4/17 DEEP 47 Impact - Miku's Farewell

DEEP announced earlier this week that Miku Matsumoto will have her farewell fight against Megumi Fuji. It will be an exhibition fight, but its still a fight I really want to see. With that, DEEP have lost most of their female stars. Hisae Watanabe is gone, Satoko Shinashi is on maternity leave and now Miku is going.

Exhibition Farewell Fight:
Miku Matsumoto vs. Megumi Fujii

Light-Heavyweight Tournament Semi-final and Final:
Ryuta Noji
Shunsuke Inoue
Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi

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2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Live Results

DEEP 46 is underway in Korakuen Hall, and as usual I am following the blows on Sherdog's chat.

There has been a few big upsets already. A very good card, and I thought some of the fights would go the distance. So far though, all early finishes.

As usual, there are some announcements in the ring. Bernard Ackah, Yuya Shirai, Katsunori Kikuno, Ryo Chonan, and Miku Matsumoto enteres.

Bernar Ackah was suppose to be in the LHW tournament, but broke his hand. He now would like to fight on the April card, and I am guessing he would be a reserve fight for the tournament there.

Miku Matsumoto is confirming rumors that she will be retiring, announceing that she would like to have an exhibition fight before that. Very sad, as she is one of the top female fighters out there.

Main Event:
13. Feather: Takafumi Otsuka Def. Takeshi Yamazaki by Decision 3-0
12. Middle: Riki Fukuda Def. Hiromitsu Kanehara by Decision 3-0

DEEP Lightheavyweight Tournament Opening Round:
11. Ryuta Noji Def. Katsuhisa Fujii by TKO Round 1 3:18
*Fujii announces his retirement after this fight.

10. Shunsuke Inoue Def. Minoru Kato by Decision 5-0
9. Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu Def. Yuji Sakuragi by TKO Round 1 2:29
8. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi Def. Tomoaki Hata by armlock Round 1 430

Non-Tournament Fights:
7. Feather: Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka Def. Toshiaki Kitada by Decision 2-0
6. Welter: Taisuke Okuno Def. Hidehiko Hasegawa by TKO Round 1 4:09
5. Welter: Shigetoshi Iwase Def. Eiji Ishikawa by anaconda choke Round 1 2:07
4. Bantam: Isao Terada Def. Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura by KO Round 1 1:11
3. Bantam: Yoshiki Harada Def. Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa by TKO Round 1 2:33
2. Welter: Yuta Watanabe Def. Yasushi Kitazaki by Decision 3-0

Future Fight:
1. 63kg: Hiroyuki Kobayashi Def. Takahiro Masuda by TKO Round 1 3:15

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2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Weigh-in Results

The fighters have made weight for tomorrow's big event in Korakuen Hall.

I am very excited to see how the light-heavy weight tournament plays out. The big favorite is Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu, but Japanese fighters at home should not be underestimated.

The main event on the card will see DEEP featherweight champion, Takafumi Otsuka take on Dream veteran Takeshi Yamazaki.

The event is close to a sell out, and it should be a very good one!

Main Event:
13. Feather: Takafumi Otsuka (65.7kg) 9-4-1 vs. 14-10-3 (65.3kg) Takeshi Yamazaki
12. Middle: Riki Fukuda (83.8kg) 15-4-0 vs 18-22-2 (83.6kg) Hiromitsu Kanehara

DEEP Lightheavyweight Tournament Opening Round:
11. Ryuta Noji (91.7kg) 8-5-0 vs. 9-17-1 (93kg) Katsuhisa Fujii
10. Minoru Kato (92.4kg) 2-8-3 vs. 7-4-2 (93.1kg → 93kg) Shunsuke Inoue
9. Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu (93.5 → 93kg) 14-2-1 vs. 11-15-1 (90.9kg) Yuji Sakuragi
8. Tomoaki Hata (92.5kg) 3-0-1 vs. 5-1-0 (93kg) Yoshiyuki Nakanishi

Non-Tournament Fights:
7. Feather: Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka (65.7kg) 14-7-6 vs. 10-4-3 (65.8kg) Toshiaki Kitada
6. Welter: Hidehiko Hasegawa (77.15 → 77.1kg) 18-12-6 vs. 8-4-2 (77.5 → 77.1kg) Taisuke Okuno
5. Welter: Eiji Ishikawa (76.9kg) 18-15-2 vs. 8-12-3 (76.9kg) Shigetoshi Iwase
4. Bantam: Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura (62kg) 9-3-5 vs. 7-9-4 (62kg) Isao Terada
3. Bantam: Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa (62kg) 2-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 (62kg)Yoshiki Harada
2. Welter: Yasushi Kitazaki (77.3 → 77.1kg) 10-6-1 vs. 0-1-1 (77kg) Yuta Aoyama

Future Fight:
1. 63kg: Hiroyuki Kobayashi 1-3-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takahiro Masuda

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2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Fight Order

DEEP have announced the fight order for DEEP 46, which will be held in Korakuen Hall. It is looking like a very good card too.

The main event will be DEEP featherweight champion, Takafumi Otsuka, taking on DREAM veteran Takeshi Yamazaki. Yamazaki has not had a win in 4 fights, and will be very hungry, but taking on the champion will not be an easy task.

The light-heavyweight tournament have had a change, Carlos Toyota is out and is replaced by another "Hard Combat" fighter. Edison "Pegaredo" (I think it might be Edison Salman Mishio, but I am not sure).

Main Event:
13. Feather: Takafumi Otsuka 9-4-1 vs. 14-10-3 Takeshi Yamazaki
12. Middle: Riki Fukuda 15-4-0 vs 18-22-2 Hiromitsu Kanehara

DEEP Lightheavyweight Tournament Opening Round:
11. Ryuta Noji 8-5-0 vs. 9-17-1 Katsuhisa Fujii
10. Minoru Kato 2-8-3 vs. 7-4-2 Shunsuke Inoue
9. Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu 14-2-1 vs. 11-15-1 Yuji Sakuragi
8. Edison "Pegaredo" vs. 5-1-0 Yoshiyuki Nakanishi

Non-Tournament Fights:
7. Feather: Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka 14-7-6 vs. 10-4-3 Toshiaki Kitada
6. Welter: Hidehiko Hasegawa 18-12-6 vs. 8-4-2 Taisuke Okuno
5. Welter: Eiji Ishikawa 18-15-2 vs. 8-12-3 Shigetoshi Iwase
4. Bantam: Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura 9-3-5 vs. 7-9-4 Isao Terada
3. Bantam: Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa 2-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 Yoshiki Harada
2. Welter: Yasushi Kitazaki 10-6-1 vs. 0-1-1 Yuta Aoyama

Future Fight:
1. 63kg: Hiroyuki Kobayashi 1-3-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takahiro Masuda

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2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Light-Heavyweight Tournament Announced

Deep have announced a light-heavyweight tournament for their event on February 28 in Korakuen Hall. It looks like it will be interesting, but I thought Bernard Ackah would be in there somehow. We will have to wait and see what happens.

In addition to that, there are some good fights added to the card too. Riki Fukuda will take on Rings veteran Hiromitsu Kanehara.

Paraestra Chiba's Toshiaki Kitada will take on another tough opponent in DEEP favorite "Barbaro44".

DEEP Light-Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
-Ryuta Noji 8-5-0
-Katsuhisa Fujii 9-17-1
-Shunsuke Inoue 7-4-2
-Yuji Sakuragi 11-15-1
-Yoshiyuki Nakanishi 5-1-0
-Minoru Kato  2-8-3
-Carlos Toyota 3-3-1
-Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu 14-2-1

Non-Tournament Fights
Riki Fukuda 15-4-0 vs 18-22-2 Hiromitsu Kanehara
Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka 14-7-6 vs. 10-4-3 Toshiaki Kitada
Eiji Ishikawa 18-15-2 vs. 8-12-3 Shigetoshi Iwase
Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura 9-3-5 vs. 7-9-4 Isao Terada
Yasushi Kitazaki 10-6-1 vs. 0-1-1 Yuta Aoyama
Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa 2-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 Yoshiki Harada

Participating:
Hidehiko Hasegawa 18-12-6

Tickets:
VIP 15,000円　
SRS 10,000円
A 8,000円　
B 6,000円
C 5,000円

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11/10 DEEP & CMA Fans Thanksgiving - Results

The CMA and DEEP fans thanks giving event earlier today. Some very good fighters and fights on the card, among them Minowaman, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hidetaka Monma and Ryuta Noji.

Main Event Pro-Wrestling Tag-Match:
10. Minowaman & Minoru Suzuki Def. Nozawa & MAZADA by leglock 19:28

KPW Heavyweight Title fight
9. over 93kg: Ryuta Noji Def. Ryan Goodman by TKO Round 2 3:54

8. MMA Rule 63kg: Atsushi Yamamoto Def. Kyung Ho Kang by Decision 3-0
7. MMA-Rule 77kg: Hidetaka Monma Def. Dong Hyun Kim by Decision 3-0
6. MMA Rule 93kg: Dool Hee Lee Def. Ryushi Yanagisawa by Decision 3-0
5. MMA Rule Female 51kg: Yuko "Amiba" Oya Def. Miyo Yoshida by decision 2-0
4. MMA Rule 67kg: Nozomu Oikawa Def. Cho Sun チョ・スンピル by Rear-naked choke Round 2 3:34
3. MMA Rule Female 58kg: Miki Morifuji Def. Lee Han Suk by Decision 3-0
2. MMA Rule 70kg: Bak Woo Hyun Def. Tsuyoshi Masuda by TKO Round 1 1:08
1. MMA Rule 67kg: O In Suk Def. Takayuki Ota by TKO Round 1 0:42

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3/28 HEAT 9 - Fights Announced

A few of the fights on this card have been ready for a while, but there have been some additions outside the tournaments too. With 4 days left, this card shoule be just about final.

If you are in Nagoya, I would strongly suggest going out to this one! There are some really good fighters on the card and it should be a fun event. The event is taking place in Nagoya.

There has been a major change to the heavyweight tournament, Dong Yi Yang, who defeated Ryuta Noji in the previous round is out due to an injury sustained during practice. Noji is stepping in to take his spot against Sentoryu, though I think the loss of Yang is bad for the tournament, Sentoryu vs. Ryuta Noji will be a very entertaining match-up.

A bit of the history of the tournaments here.

Tournament Finals:
Welter MMA Final: Justin Holdaas 2-1-0 vs. 3-0-0 Max Fernandes
Middle Kick Final: Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa vs. Kinji

Heavyweight Semi-Finals:
MMA: Sentoryu 4-7-0 vs. 7-4-0 Ryuta Noji
MMA: Christiano Kaminishi 5-1-0 vs. 11-6-0 Sang Soo Lee
Kick: Goutoku Onda vs. Makoto Uehara
Kick: Hiromi Amada vs. Moon Bo Ram

Non-Tournament Fights:
Middle Kick: Danilo Zanolini vs. Hideto Yamada
Middle Kick: Yuzo Matsumoto vs. Masatoshi Hyakutake
Welter MMA: Toshinari Takashima 3-3-2 vs. Jonathan Visitante

New Age:
MMA (70kg): Masaomi Kamino vs. 2-2-1 Kosaburo Muramatsu

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12/14 HEAT 8 - Pictures!

A great event in Differ Ariake yesterday! HEAT really dont get the attention it deserves, but it will come. Yesterday's event included some great semi-finals, the finals will be held in March and they should provide some very good fights!

The night started with a kick (K-1) rule fight between Kinji and Yuso Matsumoto.


Kinji forced Matsumoto to take count twice in round 1, Matsumoto tried to work his way back into the fight with kicks.


A very good and action packed fight, Kinji got the decision, but it was a good fight to get the night started.


The next fight was the welterweight tournament semi-final between Max Fernandes and Korean Hyong Yo Im. I was really looking forward to this one cause I have heard very good things about the talented Max Fernandes. He didnt disappoint! The Korean come out strong, and looked like he could cause the Brazilian some problems with an arm-bar attempt.


Fernandes shook off the attempt and when he got his chance he didnt waste time, submitting Hyong by a toe-hold (or achilles hold, not sure from my angle).


The win was very popular with his fans that were celebrating, Fernandes is into the final!


The 3rd fight of the night was another semi-final, in the middleweight kick-rule tournament. Thai Fabiakat "RS Promotion" and Jotaro Usui.


Lots of leg kicks in this one, and both fighters were showing the battle scars. But despite being deducted a point of a low knee, the Thai fighter got the decision in an impressive performance.


Max Fernandes' opponent in the welterweight final would be deceided when Justin Holdaas and Yoshitaro Niimi faced off in the other semi-final. Niimi recently lost the Shooto Pacific Rim title fight against Xavier Lucas, and was out to redeem himself. Holdaas had other plans though, and his tactics worked. He took Niimi to the ground and with one exception (pictured here), Holdaas was never in danger.


Holdaas was able to take Niimi to the ground and inpose his will.


A good win and you will hear more from Justin Holdaas in the future!


Goutoku Onda and Yuuki really put on a show for the fans. A very close fight with both throwing leather, this was exciting to watch.


I was impressed that this fight went the distance, a true testament to the determination by both the fighters. It also gave the ring-girls work.


A very strong win by Goutoku Onda


The other non-tournament fight on the card was between Masataka Chinushi and Daiju Takase. Takase had Caol Uno in his corner, but it didnt help today. Chinushi was able to open up a cut in round 1, and Takase changed his tactics in the 2nd.


Coming out in the 2nd, Takase tried to go for a takedown, but Chinushi was able to sprawl and avoid it. With just seconds left of the fight, Chinushi loads and lands this right to end the fight early.


A good win for Masataka Chinushi.


The last 5 fights were part of the heavyweight kick- and MMA-rule tournaments. First up was the kick-rule fight between Moon Bo Ram and Nobutaka Baba. Moon Bo Ram proved to be much stronger than he looked.


Moon lands this uppercut that ends the night early for Baba.


Moon Bo Ram moves on in the tournament.


Makoto Uehara and Sun Wu had an unexpected ending, there was a scramble along the fence and Wu went down with pain in the groin area. The ref did not see an illegal blow, an Wu were not allocated time to recover. He was unable to continue and Uehara got the win in another good fight.


Dong Yi Yang was facing Ryuta Noji in an MMA-rules fight. Dong took Noji down early, and for large parts of round 1 Noji was fighting his way out of submissions.

First an arm-bar


Then a triangle choke


But Noji survived to round 2.


In the end I think Ryuta Noji got tired and Dong Yi Yang got a good win.


The last kick-rule of the night was "Prince" Ali against K-1 veteran Hiromi Amada. This is my pick for fight of the night, an awesome performance by both fighters.

"Prince" Ali looked in control early and was able to use his reach to knock Amada down.


But the veteran was able to fight back. With just 30 seconds left, "Prince" Ali's corner threw in the towel to save their fighter.


Hiromi Amada moves into the tournament semi-final.


The main event saw the return of Sentoryu facing Junpei Hamada. Sentoryu came out strong and had Hamada on the run early.


Sentoryu took Hamada to the ground and I am not sure if he got injured in the takedown or if it was this punch that finished the fight, either way you look like it, Sentoryu showed how strong he is.



A very good night of fights and I cant wait for the finals!!

The March event should include:
Welterweight MMA-Rule Final: Justin Holdaas vs. Max Fernandes
Middleweight Kick-Rule Final: Kinji vs. Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?)

Heavyweight MMA-Rule Semi-Final Participants:
Sentoryu
Dong Yi Yang
Christiano Kaminishi
Sang Soo Lee

Heavyweight Kick-Rule Semi-Final Participants:
Makoto Uehara
Hiromi Amada
Moon Bo Ram
Goutoku Onda

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12/14 HEAT 8 - Differ Ariake - LIVE Results

I am ringside for this event, and it should be a good one. On the card are some very good fighters, among them Pride veteran Sentoryu, Kyokushin champion Ryuta Noji and Korean rising star Dong Yi Yang (the guy that got a controversial win over Pawel Nastula in Sengoku 4).

On the card are also middleweight kick- and welterweight MMA-rule fights. The winners will be crowned in HEAT 9 and will be awarded the HEAT championship belt and JPY1,000,000. There are some very talented fighters and you will hear more about guys like Justin Holdaas and Max Fernandez in the future!

These are the HEAT championship belts:
Kick-Rule Middleweight


MMA-Rule Welterweight


Today's main event will see Sentoryu face Junpei Hamada


It was my first time at a HEAT event, and their debut in Tokyo. Seeing it in that perspective, it was a very good event and I think the organizers should be very happy.

Sentoryu got a good win after almost 2 years out of the ring. He proved that he is still strong and the fight ended early in the 1st when Hamada looked like he was injured in a take down, it could have been a punch on the ground but to me it looked like Hamada was holding his arm. Either way, a strong performance by Sentoryu!

Fight of the night for me was the kick-rule fight between "Prince" Ali and Hiromi Amada. Iranian Ali came out strong and his counters and combinations were constantly landing. Both fighters needed to take count in the round, but Amada definately came out the loser in the 1st. The second round Amada got back into it, and inspite being bloody from the punishment in the 1st started finding his range. In the 3rd, Amada showed his experience. "Prince" Ali's corner was forced to throw in the towel to save him from the onslaught with less than 30 seconds to go.

The welterweight MMA rule fights went as I expected. Justin Holdaas and Max Fernandez both put in very strong performances and that should be a very good final! These are 2 fighters I am sure we will hear from in the future.

Fight Order:
Heavyweight tournaments 1st round:
11. Main-Event: MMA-Rule: Sentoryu Def. Junpei Hamada by KO Round 1 0:50
10. Kick-Rule: Hiromi Amada Def. "Prince" Ali by TKO (towel) Round 3 2:32
9. MMA-Rule: Dong Yi Yang Def. Ryuta Noji by TKO Round 2 3:46

8. Kick-Rule: Makoto Uehara Def. Sun Wu by TKO Round 2 1:10
A good fight that has an unexpected ending, in a scramble along the fence Wu comes out with a low blow of some sort. The ref didnt see any illegal blow and Wu's corner is forced to throw in the towel.

7. Kick-Rule: Moon Bo Ram Def. Nobutaka Baba by KO Round 2 1:07
Moon looked the stronger fighter in round 1, coming out in round 2 he lands a devastating right uppercut that ends the fight.

Non-Tournament Fights:
6. MMA Rule 88kg: Masataka Chinushi Def. Daiju Takase by TKO Round 2 4:57
With just seconds left of the fight Chinushi lands a right that knocks Takase to the ground. Chinushi follows up and the ref is forced to stop the fight.

There is a 10 minute break. There is a pretty goodd crowd in Differ Ariake, probably about 80% full, and good atmosphere.

5. Kick-Rule Open weight: Goutoku Onda Def. Yuuki by Decision 2-0
A very good fight! Both fighters were throwing bombs and the fans really got into it. In the end Onda got the ddecision.

HEAT MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final:
4. Justin Holdaas Def. Yoshitaro Niimi by Decision 3-0
Holdaas was able to get takedowns and Niimi was not able to utilize his strenght on the groound. A good win, look out for Holdaas in the future!

HEAT Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final:
3. Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?) Def. Jotaro Usui by Decision 2-0

HEAT MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final:
2. Max Fernandez Def. Hyong Yo Im by toe-hold Round 1 1:22
Fernandez got out of several submission attempts by the Korean fighter, and once he got the chance he didnt miss it.

HEAT Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final:
1. Kinji Def. Yuso Matsumoto by Decision 3-0
Strong performance by Kinji, Matsumoto had to take count several times during the fight, but survived until the end.

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HEAT - Tournaments Breakdown

I know a lot of you are not too familiar with HEAT, or the tournaments they are currently putting on. It actually includes myself, so I deceided to do a bit of research to educate myself and maybe some of you will find this interesting too.

Currently, HEAT is holding 4 tournaments there are 2 MMA-rule and 2 Kick-rule (all 8 man tournaments). The price for the winner of each tournament is JPY1,00,000 or about US$10,000, so there is a lot at stake here.

MMA-Rule Tournaments:
-Heavyweight (open weight) Tournament
Participants: Christiano Kaminishi, Minoru Kato, Sang Soo Lee, Amazon Juninho, Henry Miller "Sentoryu", Junpei Hamada, Dong Yi Yang, Ryuta Noji.
*As always with tournaments, these are subject to change.

Schedule:
Round 1: 2 fights in HEAT 7 (July 13) and 2 fights in HEAT 8 (December 14).
Semi-Finals: Planned for March 2009
Final: Planned for July/August 2009


Results update:
Round 1:
Christiano Kaminishi Def. Minoru Kato by Decision 3-0
Sang Soo Lee Def. Amazon Juninho by Decision 3-0
Henry Miller "Sentoryu" vs. Junpei Hamada fighting December 14 2008
Dong Yi Yang vs. Ryuta Noji fighting December 14 2008


-Welterweight Tournament (77.1kg)
Participants: Hyong Yo Im, Hiroshi "Butch" Masabuchi, Max Fernandez, Naoki Kimura, Yoshitaro "Buffalo" Niimi, Jun Kito, Justin Holdaas, Pedro Akira

Schedule:
Round 1: 2 fights in HEAT 6 (March 30) and 2 fights in HEAT 7 (July 13)
Semi-Finals: December 14
Finals: Plannced for March 2009

Results Update:
Round 1:
Hyong Yo Im Def. Hiroshi "Butch" Masabuchi by TKO Round 1 3:47
Max Fernandez Def. Naoki Kimura by arm-bar Round 1 1:11
Yoshitaro "Buffalo" Niimi Def. Jun Kito by Rear-naked choke Round 1 2:49
Justin Holdaas Def. Pedro Akira by TKO Round 2 4:34

Semi-Finals (December 14):
Yoshitaro Niimi 6-2-2 vs. 1-1-0 Justin Holdaas
Max Fernandez 2-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Hyong Yo Im


Kick-Rule Tournaments:
-Heavyweight (100kg) Tournament
Participants: Moon Bo Ram, Nobutaka Baba, Makoto Uehara, Sun Wu, "Prince" Ali, Hiromi Amada, Jason Suttie, Goutoku Onda

Schedule:
Round 1: 1 fights in HEAT 7 (July 13) and 3 fights in HEAT 8 (December 14).
Semi-Finals: Planned for March 2009
Final: Planned for July/August 2009

Result update:
Round 1:
Goutoku Onda Def. Jason Suttie by Decision 2-0

Fighting December 14:
Moon Bo Ram vs. Nobutaka Baba
Makoto Uehara vs. Sun Wu
"Prince" Ali vs. Hiromi Amada

-Middleweight (70kg) Tournament
Participants: Danilo Zanolini, Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?), Jotaro Usui, Junichi Maruyama, Park Eun Seok, Kinji, Nathan Willet, Yuso Matsumoto

Round 1: 2 fights in HEAT 6 (March 30) and 2 fights in HEAT 7 (July 13)
Semi-Finals: December 14
Finals: Plannced for March 2009

Result Update:
Round 1:
Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa Def. Danilo Zanolini by TKO
Jotaro Usui Def. Junichi Maruyama by Decision 3-0
Kinji Def. Park Eun Seok by KO Round 1 1:28
Yuso Matsumoto Def. Nathan Willet by Decision

Semi-Finals (December 14, 2008)
Jotaro Usui vs. Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?)
Yuso Matsumoto vs. Kinji

Hopefully that should give you some background behind the HEAT Tournament fights coming up on Sunday. The card and fight order is here.

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12/14 HEAT 8 - Fight Order

The fight order for Nagoya based HEAT is announced. This is their Tokyo debut and should be a good event. The event is really built up around the 2 heavyweight tournaments (MMA and kick-rule) 1st rounds.

I am really excited about this event, because it looks like I will be able to get to one of these, I've been wanting to for a long time!

The main-event is Pride veteran Sentoryu face DEEP and Mars veteran Junpei Hamada. There is so much happening on this card though, mix of talent and experienced fighters, 4 different tournaments at different stages. MMA and kick-rules...

There should be something for everyone on this card!

Fight Order:
Heavyweight tournaments 1st round:
11. Main-Event: MMA-Rule: Sentoryu 3-7-0 vs. 5-10-0 Junpei Hamada
10. Kick-Rule: "Prince" Ali vs. Hiromi Amada
9. MMA-Rule: Dong Yi Yang 3-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Ryuta Noji
8. Kick-Rule: Makoto Uehara vs. Sun Wu
7. Kick-Rule: Moon Bo Ram vs. Nobutaka Baba

Non-Tournament Fights:
6. MMA Rule 88kg: Daiju Takase 7-12-1 vs. 1-4-1 Masataka Chinushi
5. Kick-Rule Open weight: Goutoku Onda vs. Yuuki

HEAT MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final:
4. Yoshitaro Niimi 6-2-2 vs. 1-1-0 Justin Holdaas

HEAT Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final:
3. Jotaro Usui vs. Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?)

HEAT MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final:
2. Max Fernandez 2-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Hyong Yo Im

HEAT Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final:
1. Yuso Matsumoto vs. Kinji

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12/14 HEAT 8 - Differ Ariake - Injury forces change

There has been a change on this card. K-1 veteran Tatsufumi Tomihara has had to pull out due to injury. No doubt a loss, but they have found a worthy replacement.

Taking Tomihara's place in the tournament is another K-1 veteran, Hiromi Amada. Amada will be taking on Iranian "Prince Ali".

This is a very good card for HEAT's Tokyo debut. If you are in Tokyo, this event is being held at Differ Ariake. On the card are fighters like Sentoryu, Yoshitaro Niimi, Ryuta Noji and Dong Yi Yang.

HEAT Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Jotaro Usui vs. Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?)
Yuso Matsumoto vs. Kinji

HEAT MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Max Fernandez 2-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Hyong Yo Im
Yoshitaro Niimi 6-2-2 vs. 1-1-0 Justin Holdaas

HEAT Kick-Rule Heavyweight Tournament 1st Round
Makoto Uehara vs. Sun Wu
"Prince" Ali vs. Hiromi Amada
Moon Bo Ram vs. Nobutaka Baba

HEAT MMA-Rule Heavyweight Tournament
Sentoryu 3-7-0 vs. 5-10-0 Junpei Hamada
Dong Yi Yang 3-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Ryuta Noji

Non-Tournament Fights
Kick-Rule Open weight: Goutoku Onda vs. Yuuki
MMA Rule 88kg: Daiju Takase 7-12-1 vs. 1-4-1 Masataka Chinushi

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12/14 HEAT 8 - Differ Ariake **UPDATED**

HEAT is a Nagoya based organization, but they normally make 1 trip a year to Tokyo. This year it will happen on December 14. There will be both kick- and MMA rule fights, and it should be a good event.

On the card we will see the return of Sentoryu, something I am looking forward to, win or lose its always exciting. Also on the card is (I think, Korean names are very hard for me to work out...) Dong Yi Yang. If I am not mistaken this is the guy that ruined Pawel Natsula's return to fighting (it was really the ref that runied it, but Dong got the win).

I have posted a couple of fights here.

****UPDATED: Fights in Heavyweight MMA and Kick Rule Announced****
Sentoryu is fighting Junpei Hamada, and Korean talent Dong Yi Yang is fighting Ryuta Noji in what should be a very exciting fight.


Announced:
HEAT Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Jotaro Usui vs. Fabiakato "RS Promotion" Lukafa (?)
Yuso Matsumoto vs. Kinji

HEAT MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Max Fernandez 2-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Hyong Yo Im
Yoshitaro Niimi 6-2-2 vs. 1-1-0 Justin Holdaas

HEAT Kick-Rule Heavyweight Tournament 1st Round
Makoto Uehara vs. Sun Wu
"Prince" Ali vs. Tatsufumi Tomihira
Moon Bo Ram vs. Nobutaka Baba

HEAT MMA-Rule Heavyweight Tournament
Sentoryu 3-7-0 vs. 5-10-0 Junpei Hamada
Dong Yi Yang 3-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Ryuta Noji

Non-Tournament Fights
Kick-Rule Open weight: Goutoku Onda vs. Yuuki
MMA Rule 88kg: Daiju Takase 7-12-1 vs. 1-4-1 Masataka Chinushi

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