3/22 Shooto "The way of Shooto 2"- Fight Order

With the big DREAM event tomorrow, it is easy to forget the Shooto event in Korakuen Hall. But Sustain is putting on an awesome card with 2 belts on the line.

There are 9 fights on the card, including 4 in the traditional Rookie tournament.

Shooto World Title Fight:
9. Masakatsu Ueda 10-0-2 vs. 10-7-3 Shuichiro Katsumura

Shooto Pacific Rim Middlweight Title Fight:
8. Jung Min Kang 1-0-0 vs. 6-2-1 Yoichiro Sato

7. Bantam: Yuki Shojo 9-5-2 vs. 7-6-2 Jesse Taitano
6. Light: Katsuya Toida 11-9-3 vs. 3-0-0 Yusuke Yachi
5. Welter: Paolo Milano 8-5-1 vs. 7-4-1 Hisaki "Kotobukimaru" Hiraishi

Rookie Tournament:
4. Bantam: Yoshiyuki Takano 2-2-0 vs. 0-0-1 Kosuke "Rambo" Suzuki
3. Welter: Fumihiko Kawamura 0-1-0 vs. Shotoku Suzuki
2. Fly: Shuichiro Okumura 1-0-0 vs. 1-1-0 Tomokazu "Kewpie" Sato
1. Light: Satoshi Inaba 3-3-1 vs. Kensuke Nakamura

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3/22 Shooto "The way of Shooto 2"- Big Rematch Announced

It is almost 5 months since Jung Min Kang burst on to the scene with a big win over Yoichiro Sato. Now they will meet again, and this time the winner will get a shot at the Shooto Pacific Middleweight title. That means a meeting with the current champion, Xavier Lucas.

Added:
Jung Min Kang 1-0-0 vs. 6-2-1 Yoichiro Sato

Previously Announced:
Shooto World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda vs. Shuichiro Katsumura

Light: Katsuya Toida 11-9-3 vs. 3-0-0 Yusuke Yachi
Bantam: Yuki Shojo 9-5-2 vs. 7-6-2 Jesse Taitano

Rookie Tournament:
Fly: Shuichiro Okumura 1-0-0 vs. 1-1-0 Tomokazu "Kewpie" Sato
Light: Satoshi Inaba 3-3-1 vs. Kensuke Nakamura
Welter: Fumihiko Kawamura 0-1-0 vs. Shotoku Suzuki

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3/22 Shooto "The way of Shooto 2"- Toida Added - BJ Returns His Title

"BJ" Kojima has returned his shooto title today. This is due to a knee injury and he will get a title shot once he returns. Meanwhile that opens the door for some of the bantamweight contenders. I have a feeling Mamoru will get this shot, but could also be Urushitani vs. Miki since they are the highest ranked right now.

There is a bantamweight fight on the card this time too, maybe it would serve as a qualifier? Either way, Yuki Shojo taking on Jesse Taitano should be a great fight. Anything else would be a bonus for these guys, but doors might open now that Shooto needs a new champion.

Added to the card is a fight between Katsuya Toida and Yusuke Yachi. Yachi was the Rookie tournament champion and MVP last year. Will be interesting to see if he can handle Toida, who can be a bit inconsistent and hasnt fought in a while.

Added:
Light: Katsuya Toida 11-9-3 vs. 3-0-0 Yusuke Yachi

Shooto World Title Fight:
Masakatsu Ueda vs. Shuichiro Katsumura

Other Fights:
Bantam: Yuki Shojo vs. Jesse Taitano

Rookie Tournament:
Fly: Shuichiro Okumura 1-0-0 vs. 1-1-0 Tomokazu "Kewpie" Sato
Light: Satoshi Inaba 3-3-1 vs. Kensuke Nakamura
Light: Yoshitaka Okigi 1-1-0 vs. 憂流迦 (?) Sasaki
Welter: Fumihiko Kawamura 0-1-0 vs. Shotoku Suzuki

Shooto Schedule first half 2010:
3/7 SPIRIT 2010 Spring - Miyagi Accel Hall
3/22 The Way of SHOOTO 02 Korakuen Hall
3/28 BORDER -season 2- Hirano City Centre - Osaka
4/4 GRAPPLINGMAN 10 - Mamakari Forum - Okayama
4/24 SHOOTO GIG TOKYO Vol.4 Shinjuku Face
5/9 Shooto Kitazawa Vol. 3 - Kitazawa Town hall
5/16 GRAPPLINGMAN 11 - 広島産業会館 西第一展示場, Hiroshima
5/30 The Way of SHOOTO 03 - JCB Hall
6/6 SHOOTING DISCO 12 - Shinjuku Face
6/13 SHOOTO GIG CENTRAL Vol.20 - ZEPP NAGOYA
6/27 SPIRIT 2010 Summer - Miyagi Accel Hall

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12/5 Cage Force - Results

GCM held their 14th Cage Force event yesterday. The main event saw Katsuya Toida take on Wataru Takahashi. The undefeated Katsunori Tsuda took on the more experienced Satoshi Nishino, and the Pancrase veteran Hiroki "AB" Aoki took on Hiroki Nagaoka.

Main event:
Feather: Katsuya Toida Def. Wataru Takahashi by Rear-naked choke Round 2 0:28

Middle: Sojiro Orui Def Ikkei Nagamura by TKO Round 3 1:10
Light: Hiroki "AB" Aoki Def. Hiroki Nagaoka by triangle armbar Round 1 3:46
Welter: Keitaro Maeda Def. Tetsuya Yoshioka by armbar Round 3 2:40
Feather: Katsunori Tsuda Def. Satoshi Nishino by decision 3-0
Bantam: Daisuke Endo Def. Yuki Yasunaga by rear-naked choke Round 2 0:28

Opening Fights:
Bantam: Shinji Ishida Def. Toru Ogawa by decision 3-0
Feather: Masahito Hisataka Def. Kohei by armbar Round 1 2:21

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12/5 Cage Force - Fighters injured

Injury has forced some change to this card, M-1 champion Akira will not be able to fight due to injury, also Hiroki Ozaki has pulled out for the same reason. Stepping in for them will be Yuki Yasunaga and Ikkei Nagamura.

That means that these fights have changed:
Bantam: Yuki Yasunaga 0-3-0 vs. 4-3-0 Daisuke Endo
Middle(83.9kg 3x5min): Ikkei Nagamura 3-1-0 vs. 7-4-5 Sojiro Orui

Previously announced:
Feather (65.7kg 3x5min) Katsuya Toida 10-9-3 vs. 9-11-4 Wataru Takahashi
Welter (77.1kg 3x5min): Keitaro Maeda 3-5-1 vs. 6-1-1 Tetsuya Yoshioka
Light (70.3 3x5min): Hiroki Nagaoka 13-14-9 vs. 3-3-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
Feather (65.7kg 3x5min): Satoshi Nishino 5-5-2 vs. 2-0-0 Katsunori Tsuda

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12/5 Cage Force - Fights Announced

Cage Force have announced some fights for their next event on December 5. A lot of talended fighters, Tetsuya Yoshioke will be looking to bounce back from his first loss and Katsuya Toida will be taking on Laughter7's Wataru Takahashi.

"AB" will be making his Cage Force debut after having fought all his fights in Pancrase so far.

Announced:
Middle(83.9kg 3x5min): Hiroki Ozaki 3-2-0 vs. 7-4-5 Sojiro Orui
Feather (65.7kg 3x5min) Katsuya Toida 10-9-3 vs. 9-11-4 Wataru Takahashi
Welter (77.1kg 3x5min): Keitaro Maeda 3-5-1 vs. 6-1-1 Tetsuya Yoshioka
Light (70.3 3x5min): Hiroki Nagaoka 13-14-9 vs. 3-3-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
Feather (65.7kg 3x5min): Satoshi Nishino 5-5-2 vs. 2-0-0 Katsunori Tsuda

Participant:
Motoki Miyazawa 6-1-0

Ticket Prices:
SRS 10,000円　
RS 8,000円
S 6,000円　
A 5,000円
at the door +500円

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12/5 Cage Force - Participants Announced

GCM have announced 3 participants for their December 5 card. It looks good so far, with Katsuya Toida and the very promising Motoki Miyazawa among them.

This event will as usual be in Differ Ariake.

Participants:
Katsuya Toida 10-9-3
Motoki Miyazawa 6-1-0
Hiroki Ozaki 3-2-0
... and more

Tickets:
SRS 10,000円
RS 8,000円
S 6,000円
A 5,000円

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7/11 DEEP X04 - RESULTS

I have been a bit late with these results, it was a great grappling card and it created a lot of attention.

I saw the results were posted in Japanese in the comment field, but if you were not able to see that, here they are in English.

Main-Card:
16. Marcos "Marquinhos" Souza Def. Motoki Miyazawa by point 42-7
15. Rafael Mendes Def. Katsuya Toida by rear-naked choke Round 1 0:58
14. Kohei Yasumi Def. Taisho by points 18-1
13. Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki vs. Takayuki Hiose Draw (7-7)
12. Rikako Yuasa Def. Atsuko "Bull Fight - Sora" Emoto by points 13-1
11. Roberto Souza Def. Kotetsu Yamauchi by baseball choke 3:03
10. Yoshinori Fukumoto Def. Yuichi Ozono by guilotine choke 2:38
9. Sotaro Yamada Def. Matius Irie Kineo by point 17-2

Opening Fight:
8. Takumi Murata Def. Leandro Yamashita by points 2-0
7. Yasuyuki Yamamoto Def. Shinichiro Eguchi by points 4-2
6. Koji Shimazaki vs. Takehiro Iseya Draw
5. Ko Kiuchi vs. Kohei Nishibayashi Draw

Future Fight:
4. Yuto Hirao Def. Takamasa Kiuchi by point 9-0
3. Yuji Arai vs. Hideki Sekine Draw
2. Junior Handa Def. Yudai Mori by point 2-0
1. Satoru Enomoto Def. Tatsunori Kikuchi by points 6-2

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7/11 DEEP X 04

The 4th DEEP X event will be in Shin-Kiba 1st ring right after the Jewels 4th ring event. It will be an awesome day for anyone who has the time to get to both these events.

The DEEP X events always bring out some of the best grapplers in Japan, this time they are also bringing in some international stars to match them up with.

With fighters like "Marquinhos" Souza, Motoki Miyazawa, Katsuya Toida, "Haidairo", "Taisho" and Rafael Mendes, this will be an awesome event for grappling fans!

Main-Card:
16. Motoki Miyazawa vs. Marcos "Marquinhos" Souza
15. Katsuya Toida vs. Rafael Mendes
14. Kohei Yasumi vs. Taisho
13. Tetsu "Hadairo" Suzuki vs. Takayuki Hiose
12. Atsuko "Bull Fight - Sora" Emoto vs. Rikako Yuasa
11. Roberto Souza vs. Kotetsu Yamauchi
10. Yuichi Ozono vs. Yoshinori Fukumoto
9. Sotaro Yamada vs. Matius Irie Kineo

Opening Fight:
8. Takumi Murata vs. Leandro Yamashita
7. Shinichiro Eguchi vs. Yasuyuki Yamamoto
6. Koji Shimazaki vs. Takehiro Iseya
5. Ko Kiuchi vs. Kohei Nishibayashi

Future Fight:
4. Yuto Hirao vs. Takamasa Kiuchi
3. Yuji Arai vs. Hideki Sekine
2. Yudai Mori vs. Junior Handa
1. Tatsunori Kikuchi vs. Satoru Enomoto

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1/18 Shooto - Tradition 5 (Differ Ariake)

Shooto have announced a few additions to their January 18 card, which was looking awesome already! This is not held in the usual Korakuen hall, but in Differ Ariake.

"BJ" is fighting a yet to be determined opponent, this should be a non-title fight. I am also happy to see that it looks like it will be at bantamweight.

This card is stacked with experienced Shooto fighters and the fight between Boku and Endo will probably be the main-event.

Also on the card is Katsuya Toida, who returns to Shooto after a performance in Cage Force that can only be described as embarrasing, he will be looking to redeem himself against So Tazawa.

Added:
Bantam: Shinichi "BJ" Kojima 9-3-4 vs. TBA
Light: Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura 5-3-4 vs. 10-6-1 Hayate Usui
Fly: Sakae Kasuya 4-3-3 vs. 3-5-2 Tomonori Taniguchi
Middle: Akihiro Yamazaki 10-2-1 vs. 全　龍左 (?)

Previously announced:
Welter: Yusuke Endo 12-2-1 vs. 13-5-1 Kotetsu Boku
Feather: So Tazawa 8-3-3 vs. 10-9-3 Katsuya Toida
Light: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-1-2 vs. 4-7-0 Michihiro Omigawa
Feather: Junya Kudo "KODO" 6-2-2 vs. 5-4-1 Takahiro Hosoi
Bantam: Jin Akimoto 10-12-4 vs. 4-6-0 Ayumu "Gozo" Shioda

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6/22 Cage Force 07 - RESULTS

I just came home from this event, and I decided to make this review a bit more personal than I normally do...

Cage Force has always been very good to me! Today, it was just ok... Probably because of some (one) of the results, and some fighter performances.

To be honest, there were 4 fights that made this card. That were the 4 tournament fights. The others were a bonus (and a nice one at that). I think GCM did well this time, the event was pretty much sold out and the atmosphere was much better than what it normally is at events in Japan. It started good, some good pre-liminary fights got the night of to a good start.

I think Hiyoshi can look forward to a bright future, he is 4-0 now and it might be time to get a really good opponent.

The fights went on, and there were some good performances, some mis-matches but all enjoyable. Then it was time for the money fights, the final 4, the tournament fights.

Sorry, for those reading carefully, I had the fight order wrong earlier. It is corrected here.

Faijin Son won an early doctor stoppage in a fight that really looked to have potential.

Then it was time for Tatsu Suzuki vs. Katsuya Toida! An awesome match-up (I thought)! Suzuki came in wearing a mask that got the crowd laughing. Toida clearly tried the same by standing around in his corner when the bell rung. Suzuki knocked him on the head, and Toida went down. Suzuki pounced on it and the ref had to jump in. I am guessing it took about 20 sec. HOW CAN YOU LOSE TO A GRAPPLER LIKE THAT???? Man, I had this picked as one of the best match-ups of the night!

Next was Mizugaki vs. Fujiwara. No real surprise here... Mizugaki was stronger, Fujiwara tried to take him down. Mizugaki KO'd Fujiwara from the clich. A BIG KO! Fujiwara woke up long after Mizugaki had been announced as the winner and tried to continue the fight. He appologized later to Mizugaki. A solid performance from Mizugaki who moves on in the tournament.

The main-event! Carvalho vs. Hoshino! The crowd (me included) was really into this one! Carvalho is one of my favorite fighters and today I am sad... He lost this fight... No discussion... Hoshino took him down and Carvalho had no answers from his back. No doubt these were to of the best fighters on the night, and they both brought everything. I just wish the result was different. Today Hoshino was stronger, and it was an emotional victory for him. I am sure most of you know by now by the Wajyutsu Keisyukai suffered a tragic loss of their coach. And Hoshino was clearly emotional after getting his win (very understandable).

The results:
Yuji Hoshino Def. Antonio Carvalho by decision 3-0
Takeya Mizugaki Def. Daichi Fujiwara by TKO
(how this was not a KO I dont know) Round 1 2:38
Tatsu Suzuki Def. Katsuya Toida by TKO Round 1 0:16
Fanjin Son Def. Tomohiko Hori TKO Round 1 1:28

Non-Tournament:
Motoki Miyazawa Def. Shiko Yamashita by decision 3-0
Rikuhei Fuji Def. Akihiro Murayama by decision 3-0
Daisuke Endo Def. Tomoaki Ueyama Rear-naked choke Round 1 2:13
Ikkei Def. Mako Dragon by arm-bar round 1 2:53
Shinpei Sotoyama Def. Kenta Okuyama by Kimura round 3 0:55

Preliminary Fights:
Daisuke Hoshino Def. Daisuke Yamamoto by TKO Round 1 1:57
Nobutaka Hiyoshi Def. Ryo Saito by TKO Round 1 1:16
Tekaji Def. Wataru Suzuki by decision 3-0
Koji Ando vs. Naoto Miyazaki DRAW


That leaves these as the 2nd round/semi-finals tournament match-ups:
Featherweight:
"Wicky" Akiyo vs. Fajin Son
Yuji Hoshina vs. Takeshi Yamazaki

Bantamweight:
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Taiyo Nakahara
Tatsu Suzuki vs. Masahiro Oishi

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6/22 Cage Force 07 - Fight Order

Ok, I know... There has been a lot about this event... But it will be awesome! Cage Force has been one of my favorite promotors the last couple of years. They have a very good show, not sure how sound it is finanicially... As we saw earlier this year. But these shows are fun and they attract some very good talent.

Anyway, the fight order for this Sunday.

13. FWT: Antonio Carvalho 10-3-0 vs. 13-7-7 Yuji Hoshino
12. BWT: Katsuya Toida 10-8-3 vs. 7-5-3 Tatsu Suzuki
11. BWT: Takeya Mizugaki 8-2- vs. 6-2-1 Daichi Fujiwara
10. FWT: Fanjin Son 4-2-0 vs. 7-2-2 Tomohiko Hori

Non-Tournament:9. WW: Shiko Yamashita 10-3-3 vs. 3-0-0 Motoki Miyazawa
8. MW: Akihiro Murayama 9-2-4 vs. 2-2-0 Rikuhei Fuji
7. BW: Tomoaki Ueyama 0-1-0 vs. Taityoko Endo
6. MW: Ikkei 0-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 Mako Dragon
5. LW: Shinpei Sotoyama 5-3-2 vs 7-5-0.Kenta Okuyama

Preliminary Fights:
4. LW: Daisuke Hoshino vs. Junichi Ota
3. FW: Saito (?) vs. Nobutaka Hiyoshi
2. LW: Tekaji vs. 1-0-0 Wataru Suzuki
1. LW: Koji Ando vs. 0-1-0 Naoto Miyazaki

FWT= Featherweight Tournament
BWT= Bantamweight Trournament
MW= Middleweight
LW= Lightweight
FW= Featherweight
BW= Bantamweight

Cage Force 07
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6/22 Cage Force 07 - Card Final

It looks like the Cage Force card for Sunday is final. Today 3 more fights were announced, this is looking like a very good event (I always enjoy these Cage Force cards).

No word on the main-event yet, but I am guessing Antonio Carvalho should have a good chance at getting it.

Added today:
Tomoaki Ueyama 0-1-0 vs. Taityoko Endo
Ikkei 0-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 Mako Dragon
Shinpei Sotoyama 5-3-2 vs 7-5-0.Kenta Okuyama

Previously announced:
Bantamweight Tournament Fights:
Katsuya Toida 10-8-3 vs. 7-5-3 Tatsu Suzuki
Takeya Mizugaki 8-2- vs. 6-2-1 Daichi Fujiwara

Featherweight Tournament Round 1:
Antonio Carvalho 10-3-0 vs. 13-7-7 Yuji Hoshino
Fanjin Son 4-2-0 vs. 7-2-2 Tomohiko Hori

Non-Tournament:
Shiko Yamashita 10-3-3 vs. 3-0-0 Motoki Miyazawa
Akihiro Murayama 9-2-4 vs. 2-2-0 Rikuhei Fuji

Preliminary Fights:
Daisuke Hoshino vs. Junichi Ota
Saito (?) vs. Nobutaka Hiyoshi
Koji Ando vs. Naoto Miyazaki 0-1-0
Tekaji vs. 1-0-0 Wataru Suzuki

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6/22 Cage Force 07 - More Fights Announced

GCM have announced 4 more fights for Cage Force 07. We will finally get to see Antonio Carvalho fight in Cage Force, I am sure I am not the only one that have been looking forward to that. Carvalho is taking on Yuji Hoshino, who he was suppose to fight on April 5, this should be a very good fight. The other fight in the featherweight tournament is completely changed...

If we look back at the Welterweight and Lightweight tournament last year, the finalists from there have done very well:

Welterweight (will the UFC set up a re-match?)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida --> Signed with UFC, won his first fight
Dan Hardy --> Recently signed with UFC

Lightweight:
Koutetsu Boku --> Fought in DREAM
Artur Oumakhanov --> Fought in DREAM

Will this year's tournament be as successful? They got off to a shakie start, but lets hope that is behind them now.

Fights added to June 22 card:
Featherweight Tournament Round 1:
Antonio Carvalho 10-3-0 vs. 13-7-7 Yuji Hoshino
Fanjin Son 4-2-0 vs. 7-2-2 Tomohiko Hori

Preliminary Fights (3x3min):
Koji Ando vs. Naoto Miyazaki 0-1-0
Tekaji vs. 1-0-0 Wataru Suzuki

Previously announced:
Bantamweight Tournament Fights:
Katsuya Toida 10-8-3 vs. 7-5-3 Tatsu Suzuki
Takeya Mizugaki 8-2- vs. 6-2-1 Daichi Fujiwara

Non-Tournament fights
Shiko Yamashita 10-3-3 vs. 3-0-0 Motoki Miyazawa
Akihiro Murayama 9-2-4 vs. 2-2-0 Rikuhei Fuji

Preliminary Fights:
Daisuke Hoshino vs. Junichi Ota
Saito (?) vs. Nobutaka Hiyoshi

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6/22 Cage Force 07 - Fights announced

Cage Force have announced 2 fights on their June 22 card. These are always very entertaining, even though the Cage Force 06 had some problems in the weeks before the event. I hope they dont have the same problems this time and the fights announced are looking really good.

Some interesting things about these fighters... Tatsu Suzuki, a new addition to the tournament, fought and won against Daichi Fujiwara in Cage Force 06. Suzuki has in his turn lost to Mizugaki in the past.

Both these fights are round 1 fights in the Bantamweight tournament.

Katsuya Toida 10-8-3 vs. 7-5-3 Tatsu Suzuki
Takeya Mizugaki 8-2- vs. 6-2-1 Daichi Fujiwara

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4/5 Cage Force 06 - Fights confirmed

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 Fight
Tomonari Kanomata 11-2-3 vs. 8-2-0 Mizuto Hirota

Featherweight 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 Nakahara
Daichi Fujiwara 6-1-1 vs. Katsuya Toida
Masahiro Oishi 17-9-7 vs. 12-4-0 Paul McVeigh

Non-tournament fights:
Bantamweight: Naoya Uematsu 14-7-2 vs. 6-1-0 James Doolan
Lightweight: Wataru Miki 12-7-2 vs. 9-2-1 Yoshihiro Koyama

Preliminary fights:
Featherweight: Tomoyuki Miyaji 2-0-0 vs. Nobutaka Hiyoshi
Lightweight: Junichi Ota vs. Naoto Miyazaki

***UPDATE***
Takeya Mizugaki 8-2-2 vs. 2-1-1 Robson Moura - Mizugaki got injured during training, but will be fit in June. Moura excepted to fight in June, but for an increased fee. This was unacceptable to GCM, so we will see if this fight will happen.

Source:
http://gbring.com/sokuho/news/2008_03/0312_gcm_02.htm
http://gbring.com/sokuho/news/2008_03/0312_gcm_03.htm
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080312-00000028-spnavi-fight.html

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