4/4 Pancrase Passion Tour - Fights Announced

Pancrase have also announced some good fights for the April 4. event in Differ Ariake. Part 1 of this event will be Neo-Blood Tournament fights, the second part is looking interesting already.

The two Pancrase veterans "J-Taro" and Keji Arai will both be looking to bounce back. "J-Taro" has lost 3 in a row and really needs a win here.

Another fighter in desperate need of a win is Takuya Eizumi. He had a great start to his career, and he also had a shot at the title. Now he is riding a 3 fight losing streak and the fans want to see him back on the winning track.

Part 2:
Feather: Masaya "J-Taro" Takita 9-12-2 vs. 15-14-4 Kenji Arai
Bantam: Ryota Sasaki 4-3-1 vs. 6-3-2 Hayato Shimizu
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 5-4-0 vs. 9-10-1 Yuichiro Yajima

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12/6 Pancrase Changing Tour 8 - RESULTS

Pancrase have finished their Changing Tour earlier today. It was done in Differ Ariake and there were 2 title fights on the card.

A new Middleweight King of Pancrase was crowned as Kanai defeated Takeuchi in a very close decision. In the other title fight Ryo Kawamura defended his title against Shunsuke Inoue.

Upset of the night was Takuma Ishii who defeated Takuma Eizumi, who really needs to look at what he can do to turn things around.

The first title fight of the Passion tour was also announced! The on February 7 flyweight King of Pancrase title will be on the line when champion Mitsuhisa Sunabe takes on challenger Kiyotaka Shimizu.

Main Event - Middleweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
8. Ichiro Kanai (Challenger) Def. (Champion) Izuru Takeuchi by Decision 2-0

Light Heavyweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
7. Ryo Kawamura (Champion) Def. Shunsuke Inoue by Decision 3-0

6. Fly: Takuma Ishii Def. Takuya Eizumi by Decision 3-0
5. Light: Takafumi Ito Def. Hisaki "Kotobukimaru" Hiraishi by Decision 3-0
4. Feather: Tomonori Kanomata Def. Kenji Arai by Decision 2-0
3. Light: Yuichi Ikari Def. Keigo Hirayama by Decision 3-0
2. Bantam: Hayato Shimizu Def. Toshihiro Shimizu by Rear-Naked choke Round 1 2:06
1. Light: Junichi Ota Def. Juntaro Ami by armbar Round 1 2:05

Under card:
Pancrase Gate Pro-promotion Tournament Finals (Neo-Blood Rule):
Light: Daisuke Shimoyama Def. Naoki Tajima by decision 3-0
Feather: Takashi Ito Def. Junro Kubota by armbar Round 1 3:40

Professional Pancrase fights:
Bantam: Shoko Sato Def. Yuta Numakura by KO ROund 1 0:20
Fly: Hiroyuki "Katsuo" Nakajima vs. Yoshihiro Matsunaga Draw

Pancrase Gate Pro-promotion Tournament Semi-Finals (Neo-Blood Rule):
SF2 - Light: Naoki Tajima Def. Akihito Hara by KO Round 2 1:28
SF1 - Light: Daisuke Shimoyama Def. Koji Obata by Triangle choke Round 1 2:28

SF2 - Feather: Junro Kubota Def. Kiyama by KO round 1 4:43
SF1 - Feather: Takashi Ito Def. Chuichiro Takahashi by Decision 3-0

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12/6 Pancrase Changing Tour 8 - Fight Order

Pancrase have announced the fight order for their next event, which has 2 title fights.

The main event will be the middleweight king of Pancrase fight between Takeuchi and Kanai. That means that Sengoku veteran and light-heavyweight champion Ryo Kawamura will be in the co-main event when he defends his title against Shunsuke Inoue.

The featherweight fight between "J-Taro" and Tashiro "Akai" that was scheduled have been cancelled due to injury on both fighters.

On the undercard will be a amature tournament, when the winner getting a professional Pancrase "license", I am not sure if there is more to this but a good chance for these fighters to show themselves.

Main Event - Middleweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
8. (Champion) Izuru Takeuchi 25-10-7 vs. 10-10-3 Ichiro Kanai (Challenger)

Light Heavyweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
7. Ryo Kawamura (Champion) 10-5-2 vs. 7-3-2 Shunsuke Inoue

6. Fly: Takuya Eizumi 5-3-0 vs. 2-4-1 Takuma Ishii
5. Light: Takafumi Ito 34-29-10 vs. 7-3-1 Hisaki "Kotobukimaru" Hiraishi
4. Feather: Kenji Arai 15-13-4 vs. 13-4-5 Tomonori Kanomata
3. Light: Yuichi Ikari 11-7-3 vs. 8-5-5 Keigo Hirayama
2. Bantam: Hayato Shimizu 5-3-2 vs. 7-7-4 Toshihiro Shimizu
1. Light: Junichi Ota 3-2-2 vs. 2-0-0 Juntaro Ami

Under card:
Pancrase Gate Pro-promotion Tournament Finals (Neo-Blood Rule):
Light: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
Feather: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

Professional Pancrase fights:
Bantam: Shoko Sato 4-2-2 vs. 1-0-0 Yuta Numakura
Fly: Hiroyuki "Katsuo" Nakajima 0-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Yoshihiro Matsunaga

Pancrase Gate Pro-promotion Tournament Semi-Finals (Neo-Blood Rule):
SF2 - Light: Naoki Tajima vs. Akihito Hara
SF1 - Light: Koji Obata vs. Daisuke Shimoyama

SF2 - Feather: Kiyama vs. Junro Kubota
SF1 - Feather: Takashi Ito vs. Chuichiro Takahashi

Ticket Prices:
SS 10,000円　
A 8,000円　
Hybrid Ticket 6,000円(Only advance sale)
B 6,000円　
C 5,000円
At the door, add 500円

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12/6 Pancrase Changing Tour 8 - Pancrase vs. Shooto Continues

Another 2 fights were announced for this card today. The Pancrase vs. Shooto fights continue at this event, with the Pancrase veteran, Takafumi Ito, taking on "Kotobukimaru" in a fight were he will need his experience. Hiraishi is on a 3 fight winning streak, Ito has only won 3 in his last 10.

The other fight announced today will se the Neo-Blood tournament finalst of 2008, Takuya Eizumi take on Takuma Ishii in a fight he should win. However, Eizumi is on a losing streak of 2 fights and needs a win here.

Announced:
Light: Takafumi Ito 34-29-10 vs. 7-3-1 Hisaki "Kotobukimaru" Hiraishi
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 5-3-0 vs. 2-4-1 Takuma Ishii

Previously Announced:
Light Heavyweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
Ryo Kawamura (Champion) 10-5-2 vs. 7-3-2 Shunsuke Inoue

Middleweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
(Champion) Izuru Takeuchi 25-10-7 vs. 10-10-3 Ichiro Kanai (Challenger)

Feather: Kenji Arai 15-13-4 vs. 13-4-5 Tomonori Kanomata
Feather: Masaya "J-Taro" Takita 9-12-2 vs. 12-5-10 Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi
Light: Yuichi Ikari 11-7-3 vs. 8-5-5 Keigo Hirayama
Light: Junichi Ota 3-2-2 vs. 2-0-0 Juntaro Ami
Bantam: Shoko Sato 4-2-2 vs. 1-0-0 Yuta Numakura
Fly: Hiroyuki "Katsuo" Nakajima 0-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Yoshihiro Matsunaga

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12/6 Pancrase Changing Tour 8 - Another Title Fight Announced

Pancrase will be looking to end 2009 on a high, with 2 title fights official for their Changing tour 8 card, this should be good.

Also announced is an interesting matchup between Pride veteran Kenji Arai and Tomonori Kanomata.

Others to look out for:
-Juntaro Ami having won both his fights in uned 2 minutes, both by submission.
-Yoshihiro Matsunaga is on a 3 fight winning streak after losing his first 4 fights.

Middleweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
(Champion) Izuru Takeuchi 25-10-7 vs. 10-10-3 Ichiro Kanai (Challenger)

Feather: Kenji Arai 15-13-4 vs. 13-4-5 Tomonori Kanomata
Feather: Masaya "J-Taro" Takita 9-12-2 vs. 12-5-10 Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi
Light: Yuichi Ikari 11-7-3 vs. 8-5-5 Keigo Hirayama
Light: Junichi Ota 3-2-2 vs. 2-0-0 Juntaro Ami
Bantam: Shoko Sato 4-2-2 vs. 1-0-0 Yuta Numakura
Fly: Hiroyuki "Katsuo" Nakajima 0-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Yoshihiro Matsunaga

Previously Announced:
Light Heavyweight King of Pancrase Title Fight:
Ryo Kawamura (Champion) 10-5-2 vs. 7-3-2 Shunsuke Inoue

Participants:
Takafumi Ito 34-39-10
Takenori Sato 9-6-5

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - PICTURES

It was a very entertaining day in Differ Ariake on Sunday. 32 fights, and there were some good ones in there. I always enjoy the Neo-Blood Tournament fights, you never really know what to expect. You can get guys that are just very talented, and you have guys making rookie mistakes.

Rookie mistake of the night went to Atsushi Masukura, who in his fight with Ben Henry got caught in a very tight arm-bar. Instead of tapping, he decided to stand up and pull away. From where I was sitting I could hear the arm break.



Keigo Hirayama had a very good day, winning both his fights decisively.





Then it was time for the main card. First up was the experienced "Strasser" Kiichi against a relative new-comer in Shingo Suzuki. I actually think this fight was won at the stare-down.



Asaki Honda and Kousei Kubota fought a close and entertaining fight to decision. Asahi Honda (in white) got the decision, but Kubota was rightly a bit upset. A close fight that could have gone either way.



Hikaru Sato showed why I am not a fan of the new leg lock trend in Japan... Most of the almost 4 minute fight, he was working on the lef-lock. It takes technique and skill to get it right, but when it takes most of the round its just not entertaining anymore...



Takuya Eizumi showed that he is a fighter to look for in the future. Last year's Neo-Blood Tournament finalist took just over 1 minute to knock Tokuaki Ninomiya out cold. It was his left hook that did the damage.





"AB" got his first ever win against the experienced Takafumi Ito. I am not sure that it was deserved though... "AB" finished the 2nd round in a dominating position, but I am not sure how that justifies giving him the 1st round too...

I am happy he got a win though, he has really fought some of the most talented fighters out there up until now.



"J-Taro" had a very provided more than a fight... I dont know if he was paid extra for the show...



The fight was over rather quickly though... Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh proved too strong on the night, and forced an early stoppage.



Masanori Kanehara put in a strong application for the Sengoku featherweight GP with a deceisive win over the veteran Kenji Arai. A straight left did the damage.



The main event saw lightweight King of Pancrase, Katsuya Inoue take on challenger Daisuke Hanazawa "13". Hanazawa needed to take this fight to the ground, and succeeded somewhat in the 1st round. But as the fight went on, Inoue was able to avoid Hanazawa's takedown attempts and get the decision.

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - LIVE RESULTS

Pancrase is kicking off this year's Neo-Blood Tournament. Who will win this year? I know very few fighters in here, but have seen "Pitan" on a couple of occations, and he is good.

There will be a total of 32 fights today and I will be ring-side. The results will be up periodically throughout the day.

The main-card holds a couple of featherweight fights, look for 1 maybe both winners to make it into the Sengoku Featherweight GP.

Neo-Blood Tournament:
1. Fly: Daisuke Tsujita Def. Yoshihiro Matsunaga by Decision
2. Fly: Keisuke Tamaru Def. Masaki Watanabe walk-over
3. Fly: Gou Yamanaka Def. Teppei Shimizu by Decision 3-0
4. Fly: Hiroyuki Hara Def. Yukitoshi Takahashi by Decision 3-0

5. Bantam: Ben Henry Def. Atsushi Masukura Round 1 1:06 by Arm-bar (break)
6. Bantam: Daisuke Sugishima Def. Takanori Saito by Decision 3-0
7. Bantam: Kazuki Itaya Def. Ichiro Kudo by Decision 2-0
8. Bantam: Taro Shimazaki Def. Takatoshi Urasaki Round 1 3:50 by Arm-bar

9. Feather: Shigeyuki Uchiyama Def. Pitan Round 1 1:56 by Gillotine choke
10. Feather: Masakazu Takafuji Def. Akira Omura Round 1 0:19 by BIG KO
11. Feather: Takehito Noguchi Def. Yutaka Inada walk-over
12. Feather: Satoru Takahashi Def. Yuki Terashima after ext. Dec. 3-0

13. Light: "Randleman" Ichikawa Def. Kazuyoshi Kiyama Round 1 0:37 by KO
14. Light: Koshi Obata Def. Ikki Miyakawa Round 1 1:14 by choke
15. Light: Katsunori Takahashi Def. Daisuke Tairaku Round 1 4:05 by Triangle choke
16. Light: Keigo Hirayama Def. Yuichi Inafuku Round 1 4:58 by Arm-bar

17. Fly: Daisuke Tsujita Def. Keisuke Tamaru by decision 3-0
18. Fly: Gou Yamanaka Def. Hiroyuki Hara Ext. Round 0:45 by Guillotine choke

19. Bantam: Daisuke Sugishima Def. Ben Henry by Decision 2-0
20. Bantam: Taro Shimmasaki Def. Kazuki Itaya By Decision 3-0

21. Feather: Shigeyuki Uchiyama Def. Masakazu Takafuji Round 1 3:09 by Arm-bar
22. Feather: Takehito Noguchi Def. Satoru Takahashi Round 1 4:23 by Rear-Naked choke

23. Light: Koshi Obata Def. "Randelman" Ishikawa by Decision 3-0
24. Light: Keigo Hirayama Def. Katsunori Takahashi Round 1 1:28 by KO (Slam)

Some very good fights here! Look out for Obata and Hirayama, they should meet in the nextr round and it should be a good fight. Also Gou Yamanaka looked very good.

Main-Card:
1. Welter: "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto Def. Shingo Suzuki by arm-triangle Round 1 3:00
"Strasser" dominates the stand-up and Suzuki takes it to the ground. "Strasser" gets a tight arm-triangle, Suzuki does not tap and he goes to sleep.

2. Welter: Asaki Honda Def. Kousei Kubota by Dec. 2-0
A very close decision in a VERY good fight that does not go to the ground. Kubotaa is rightly disappointed.

3. Light-Heavyweight: Hikaru Sato Def. Ryuji Ohori Round 1 3:46 by Heel-hook.
Sato working on the leg-lock most of the round.

4. Fly: Takuya Eizumi Def. Tokuaki Ninomiya Round 1 1:04 by KO
The streacher comes out again (been out twice already), but is not needed.

5. Light: Hiroki "AB" Aoki Def. Takafumi Ito by Decision 2-0
"AB" finally gets a win! Even if it is a VERY close decision.

6. Feather: Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh Def. Masaya Takita "J-Taro" Round 1 2:51 by TKO
Stong win by Mossouh, he knocks "J-Taro" down and follows up with punches. The ref is forced to step in.

7. Feather: Masanori Kanehara Def. Kenji Arai by TKO Round 1 3:14
ZST fighter kanehara tags Arai, Arai hits the ground and the ref steps in
After the fight, Kanehara makes an appeal to be included in the Sengoku GP.

Main Event - Lightweight King of Pancrase:
8. Katsuya Inoue Def. Daisuke Hanazawa "13" by Decision 3-0
Hanazawa won round 1, after that the champion took over the fight. A deserved win for Inoue.

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - Neo-Blood Fights Added / Card Complete

The first Changing Tour card has been final for a while, but for those going to this event, there is an extra 24 (!) fights before the main card starts. These are the first and second round fights in this years Pancrase Neo-Blood Tournament.

The Neo-Blood fights start at 14:30, main-card starts at 17:00.

The Neo-Blood fights are using Pancrase Gate rules (meaning shinpads and knee-guards), and the fights are 1x5min. with 1x3min. extention in case of a draw. There will be fights in the Fly- (58kg), Bantam- (61.2kg), Feather- (65.8kg) and Lightweight (70.3kg) tournaments.

This is the complete (including the main-card) card and fight order for the day.

Neo-Blood Tournament:
1. Fly: Yoshihiro Matsunaga vs. Daisuke Tsujita
2. Fly: Masaki Watanabe vs. TBA
3. Fly: Gou Yamanaka vs. Teppei Shimizu
4. Fly: Hiroyuki Hara vs. Yukitoshi Takahashi

5. Bantam: Atsushi Masukura vs. Ben Henry
6. Bantam: Daisuke Sugishima vs. Takanori Saito
7. Bantam: Ichiro Kudo vs. Kazuki Itaya
8. Bantam: Taro Shimazaki vs. Takatoshi Urasaki

9. Feather: Shigeyuki Uchiyama vs. Pitan
10. Feather: Masakazu Takafuji vs. Akira Omura
11. Feather: Takehito Noguchi vs. Yutaka Inada
12. Feather: Satoru Takahashi vs. Yuki Terashima

13. Light: "Randleman" Ichikawa vs. Kazuyoshi Kiyama
14. Light: Ikki Miyakawa vs. Koshi Obata
15. Light: Katsunori Takahashi vs. Daisuke Tairaku
16. Light: Keigo Hirayama vs. Yuichi Inafuku

17. Fly: Winner fight 1 vs. Winner fight 2
18. Fly: Winner fight 3 vs. Winner fight 4

19. Bantam: Winner fight 5 vs. Winner fight 6
20. Bantam: Winner fight 7 vs. Winner fight 8

21. Feather: Winner fight 9 vs. Winner fight 10
22. Feather: Winner fight 11 vs. Winner fight 12

23. Light: Winner fight 13 vs. Winner fight 14
24. Light: Winner fight 15 vs. Winner fight 16

Main-Card:
1. Welter: Shingo Suzuki 1-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto
2. Welter: Asaki Honda 4-3-1 vs. 24-28-10 Kousei Kubota
3. Light-Heavyweight: Ryuji Ohori 3-3-0 vs. 18-19-3 Hikaru Sato
4. Fly: Takuya Eizumi 3-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Tokuaki Ninomiya
5. Light: Takafumi Ito 34-27-10 vs. 0-2-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
6. Feather: Masaya Takita "J-Taro" 9-10-2 vs. 19-4-0 Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh
7. Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 10-5-5 Masanori Kanehara

Main Event - Lightweight King of Pancrase:
8. Katsuya Inoue 17-6-3 vs. 11-9-5 Daisuke Hanazawa "13"

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - Change to the card

There has been a change on the Pancrase card for February 1.

Laughter 7's Takenori Sato sustained a neck injury during practice and wont be able to fight. The popular and versatile Pancrase fighter Hikaru Sato will step in and take this fight on short notice. Popularity wise, this might actually be a boost for the card. Hikaru Sato has not tasted victory since February 2007, and I am sure he would love a win here.

The change also means that the fight will go at light-heavyweight, instead of middleweight.

Main Event - Lightweight King of Pancrase:
8. Katsuya Inoue 17-6-3 vs. 11-9-5 Daisuke Hanazawa "13"

7. Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 10-5-5 Masanori Kanehara
6. Feather: Masaya Takita "J-Taro" 9-10-2 vs. 19-4-0 Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh
5. Light: Takafumi Ito 34-27-10 vs. 0-2-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
4. Fly: Takuya Eizumi 3-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Tokuaki Ninomiya
3. Light-Heavyweight: Ryuji Ohori 3-3-0 vs. 18-19-3 Hikaru Sato
2. Welter: Asaki Honda 4-3-1 vs. 24-28-10 Kousei Kubota
1. Welter: Shingo Suzuki 1-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - Fight Order Announced

Pancrase have announced the fight order for their first event of the Changing Tour.

The main event is the lightweight title fight between Katsuya Inoue and Daisuke Hanazawa. Kenji Arai has only 1 loss in his last 5 fights and has been finding back to his old self after a bad 2006. He will fight in the co-main event against Masanori Kanehara. Remember that Sengoku has a featherweight GP coming up, and I think you will see at least 1 if not 2 fighters coming from this card.

If you are going to this event, it might pay off to get in early. The doors open at 14.30, this is because there will be Neo-Blood fights on before the main card starts. The main card should start at 17.00.

Main Event - Lightweight King of Pancrase:
8. Katsuya Inoue 17-6-3 vs. 11-9-5 Daisuke Hanazawa "13"

7. Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 10-5-5 Masanori Kanehara
6. Feather: Masaya Takita "J-Taro" 9-10-2 vs. 19-4-0 Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh
5. Light: Takafumi Ito 34-27-10 vs. 0-2-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
4. Fly: Takuya Eizumi 3-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Tokuaki Ninomiya
3. Middle: Ryuji Ohori 3-3-0 vs. 7-5-4 Takenori Sato
2. Welter: Asaki Honda 4-3-1 vs. 24-28-10 Kousei Kubota
1. Welter: Shingo Suzuki 1-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - Title Fight Announced

Pancrase have added a title fight to their first event in the Changing Tour.

Katsuya Inoue is putting his title on the line agaist Daisuke Hanazawa "13". Hanazawa beat the very athletic Maximo Blanco in his last fight, and is in good shape being undefeated in 2008.

This is most likely the main event on this card, which looks like another solid one from Pancrase.

Lightweight King of Pancrase:
Katsuya Inoue 17-6-3 vs. 11-9-5 Daisuke Hanazawa "13"

Previously Announced:
Feather: Masaya Takita "J-Taro" 9-10-2 vs. 19-4-0 Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 3-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Tokuaki Ninomiya
Welter: Shingo Suzuki 1-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto
Light: Takafumi Ito 34-27-10 vs. 0-2-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 10-5-5 Masanori Kanehara
Welter: Asaki Honda 4-3-1 vs. 24-28-10 Kousei Kubota
Middle: Ryuji Ohori 3-3-0 vs. 7-5-4 Takenori Sato

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2/1 Pancrase Changing Tour 1 - Fights Announced!

Pancrase was IMO one of the most improved promotions last year. They will hold their first event of 2009 February 1 in Differ Ariake and they are looking to continue their momentum.

Pancrase have confirmed an opponent for their veteran Takafumi Ito. Ito has fought every year (except 2000) since his Pancrase debut 14 (!) years ago, and all except 2 of his 71 fights have been in Pancrase. This time he is taking on a new comer in "AB", last year's Neo-Blood tournament finalist. "AB" has had a very hard Pancrase career so far, being fed to some of the best talent around, so don't pay too much attention to his record. I really hope he gets to show something in this fight.

Added:
Feather: Masaya Takita "J-Taro" 9-10-2 vs. 19-4-0 Jameel "The Sargent" Massouh
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 3-1-0 vs. 3-4-0 Tokuaki Ninomiya
Welter: Shingo Suzuki 1-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto
Light: Takafumi Ito 34-27-10 vs. 0-2-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki

Previously Announced:
Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 10-5-5 Masanori Kanehara
Welter: Asaki Honda 4-3-1 vs. 24-28-10 Kousei Kubota
Middle: Ryuji Ohori 3-3-0 vs. 7-5-4 Takenori Sato

Participating:
Katsuya Inoue 17-6-3

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10/26 Pancrase Shining Tour - RESULTS

An awesome card in Differ Ariake today! The main event was for the Featherweight King of Pancrase title between the undefeated Brazilian Marlon Sandro and the experienced Masaya Takita "J-Taro".

Also on the card was a Welterweight Tournament, the winner of which will get a shot at the Welterweight King of Pancrase title belt.

Other fighters on this card included the Pancrase favorite Kenji Arai, Takuya Wada, Takafumi Ito and Yukio Sakaguchi.

Main-Event: Featherweight King of Pancrase
Marlon Sandro Def. Masaya Takita "J-Taro" by Decision 3-0

Feather: Kenji Arai vs. Tashiro Akai DRAW
Welter: Takuya Wada vs. Masahiro Toryu DRAW
Light: Yukio Sakaguchi Def. Yuichi Ikari by KO Round 1 0:21
Light: Takafumi Ito Def. Takaichi Hirayama by Decision 3-0

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Hiroyuki Nozawa Def. Asaki Honda by Decision 3-0
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya Def. "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto by Decision 3-0

Fly: Takuya Eizumi Def. Takayuki Hirayasu by TKO Round 2 1:55
Feather: Wataru Takahashi vs. Hiroshi Tanaka DRAW

Pancrase Gate:
Light: Wataru Yoshikawa vs. Shigetomo Takahashi DRAW

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10/26 Pancrase Shining Tour - Fight Order Official

Pancrase have announced the fight order for their event October 26 in Differ Ariake (be careful not to go to Korakuen Hall!).

The main event, not unexpected, is the featherweight King of Pancrase fight between the undefeated Brazilian Marlon Sandro and “J-Taro”. Sandro won his last fight in spectacular fashion against Pancrase ledgend Miki Shida, who retired after the fight. Takita has fought agaist Shida himself, but that was back in 2004 and he lost. This should be an interesting fight, but I would pick Marlon Sandro to get out on top.

Otherwise, a good card. Kenji Arai has performed better lately, something that has improved his Pancrase ranking as well (currently #4).

There is a Welterweight Tournament on this card as well. The winners of these will fight in December. The winner there earns the right to face the intrim champion, Takuya Wada, for the title in the spring.

Ikari vs. Sakaguchi should also be a good fight. Sakaguchi always comes out strong, even though his record is not great, his fights have been very entertaining.

Main-Event: Featherweight King of Pancrase
10. Marlon Sandro 11-0-0 vs. 9-9-2 Masaya Takita "J-Taro"

9. Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 9-5-7 Tashiro Akai
8. Welter: Takuya Wada 17-8-8 vs. 6-3-3 Masahiro Toryu
7. Light: Yuichi Ikari 10-4-3 vs. 2-3-0 Yukio Sakaguchi
6. Light: Takafumi Ito 33-26-11 vs. 7-10-6 Takaichi Hirayama

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
5. Asaki Honda 4-2-1 vs. 5-3-2 Hiroyuki Nozawa
4. Tomoyoshi Iwamiya 4-7-0 vs. 5-2-2 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto

3. Fly: Takuya Eizumi 2-1-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takayuki Hirayasu
2. Feather: Wataru Takahashi 6-10-3 vs. Hiroshi Tanaka

Pancrase Gate:
1. Light: Wataru Yoshikawa vs. Shigetomo Takahashi

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10/26 Pancrase Shining Tour - Tanaka Out!

Yasutomo Tanaka has had to pull out of his fight with Wataru Takahashi. He will be replaced by Hiroshi Tomida.

This will be an exciting debut. Hiroshi Tomita has had 4 Pancrase Gate fights and won 3 (2KO/1TKO). He will be facing experienced Laughter 7 fighter Wataru Takahashi. Takahashi had a bad 2007 (1-4), but he is a good fighter and this year he is 1-0-1 against good opponents. This should be a tough debut for Tomita.

Changed:
Wataru Takahashi 6-10-3 vs. Hiroshi Tomita

The complete card:
Featherweight King of Pancrase
Marlon Sandro 11-0-0 vs. 9-9-2 Masaya Takita "J-Taro"

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Asaki Honda 4-2-1 vs. 5-3-2 Hiroyuki Nozawa
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya 4-7-0 vs. 5-2-2 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto

Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 9-5-7 Tashiro Akai
Light: Takafumi Ito 33-26-11 vs. 7-10-6 Takaichi Hirayama
Welter: Takuya Wada 17-8-8 vs. 6-3-3 Masahiro Toryu
Feather: Wataru Takahashi 6-10-3 vs. Hiroshi Tanaka
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 2-1-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takayuki Hirayasu
Light: Yuichi Ikari 10-4-3 vs. 2-3-0 Yukio Sakaguchi

Pancrase Gate:
Light: Wataru Yoshikawa vs. Shigetomo Takahashi

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10/26 Pancrase Shining Tour - Another Fight Added

You cant blame Pancrase for not putting on enough fights, they are adding yet another one on their October 26 card.

This one is between Laughter 7's Wataru Takahashi and SK Absolute's Yasutomo Tanaka. Both of these guys are young (25) and very experienced, but have had someone mixed luck. It should be a good fight though.

The card looks pretty much complete now, with the exception of some Pancrase Gate fights.

Added:
Wataru Takahashi 6-10-3 vs. 5-2-4 Yasutomo Tanaka

The card:
Featherweight King of Pancrase
Marlon Sandro 11-0-0 vs. 9-9-2 Masaya Takita "J-Taro"

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Asaki Honda 4-2-1 vs. 5-3-2 Hiroyuki Nozawa
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya 4-7-0 vs. 5-2-2 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto

Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 9-5-7 Tashiro Akai
Light: Takafumi Ito 33-26-11 vs. 7-10-6 Takaichi Hirayama
Welter: Takuya Wada 17-8-8 vs. 6-3-3 Masahiro Toryu
Feather: Wataru Takahashi 6-10-3 vs. 5-2-4 Yasutomo Tanaka
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 2-1-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takayuki Hirayasu
Light: Yuichi Ikari 10-4-3 vs. 2-3-0 Yukio Sakaguchi

Pancrase Gate:
Light: Wataru Yoshikawa vs. Shigetomo Takahashi

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10/26 Pancrase Shining Tour - King of Pancrase Fight Added

Pancrase have added 2 more fights to this card, it is looking like another good card from Pancrase!

Added today is the featherweight King of Pancrase title fight between the #1 and 2 ranked Pancrase featherweights. This will most likely be the main event, and this be a good encounter between undefeated Marlon Sandro and the experienced "J-Taro".

Also added is a Pancrase gate fight.

Added:
Featherweight King of Pancrase:
Marlon Sandro 11-0-0 vs. 9-9-2 Masaya Takita "J-Taro"

Lightweight Pancrase Gate:
Wataru Yoshikawa vs. Shigetomo Takahashi

Card so far:
Featherweight King of Pancrase
Marlon Sandro 11-0-0 vs. 9-9-2 Masaya Takita "J-Taro"

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Asaki Honda 4-2-1 vs. 5-3-2 Hiroyuki Nozawa
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya 4-7-0 vs. 5-2-2 "Strasser" Kiichi Kunimoto

Feather: Kenji Arai 13-12-2 vs. 9-5-7 Tashiro Akai
Light: Takafumi Ito 33-26-11 vs. 7-10-6 Takaichi Hirayama
Welter: Takuya Wada 17-8-8 vs. 6-3-3 Masahiro Toryu
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 2-1-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takayuki Hirayasu
Light: Yuichi Ikari 10-4-3 vs. 2-3-0 Yukio Sakaguchi

Pancrase Gate:
Light: Wataru Yoshikawa vs. Shigetomo Takahashi

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