2/7 Pancrase Passion Tour 1 - RESULTS

Pancrase's first event of 2010 is looking like a very good event. Sherdog has a live PBP going on, and I will post the results here as it becomes available.

Main-Event: Middleweight Intrim King of Pancrase title fight:
11. Yuki Kondo (Champion) Def. Takenori Sato by Decision 3-0

Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight:
10. Kiyotaka Shimizu Def. Mitsuhisa Sunabe (champion) by Decision 2-0

9. Bantam: Seiya Kawahara Def. Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi by Decision 3-0
8. Middle: Yuji Hisamatsu Def. Keiichiro Yamamiya by Decision 2-0
7. Light: Tetsuya Yamada Def. Takafumi Ito by KO Round 2 2:23
6. Feather: Tomonari Kanomata Def. Shigeyuki Uchiyama by decision 2-0
5. Light: Isao Kobayashi Def. Hiroki "AB" Aoki by TKO Round 1 1:00
4. Fly: Isao Hirose Def. Takuma Ishii by rear-naked choke Round 2 1:34
3. Middle: Hoon Kim Def. Ryuji Ohori by armbar Round 1 3:36
2. Welter: Daisuke Watanabe Def. Kosei Kubota by Decision 2-0
1. Welter: Kengo Ura Def. Shingo Suzuki by TKO Round 1 1:43

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2/7 Pancrase Passion Tour 1 - Former "Super High-School Student" Participates!

"The Former Super High-school Student" Tetsuya Yamada will make his Pancrase debut against Pancrase superveteran and 1995 Neo-Blood tournament winner, Takafumi Ito. It should be a good test for the 19 year old talent.

Also added is a rematch between Isao and AB. The last fight ended early with an accidental groin kick and the following DQ of AB. Both fighters will be eager to prove they are better and it should be a good fight.

Tomonari Kanomata is also returning to Pancrase to take on the undefeated Grabaka fighter, Shigeyuki Uchiyama.

The last fight added today is between Ryuji Ohori, who is coming in on a 3 fight losing streak. He is taking on Korean Kim Hoon.

Added:
Light: Takafumi Ito 35-29-10 vs. 3-2-0 Tetsuya Yamada
Light: Isao Kobayashi 5-0-0 vs. 4-3-0 Hiroki "AB" Aoki
Feather: Tomonari Kanomata 14-4-5 vs. 8-0-0 Shigeyuki Uchiyama
Middle: Ryuji Ohori 3-5-0 vs. 5-4-0 Hoon Kim

Previously Announced:
Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight:
(champion) Mitsuhisa Sunabe 11-5-3 vs. 4-3-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu

Middleweight Intrim King of Pancrase title fight:
(Champion) Yuki Kondo 50-23-7 vs. 9-6-5 Takenori Sato

Welter: Shingo Suzuki 3-2-1 vs. 7-5-1 Kengo Ura
Bantam: Seiya Kawahara 8-2-0 vs. 12-5-10 Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi
Welter: Daisuke Watanabe 17-28-4 vs. 24-32-11 Kosei Kubota
Fly: Isao Hirose 6-1-0 vs. 3-4-1 Takuma Ishii
Middle: Keiichiro Yamamiya 36-24-9　vs. 14-17-5 Yuji Hisamatsu

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2/7 Pancrase Passion Tour - Fights Announced

Pancrase have announced an additional 6 fights for their first main event of 2010. It will be held in Differ Ariake and will now feature 2 title fights.

Earlier the flyweight title fight was announced, now Yuki Kondo will put his middleweight title on the line against Takenori Sato.

Also added is a flyweight fight between former Neo-Blood tournament winner, Isao Hirose and Takuma Ishii. Hirose had his title shot in his last fight, but lost a decision to the champion Sunabe. He will be looking to get back in contention with a win here.

The popular Seiya Kawahara is also returning to the ring, he has a 2 fight winning streak after losing in the Sengoku featherweight tournamnet early in 2009. Now he is looking to get another shot at the Pancrase bantamweight title.

Added:
Middleweight Intrim King of Pancrase title fight:
(Champion) Yuki Kondo 50-23-7 vs. 9-6-5 Takenori Sato

Welter: Shingo Suzuki 3-2-1 vs. 7-5-1 Kengo Ura
Bantam: Seiya Kawahara 8-2-0 vs. 12-5-10 Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi
Welter: Daisuke Watanabe 17-28-4 vs. 24-32-11 Kosei Kubota
Fly: Isao Hirose 6-1-0 vs. 3-4-1 Takuma Ishii
Middle: Keiichiro Yamamiya 36-24-9　vs. 14-17-5 Yuji Hisamatsu

Previously Announced:
Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight:
(champion) Mitsuhisa Sunabe 11-5-3 vs. 4-3-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu

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10/25 Pancrase Changing Tour - Results

A interesting event in Differ Ariake earlier today. Pancrase legend Yuki Kondo steped into the ring against Yuji Hisamatsu. Another highlight was the flyweight title fight between champion Mitsuhisa Sunabe and Isao Hirose. The champion again defended against a very promising challenger.

In addition to that, the popular Seiya Kawahara extende his winning streak after his loss in the Sengoku tournament.

Ichiro Kanai KO'ed the veteran "Kei" Yamamiya in less than a minute, and Isao Kobayashi is still undefeated after a DQ win against Hiroki Aoki.

Main-Event:
Middle: Yuki Kondo vs. Yuji Hisamatsu Draw

Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight:
Mitsuhisa Sunabe Def. Isao Hirose by Decision 3-0

Bantam: Manabu Inoue Def. Masahiro Oishi by Decision 3-0
Welter: Takuya Wada vs. Kengo Ura Draw
Middle: Ichiro Kanai Def. Keiichiro Yamamiya by KO Round 1 0:52
Feather: Kenji Arai vs. Tomonari Kanomata Draw
Feather: Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi Def. Jung Jin Suk by armtriangle choke Round 2 3:39
Light-Heavy: Shunsuke Inoue Def. Kazuhiro Hamanaka by TKO Round 1 0:52
Bantam: Seiya Kawahara Def. Ryota Sasaki by Decision 3-0
Fly: Kiyotaka Shimizu Def. Takuya Eizumi by Decision 3-0
Light: Isao Kobayashi Def. Hiroki "AB" Aoki by DQ Round 1 0:50

Pancrase Gate:
Light: Nobuhito Sakurada vs.Kenta Okuyama Draw
Light: Yuta Aoyama vs. Daisuke Shimoyama Draw
Feather: Kazuyoshi "Chaplin" Kiyama Def. Taketo Noguchi by TKO Round 2 1:05
Feather: Masaaki Hasegawa Def. Kenichi Ogura by TKO Round 1 0:09
Bantam: Kazuki Itaya vs. Yuki Kishitaka Draw
Bantam: Yuta Numakura Def. Masaki Kobuchi by rear-naked choke Round 1 1:23

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10/25 Pancrase Changing Tour - Fights Announced

Pancrase is putting on an awesome card on October 25 in Differ Ariake.

This card has lots of Pancrase stars on it. There will be a flyweight title fight, that should be awesome.

Also added is a very interesting fight between Kenji Arai and Tomonari Kanomata. Also added is fight between Kazuhiro Hamanaka and DEEP megaton competitor Shunsuke Inoue. The card is looking just about finished and this should be a very good event.

Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight:
Mitsuhisa Sunabe 10-5-3 vs. 6-0-0 Isao Hirose

Bantam: Seiya Kawahara 7-2-0 vs. 4-2-1 Ryota Sasaki
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 5-2-0 vs. 3-2-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Bantam: Manabu Inoue 7-5-1 vs. 19-11-7 Masahiro Oishi
Middle: Ichiro Kanai 9-10-3 vs. 36-24-9 Keiichiro Yamamiya
Welter: Takuya Wada 18-8-9 vs. 7-4-0 Kengo Ura
Feather: Kenji Arai 15-13-3 vs. 13-5-3 Tomonari Kanomata
Light-Heavy: Kazuhiro Hamanaka 5-6-1 vs. 6-3-2 Shunsuke Inoue
Feather: Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi 12-5-9 vs. 3-2-0 Jung Jin Suk　
Light: Hiroki "AB" Aoki 3-2-0 vs. 4-0-0 Isao Kobayashi

Pancrase Gate:
Light: Nobuhito Sakurada vs.Kenta Okuyama
Light: Ryosuke Togashi vs. Daisuke Shimayama
Feather: Chaplin Kiyama vs. Taketo Noguchi
Feather: Kenichi Ogura vs. Masaaki Hasegawa
Bantam: Kazuki Itaya vs. Yuki Kishitaka
Bantam: Yuta Numakura vs. Daisuke Sugishima

Participating:
Yuki Kondo

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10/25 Pancrase Changing Tour - Title Fight Announced

Pancrase have added a flyweight title fight to this card on October 25 in Differ Ariake. The champion Mitsuhisa Sunabe will take on undefeated challenger Isao Hirose. Hirose was the Neo-Blood champion in 2008, and the fighter he defeated in the final, Takuya Eizumi got the title shot before him. Now Hirose is rightly ranked #1 and he has earned his title shot.

Also on the card is Seiya Kawahara, Kawahara fought in the DREAM featherweight GP, now he is back at bantamweight, something that should suit him a lot better. He has already had a shot at the Pancrase title, and is one of the more popular Pancrase fighters, mainly because he tends to finish his fights in spectacular fashion. He is ranked #1, but had his title shot in December last year, and he might have to wait a little more for another one. This time he is taking on Ryota Sasaki, who is on a 4 fight winning streak, but would be the underdog in this fight.

Previously announced on this card was the fight between the bantamweight king of Pancrase and the former Shooto featherweight champion and last year's Cage Force tournament finalist, Masahiro Oishi. This should be a very good fight!

Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight:
Mitsuhisa Sunabe 10-5-3 vs. 6-0-0 Isao Hirose

Bantam: Seiya Kawahara 7-2-0 vs. 4-2-1 Ryota Sasaki
Fly: Takuya Eizumi 5-2-0 vs. 3-2-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Bantam: Manabu Inoue 7-5-1 vs. 19-11-7 Masahiro Oishi

Participants:
Ichiro Kanai 9-10-3
Keiichiro Yamamiya 36-24-9

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6/7 Pancrase Changing Tour - RESULTS (Updated with Noe-Blood Results)

The main card of this event starts with a bang, as Sengoku veteran Ryo Kawamura takes on Yukiya Naito. From what I have heard, it turned into an awesome fight! It was followed by another good fight between Kosei Kobuta and Shingo Suzuki.

The names just keep coming on this card!

The event is taking place right now, and I will update the results as they become available.

Main-Event:
Satoru Kitaoka Def. Yukio Sakaguchi by achilles hold Round 1 1:26
A predictable end to this event. Everone knows what to expect from Kitaoka, but he is too strong and gets an impressive win.

Flyweight King of Pancrase:
Mitsuhisa Sunabe Def. Takuya Eizumi by KO Round 1 4:35

Koji Oishi Def. Kim Hyung Kwang by Decision 2-0
Takenori Sato Def. Kim Hoon by arm-bar Round 1 4:26
Choi Mu Bae Def. Katsuhisa Fujii by Decision 3-0
Seiya Kawahara Def. Tatsuya So by Decision 3-0
Keiichiro Yamamiya Def. Ryuji Ohori by KO Round 1 1:01
(right hook 1 punch KO)
Isao Hirose Def. Takashi Nakamura by Decision 3-0
Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi Def. Takumi Murata by Decision 2-0
Kosei Kubota vs. Shingo Suzuki DRAW
Ryo Kawamura Def. Yukiya Naito by Decision 3-0

Neo-Blood Tournament Semi-Finals:
Light: Isao Kobayashi Def. Koji Nakamura by KO Round 2 1:03
Light: Hiro Tomiyama def. Keigo Hirayama by Decision 3-0
Feather: Yo Saito Def. Yasutomo Tanaka by Guillotine Choke Round 1 1:29
Feather: Shigeyuki Uchiyama Def. Hiroshi Tomita by TKO Round 1 1:27
Bantam: Nobuhiro Yoshitake Def. Ranki Kawana by split decision
Bantam: Ryota Sasaki Def. Taro Shimazaki by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:23
Fly: Kiyotaka Shimizu Def. Takuma Ishii by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:00
Fly: Yuki Yashima Def. Daisuke Tsujita by Kimura Round 1 2:24

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6/7 Pancrase Changing Tour - Weigh-In & Fight Order

It is a stacked card that Pancrase is putting on in Differ Ariake tomorrow (Sunday). The fact that Sengoku veteran Ryo Kawamura opens the main card should be an indication of how stacked this card is. The Pancrase Light-Heavyweight title holder is fighting in a non-title fight.

The main event will see Sengoku Lightweight title holder Satoru Kitaoka take on Pancrase and DREAM (Dynamite) veteran Yukio Sakagushi. This fight will probably last around 1 minute. Either a KO to Sakaguchi, or a more likely submission to Kitaoka.

The co-main event is the Flyweight King of Pancrase title fight between Mitsuhisa Sunabe and Yukio Sakaguchi. Also on the card is Isao Hirose, with a win here he should be next in line for a title shot.

Another Sengoku veteran fighting in this event is Korean standout Choi Mu Bae, who defeated Dave Hermann in the last Sengoku event. He is taking on Pride veteran Katsuhisa Fujii.

Differ Ariake should be packed for this event!

Weigh-in results after the fight order.

Fight Order:
19. Light: Satoru Kitaoka 24-8-9 vs. 3-4-0 Yukio Sakaguchi

Flyweight King of Pancrase:
18. Mitsuhisa Sunabe 8-5-3 vs. 5-1-0 Takuya Eizumi

17. Light: Koji Oishi 17-8-6 vs. 2-2-0 Kim Hyung Kwang
16. Middle: Takenori Sato 8-5-4 vs. Kim Hoon
15. Heavy: Choi Mu Bae 8-3-0 vs. 9-16-1 Katsuhisa Fujii
14. Bantam: Seiya Kawahara 6-2-0 vs. 3-2-1 Tatsuya So
13. Middle: Keiichiro Yamamiya 34-24-9 vs. 3-4-0 Ryuji Ohori
12. Fly: Isao Hirose 5-0-0 vs. 0-1-0 Takashi Nakamura
11. Feather: Tashiro "Akai" Nishiuchi 10-5-9 vs. 4-8-6 Takumi Murata
10. Welter: Kosei Kubota 24-30-10 vs. 1-1-0 Shingo Suzuki
9. Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 9-4-2 vs. 15-5-2 Yukiya Naito

Neo-Blood Semi-Finals:
8. Fly: Daisuke Tsujita 3-0-0 vs. 3-4-1 Yuki Yashima
7. Fly: Takuma Ishii 2-3-1 vs. 1-1-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
6. Bantam: Taro Shimazaki 5-1-1 vs. 2-2-1 Ryota Sasaki
5. Bantam: Nobuhiro Yoshitake 1-4-1 vs. 10-1-6 Ranki Kawana
4. Feather: Shigeyuki Uchiyama 5-0-0 vs. 1-0-1 Hiroshi Tomita
3. Feather: Yasutomo Tanaka 5-2-4 vs. 0-1-0 Akira Saito
2. Light: Keigo Hirayama 7-4-3 vs. Hiro Tomiyama
1. Light: Koji Nakamura vs. 2-0-0 Isao Kobayashi

Weigh-in:
Satoru Kitaoka 70.2 kg
Yukio Sakaguchi 69.0 kg

Mitsuhisa Sunabe 56.9 kg
Takuya Eizumi 56.7 kg

Koji Oishi 70.1 kg
Kim Hyoung Kwang 70.1 kg

Takenori Sato 83.8 kg
Kim Hoon 83.8 kg

Choi Mu Bae 112.6 kg
Katsuhisa Fujii 105.1 kg

Seiya Kawahara 61.2kg → 61.1kg
Tatsuya So

13. Middle: Kei Yamamiya 83.4 kg
Ryuji Ohori 83.5 kg

12. Fly: Isao Hirose 57.8 kg
Takashi Nakamura 57.7 kg

Tashiro Akai 65.3 kg
Takumi Murata 64.9 kg

Kosei Kubota　76.9 kg
Shingo Suzuki 76.6 kg

Ryo Kawamura 92.9 kg
Yukiya Naito 91.5 kg

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6/7 Pancrase Changing Tour 3 - Flyweight Title Fight

Pancrase have added 3 fights to their 3rd Changing Tour event. This is looking like it will be a very good card, Pancrase are putting some of their biggest stars on the card. This includes Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka and Sengoku veterans Ryo Kawamura and Yukiya Naito.

The Flyweight King of Pancrase fight will see the #1 ranked Mitsuhisa Sunabe take on #2 ranked Takuya Eizumi for the vacant title. Takuya Eizumi lost the Neo-Blood tournament final last year, but since then he has remained undefeated and all his wins have been within the distance. The winner of last year's tournament, Isao Hirose is likely to be the first title defence for the winner.

Flyweight King of Pancrase:
Mitsuhisa Sunabe 8-5-3 vs. 5-1-0 Takuya Eizumi

Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 9-4-2 vs. 15-5-2 Yukiya Naito
Bantam: Seiya Kawahara 6-2-0 vs. 3-2-1 Tatsuya So

Previously Announced:
Light: Satoru Kitaoka 24-8-9 vs. 3-4-0 Yukio Sakaguchi

Neo-Blood Semi-Finals:
Fly: Daisuke Tsujita 3-0-0 vs. 3-4-1 Yuki Yashima
Fly: Takuma Ishii 2-3-1 vs. 1-1-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
Bantam: Taro Shimazaki 5-1-1 vs. 2-2-1 Ryota Sasaki
Bantam: Nobuhiro Yoshitake 1-4-1 vs. 10-1-6 Ranki Kawana
Feather: Shigeyuki Uchiyama 5-0-0 vs. 1-0-1 Hiroshi Tomita
Feather: Yasutomo Tanaka 5-2-4 vs. 0-1-0 Akira Saito
Light: Keigo Hirayama 7-4-3 vs. Hiro Tomiyama
Light: Koji Nakamura vs. 2-0-0 Isao Kobayashi

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