. -48.5kg: Naho "Sugi Rock" Sugiyama vs. 1-0-0 Megumi Morioka <br />
1. -52.2kg Novice-Rule: Kimie "Sakura" Okada vs. "Butterfly knife" Yuka<br />
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This is another card where WVR are giving talented fighters a shot on a higher profile card along side some of the big stars in Japan.<br />
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<b>Main Event - Sengoku Featherweight Title Fight (5×5min.):</b><br />
10. Masanori Kanehara 16-7-5 vs. 16-1-0 Marlon Sandro<br />
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Light-Heavy: Hiroshi Izumi 1-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Chang Seob Lee<br />
9. Welter: Sanae Kikuta 28-6-3 vs. 3-1-0 Yasubey Enomoto<br />
8. Light: Maximo "Maxi" Blanco 5-2-1 vs. 9-3-0 Rodrigo Damm<br />
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<b>Welterweight Tournament Round 1 (Block A):</b><br />
7. Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura 18-4-2 vs. 6-2-0 Omar de la Cruz<br />
6. Takuya Wada 19-8-10 vs. 5-5-0 Jae Sun Lee<br />
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5. Feather: Shigeki Osawa 5-1-0 vs. 12-9-3 Katsuya Toida<br />
4. Feather: Ikuo Usuda 6-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 Kang Kyung Ho<br />
3. Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 11-5-2 vs. 7-3-2 Hidetada Irie<br />
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<b>Opening Fight:</b><br />
2. Light: Kazuki Tokutome 4-1-1 vs. 2-5-0 Yuma Ishizuka<br />
1. Middle: Ikkei Nagamura 3-2-1 vs. 3-1-0 Ye Won Nam<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-72588914149222762132010-06-17T22:43:00.000+03:002010-06-17T22:43:15.327+03:007/10 DREAM 15 - JZ Calvan vs. Kikuno Announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/download/img/sp/468_60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/download/img/sp/468_60.jpg" /></a></div><br />
FEG have announced 2 additional fights for DREAM 15 to take place in Saitama Superarena on July 10. Returning is HEROs champion JZ Calvan, who will take on DEEP chamption Katsunori Kikuno. Sherdog's <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/Budos-Best-Katsunori-Kikuno-24879">Tony Loiseleur made this interview with the DEEP champion</a> (well worth a read).<br />
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FEG also announced a light-heavyweight fight, the very popular Melvin Manhoef will take on Tatsuya Mizuno. <br />
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At DREAM 14 FEG announced what will most likely be the main event as two of Japan's favorite fighters will battle for the title. Tatsuya Kawajiri will challenge for Shinya Aoki's belt.<br />
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<b>Lightweight Dream title fight:</b> <br />
Shinya Aoki vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri <br />
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Light: JZ Calvan vs. Katsunori Kikuno <br />
Light-Heavy: Melvin Manhoef vs. Tatsuya Mizuno<br />
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Pancrase is currently holding an event in Differ Ariake and I will update these results as soon as I have the updates.<br />
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On the card are the Neo-Blood Semi-Finals, a welterweight title fight and Pancrase favorite Satory Kitaoka.<br />
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Sherdog has a <a href="http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2010-06-04#24868">Live PBP and chat up:</a><br />
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Read on for results!<br />
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<b>Main-Event: Welterweight King of Pancrase title fight:</b><br />
16. <b>Kengo Ura</b> Def. Keiichiro Yamamiya by MUST decision 2-1 (all judges score it 30-30)<br />
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15. Light: <b>Satoru Kitaoka</b> Def. Jorge "Jorjao" Rodrigues by Decision 3-0<br />
14. Light: <b>Eriya Matsuda</b> Def. Yoshifumi Dogaki by TKO Round 1 3:34<br />
13. Feather: <b>Masaya "J-Taro" Takita</b> Def. Shigeyuki Uchiyama by TKO Round 2 2:57<br />
The doctor stopped the fight after, it sounds like part of Uchiyama's ear fell off!<br />
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12. Fly: <b>Ryosuke Tanuma</b> Def. Takuya Eizumi by Decision 3-0 <br />
11. Bantam: <b>Takumi Murata</b> Def. Ryota Sasaki by Decision 3-0 <br />
10. Light-Heavy: <b>Yuhei Fukuda</b> Def. Jason "Mutant" Symak by Armbar Round 1 4:44<br />
9. Fly: <b>Yuichiro Yajima</b> Def. Narongchai by Armlock Round 1 2:15 <br />
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<b>Neo-Blood Tournament Semi-Finals:</b><br />
8. Light: <b>Katsunori Takahashi</b> Def. Junichi Ota by KO Round 1 1:39<br />
7. Light: <b>Jyuntaro Ami</b> Def. Keigo Hirayama by Decision<br />
6. Feather: <b>Motoshi Miyaji</b> Def. Kensaku Nakamura by Triangle choke Round 2 0:42 <br />
5. Feahter: <b>Masakazu Takafuji</b> Def. Hiroshi Tomita by TKO Round 2 0:13 <br />
4. Bantam: <b>Yuki Uejima</b> Def. Shoko Sato by Decision<br />
3. Bantam: <b>Motonobu Tezuka</b> Def. Yuta Numakura by Decision<br />
2. Fly: <b>Yoshihiro Matsunaga</b> Def. Go Yamanaka by Decision<br />
1. Fly: <b>Hiroyuki "Katsuo" Nakajima</b> Def. Daichi Kitakata by Decision <br />
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WVR have added some fights to their "SRC Asia Vol. 1" event to be held in Differ Ariake. With the addition of these type of events it will be interesting to see where SRC's future is. <br />
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Either way, they will be holding a bantamweight tournament and there will also be some interesting fights on this card.<br />
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Yesterday they announced 2 non-tournament fights, one of them a heavyweight fight with Team Tackler's Kanechika taking on Korean Sang Soo Lee.<br />
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Heavy: Koji "Takauji" Kanechika 5-2-0 vs. 13-8-0 Sang Soo Lee<br />
Welter: Masahiro Toryu 7-5-4 vs. 1-1-0 Noah Villanueva<br />
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<b>SRC Bantamweight Asia Tournament 2010 <br />
Participants:</b><br />
Takuya Eizumi 6-4-0<br />
Wataru Takahashi 10-13-4<br />
Wataru Inatsu 6-6-2 <br />
Hiryu Okamoto 4-3-1<br />
Kyu Jin Choi (?) 3-1-0 <br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-39442863516359322712010-06-03T22:59:00.000+03:002010-06-03T22:59:42.681+03:006/19 Valkyrie 06 - Rin Nakai Fighting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4667243652_bec6d1726d_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4667243652_bec6d1726d_o.jpg" /></a></div><br />
GCM have added a fight to their Valkyrie event in Differ Ariake on June 19. This starts at 12.30 and will be followed by the Cage Force event.<br />
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Today they have announced the addition of the undefeated and very promising Rin Naka. She will be taking on the very experienced Megumi Yabushita.<br />
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Also on the card will be the Flyweight tournament final between Naoko Omuro and Yasuko Tamada.<br />
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<b>Added:</b><br />
-61.2kg: Megumi Yabushita 19-16-0 vs. 6-0-0 Rin Nakai<br />
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<b>Previously Announced:</b><br />
<b>Flyweight (-45.4kg) Tournament Final:</b><br />
Naoko Omuro 11-7-3 vs. 11-4-3 Yasuko Tamada <br />
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-56.7kg: Mutsumi Kasai 4-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Ayame Miura <br />
-48.5kg: Naho "Sugi Rock" Sugiyama vs. 1-0-0 Megumi Morioka <br />
-52.2kg Novice-Rule: Kimie "Sakura" Okada vs. "Butterfly knife" Yuka<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-24617658895134877822010-06-02T22:47:00.000+03:002010-06-02T22:47:00.951+03:006/6 ShootBoxing - "V Hajime"s Opponent Announed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4663338531_63c7ee30e1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4663338531_63c7ee30e1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Shootboxing have announced "V Hajime"s opponent for June 6, it will be J-Girls fighter Ikue Tanimura.<br />
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Also announced is a fight between Yuji Sugahara and AACC's Ben Henry, who has had a few fights in Pancrase as well.<br />
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On the card is also a tournament with semi-finals and final. Should be a good one, and I am guessing the Korakuen Hall will be packed for this one.<br />
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Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Ikue Tanimura<br />
Yuji Sugahara vs. Ben Henry<br />
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<b>- YOUNG CAESARS TOURNAMENT 55 - <br />
Super Bantamweight Tournament Finals</b><br />
SF1: Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Genki<br />
SF2:Ryuya Sakabe vs. Masanori Ito<br />
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Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2<br />
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<b>Previously Announed:</b><br />
Hiroki Shishido vs. Virgil Kalakoda<br />
Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Tenkei Fujimiya<br />
Kenji Kanai vs. Satoru Suzuki<br />
Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Taylor "Ninja" McCorriston<br />
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Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆<br />
Hisae Watanabe vs. Sumie Yamada<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-19310140208190243682010-06-01T21:51:00.000+03:002010-06-01T21:51:10.235+03:00June Schedule Japanese MMA/KickboxingComing up in the month of June are good events. No DREAM event, but there is an SRC event which should be very interesting and the highlight of this month. Also on the schedule is Pancrase, DEEP, Shooto, ShootBoxing and Cage Force, among others.<br />
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If I have missed something, feel free to add it in the comments.<br />
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<b>6/5</b> <br />
- <a href="http://www.japan-mma.com/2010/05/65-pancrase-passion-tour-5-fight-order.html">Pancrase Passion Tour - Differ Ariake</a> <br />
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<b>6/6</b> <br />
- M-1 Muay Thai - Differ Ariake <br />
- <a href="http://www.japan-mma.com/search/label/Shoot%20Boxing">ShootBoxing - Korakuen Hall</a> <br />
- <a href="http://www.japan-mma.com/2010/05/66-shooting-disco-12-stand-by-me-fight.html">Shooto "Shooting Disco 12" - Shinjuku Face</a> <br />
- ZST SWAT! 34 - Golds Gym Omori <br />
- DEEP Cage Impact 2010 in Osaka - Zepp Osaka <br />
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<b>6/12</b> <br />
- Krush (kickboxing) - Shinjuku Face <br />
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<b>6/13</b> <br />
- Shooto Gig Centra Vol. 20 - Zepp Nagoya <br />
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<b>6/19</b> <br />
- GCM Valkyrie 06 - Differ Ariake <br />
- GCM Cage Force - Differ Ariake <br />
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<b>6/20</b> <br />
- WVR SRC 13 - Kokugikan <br />
- The Outsider 12 - Differ Ariake <br />
- J-Network (kickboxing) - Korakuen Hall <br />
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<b>6/27</b> <br />
- New Japan Kickboxing - Differ Ariake <br />
- Rise 67 (kickboxing) - Golds Gym Omori <br />
- Demolition West Project - Osaka <br />
- Gladiator 7 - Sapporo Teisen Hall<br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-39843677503032954332010-06-01T21:31:00.001+03:002010-06-01T21:33:11.122+03:007/3 DEEP 48 Impact - Participants Announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.deep2001.com/48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://www.deep2001.com/48.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
DEEP have announce 7 fights today for their 48 Impact event to be held in Differ Ariake. There are some very interesting fights between some talented fighters here. <br />
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In particular I like the Tatsunao Nakakura vs. Tomoya Kato matchup, but also Yoshiki Harada vs. Masato Kobayashi is a very good and interesting fight between 2 talented fighters.<br />
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Also participating at this event will be Eiji Ishikawa and Yusuke Kawaguchi.<br />
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<b>Announced:</b><br />
Shigetoshi Iwase 9-12-3 vs. Jung Hwan Cha<br />
Seigo Mizuguchi 7-6-0 vs. 5-1-1 Kazuhisa Tazawa<br />
Tomohiko Hori 11-8-5 vs. 9-4-5 Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura<br />
Tatsunao Nagakura 5-1-0 vs. 8-2-0 Tomoya Kato<br />
Yuki Ito 8-5-9 vs. 5-1-1 Yasuhiro Kawasaki<br />
Sadao Kondo 5-0-1 vs. 8-8-3 Kosuto Umeda<br />
Yoshiki Harada 3-0-0 vs. 4-1-0 Masato Kobayashi<br />
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<b>Participants:</b><br />
Yusuke Kawaguchi 11-2-0<br />
Eiji Ishikawa 19-16-2<br />
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Shooto is putting on an awesome event in JCB Hall in Tokyo today. This is a new venue, and it looks as though they have built it without internet access creating some difficulties for <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/search.php?SearchTxt=shooto&SearchCat=all">the Sherdog live PBP.</a> But they are still getting the message out there.<br />
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Right now they are in the last 3 fights, which are all title fights.<br />
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Read on for spoilers.<br />
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The fighters from Paraestra Matsudo have really not had a good day... First Koyama lost a close decision (Sherdog had him winning), then Ogikubo gets choked out on his way to a decision. Then the legend, "The Shooto Junkie", gets KO'ed in his first fight for 4 years. Not a good day.<br />
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So far the rest of the fights have gone the distance.<br />
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"Chiquerim" has JUST won the title when he returns it!! He informs the crowd that he has signed an exlusive contract with an organization that will stop him from defending it!<br />
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<b>Lightweight World Title Fight:</b><br />
8. <b>Hatsu Hioki</b> Def. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue by Decision 2-1 <br />
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<b>Welterweight World Title Fight:</b><br />
7. <b>Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire</b> Def. Yusuke Endo by Decision 2-1<br />
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<b>Bantamweight World Title Fight:</b><br />
6. <b>Yasuhiro Urushitani</b> Def. Ryuichi Miki by Decision 3-0<br />
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5. 62kg: <b>Rumina Sato</b> Def. Ryota Matsune by KO Round 2 0:21<br />
4. Feather: <b>Masakatsu Ueda</b> Def. Akitoshi Tamura by Decision 3-0 <br />
3. Feather: <b>Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas</b> Def. Hiromasa Ogikubo by Rear-Naked choke Round 3 1:21<br />
2. Welter: <b>Kotetsu Boku</b> Def. Yoshihiro Koyama by Decision 3-0<br />
1. Light: <b>Shintaro Ishiwatari</b> Def. Wataru Miki by Decision 2-0<br />
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Dream has another one in the books. A strong card, but without any heavyweights or light-heavyweights (now that the GP was scratched).<br />
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Lots of strong featherweights on the card though. Add to that the legends of "Mach" Sakurai, Sakuraba and Minowa, what more can you ask for?<br />
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Spoilers if you read on.<br />
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Gracie broke the curse when he won the judges decision, he was simply the better man on the ground. Sakuraba had his chances though, and what the ref was thinking when he in the last round tried to pull up Ralek's pants I have no idea. Still a deserved victory.<br />
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Nick Diaz proved too strong on the ground for the legend "Mach" Sakurai, meaning that 2 of the really big Japanese stars lost on this card.<br />
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Other Japanese fighters made sure that the home crowd had plenty to cheer for though. "Kid" looks to be back on track with a quick KO win, and Minowa is staying on track with a submission win in the 1st round.<br />
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Hiroyuki Takaya has secured his spot at the #1 featherweight contender as he got a strong KO win over Joachim Hansen.<br />
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Osawa and Miyata edge out split decision wins<br />
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8. Welter: <b>Nick Diaz</b> Def. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai by armbar Round 1 3:54<br />
7. 88kg: <b>Ralek Gracie</b> Def. Kazushi Sakuraba by Decision 3-0<br />
6. Feather: <b>Hiroyuki Takaya</b> Def. Joachim Hansen by KO Round 1 4:27<br />
5. Feather: <b>Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto</b> Def. Federico "Kiko" Lopez by KO Round 1 1:41<br />
4. Feather: <b>"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura</b> Def. Hideo Tokoro by KO Round 1 2:10 <br />
3. Feather: <b>Kazuyuki Miyata</b> Def. Takafumi Otsuka by Decision 2-1<br />
2. Feather: <b>Kenji Osawa</b> Def. Yoshiro Maeda by Decision 2-1 <br />
1. Open: <b>Ikuhisa Minowa</b> Def. Imani Lee by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:16<br />
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FEG held the weigh-in for the 14th DREAM earlier today, broadcast live on their website.<br />
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Lots of good fights on the card, and Minowaman is giving up 70kg in this fight! Can he do it again?<br />
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If you, like me, are wondering about the difference in weight for the featherweights. <a href="http://nightmareofbattle.com/?p=2312">Nightmare of Battle</a> has the answer:<br />
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<blockquote>"As you can see from the weigh-in results everything isn’t as it should. All Featherweight fights on the card are contracted at different weights.<br />
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KID/Lopez is at 60kg<br />
Takaya/Hansen is at 65kg<br />
Tokoro/Wicky is at 63kg<br />
Miyata/Otsuka is at 64.5kg<br />
Maeda/Osawa is at 61kg<br />
Mach/Diaz is at 76.6kg<br />
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As you can see, it appears that Kiko Lopez missed weight, I am not sure if he weighed in again though. Also, I am sure the fight would still be on.<br />
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<b>Main-event: </b><br />
8. Welter: Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (76.5kg) 35-10-2 vs. 21-7-0 (76.0kg) Nick Diaz <br />
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7. 88kg: Kazushi Sakuraba (86.5kg) 26-12-1 vs. 2-0-0 (87.4kg) Ralek Gracie <br />
6. Feather: Joachim Hansen (65.0kg) 19-9-1 vs. 12-8-1 (65.0kg) Hiroyuki Takaya <br />
5. Feather: Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (59.8kg) 17-3-0 vs. 4-2-0 (62.0kg?) Federico "Kiko" Lopez<br />
4. Feather: Hideo Tokoro (63.0kg) 26-21-1 vs. 10-5-1 (62.8kg) "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura<br />
3. Feather: Kazuyuki Miyata (64.2kg)8-7-0 vs. 10-4-1 (64.4kg) Takafumi Otsuka<br />
2. Feather: Yoshiro Maeda (60.7kg) 26-8-2 vs. 15-9-2 (61.0kg) Kenji Osawa<br />
1. Open: Ikuhisa Minowa (88.0kg) 45-30-8 vs. 1-2-0 (150.0kg) Imani Lee<br />
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Discuss in the <a href="http://forum.japan-mma.com/">FORUM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066418610071418409.post-87600369348225415472010-05-27T23:55:00.003+03:002010-05-28T00:00:28.423+03:00Celine Haga Interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ca.c.yimg.jp/sports/1274621815/img.sports.yahoo.co.jp/spnavi/photo/fight/201005/23/20100523044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="285" src="http://ca.c.yimg.jp/sports/1274621815/img.sports.yahoo.co.jp/spnavi/photo/fight/201005/23/20100523044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
I've always thought female MMA fighters didn't get the attention and respect they deserve. When Smackgirl went under about 2 years ago, Jewels and Valkyrie both fought to fill space they left. <br />
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Jewels seems to have filled that spot the best. At SmackGirl's last event Mika Nagano was one of the new rising stars and Celine Haga was in the crowd. <br />
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Now Celine has just gotten her first win, stopping Mika Nagano's winning streak at 5. And I got a chance to ask her a few questions!<br />
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Make sure you check out her blog:<br />
<a href="http://violentbydesign101.wordpress.com/ ">http://violentbydesign101.wordpress.com</a><br />
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Thank you for taking the time to answer a few questions, and congratulations with the win over Mika Nagano!<br />
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<b>-First of, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?</b><br />
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55kg of energy in motion, starting to get close to a purple belt in life experience now, love the feeling of being free and independent of others. I am cursed, or blessed? With an intensity that makes me give<br />
101% to reach the goals I set. :D<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b>-How long have you been doing martial arts, and how did you get into<br />
MMA? How did you end up with fights in Japan?</b></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been doing martial arts for 3 years now – MMA for a total of 1.5 years. Started MMA because if felt like the ultimate challenge both physically and mentally.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I had no experience earlier, just trained 1 year track and field and a year of strength (that I was forced to because I was so weak my doctor told me I needed to add some muscle).</div><br />
I won a bit of money playing poker and decided to invest in a Japan trip (the money lasted 2 months). During my stay I got to know Megumi and the rest of AACC. I also fought my first fight (semi-pro) in an<br />
underground event called "Smokers".<br />
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<b>-How did you feel during the fight with Mika? What was your tactics<br />
before the fight, and did it go to plan?</b><br />
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The tactics were just to aim and hit her. I knew she was southpaw and good at takedowns, so I wanted to keep to basic boxing. One or two punches and move, to avoid takedowns. If it went to the ground the plan was to work for the best possible position. The plan was to give it everything, fight smart, not stress and have fun.<br />
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I knew this was probably the last chance Jewels wanted to give me, they were cool and asked who I wanted to fight, if I could choose. I picked Nagano. I knew I had to win against a good opponent this time<br />
for it to matter.<br />
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The plan worked, not a 100%, but good enough. :D<br />
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<b>-You had 4 losses before this fight, what had you learnt in the<br />
previous fights that helped you in this one? Did you change something<br />
in your preparation?</b><br />
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I always overestimated my opponents, and underestimated myself and it showed in my performances. I might have been a bit too eager when I went to Japan to have my first pro fight after just 1 year of grappling and 3 months of MMA training. HAHA And tapping breeds tapping, that breeds low confidence<br />
and depressions.<br />
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But I continued to prioritize training above everything else. I chose not to give up, continue to train hard but forgot the most important aspect of the sport… The mental aspect.<br />
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Before this fight I worked harder, focused more on conditioning and self esteem. I was focusing on what I knew and tried to improve that, I got help from Miyata’s coach Sean, some wrestling tips from Miyata, loads of<br />
good training at AACC and not least from Roxanne and Kunioku.<br />
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A person I respect a lot told me that I have the technique and strength, but I lack self confidence and wasn’t fighting with my heart. And the last two things are more important than the former.<br />
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<b>-I saw Joachim Hansen in your corner, did he give you some good advice?</b><br />
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I actually had Mohsen (Team Hansen) and Sean Frew in my corner during the fight.<br />
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Didn’t want any special advice this time, I just wanted positive energy and support. Joachim has given me loads of good advice over the last 3 years that are like tattooed in my brain forever. :D I have had many sparring partners and coaches, but it is first and foremost his style and advice that will be the fundamentals in my game.<br />
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<b>-I know you have been training a bit in Japan, how it is to train<br />
there compared to home in Norway? What are the biggest differences?</b><br />
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In Norway I only train with boys that are 15-20kg heavier. Joachim and the others at Team Hellboy have used a lot of time to help me. Sparring with them has made me stronger and given me better balance, and more tolerant to pain. hahaha<br />
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In Japan I train with girls. The biggest differences are that girls are a lot more flexible and agile/quick, that increases the stress factor a lot of times.<br />
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There are more training opportunities for me in Japan, since there are a lot of girls my size doing MMA/grapping.<br />
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<b>-There is not a lot of non-Japanese fighting in Jewels on a regular<br />
basis, you have had 4 fights there. How is it being the only<br />
non-Japanese, do you get extra attention/support?</b><br />
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I think I mix well?? Don’t look typically Norwegian… hehe<br />
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I feel like Japan is my second home! Have lots of good friends here and enjoy it a lot.<br />
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I don’t receive more attention than the other fighters here. To fight in Japan is pretty special, the biggest have been jetlag, communication (very few speak English) and the culture. But when you settle in, it’s the martial arts’ Shangri-la in my opinion.<br />
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The support I have received is first and foremost from my friends here and from Team Hellboy (that have always supported me) I am so lucky and grateful for having such good teammates.<br />
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<b>-What can we expect from you in the future? If you could choose, who<br />
would be your next opponent?</b><br />
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I am going to continue training, and as always never give up!<br />
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This is the point of no return for me, I have finally won the battle inside, and I am ready to give my next opponent hell. My next opponent is anyone, hopefully at 52kg. I am ready!<br />
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