3/26 Pancrase - Shining Tour 2 - PICTURES

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Some pictures from yesterday's Pancrase event, as always the Pancase sisters were there to cheer the fighters on and they always do a good job.

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Asano defeated Yukito by a close decision, Yukito looked a bit disappointed. It was a close one that could have gone either way.

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Kenji Arai entering the ring to face Krazy Bee fighter Shinsuke Shoji.

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This fight was not that close, but we still got to see the ring-girls at work.

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Shoji was going for takedowns and more often than not, he got them. But he was unable to finish the fight.

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Still, a comfortable decision to Shoji.

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Hacran Dias was the first of the undefeated fighters to take the ring. It was not a very exciting fight, Dias was aware of Ito's leg-locks and did everything he could to stay out of them. The fight ended in a draw, which was a correct reflection of how the fight went.

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Gadzhiev Alavutdin has been very good at ending fights early. He looked comfident as he entered the ring against the very experienced Hikaru Sato.

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Sato immediately took the fight to the ground.

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Mounted the Russian.

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And got KO'ed. I couldn't really see how, but he was out.

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For a while it looked as if a streacher was needed, be Sato eventually got back up and was able to walk out.

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Takeuchi entered the ring with some help from some young ladies.

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His fight was pretty boring though... He managed to get the decision, but I think it was a pretty close fight.

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Time for the main event, and Miki Shida started the fight Sumo style and ended it KO'ed style.

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Marlon Sandros again the victor, and now he gets a shot at the Pancrase title.

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After the event the Pancrase girls were busy posing for and with fans.

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3/26 Pancrase - Shining Tour 2 - RESULTS

Just came home from an event I had very high expectations for. It didn't turn out as well as I thought... The fights were not as good as the names on the card, but that happens some times. In the mix though, were some fights that did live up to my expectations.

Alavutdin has cemented his reputation as a KO machine! This guy is ploughing through the Pancrase ranks. Again winning by KO in less than 90 seconds. Also Sandros were impressive in his win, extending his winning record to 11-0. He also earned his shot at the Pancrase title with that win. Kenji Arai vs. Shinsuke Shoji was also a very entertaining fight, this time Shoji came out a clear winner.

I was really looking forward to seeing Takeuchi fight, but the most exciting thing about his fight was the entry. I will post pictures tomorrow.

Marlon Sandro Def. Miki Shida by KO, Round 2 4:19
Izuru Takeuchi Def. Hiromitsu Kanehara by decision 3-0
Gadzhiev Alavutdin Def. Hikaru Sato by KO, Round 1 1:20
Takafumi Ito vs. Hacran Dias Draw
Shinsuke Shoji Def. Kenji Arai by decision 3-0
Michihisa Asano Def. Yuichiro Shirai “Yukito” by decision 2-0
Ichiro Kanai vs. Takenori Sato Draw
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya Def. Asaki Honda by decision 3-0

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3/26 Pancrase - Shining Tour 2

Pancrase started the year with a very good event on Jan. 30. And the second event on the Shining Tour looks very good as well. The main event is the middleweight title fight between Miki Shida and the undefeated Marlon Sandro.

So far this year, Pancrase has been putting up some very good card. Take note of Gadzhiev Alavutdin and Hacran Dias on this card, in addition to Pancrase stars like Izuru Takeuchim, Hikaru Sato and Kenji Arai. This will be an awesome event!

It is really hard for me to get to events in the middle of the week, but again Pancrase is putting on a card that means I have to pull myself out of the office a bit early.

Miki Shida 13-4-2 vs. 10-0-0 Marlon Sandro
Izuru Takeuchi 23-9-6 vs. 12-18-1 Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hikaru Sato 17-17-4 vs. 6-1-0 Gadzhiev Alavutdin
Takafumi Ito 33-26-9 vs. 7-0-0 Hacran Dias
Kenji Arai 12-11-2 vs. 4-3-2 Shinsuke Shoji
Michihisa Asano 5-4-2 vs. 3-4-3 Yuichiro Shirai “Yukito”
Ichiro Kanai 7-9-3 vs. 2-4-3 Takenori Sato
Asaki Honda 4-1-1 vs. 3-6-0 Tomoyoshi Iwamiya

Also announced on Asgardmma.com the fight between the Swede Matti Makela and Pancrase veteran Daisuke Watanabe. This will take place in April at Shining Tour 3.

For 4.27:
Daisuke Watanabe 17-27-4 vs. 9-5-0 Matti Makela

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