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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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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4/25 Valkyrie 02 - Results

The event has just finished in Differ Ariake, and we now have the first Valkyrie champion as Yuka Tsuji defeated Kate Martinez in the main event.

There was also a 1st round in a tournament to determine her first challenger. Kyoko Takabayashi and "V Hajime" moves on in that tournament.

Main-Event: Featherweight Title Fight:
Yuka Tsuji Def. Kate Martinez by Arm-Bar Round 1 4:20
Takayo Hashi Def. Chisa Yonezawa by rear-naked choke Round 2 1:43

Featherweight Tournament to Determine the next Challenger:
Kyoko Takabayashi Def. "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba by rear-naked choke Round 1 1:41
Megumi "V Hajime" Yamaguchi Def. Emi Fujino by Decision 3-0

Naoko Omuro Def. Sachiko "SACHI" Yamamoto by TKO Round 1 2:50
Mizuho Sato Def. Masae Mori by arm-bar round 1 2:28

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4/25 Valkyrie 02 - Fight Order

GCM have announced the fight order for the all female part of the afternoon on April 25 in Differ Ariake. That also means that there is unlikely to be additions to this card, and with only 5 fights on it I was hoping for a couple more.

But there are some good fights on, so if you are going to the Cage Force event later that same day, why not go to this one too? Roxanne Modafferi was presented as a participant early on, but she is not on the card.

On the card are some very good and experienced fighters. Some of the bigger names are: Yuka Tsuji, Emi Fujino, "Windy" Tomomi, Takayo Hashi and "Sachi".

The main event is the first Valkyrie title fight between former SmackGirl champion Yuka Tsuji and Kate Martinez. The co-main event will see another SmackGirl veteran, Takayo Hashi, take on new-comer Chisa Yonezawa.

Main-Event: Featherweight Title Fight:
6. Yuka Tsuji 21-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kate Martinez

5. Welter: Takayo Hashi 11-1-0 vs. 0-1-0 Chisa Yonezawa

Featherweight Tournament to Determine the next Challenger:
4. "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba 12-9-0 vs. 8-3-0 Kyoko Takabayashi
3. Megumi "V Hajime" Yamaguchi 3-2-0 vs. 8-2-0 Emi Fujino

2. 46.8kg: Naoko Omuro 8-7-3 vs. 5-3-1 Sachiko "SACHI" Yamamoto
1. Welter: Mizuho Sato 3-2-0 vs. Masae Mori

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4/25 Valkyrie 02 - Fights Added

The second event in the all female Valkyrie organization is planned for April 25 in Differ Ariake. This is before the Cage Force event, you will need to buy tickets for both, but it is a very good chance to have a day packed with MMA action.

The Valkyrie should be a very interesting one. They will determine a Featherweight champion, and there is a tournament to determine the next challenger. The question is if they can get some momentum going, currently Jewels is the leading female organization.

Added today are 2 welterweight (61.2kg) fights, and the addition of Takayo Hashi is an interesting one.

Personally, I want to see Rin Nakai on this card, she would have been awesome in the tournament.

Added:
Welter: Takayo Hashi 11-1-0 vs. 0-1-0 Chisa Yonezawa
Welter: Mizuho Sato 3-2-0 vs. Masae Mori

Previously Announced:
Featherweight Title Fight:
Yuka Tsuji 21-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kate Martinez

Featherweight Tournament to Determine the next Challenger:
Megumi "V Hajime" Yamaguchi 3-2-0 vs. 8-2-0 Emi Fujino
"Windy" Tomomi Sunaba 12-9-0 vs. 8-3-0 Kyoko Takabayashi

46.8kg: Naoko Omuro 8-7-3 vs. 5-3-1 Sachiko "SACHI" Yamamoto

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