9/26 HEAT 11 - Fights Announced

Feels like a very long time since Heat held their 1st event in Tokyo, Heat 8 was in December last year. Now they are holding Heat 11 and it will be the first time they have back to back events in Differ Ariake.

Heat 10 was suppose to be the big event, with the finals of the heavyweight tournaments. However, it didnt quite work out as planned when the main event ended in a no contest. The result is that they will have another attempt at determining the Heat heavyweight MMA champion on the HEAT 11 card. Sentoryu will yet again step into the cage and face Christiano Kaminishi.

Also on the card is the Iranian K-1 veteran Prince Ali, he will be taking on the the very experienced Gotoku Onda.

Hiromi Amada will enter the cage for the first time as the champion, and will be taking on Emeka The Black Samurai. I have seen Emeka on some Smokers cards, and this should be a good challenge for him.

Heavyweight Tournament Final:
Henry Miller "Sentoryu" vs. Cristiano Kaminishi

Kick-Heavy: Prince Ali vs. Gotoko Onda
Kick-Heavy: Hiromi Amada vs. Emeka The Black Samurai
MMA-Heavy: Ryo Takigawa 3-2-0 vs. 5-3-2 Shunsuke Inoue
MMA-Feather: Koji Yoshida 3-5-2 vs. 2-5-0 Toshikatsu "Toshi" Harada

Participants:
Danilo Zanolini

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7/18 HEAT 10 - Results

This event saw the finals of HEATs kick- and MMA-rule fights. Unfortunately, the main event did not end the way the fighters, audience and promoters wanted.
Sentoryu caught an accidental low blow and was not able to continue. The fight was ruled a no contest, with hopes of a re-match in September.

The new HEAT heavyweight kick rule champion is Hiromi Amada, he defeated Uehara by decision in their final.

HEAT Heavyweight Tournament Finals:
10. MMA-Rule: Sentoryu vs. Cristiano Kaminishi No Contest
9. Kick-rule: Hiromi Amada Def. Makoto Uehara by Decision 3-0

Non-Tournament - MMA-Rule:
8. MMA-Heavy: Ryo Takigawa Def. Junpei Hamada by TKO Roun 1 2:55
7. Kick-Open: Gotoku Onda Def. Diamond Flyer by Decision 3-0
6. MMA-Feather: Koji Yoshida Def. Masaya "J-Taro" Takita by decision 3-0
5. Kick-Middle: Danilo Zanolini Def. Kinji by Decision 3-0
4. Welter: Yoshitaro Niimi Def. Hiroshi Masabuchi by rear-naked choke ext. round 3:31

Opening Fights - HEAT New Age:
3. Kick-Rule: Kenji Def. Mohan Dragon by Decision 2-0
2. MMA-Rule: Takayuki Sato Def. Ikuo Miyashita by KO Round 1 1:11
1. MMA-Rule: Koji Sasaki vs. Hiroyuki Sato Draw

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7/18 HEAT 10 - Fight Order

HEAT will have their have their second event in Tokyo and their 10th over all. They will have the heavyweight tournament finals in this event, and it should be a good event. They always put on a good show.

The main event is the MMA heavyweight tournament final between Sentory and Cristiano Kaminshi. This is a rematch, and Kaminishi won the first fight with a KO late in the first round.

The other final is kick-rules and will see K-1 veteran Hiromi Amada take on another K-1 veteran in Makoto Uehara.

HEAT Heavyweight Tournament Finals:
10. MMA-Rule: Sentoryu 5-7-0 vs. 6-1-0 Cristiano Kaminishi
9. Kick-rule: Hiromi Amada vs. Makoto Uehara

Non-Tournament - MMA-Rule:
8. MMA-Heavy: Ryo Takigawa vs. 6-11-0 Junpei Hamada
7. Kick-Open: Gotoku Onda vs. Diamond Flyer
6. MMA-Feather: Koji Yoshida 2-5-2 vs. 9-11-2 Masaya "J-Taro" Takita
5. Kick-Middle: Kinji vs. Danilo Zanolini
4. Welter: Yoshitaro Niimi 6-4-2 vs. 2-3-0 Hiroshi Masabuchi

Opening Fights - HEAT New Age:
3. Kick-Rule: Mohan Dragon vs. Kenji
2. MMA-Rule: Takayuki Sato vs. Ikuo Miyashita
1. MMA-Rule: Koji Sasaki vs. Hiroyuki Sato

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7/18 HEAT 10 - Fights Added

HEAT has added 4 fights for their next event, which will be held in Tokyo. This is the second time HEAT brings their show to Differ Ariake, and now its time for the Heavyweight tournament finals!

Added today though are some non-tournament fights, making his MMA debut (to my knowledge) is former K-1 fighter Ryo Takigawa. He will be taking on the veteran Junpei Hamada.

Added:
MMA-Heavy: Ryo Takigawa vs. 6-11-0 Junpei Hamada
MMA-Feather: Koji Yoshida 2-5-2 vs. TBA
Kick-Middle: Kinji vs. Danilo Zanolini
Kick-Heavy: Gotoku Onda vs. Prince Ali

Previously Announced:
HEAT Heavyweight Tournament Finals:
MMA-Rule: Sentoryu 5-7-0 vs. 6-1-0 Cristiano Kaminishi
Kick-rule: Hiromi Amada vs. Makoto Uehara

Non-Tournament - MMA-Rule:
Welter: Yoshitaro Niimi 6-4-2 vs. 2-3-0 Hiroshi Masabuchi

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