6/6 ShootBoxing - "V Hajime"s Opponent Announed

Shootboxing have announced "V Hajime"s opponent for June 6, it will be J-Girls fighter Ikue Tanimura.

Also announced is a fight between Yuji Sugahara and AACC's Ben Henry, who has had a few fights in Pancrase as well.

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.

Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Ikue Tanimura
Yuji Sugahara vs. Ben Henry

- YOUNG CAESARS TOURNAMENT 55 -
Super Bantamweight Tournament Finals
SF1: Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Genki
SF2:Ryuya Sakabe vs. Masanori Ito

Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

Previously Announed:
Hiroki Shishido vs. Virgil Kalakoda
Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Tenkei Fujimiya
Kenji Kanai vs. Satoru Suzuki
Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Taylor "Ninja" McCorriston

Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆
Hisae Watanabe vs. Sumie Yamada

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6/6 ShootBoxing - Hisae Watanabe's Opponent Announced

From GBRing.com

ShootBoxing have announced 2 female fights for their event on June 6 in Korakuen Hall.

The event will include female S-Cup champion Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆.

Also making a return to the ShootBoxing ring will be the former DEEP champion Hisae Watanabe. This time she will take on J-Girls ranked #1 Sumie Yamada.

Added:
Rena vs. ☆MIKA☆
Hisae Watanabe vs. Sumie Yamada

Previously Announed:
Hiroki Shishido vs. Virgil Kalakoda
Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Tenkei Fujimiya
Kenji Kanai vs. Satoru Suzuki

Participating:
Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi

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2/11 Cage Force & Valkyrie 04 - Fight Order

GCM have announced their 2 cards for tomorrow, and to be honest I think the Valkyrie card is the better one...

Hiroko Kitamura is a late replacement, and comes in for an injured "Sachi", the crowd favorite broke her leg during training and will be sidelined for this event.

The main-event will be the Female featherweight title fight between Yuka Tsuji and "V Hajime". Also on the card is one of my favorite fighters, Rin Nakai.

The main-event for the Cage Force (or the male part) is Katsuhiko Nagata, who will be taking on Koji Ando. This is a great chance for Ando to get a good win, but Nagata will be coming in as the favorite here.

Valkyrie:
Main-Event: Female Fetherweight Title fight (3x5min):
7. Yuka Tsuji 22-1-0 vs. 5-2-0 Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi

Female Flyweight (45.4kg) Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:
6. Naoko Omuro 10-7-3 vs. 0-1-0 Yuko Takagi
5. Yasuko Tamada 9-4-3 vs. 5-3-0 "Happy" Fukuko Hamada

4. Feather (52.2kg): "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba 12-12-1 vs. 16-15-5 Masako Yoshida
3. Welter (61.2kg 3x3min): Rin Nakai 5-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 Mizuho Sato
2. -53kg: Hiroko Kitamura 2-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Kimie "Sakura" Okada
1. Bantam（48.5kg 3x3min）: Mamiko Mizoguchi 2-3-1 vs. Megumi Morioka

Cage Force:
Main-Event:
6. Light(70.3kg 3x5min): Katsuhiko Nagata 5-6-1 vs. 2-1-2 Koji Ando

5. Feather: Wataru Takahashi 9-12-4 vs. 4-0-0 Runki
4. Fly (56.7kg 3x3min 3x3min): Hirotaka Miyakawa 4-6-2 vs. 1-5-1 Hayato "Cat" Sato
3. Middle (83.9kg 3x3min): Yusuke Sakashita 5-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Takeshi Ogawa
2. Light (3x3min): Kosuto Umeda 7-7-3 vs. Naoki "Ken Taisho" Akimoto
1. Feather: (65.7kg 3x3min): Ryo Takagi 1-1-0 vs. Kaoru Yamaguchi

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2/11 Valkyrie 04 - Fights Announced

Valkyrie has announced a very good and interesting card for february 11. This event is held before the the Cage Force event in Differ Ariake.

Yuka Tsuji will defend her featherweight title against "V Hajime". This is a rematch of the first Valkyrie event, on that occation the champion come out on top.

Also on the card is a tournament to determine the first ever Valkyrie Flyweight champion.

I am very excited to see Rin Nakai back in the ring, she is my favorite female fighter (next to Megumi Fuji) and hope to see her more in the future.

Announced:
Female Fetherweight Title fight (3x5min):
Yuka Tsuji 22-1-0 vs. 5-2-0 Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi

Female Flyweight (45.4kg) Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:
Naoko Omuro 10-7-3 vs. 0-1-0 Yuko Takagi
Yasuko Tamada 9-4-3 vs. 5-3-0 "Happy" Fukuko Hamada

Welter (61.2kg 3x3min): Rin Nakai 5-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 Mizuho Sato
Feather（52.2kg 3x3min）: Sachiko "SACHI" Yamamoto 6-4-1 vs. 0-1-1 Emi "sakura" Okada
Bantam（48.5kg 3x3min）: Mamiko Mizoguchi 2-3-1 vs. Megumi Morioka

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11/18 ShootBoxing Bushido Part 5 - RESULTS

ShootBoxing held their event in Korakuen Hall earlier today and Takaaki Umeno scored a strong KO win in a very competitive fight with Chokdee Por. Parmuk. The other Thai fighter, Phajoneseuk Por. Pramuk got a close decision win.

Female S-Cup champion, Rena, defeated Emi Fujino and Alex Roberts scored a convincing decision win.

Main Event - Expert Class-Rule (5x3min. ext until winner deceided):
12. 70kg: Takaaki Umeno Def. Chokdee Por. Pramuk by KO Round 3 2:44

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
11. 70kg: Kenji Kanai Def. Daisuke Tsutsumi by Decision 3-0 ext. Round
10. 70kg: Phajonseuk Por. Pramuk Def. Takeshi Ishikawa by Decision 2-0

Ladies Class-Rule (3x2min ext. 1R):
9. Rena Def. Emi Fujino by TKO (doctor stop) Round 2 5:00
8. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi Def. Etsu Senchaigym by Decision 3-0 ext. round
7. Ai Takahashi Def. Harumi by TKO Round 2 2:51

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
6. Alex Roberts Def. Masahiro Iwashita by Decision 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
5. Kazuyuki Fushimi Def. Daisuke Murata by TKO Round 2 2:37
4. Tatsuhiro Takashima Def. Takashi Moto by Decision 3-0

Opening Fights (Starting Rule 3x2min 1 ext.):
3. Yuji Sugawara Def. Shohei Nishimura by Decision 3-0
2. Kensaku Sugiyama Def. Masaya Matsuhana by Decision 2-0
1. Masatomo Kawachi Def. Yuki Sakamoto by Decision 2-1


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11/18 ShootBoxing Bushido Part 5 - Fight Order

ShootBoxing have announced the fight order for their next event, as always in Korakuen Hall.

These tickets usually sell really well, and I am sure this time will be no different. 2 thai fighters on the card and on in the main event taking on the ShootBoxing champion, Takaaki Umeno in a 5 round fight.

Also on the card is the female S-Cup winner Rena, she is taking on SmackGirl and Valkyrie veteran Emi Fujino.

Main Event - Expert Class-Rule (5x3min. ext until winner deceided):
12. 70kg: Takaaki Umeno vs. Chokdee Por. Pramuk

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
11. 70kg: Kenji Kanai vs. Daisuke Tsutsumi
10. 70kg: Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Uirachai Saktui (?)

Ladies Class-Rule (3x2min ext. 1R):
9. Rena vs. Emi Fujino
8. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Etsu Senchaigym
7. Ai Takahashi vs. TBA

Expert Class-Rule (3x3min. ext until winner deceided):
6. Alex Roberts vs. Masahiro Iwashita
5. Kazuyuki Fushimi vs. Daisuke Murata
4. Tatsuhiro Takashima vs. Takashi Moto

Opening Fights (Starting Rule 3x2min 1 ext.):
3. Yuji Sugawara vs. TBA
2. Kensaku Sugiyama vs. Masaya Matsuhana
1. Masatomo Kawachi vs. YukiSakamoto

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11/18 ShootBoxing Bushido Part 5

ShootBoxing have announced some fights for their 18 November card. They are bringing in some good Thai fighters and also Alex Roberts is back on a ShootBoxing card.

In addition to that, some popular female fighters as well, including "V Hajime" and female champion Rena.

Fights Announced:
Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Etsu Senchaigym
Takaaki Umeno vs. Chokdee Por. Pramuk
Takeshi Ishikawa vs. Uirachai Saktui (?)
Kenji Kanai vs. Daisuke Tsutsumi
Alex Roberts vs. Masahiro Iwashita

Participating:
RENA Female S-Cup Champion

Tickets:
RS 8,000円　
SS 7,000円　
S 6,000円
A 5,000円　
B 3,000円
At the door, add 500円.

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8/23 ShootBoxing Female S-Cup - RESULTS

ShootBoxing is holding their female S-Cup in Shinagawa today. Results if you read on.

Megumi Fuji's fight is an exhibition fight with Hisae Watanabe, and there is therefore no result in this fight.

Girls S-Cup - Tournament Quarter Finals:
QF1: Rena Def. Masako Yoshida by Decision 3-0
QF2: Saori Ishioka Def. Ai Takahashi by Decision 3-0
QF3: Madoka Okada Def. Misato Tomita by KO Round 2 0:25
QF4: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi Def. Lim Soo Jung by Decision 3-0
Reserve:

Mixed Rule Exhibition: Megumi Fuji vs. Hisae Watanabe

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Rena Def. Saori Ishioka by TKO Round 3 0:20
SF2: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi Def. Madoka Okada by Decision 3-0

MMA-Jewels Rule: Shizuka Sugiyama Def. Hitomi Sakamoto by Decision 3-0
Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka Def. Cho Benkei by TKO Round 1

Female S-Cup Final:
Rena Def. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi by Decision 3-0

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8/23 ShootBoxing - "Hiroko"s Opponent Announced

Hiroko is one of the attractions on this ShootBoxing card. The main feature will of course be the tournament, even though the exhibition fight between Megumi Fuji and Hisae Watanabe would be enough to fill the Shinagawa Stellar Ball (Sutera Booru) in the Shinagawa Prince Hotel complex.

Today another of the main attractions had her opponent announced. The very tall (for Japanese) "Hiroko" will take on Cho Benkei under ShootBoxing rules, and I think that should complete the card just a few days out from the event.

Added:
Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka vs. Cho Benkei

Previously Announced:
Mixed Rule Exhibition: Megumi Fuji vs. Hisae Watanabe

Girls S-Cup - Tournament Quarter Finals:
QF1: Rena vs. Masako Yoshida
QF2: Saori Ishioka vs. Ai Takahashi
QF3: Misato Tomita vs. Madoka Okada
QF4: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Lim Soo Jung

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

Jewels Rule (MMA) Fight:
Shizuka Sugiyama 4-0-0 vs. 0-2-0 Hitomi Sakamoto

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8/23 ShootBoxing - Hisae Watanabe taking on Megumi Fuji!

Hisae Watanabe is the former DEEP female champion, and when she retired I thought it was way too early.

Now she might be back! Anyway for 1 fight... She will be taking on Megumi Fuji in a exhibition fight fought under EX-Mixed rules. That means round 1 is Jewels rules, round 2 Shootboxing. There will be 2x2min rounds.

I hope this means we will see more of her!

Added:
Mixed Rule Exhibition: Megumi Fuji vs. Hisae Watanabe

Previously Announced:
Girls S-Cup - Tournament Quarter Finals:
QF1: Rena vs. Masako Yoshida
QF2: Saori Ishioka vs. Ai Takahashi
QF3: Misato Tomita vs. Madoka Okada
QF4: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Lim Soo Jung

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

Jewels Rule (MMA) Fight:
Shizuka Sugiyama 4-0-0 vs. 0-2-0 Hitomi Sakamoto

Participants:
Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka

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8/23 ShootBoxing - Girls S-Cup 2009

ShootBoxing are putting on a female version of their very popular S-Cup, and it should be a interesting event. Personally I think the favorites here are Rena and Misato Tomita, but I dont know too much about the ShootBoxing skills of the other participants.

Also on the card is up and coming Jewels favorite Shizuka Sugiyama and one of the biggest female MMA stars anywhere, Megumi Fuji.

Girls S-Cup - Tournament Quarter Finals:
QF1: Rena vs. Masako Yoshida
QF2: Saori Ishioka vs. Ai Takahashi
QF3: Misato Tomita vs. Madoka Okada
QF4: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi vs. Lim Soo Jung

Semi-Finals:
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4

Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

Jewels Rule (MMA) Fight:
Shizuka Sugiyama 4-0-0 vs. 0-2-0 Hitomi Sakamoto

Participants:
Megumi Fuji
Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka

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8/23 ShootBoxing Female S-Cup

ShootBoxing have announced that they will hold a female S-Cup. This will be the female version of the very popular tournament they hold for the male fighters, the last couple of years in Saitama Superarena.

The female version will be in the Stellar Hall in Shinagawa Prince Hotel. And the list of participants is looking very interesting.

ShootBoxing is a hybrid of MMA and K-1, in some ways. It is K-1 with standing submissions, and it attract a lot of MMA fighters. This tournament is no different!

So far these are announced:
Megumi Fuji
Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi
Rena
Saori Ishioka
Shizuka Sugiyama
Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka
Lim Soo Jung

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7/12 Cage Force & Valkyrie - RESULTS

Yesterday Cage Force held an event in Differ Ariake and the main focus was on the main event, even is there were more interesting fights on the card.

The Pride and IFL veteran Kazuhiro Hamanaka take on DREAM and Pancrase veteran Alavutdin Gadjiev. Personally I had Alavutdin winning this, but the fight ended in controversial fashion. In a fight where both fighters had their chances, Alavutdin suffered a DQ loss after landing a second illegal knee to a grounded opponent.

"V Hajime" should be a step closer to the Valkyrie featherweight title after a very close decision win against Takabayashi Kyoko.

Nobuhiro Tsurumaki got his 12th straight loss, and is now 0-12. This time it was a right that dropped Tsurumaki, who is much tougher than his record indicates. I hope he gets the win soon.

Main-Event:
Kazuhiro Hamanaka Def. Alavutdin Gadjiev by DQ Round 3 1:04

Tomonori Taniguchi Def. Wataru Takahashi by Decision 2-0
Ikkei Nagamura Def. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki by TKO Round 1 0:38
Valkyrie: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi Def. Kyoko Takabayashi by Decision 2-1
Tetsuo Seto Def. Sapp Nishinari by Decision 3-0
Toshihiro Taguchi Def. Satoshi Nishino by TKO Round 1 2:05
Masaki Yokoyama vs. Hayato Shimizu Draw

Valkyrie Fights:
Mayumi Aoki Def. Mizuho Sato by TKO Round 3 2:48
Madoka "♂ha＠ＴＨＥ♀" Ebihara vs. Emi "Sakura" Okada by Heel-hook Round 1 2:00

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7/12 Cage Force & Valkyrie - Fight Order

Cage Force have published their card for July 12. The main-event made in onto the Sherdog's 10 fights to watch in July. It should be a good fight between to fighters that have fought on the big stage, but have yet to break through there. Hamanaka is on a 4 fight losing streak, but he has not fought often. Alavutdin has done very well since 2007, but lost in his DREAM debut against Ralek Gracie.

Of the Valkyrie fight, V hajime facing Kyoko Takabayashi should be a very good fight. V Hajime is a very talented fighter and Kyoko Takabayashi should be a good test for her.

Main-Event:
9. Middle: Alavutdin Gadjiev 14-8-0 vs. 4-6-1 Kazuhiro Hamanaka

8. Feather: Wataru Takahashi 8-10-3 vs. 5-6-2 Tomonori Taniguchi
7. Middle: Ikkei Nagamura 2-1-1 vs. 0-11-0 Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
6. Valkyrie Feather: Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi 4-2-0 vs. 9-3-0 Kyoko Takabayashi
5. Welter: Tetsuo Seto 4-2-2 vs. 1-0-0 Sapp Nishinari
4. Feather: Satoshi Nishino 5-4-2 vs. 2-2-0 Toshihiro Taguchi
3. Bantam: Masaki Yokoyama 2-2-3 vs. 4-3-1 Hayato Shimizu

Valkyrie Fights:
2. Welter: Mizuho Sato 4-2-0 vs. Cyou Benkei
1. Feather: ♂ha＠ＴＨＥ♀ vs. Sakura

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7/12 Cage Force & Valkyrie

GCM is holding a combination event on July 12 in Differ Ariake, by combination I mean that this will be both a Cage Force and a Valkyrie event.

There are some very interesting fight on this card. For one, we will see the return of the one time Pancrase ranker, Alavutdin Gadjiev taking on the IFL and Hero's veteran Kazuhiro Hamanaka. Hamanaka is coming of 4 straight losses and will be looking to get a win here. Gadjiev is not an easy opponent though, and he would be my pick here.

Also on the card is veteran Nobuhiro Tsurumaki. A record of 0-11, but this guy has been in the game for a long time and fought some very tough fighters. Lets see how he does against Team Cloud's Ikke Nagamura.

Cage Force:
Middle: Ikkei Nagamura 2-1-1 vs. 0-11-0 Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
Middle: Alavutdin Gadjiev 14-8-0 vs. 4-6-1 Kazuhiro Hamanaka
Feather: Wataru Takahashi 8-10-3 vs. 5-6-2 Tomonori Taniguchi
Feather: Satoshi Nishino 5-4-2 vs. 2-2-0 Toshihiro Taguchi
Bantam: Masaki Yokoyama 2-2-3 vs. 4-3-1 Hayato Shimizu
Welter: Tetsuo Seto 4-2-2 vs. 1-0-0 Sapp Nishinari

Valkyrie Fights:
Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi 4-2-0 vs. 9-3-0 Kyoko Takabayashi
Mizuho Sato 4-2-0 vs. Cyou Benkei
♂ha＠ＴＨＥ♀ vs. Sakura

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