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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10/24 GCM Valkyrie 03 - Results

Valkyrie held their 3rd event earlier today. Not the biggest card they have had, and suffering the loss of a fight with just days to meant that the card had 7 fights.

Most of the favorites took home the win, but there were a few upsets (IMO), debutant Naoko Sugiyama defeated Paraestra Matsudo's Madoka Ebihara. Another debutant that got a good start to the career was "Ayame" Miura.

Main-event- 52.2kg: Misaki Takimoto Def. Yasuko Mogi by TKO Round 3 0:51
46kg: Naoko Omuro Def. Yukiko Seki by Decision 3-0
48.5kg: Sachiko Yamamoto Def. Maho Muranami by arm bar Round 2 2:32
48.5kg: "Sugirock" Naoko Sugiyama Def. Madoka Ebihara by Decision 3-0
45.4kg: "Happy" Fukuko Hamada Def. Yuko Takagi by arm bar Round 2 1:01
56.7kg: "Ayame" Miura Def. Masae Mori by Decision 3-0

Gi-Grappling Pro Rule (no gi...):
46kg: Yuki Sugiuchi Def. Yuki Tanaka by arm bar Round 2 0:47

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10/24 GCM Valkyrie 03 - Participants Announced

GCM is planning another double header, with the female fighters of Valkyrie kicking off the action in Differ Ariak at 12.30. The male fighters with finish off what should be an action packed day with a Cage Force event later in the day.

Valkyrie have announced 9 participants, but no match-ups yet. On the card will be some very good fighters: Naoko Omuro, Emi Fujino, "Sachi" and Fukuko Hamada to name a few.

Participants:
Naoko Omuro 9-7-3
Emi Fujino 8-3-0
Maho Muranami 4-5-2
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Sachiko Yamamoto 5-4-1
Masae Mori 0-1-0
Yuko Takagi
Fukuko Hamada 4-3-0
Yukiko Seki 5-17-0

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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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4/25 Valkyrie 02 - SACHI Fighting

GCM is putting on a double header in Differ Ariake on April 25. The evening kicks off with Valkyrie, the all female production, at 14:00. This event is looking very good, and I think the fights are looking competitive too.

Naoko Omuro will take on "Sachi", who would be very familar to the fans of Japanese female MMA. "Sachi" has lost twice to DEEP female champion Satoko Shinashi, she looks good and she is good. She should be a very good addition to the Valkyrie card, and it looks like it should be a good fight as well.

The fight that sticks out as a main-event is Yuka Tsuji taking on Kate Martinez though. I know very little about Kate Martinez, but from what I can see she is a very good kickboxer that won her first MMA fight by arm-bar. Have a feeling she will have her hands full with Yuka Tsuji though.

Two fighters looking to get back on the winning track, "V Hajime" will take on Emi Fujino. Both fighters have lost their last 2 fights, and "V Hajime" will be looking to revenge her loss from December 2007.

Naoko Omuro 8-7-3 vs. 5-3-1 Sachiko "SACHI" Yamamoto
Yuka Tsuji 21-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Kate Martinez
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

Possible participant:
Roxanne Modafferi 13-4-0

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11/16 JEWELS - Megumi Fuji fighting

Megumi Fuji has been added to the first Jewels card, she will face Tomoko Mori a pro-wrestler I believe is making her MMA debut. In another fight added, Hitomi Akano will face Hari in what will be a rematch from of a SmackGirl fight from 2005. Both Akano and Fuji had gotten to the SmackGirl finals this year, but those fights seem to be lost now...

Jewels have announced 7 fights for their first event, VALKYRIE (the GCM competitor) managed 6 fights for their first card. It will be interesting to see how these events match up against eachother. Both organizations stated that the goal was 8 fights.

Both Valkyrie and JEWELS have captured some stars, but the problem is that the female star base is limited and matching them against each other is very hard. This leads to the new talent facing experienced fighters in their debuts and I dont think it is very good for talent developement. I hope with the focus on female fighters in Japan now, there will be (and there is) a real effort in developing more talent.

I really hope we can see some top female fights on a DREAM or Sengoku card in the future.

Added:
58kg: Megumi Fuji 15-0-0 vs. Tomoko Mori
66kg: Hitomi Akano 13-5-0 vs. 5-6-0 Hari
Open: Hiroko 4-1-0 vs. 超弁慶 (?)

Previously announced:
52kg: Saori Ishioka 5-3-0 vs. 1-1-0 Mika Nagano
49kg: Misaki Takimoto 8-9-4 vs. 14-13-5 Masako Yoshida
48kg: Sachiko Yamamoto "SACHI" 4-3-1 vs. 2-5-0 Kazumi Kaneko
60kg: Harumi 0-8-0 vs. Shizuka Sugiyama

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11/16 JEWELS - First Fights Announced

JEWELS, the "new" SmackGirl, have announced 4 fights for their first event. The event will take place in Shinjuku Face on November 16.

JEWELS have yet to announce a main event, but there is a Good mix of talent and experienced fighters. I am really looking forward to seeing what these new all female organizations can do.

The card will have 8 fights, which is the same as Valkyrie has as a goal.

52kg: Saori Ishioka 5-3-0 vs. 1-1-0 Mika Nagano
49kg: Misaki Takimoto 8-9-4 vs. 14-13-5 Masako Yoshida
48kg: Sachiko Yamamoto "SACHI" 4-3-1 vs. 2-5-0 Kazumi Kaneko
60kg: Harumi 0-8-0 vs. Shizuka Sugiyama

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