6/20 SRC 13 - Fight Order

WVR have announced the fight order for SRC 13. The main event will be the title fight between Masanori Kanehara and challenger Marlon Sandro. SRC are using the 5 round title fight rule and this should be a good battle, I would not be surprised if it goes the distance.

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.

Main Event - Sengoku Featherweight Title Fight (5×5min.):
10. Masanori Kanehara 16-7-5 vs. 16-1-0 Marlon Sandro

Light-Heavy: Hiroshi Izumi 1-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Chang Seob Lee
9. Welter: Sanae Kikuta 28-6-3 vs. 3-1-0 Yasubey Enomoto
8. Light: Maximo "Maxi" Blanco 5-2-1 vs. 9-3-0 Rodrigo Damm

Welterweight Tournament Round 1 (Block A):
7. Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura 18-4-2 vs. 6-2-0 Omar de la Cruz
6. Takuya Wada 19-8-10 vs. 5-5-0 Jae Sun Lee

5. Feather: Shigeki Osawa 5-1-0 vs. 12-9-3 Katsuya Toida
4. Feather: Ikuo Usuda 6-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 Kang Kyung Ho
3. Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 11-5-2 vs. 7-3-2 Hidetada Irie

Opening Fight:
2. Light: Kazuki Tokutome 4-1-1 vs. 2-5-0 Yuma Ishizuka
1. Middle: Ikkei Nagamura 3-2-1 vs. 3-1-0 Ye Won Nam

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6/20 SRC 13 - Welterweight GP Announced

WVR have announced the addition of a 8-man tournament to SRC13 and SRC14. The first 2 fights will take place at SRC13 and includes Japanese star "K-Taro" and King of Pancrase Takuya Wada.

The other round 1 fights will take place at SRC14 and will include: the winner of Yamamiya vs. Ura at Pancrase on June 5. Also participating will be Kenta Takagi and Taisuke Okuno.

Matchups announced for SRC13 are:
Welterweight GP Round 1:
Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura 18-4-2 vs. 6-2-0 Omar de la Cruz
Takuya Wada 19-8-10 vs. 5-5-0 Jae Sun Lee

Previously Announced:
Sengoku Featherweight Title Fight (5×5min.):
Masanori Kanehara 16-7-5 vs. 16-1-0 Marlon Sandro

Non-Title Fights:
Light: Maximo "Maxi" Blanco 5-2-1 vs. 9-3-0 Rodrigo Damm
Light-Heavy: Hiroshi Izumi 1-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Chang Seob Lee
Welter: Sanae Kikuta 28-6-3 vs. 3-1-0 Yasubey Enomoto
Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 11-5-2 vs. 7-3-2 Hidetada Irie
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 5-1-0 vs. 12-9-3 Katsuya Toida
Feather: Ikuo Usuda 6-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 Kang Kyung Ho

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6/27 Cage Force - RESULTS

Cage Force held their event in Differ Ariake earlier today. The main event was the matchup between the veterans Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Katsuhiko Nagata. Also on the card was the UFC veteran "K-Taro".

The main card kicked of with a fighter that is very entertaining, "Randleman" Ichikawa always comes out hard, and he did so again! The two first fightes were of the very short kind.

The favorites delivered in this action packed event!

Kuniyoshi Hironaka Def. Katsuhiko Nagata by TKO Round 1 3:41
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" Def. Tomoyoshi Iwamiya by Decision 2-0
Daiju Takase Def. Shuji Morikawa by Decision 2-1
Kozo Urita Def. Abbasov Shahriyar by TKO Round 2 1:14
Isao Terada Def. Yuta Nezu by rear-naked choke Round 3 0:13
Teruhiko Kobu Def. Keitaro Maeda by TKO Round 1 3:04
Yuta Nakamura Def. Yusuke Sakashita 5-1-0 by TKO Round 1 0:16
Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa Def. Tomoki Miyaji by TKO Round 1 0:14

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6/27 Cage Force - Fight Order

GCM have finalized their card for this Saturday. The card is a little thinner than what I would normaly expect from a Cage Force event, but keeping in mind their financial problems last year, they are probably doing the right thing. Still a very good card, the quality is there and it should be a good event for the fans that make their way out.

The main-event will be a very interesting fight, UFC veteran Hironaka is taking on Olympic medalist Nagata.

There is also another UFC veteran on the card, K-Taro will be trying to get back on the winning track after his upset loss in November.

10. Light: Kuniyoshi Hironaka 13-6-0 vs. 4-5-1 Katsuhiko Nagata
9. Welter: Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-4-2 vs. 6-8-0 Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
8. Middle: Daiju Takase 7-13-1 vs. 2-2-1 Shuji Morikawa
7. Kozo Urita 6-11-1 vs. Abbasov Shahriyar
6. Bantam: Isao Terada 5-7-4 vs. 7-2-1 Yuta Nezu
5. Welter: Teruhiko Kobu 6-9-1 vs. 3-4-1 Keitaro Maeda
4. Light-Heavy: Yusuke Sakashita 5-1-0 vs. 4-5-1 Yuta Nakamura
3. Feather: Tomoki Miyaji 4-2-0 vs. Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa

Preliminary Fights:
2. Bantam: Seijin Kobayashi vs. 1-0-0 Nobuo Kawana
1. Welter: Yusaku Inoue vs. 0-1-2 Yusuke Horimoto

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6/27 Cage Force - Fights Added

Cage Force have announced another very good addition to the June 27 card in Differ Ariake. UFC veteran Kuniyoshi Hironaka will take on DREAM veteran Katsuhiko Nagata. Nagata has not had much luck lately, he has gone 4 fights without a win and will be desperate for a win here. The former Olympian needs this win, and I have a feeling that the winner of this fight might very well be on a DREAM or Sengoku card in the near future.

Also added earlier this week was 2 preliminary fights.

Added:
Light: Kuniyoshi Hironaka 13-6-0 vs. 4-5-1 Katsuhiko Nagata

Preliminary Fights:
Welter: Yusaku Inoue vs. 0-1-2 Yusuke Horimoto
Bantam: Seijin Kobayashi vs. 1-0-0 Nobuo Kawana

Previously Announced:
Welter: Teruhiko Kobu 6-9-1 vs. 3-4-1 Keitaro Maeda
Light-Heavy: Yusuke Sakashita 5-1-0 vs. 4-5-1 Yuta Nakamura
Feather: Tomoki Miyaji 4-2-0 vs. Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa
Welter: Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-4-2 vs. 6-8-0 Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
Middle: Daiju Takase 7-13-1 vs. 2-2-1 Shuji Morikawa
Bantam: Isao Terada 5-7-4 vs. 7-2-1 Yuta Nezu

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6/27 Cage Force - Fight Added

GCM have announced 3 more fights for their card in Differ Ariake on June 27. "K-Taro" will probably fight in the main event again, and there are some talented fighters on this card. Look out of Yuta Nezu, and Randleman Ichikawa who is always entertaining.

Announced:
Welter: Teruhiko Kobu 6-9-1 vs. 3-4-1 Keitaro Maeda
Light-Heavy: Yusuke Sakashita 5-1-0 vs. 4-5-1 Yuta Nakamura
Feather: Tomoki Miyaji 4-2-0 vs. Masayoshi "Randleman" Ichikawa

Previously Announced:
Welter: Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-4-2 vs. 6-8-0 Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
Middle: Daiju Takase 7-13-1 vs. 2-2-1 Shuji Morikawa
Bantam: Isao Terada 5-7-4 vs. 7-2-1 Yuta Nezu

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6/27 Cage Force - K-Taro's Opponent Announced

It is 7 months since "K-Taro" was in the cage last. GCM had announced that he would participate in this event, and today they have confirmed the opponent.
The UFC and DREAM veteran is going to take on Pancrase veteran Tomoyoshi Iwamiya.

Iwamiya had a good 2008, going 4-1 for the year. In the process he won a Pancrase tournament that earned him a title shot against champion Takuya Wada. That fight took place in April and Iwamiya lost by a majority dicision.

Normally Iwamiya should not be able to match "K-Taro", however "K-Taro" is coming off a suprise loss to Korean Jang Yong Kim. You never know what happens and Iwamiya is very hard to put away.

Added:
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-4-2 vs. 6-8-0 Tomoyoshi Iwamiya

Previously Announced:
Middle: Daiju Takase 7-13-1 vs. 2-2-1 Shuji Morikawa
Bantam: Isao Terada 5-7-4 vs. 7-2-1 Yuta Nezu

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6/27 Cage Force - Fights Announced

GCM will hold their next Cage Force event in Differ Ariake on June 27. 2 fight have been announced. It will be very interesting to see how the Cage Force and Shooto veteran Yuta Nezu does against DEEP veteran Isao Terada. Nezu is coming off a win in Shooto in April while Terada is coming off a loss in his last fight in DEEP.

Also announced is the match-up between grappling specialist Takase and Cage Force veteran Shuji Morikawa.

K-Taro will compete in ADCC in September, but he will also be on the card here.

Announced:
Middle: Daiju Takase 7-13-1 vs. 2-2-1 Shuji Morikawa
Bantam: Isao Terada 5-7-4 vs. 7-2-1 Yuta Nezu

Participant:
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-4-2

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11/8 Cage Force - EX Eastern Bound - RESULTS

The Eastern Bound event is going on right now in Differ Ariake, there are some big stars on the card and there could be some big upsets.

I would not expect "K-Taro", Monma, Osawa and Urushitani to lose today, but it has been a week with a few upsets so you should never feel safe.

So far, Miyazaki has claimed his first win against the previously undefeated Hoshino.
The BIG upset of the night though, "K-Taro" gets KOed by Kim just 59 seconds into the fight.

I will update results as they are available to me.

8. Main event: Jang Yong Kim Def. Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" by KO Round 1 0:59
7. Hidetaka Monma Def. Andre Mafetoni (??) by Guillotine choke Round 1 4:47
6. Kenji Osawa Def. Tomoya Miyashita by Decision 3-0
5. Yasuhiro Urushitani Def. Kiyotaka Shimizu by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1
4. Yukiya Naito Def. Alex Silva by KO Round 1 4:42
3. Takenori Sato Def. Rikuhei Fuji by Decision 3-0
2. Keitaro Maeda Def. Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka by Decision 3-0
1. Naoto Miyazaki Def. Daisuke Hoshino by Rear-naked Choke Round 2 4:48

Preliminary fights:
Yoshiaki Takahashi Def. Shin Fujimoto by Armbar Round 1 1:07
Masahiro Sato Def. Yuta Yasunaga by KO Round 1 2:26

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11/8 Cage Force Valkyrie 01 EX - RESULTS

GCM had their first Valkyrie, all female MMA event today. There were 6 fights on the card. A good mix of experienced and new talent. Hopefully they can build of this event and it will be interesting to see going forward.

Of the fights on the card, I think there were couple that got more attention than the others. Roxanne Modaferri was meant to fight in AFL facing Tara Larosa today, instead she was fighting Chisa Yonezawa here in Japan. I hope she is able to get more fights in Japan, and it looks like there should be options going forward with Valkyrie and JEWELS both fighting over the female talent.

SmackGirl champion, Yuka Tsuji was fighting in the SmackGirl Cinderella tournament winner, V Hajime.

Of the fights on the card today, only one didnt go the distance.

For personal reasons, I was not able to get to this event, but I will try to get to the next one.

Yuka Tsuji Def. V Hajime by Decision 3-0
Naoko Omuro vs. Yasuko Tamada DRAW
"Windy" Tomomi Sunabe Def. Emi Fujino by Decision 3-0
Roxanne Modafferi Def. Chisa Yonezawa (?) by Decision 3-0
Madoka Ebihara Def. Akiko Naito by armbar Round 1 2:45
Mamiko Mizoguchi vs. Sakura DRAW

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11/8 Cage Force - Valkyrie 01 & EX Eastern Bound - Fight Order

Today is the big day for Cage Force fans, it is the first event for Valkyrie and a lot of stars on the Eastern EX card. It should be a good day at Differ Ariake.

The Valkyrie card has 6 fights and the doors open at 13:30, fights start at 14:00.

Stars of the card are Yuka Tsuji, "Windy" Tomomi, Emi Fujino and Roxanne Modafferi. There are also some exiting new fighters on this card, like Sakura and V Hajime.

The main event for the Cage Force Eastern Bound EX card is of course "K-Taro". But this card has some very big stars on it. In addition to "K-Taro", Hidetaka Monma, Kenji Osawa and Yasuhiro Urushitani.

The Eastern Bound EX event kicks off at 18:00. Be aware, you would need 2 tickets to go to both of these.


Valkyrie:
6. Main Event: VR: Featherweight: Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

5. VR: Flyweight 3x 3min: Naoko Omuro 8-7-2 vs. 9-4-2 Yasuko Tamada
4. VR: Featherweight: “Windy” Tomomi Sunabe 11-8-0 vs. 8-1-0 Emi Fujino
3. NR: Welterweight: Roxanne Modafferi 12-4-0 vs. Chisa Yonezawa (?)
2. NR: Featherweight No Pound: Akiko Naito 4-6-0 vs. 2-1-0 Madoka Ebihara
1. NR: Featherweight No Pound: Mamiko Mizoguchi 1-3-0 vs. Sakura

*NR=Novice Rule VR=Valkyrie Rule


Cage Force - Eastern Bound EX:
8. Main event: Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim

7. Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andre Mafetoni (??)
6. Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
5. Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
4. Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
3. Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
2. Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka
1. Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

Preliminary fights:
Yoshiaki Takahashi 1-1-0 vs. Shin Fujimoto
Yuta Yasunaga vs. Masahiro Sato

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11/8 Cage Force Eastern Bound EX - "K-Taro"'s Opponent Announced

GCM have announced 2 more fights for their event on November 8. Well, they have 2 events that day, kicking off with the debut of Valkyrie followed by Eastern Bound EX late in the afternoon.

The fights announced today are for the Eastern Bound card. And "K-Taro" now has an opponent. You should never underestimate a fighter, but I would be surprised if "K-Taro" lost to Jang Yong Kim…

Also added is an interesting fight between the Cage Force talent Daisuke Hoshino and Naoto Miyazaki. Miyazaki has not had much luck so far in his Cage Force career, his loss was a disqualification though, so he will be trying to get his first win this time.

I think that would complete the card for this event.

Added today:
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim
Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

The card:
Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andore Mafetoni (??)
Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim
Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

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11/8 Cage Force - EX Eastern Bound - "K-Taro", Monma and Urusitani Fighting!

Ok, I have had a rather boring week... But suddenly everything is happening at once. Cage Force has announced the card for the "other" event on November 8. This event will follow the Valkyrie event that is happening earlier in the afternoon. This is a "EX Eastern Bound" event, that means cheaper tickets but these events have provided some good fights in the past. This card looks very good though.

Participating is DREAM fighter and UFC veteran, Nakamura "K-Taro", Hidetaka Monma, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Kenji Osawa. Taken off the card is the Bantamweight semi-final between Takeya Mizugaki and Taiyo Nakahara. Nakahara is still injured and Mizugaki will advance to the final and meet Masahiro Oishi


I don't expect many more fights on this card (2, maybe 3), but it looks very good already.

Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andore Mafetoni (??)
Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka

Participating:
Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2

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9/23 DREAM 6 - RESULTS

I just came back from the event. I assume most of you know the results now, but here they are anyway.

In addition to the results, it was confirmed today that Joachim Hansen will fight on NYE against an opponent yet to be named. Also fighting is Fedor (I think that was confirmed, at least I feel like it....).

It was a very good event, some upsets. However, I have to say that the always underestimated Mousasi now HAS to be in the top 3! He really proved himself today! I would like to congratulate him, he really deserved the victory today!



12. DREAM Middleweight Final: Gegard Mousasi Def. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza by KO (upkick) round 1
11. HW: Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic vs. Alistair Overeem no-contest
10. Lightweight: Shinya Aoki Def. Todd Moore by neck crank Round 1 1:10
9. Middleweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama Def. Masanori Tonooka by armbar Round 1 6:26
8. Welterweight: Hayato Sakurai "Mach"Def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka by decision 3-0

7. Middleweight: Masakatsu Funaki Def. "Minowaman" by heel-hook Round 1 0:52
6. Featherweight: Atsushi Yamamoto Def. Hideo Tokoro by decision 3-0
5. HW: Sergei Kharitonov Def. Jimmy Ambriz by TKO Round 1 2:15
4. Lightweight: Keita Nakamura "K-taro" Def. Adriano Martins by decision 2-1


Middleweight GP Semi-Finals
3. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza Def. Zelg Galesic by armbar Round 1 1:27
2. Gegard Mousasi Def. Melvin Manhoef by Triangle choke Round 1 1:28
1. Reserve: Andrews Nakahara Def. Yoon Dong Sik by TKO Round 2 0:30

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9/23 DREAM 6 - NOT Airing Live in Japan

A huge disappointment for me... I have been planning this for weeks, have friends over and watch the live PPV of DREAM 6. I have just assumed that it would air live, as all the others have.

But this time there is no live broadcast! Instead the earliest you can watch the event is on TBS at 9PM, then the SkyPerfect uncut version airs as PPV at 11PM. You would think it would be cheaper then, but no... I guess its an attempt to get more viewers to the TBS broadcast, but I hope they improve on the production! It has not been good so far.

Just to mention it, the ONLY way I know to get this live is then HDNet! Or going to the event. For me, I am heading out early to get my ticket at the door. Hope its not sold out...

12. DREAM Middleweight Final: Winner of Fight #2 vs. Winner of Fight #3
11. HW: Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic 23-6-2 vs. 28-11-0 Alistair Overeem
10. Lightweight: Shinya Aoki 17-3-0 vs. 9-2-0 Todd Moore
9. Middleweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama 11-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 Masanori Tonooka
8. Welterweight: Hayato Sakurai "Mach"32-8-2 vs. 12-5-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Intermission

7. Middleweight: Ikuhisa Minowa "Minowaman" 40-28-8 vs. 38-13-1 Masakatsu Funaki
6. Featherweight: Hideo Tokoro 21-13-1 vs. 11-5-1 Atsushi Yamamoto
5. HW: Sergei Kharitonov 15-3-0 vs. 13-9-1 Jimmy Ambriz
4. Lightweight: Keita Nakamura "K-taro" 14-3-2 vs. 9-3-0 Adriano Martins

Middleweight GP Semi-Finals
3. Zelg Galesic 9-3-0 vs. 9-1-0 Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza
2. Melvin Manhoef 22-4-1 vs. 22-2-1 Gegard Mousasi
1. Reserve: Yoon Dong Sik 4-5-0 vs. 0-1-0 Andrews Nakahara

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9/23 DREAM 6 - Fight order

DREAM has announced the fight order for their 6th event. This card is looking awesome! I just hope there are no last minute injuries or anything like that. 12 fights, and most fights shoule be very good.

Just have to hope this is a card that gets the Japanese fans excited as well! I think it should though, even if there is no Sakuraba this time.

12. DREAM Middleweight Final: Winner of Fight #2 vs. Winner of Fight #3
11. HW: Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic 23-6-2 vs. 28-11-0 Alistair Overeem
10. Lightweight: Shinya Aoki 17-3-0 vs. 9-2-0 Todd Moore
9. Middleweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama 11-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 Masanori Tonooka
8. Welterweight: Hayato Sakurai "Mach"32-8-2 vs. 12-5-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Intermission
7. Middleweight: Ikuhisa Minowa "Minowaman" 40-28-8 vs. 38-13-1 Masakatsu Funaki
6. Featherweight: Hideo Tokoro 21-13-1 vs. 11-5-1 Atsushi Yamamoto
5. HW: Sergei Kharitonov 15-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Siala Siliga "Mighty Mo"
4. Lightweight: Keita Nakamura "K-taro" 14-3-2 vs. 9-3-0 Adriano Martins
3. Middleweight GP Semi: Zelg Galesic 9-3-0 vs. 9-1-0 Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza
2. Middleweight GP Semi: Melvin Manhoef 22-4-1 vs. 22-2-1 Gegard Mousasi
1. Middleweight GP Reserve: Yoon Dong Sik 4-5-0 vs. 0-1-0 Andrews Nakahara

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9/23 DREAM 6 - Aoki added

DREAM has added another fight to the already stacked card for DREAM 6. No doubt this is to draw more viewers, but that's never a bad thing. I am surprised to see Aoki return so soon, but it will be an exciting fight. I dont know much about Todd Moore, but he was undefeated before his WEC debut and should be a good fighter.

Added:
Lightweight: Shinya Aoki 17-3-0 vs. 9-2-0 Todd Moore

It is also rumored that the Heavyweight fights between Kharitonov vs. Mighty Mo and CroCop vs. Overeem will be semi-finals for a HW title fight.

Previously Added:
Lightweight: Keita Nakamura "K-taro" 14-3-2 vs. 9-3-0 Adriano Martins
Middleweight: Ikuhisa Minowa "Minowaman" 40-28-8 vs. 38-13-1 Masakatsu Funaki
Welterweight: Hayato Sakurai "Mach"32-8-2 vs. 12-5-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Middleweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama 11-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 Masanori Tonooka
HW: Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic 23-6-2 vs. 28-11-0 Alistair Overeem
HW: Sergei Kharitonov 15-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Siala Siliga "Mighty Mo"
Featherweight: Hideo Tokoro 21-13-1 vs. 11-5-1 Atsushi Yamamoto

Middleweight GP Reserve Fight
Yoon Dong Sik 4-5-0 vs. 0-1-0 Andrews Nakahara

DREAM Middleweight Final: Winners of semi-finals

DREAM Middleweight Semi-Finals:
Melvin Manhoef 22-4-1 vs. 22-2-1 Gegard Mousasi
Zelg Galesic 9-3-0 vs. 9-1-0 Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

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9/23 DREAM 6 - Akiyama's Opponent Announced

Looks like DREAM has completed their card today as well. This is an important event for them, it looks as though the pressure is really on to get the ratings up.

So the question is, will this draw the average Japanese viewers? They have really pulled in some Japanese stars though. Added today is Minowaman vs. Masakatsu Funaki, something that might go some way. Also fighting is "Mach" Sakurai and K-Taro.

I thought K-Taro had retired from MMA, so seeing him back is very welcome! (I dont know where I got it from though)

It should be a very good event! Let's see if it does as well as they hope though.

***UPDATE***
Akiyama have been given 3 choices of opponents, he is yet to answer, but is expected to fight in this event.
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080911-00000024-spnavi-fight.html

***UPDATE 2***
Akiyama has chosen to fight Masanori Tonooka. Should be a win for him, Tonooka has 2 MMA fights and a 1-1 record.
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080912-00000012-spnavi-fight.html

***UPDATE 3***
The new Metalica album will sponser this DREAM event.
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080912-00000005-spnavi_ot-fight.html

Added today:
Keita Nakamura "K-taro" 14-3-2 vs. 9-3-0 Adriano Martins
Ikuhisa Minowa "Minowaman" 40-28-8 vs. 38-13-1 Masakatsu Funaki
Hayato Sakurai "Mach"32-8-2 vs. 12-5-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Yoshihiro Akiyama 11-1-0 vs. 1-1-0 Masanori Tonooka

Previously announced:
HW: Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic 23-6-2 vs. 28-11-0 Alistair Overeem
HW: Sergei Kharitonov 15-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Siala Siliga "Mighty Mo"
Featherweight: Hideo Tokoro 21-13-1 vs. 11-5-1 Atsushi Yamamoto

Middleweight GP Reserve Fight
Yoon Dong Sik 4-5-0 vs. 0-1-0 Andrews Nakahara

DREAM Middleweight Final: Winners of semi-finals
DREAM Middleweight Semi-Finals:
Melvin Manhoef 22-4-1 vs. 22-2-1 Gegard Mousasi
Zelg Galesic 9-3-0 vs. 9-1-0 Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

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7/5 DEEP X03 - Shinjuku Face - RESULTS

DEEP X03 is happening right now in Shinjuku Face Arena, this is a grappling event headlined by K-Taro.

I will update the results as they become available. They are in Japanese here .

Keita Nakamura “K-Taro” Def. Cicero Costa by Rear-Naked Choke Round 2 3:11
Raphael Mendez (?) Def. Kohei Yasumi by points 14-1
ＭＩＫＵ Def. Ｖ一 by points 10-4
Shigenori Yamashita Def. Togyu (fighting Bull) Sora by points 11-5
Masanori Kanehara Def. Takayuki Hirose by points 7-5
Mika Nagano Def. SACHI by points 14-0
Gilermi Mendes (?) Def. Yusuke Honma by points 18-0
Roberto Souza Def. Ryotaro Endo by Rear-Naked Choke Round 2 3:22
Marcinus Souza (?) Def. Yuji Sakuragi by Rear-Naked Choke Round 1 3:52

Opening Fights:
5- 80kg: Sotaro Yamada vs. Ryohei Arai
4- 75kg: 半谷泰佑 (?) vs. Yohei Ota
3- 70kg: Noritsugo Shimazaki (?) vs. 井上誠午（和術慧舟會ＧＯＤＳ）
2- 62kg: Makoto Sawada vs. Kiyoshi Kitamura
1- 75kg: Kendo Kokubuda (?) vs. Takaya Asano

Future Fights:
4- 80kg: Yusuke Shinmei vs. Huan Kaio (?)フアン・カイオ
3- 62kg: Satoru Ida vs. Hitoshi Makino
2- 50kg: Asami Kodera vs. Mika Hamasaki
1- 65kg: Atsushi Sakuma vs. Yuto Hirao

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7/5 DEEP X03 - Shinjuku Face

DEEP is holding their 3rd "X" grappling event. The card has some big stars on it, and it should be a good night of grappling in Shinjuku Face. With guys like "K-Taro" on the card, you can bet that it will be packed on a Saturday.

Main Event:
9- 79kg: Keita Nakamura “K-Taro” vs. Cicero Costa

8- 69kg: Raphael Mendez (?) vs. Kohei Yasumi
7- 52kg: ＭＩＫＵ vs. Ｖ一
6- Open: Shigenori Yamashita vs. Togyu (fighting Bull) Sora
5- 70kg: Takayuki Hirose vs. Masanori Kanehara
4- 51kg: Mika Nagano vs. SACHI
3- 62kg: Gilermi Mendes (?) vs. Yusuke Honma
2- 77kg: Ryotaro Endo vs. Roberto Souza
1- Open: Marcinus Souza (?) vs. Yuji Sakuragi

Opening Fights:
5- 80kg: Sotaro Yamada vs. Ryohei Arai
4- 75kg: 半谷泰佑 (?) vs. Yohei Ota
3- 70kg: Noritsugo Shimazaki (?) vs. 井上誠午（和術慧舟會ＧＯＤＳ）
2- 62kg: Makoto Sawada vs. Kiyoshi Kitamura
1- 75kg: Kendo Kokubuda (?) vs. Takaya Asano

Future Fights:
4- 80kg: Yusuke Shinmei vs. Huan Kaio (?)フアン・カイオ
3- 62kg: Satoru Ida vs. Hitoshi Makino
2- 50kg: Asami Kodera vs. Mika Hamasaki
1- 65kg: Atsushi Sakuma vs. Yuto Hirao

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