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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11/23 ZST 22 - Results

Daisuke Nakamura was the big draw on this event, but Naoyuki Kotani managed to pull out the upset win with an leg scissor submission in less than 2 minutes. I was thinking that a win here would secure Nakamura a place on the Dynamite! card, but now we have to wait and see if that spot goes to Kotani.

Omura has 15 fights without a win now, you got to give him A for effort and determination.

Main-event:
22. Light: Naoyuki Kotani Def. Daisuke Nakamura by leg-scissors Round 1 1:37

21. Light-Heavy (2x5min): Nobutatsu Suzuki Def. Osami Shibuya by KO Round 2 4:03
Light tag-team(grappling Rule 1x15min.):
20. Masanori Kanehara & Baret Yoshida vs. Takumi Yano & Tetsuya Yamada Draw
19. Light (2x5min): Kenichi Ito Def. Masayuki Okude by TKO (doc stop) Round 1 5:00
18. Feather: Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura Def. Ko Inatsu by armbar Round 1 1:35
Featherweight Tag-Team (1x15min.)
17. Ryuko Wada/Ryosuke Komori Def. Shunichi Shimizu/Ichiro Sugita by KO Round 1 1:50(Wada KOs Sugita)

SWAT Bouts:
16. Bantam: Toshihiro Shimizu Def. Goro Kobayashi DQ Kobayashi didnt show due to the flu
15. Feather: Kohei Kuraoka vs. Masamitsu Nakamura Draw
14. Fly: Yuru Hayasaka Def. Hiroyuki Aoh by heelhook Round 1 1:49
13. Light: Ryoji Suzuki Def. Motoki Osako by KO Round 1 3:43
12. Middle: Keisuke Onuma vs. Hidenobu Koike Draw
11. Light: Kota Okazawa Def. Takashi Yasui by armbar Round 1 4:00
10. Feather: Shinya Irei Def. Akira Omura by KO round 1 3:33
9. Light: Yoshihiro Sato Def. Hiroshi Sato by KO Round 1 2:15
8. Bantam: Kengo Okubo vs. Satoshi Shinbori Draw
7. Welter: Masayuki Hamagishi Def. Hiroshi Takahashi by armlock Round 1 2:10
6. Light (GT-F Rule): Hiroyuki Ota vs. Takahiro Futatsumori Draw
5. Feather (GT-F Rule): Hitoshi Makino vs. Kohei Seirin Draw

Genesis Bouts:
4. Bantam: Yosuke Hatori vs. Masatoshi Kondo draw
3. Fly: Tomoaki Ota vs. Shohei Watanabe draw
2. Fly: Keita Fukuhara Def. Hiroshi Koda by rear-naked choke Round 1 0:46
1. Light (GT-F Rule): Toshihisa Shinomiya vs. Evardo Santos Draw

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11/23 ZST 22 - Kanehara's Tag Team Partner Announced!

ZST have announced the tag team partner in the BIG tag team grappling fight on their 7 year anniversary card. The Sengoku featherweight champion will team up with Baret Yoshida to face Takumi Yano & Tetsuya Yamada. This should be good!

The fight order is also announced now.

Fight card:
Main-event:
22. Light: Naoyuki Kotani 19-9-6 vs. 20-10-0 Daisuke Nakamura

21. Light-Heavy (2x5min): Osami Shibuya 38-32-16 vs. 5-0-2 Nobutatsu Suzuki
Light tag-team(grappling Rule 1x15min.):
20. Masanori Kanehara & Baret Yoshida vs. Takumi Yano & Tetsuya Yamada
19. Light (2x5min): Kenichi Ito 6-3-4 vs. 7-9-8 Masayuki Okude
18. Feather: Ko Inatsu vs. 8-3-5 Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura
Featherweight Tag-Team (1x15min.)
17. Shunichi Shimizu & Ichiro Sugita vs. Ryuko Wada/Ryosuke Komori

SWAT Bouts:
16. Bantam: Goro Kobayashi 5-4-5 vs. 7-7-4 Toshihiro Shimizu
15. Feather: Kohei Kuraoka 7-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Masamitsu Nakamura
14. Fly: Hiroyuki Aoh 1-1-0 vs. 4-2-0 Yuru Hayasaka
13. Light: Ryoji Suzuki 4-3-3 vs. 3-0-1 Motoki Osako
12. Middle: Keisuke Onuma 1-5-1 vs. 11-10-5 Hidenobu Koike
11. Light: Kota Okazawa 6-3-3 vs. 0-2-0 Takashi Yasui
10. Feather: Akira Omura 0-13-1 (2 NC) vs. 1-2-1 Shinya Irei
9. Light: Yoshihiro Sato 0-3-0 vs. 0-1-0 Hiroshi Sato
8. Bantam: Kengo Okubo 1-3-0 vs. 5-5-3 Satoshi Shinbori
7. Welter: Masayuki Hamagishi 2-2-3 vs. Hiroshi Takahashi
6. Light (GT-F Rule): Hiroyuki Ota vs. Takahiro Futatsumori
5. Feather (GT-F Rule): Hitoshi Makino vs. TBA

Genesis Bouts:
4. Bantam: Yosuke Hatori vs. Masatoshi Kondo
3. Fly: Tomoaki Ota vs. Shohei Watanabe
2. Fly: Keita Fukuhara vs. Hiroshi Koda
1. Light (GT-F Rule): Toshihisa Shinomiya vs. Evardo Santos

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11/23 ZST 22 - Kanehara in Tag-Team Fight

ZST have announced an additional 3 fights for their 7 year anniversary card. Sengoku champion is making his highly anticipated return to ZST, but as expected it will not be a MMA rules fight. I am sure he already has one eye on NYE and he will be in a tag-team grappling fight against anothe Sengoku veteran, Tetsuya Yamada.

Daisuke Nakamura is fighting MMA rule though, and he is facing Naoyuki Kotani in a fight that will be very interesting.

Added:
Light: Naoyuki Kotani 19-9-6 vs. 20-10-0 Daisuke Nakamura
Light tag-team(grappling Rule 1x15min.):
Masanori Kanehara ＆ TBA vs. Takumi Yano & Tetsuya Yamada
Feather: Ko Inatsu vs. 8-3-5 Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura

Previously Announced:
Light-Heavy (2x5min): Osami Shibuya 38-32-16 vs. 5-0-2 Nobutatsu Suzuki
Light (2x5min): Kenichi Ito 6-3-4 vs. 7-9-8 Masayuki Okude

SWAT Bouts:
Fly: Hiroyuki Aoh 1-1-0 vs. 4-2-0 Yuru Hayasaka
Bantam: Goro Kobayashi 5-4-5 vs. 7-7-4 Toshihiro Shimizu
Bantam: Kengo Okubo 1-3-0 vs. TBA
Feather: Kohei Kuraoka 7-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Masamitsu Nakamura
Feather: Akira Omura 0-13-1 (2 NC) vs. 1-2-1 Shinya Irei
Feather (GT-F Rule): Hitoshi Makino vs. TBA
Light: Ryoji Suzuki 4-3-3 vs. 3-0-1 Motoki Osako
Light: Kota Okazawa 6-3-3 vs. 0-2-0 Takashi Yasui
Light: Yoshihiro Sato 0-3-0 vs. 0-1-0 Hiroshi Sato
Light (GT-F Rule): Hiroyuki Ota vs. Takahiro Futatsumori
Welter: Masayuki Hamagishi 2-2-3 vs. Hiroshi Takahashi
Middle: Keisuke Onuma 1-5-1 vs. 11-10-5 Hidenobu Koike

Genesis Bouts:
Fly: Tomoaki Ota vs. Shohei Watanabe
Fly: Keita Fukuhara vs. Hiroshi Koda
Bantam: Yosuke Hatori vs. Masatoshi Kondo
Light (GT-F Rule): Toshihisa Shinomiya vs. Evardo Santos

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11/23 ZST 22 - Fights Announced

This will be a big ZST card in Differ Ariake. Participating will be Sengoku champion Masanori Kanehara, but today they have announced 16 fights, adding to the 2 they already had announced making it 18. Lots of good talent here, and with some awesome fighters yet to have opponents announced.

It will be a huge card! Doors open at 15:00, Genesis bouts start at 15:10.

SWAT Bouts:
Fly: Hiroyuki Aoh 1-1-0 vs. 4-2-0 Yuru Hayasaka
Bantam: Goro Kobayashi 5-4-5 vs. 7-7-4 Toshihiro Shimizu
Bantam: Kengo Okubo 1-3-0 vs. TBA
Feather: Kohei Kuraoka 7-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Masamitsu Nakamura
Feather: Akira Omura 0-13-1 (2 NC) vs. 1-2-1 Shinya Irei
Feather (GT-F Rule): Hitoshi Makino vs. TBA
Light: Ryoji Suzuki 4-3-3 vs. 3-0-1 Motoki Osako
Light: Kota Okazawa 6-3-3 vs. 0-2-0 Takashi Yasui
Light: Yoshihiro Sato 0-3-0 vs. 0-1-0 Hiroshi Sato
Light (GT-F Rule): Hiroyuki Ota vs. Takahiro Futatsumori
Welter: Masayuki Hamagishi 2-2-3 vs. Hiroshi Takahashi
Middle: Keisuke Onuma 1-5-1 vs. 11-10-5 Hidenobu Koike

Genesis Bouts:
Fly: Tomoaki Ota vs. Shohei Watanabe
Fly: Keita Fukuhara vs. Hiroshi Koda
Bantam: Yosuke Hatori vs. Masatoshi Kondo
Light (GT-F Rule): Toshihisa Shinomiya vs. Evardo Santos

Previously Announced:
Light-Heavy (2x5min): Osami Shibuya 38-32-16 vs. 5-0-2 Nobutatsu Suzuki
Light (2x5min): Kenichi Ito 6-3-4 vs. 7-9-8 Masayuki Okude

Participants:
Masanori Kanehara 15-7-5
Naoyuki Kotani 19-9-6
Tetsuya Yamada 3-2-0
Shunichi Shimizu 15-5-7

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9/23 Sengoku 10 - LIVE results

Been sick as a dog for a week now, and hence very few updates. Hopefully I can do something about that today, at least I will give you the live results from Saitama Community Centre.

It is a very good card, and the main event should draw a lot of judo fans to the arena. Hiroshi Izumi is making his debut.

The fight between Nick Thompson and Dan Hornbuckle should be very interesting, just to name one fight.

Opening fights:
1. Bantam: So Jee Hyun Def. Ryosuke Komori by Decision 3-0
2. Feather: Shigeki Osawa Def. Kim Ki Hyun by Decision 3-0
3. Light: Ikuo Usuda Def. Baek Woo Hyun TKO Round 1 by 4:59

Main-Card:
4. Light: Maximo Blanco Def. Tetsuya Yamada by TKO Round 2 1:12
5. Middle: Joe Doerksen Def. Takenori Sato by TKO Round 2 4:27
6. Welter: Dan Hornbuckle Def. Nick Thompson by TKO Round 2 1:30
7. Light-Heavy: Fabio Silva Def. Ryo Kawamura by TKO Round 1 2:28
8. Light: Kazunori Yokota Def. Ryan Schultz by KO Round 1 2:21
*Big KO, I hope Schultz is ok. Yokota should be on his way to a title fight and a re-match with champion Hirota

Sengoku 11 Participants announced:
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Hatsu Hioki
Jorge Santiago
Akihiro Gono

Sengoku will go head to head with Dynamite! on NYE. First fight announced:
Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida

9. Welter: Makoto Takimoto Def. Jae Sun Lee by Decision 2-0
10. Heavy: Antonio Silva Def. "Big" Jim York by arm-triangle Round 1 3:51
11. Light-Heavy: Antz "notorious" Nansen Def. Hiroshi Izumi by KO Round 1

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9/23 Sengoku 10 - Fight Order

Sengoku have made some big announcements today.

First of was the fight order for Sengoku 10, and it is a very good card. The addition of Hiroshi Izumi to this card should attract some main stream attention. But there are some very good fights on this card, standing out to me is the fight between Nick Thompson and Dan Hornbuckle, also the lightweight bettle between Kazunori Yokota and Ryan Schultz should make sure that this is an event worth the ticket prices.

Hiroshi Izumi gets to fight in the main event, he is takeing on the Kiwi Antz Nansen. The co-main event has been given to the heavyweights former EliteXC champion Antonio Silva is taking on "Big" Jim York.

In the opening fights we will see the winners of the Japanese and Korean "rookie" tournaments face eachother in 3 fights that should be very good. I hope we get to see them.

11. Light-Heavy: Hiroshi Izumi (debut) vs. Antz "notorious" Nansen
10. Heavy: Antonio Silva 12-1-0 vs. 11-2-0 "Big" Jim York
9. Welter: Makoto Takimoto 5-5-0 vs. 5-4-0 Jae Sun Lee
8. Light: Kazunori Yokota 9-2-3 vs. 20-11-1 Ryan Schultz
7. Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 10-4-2 vs. 11-5-0 Fabio Silva
6. Welter: Nick Thompson 38-11-1 vs. 18-2-0 Dan Hornbuckle
5. Middle: Takenori Sato 9-6-4 vs. 42-12-0 Joe Doerksen
4. Light: Maximo Blanco 3-2-1 vs. 3-1-0 Tetsuya Yamada

Opening fights:
3. Light: Ikuo Usuda 5-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Baek Woo Hyun
2. Feather: Shigeki Osawa 3-0-0 vs. Kim Ki Hyun
1. Bantam: Ryosuke Komori 4-1-0 vs. So Jee Hyun

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9/23 Sengoku 10 - Izumi's Opponent Announced

WVR have announced the opponent for Hiroshi Izumi's MMA debut, the Judoka will take on the New Zealand kickboxing and Muay Thai champion Antz "Notorious" Nansen. As far as I know both these fighters are making their MMA debuts, but it should be an interesting mix of styles.

The other fights announced today are Makoto Takimoto aginst Korean Sprit MC veteran, Jae Sun Lee. And Antonio Silva will take on "Big Jim York.

Added:
Hiroshi Izumi (debut) vs. Antz "notorious" Nansen
Makoto Takimoto 5-5-0 vs. 5-4-0 Jae Sun Lee
Antonio Silva 12-1-0 vs. 11-2-0 "Big" Jim York

Previously Announced:
Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 10-4-2 vs. 11-5-0 Fabio Silva
Middle: Takenori Sato 9-6-4 vs. 42-12-0 Joe Doerksen
Welter: Nick Thompson 38-11-1 vs. 18-2-0 Dan Hornbuckle
Maximo Blanco 3-2-1 vs. 3-1-0 Tetsuya Yamada
Kazunori Yokota 9-2-3 vs. 20-11-1 Ryan Schultz

Opening fights:
Light: Ikuo Usuda 5-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Baek Woo Hyun
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 3-0-0 vs. Kim Ki Hyun
Bantam: Ryosuke Komori 4-1-0 vs. So Jee Hyun

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9/23 Sengoku 10 - Fights Announced

Sengoku have announced 3 more fights for their 10th (actually 11th) event. It is looking like another strong card, and they are really starting to build momentum. Already 5 fights announced for the main card, and they are looking really good.

IMO the most interesting of these matchups is the Thompson vs. Hornbuckle fight. After his crushing win over Akihiro Gono in his last fight, it will be interesting to see if Hornbuckle can build on that in this fight.

Announced:
Light-Heavy: Ryo Kawamura 10-4-2 vs. 11-5-0 Fabio Silva
Middle: Takenori Sato 9-6-4 vs. 42-12-0 Joe Doerksen
Welter: Nick Thompson 38-11-1 vs. 18-2-0 Dan Hornbuckle

Previously announced:
Maximo Blanco 3-2-1 vs. 3-1-0 Tetsuya Yamada
Kazunori Yokota 9-2-3 vs. 20-11-1 Ryan Schultz

Opening fights:
Light: Ikuo Usuda 5-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Baek Woo Hyun
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 3-0-0 vs. Kim Ki Hyun
Bantam: Ryosuke Komori 4-1-0 vs. So Jee Hyun

Participants:
Hiroshi Izumi (debut)
Makoto Takimoto 5-5-0
Antonio Silva 12-1-0

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9/23 Sengoku 10 - The Fresh King of Pancrase fighting

The newly crowned King of Pancrase has been added to the upcoming Sengoku card, Maximo Blanco have always been a very talented fighter his problem has been containing his enthusiasm. This time he will take on the very talented Tetsuya Yamada, who was very impressive in his loss in the featherweight GP. He is still very young, and weight gain is natural he will move up to lightweight and his first fight will be a tough one.

There are also 3 opening fights added, these are the winners of the Sengoku G tournamnets in Japan and Korea taking eachother on.

This looks to be another very interesting event from Sengoku, to be held in Saitama Community Arena. They seemed to have settled on a format of very talented fighter forming the opening fights, and I think it is a very good way of giving these young fighters invaluable experience.

Added:
Maximo Blanco 3-2-1 vs. 3-1-0 Tetsuya Yamada
Kazunori Yokota 9-2-3 vs. 20-11-1 Ryan Schultz

Opening fights:
Light: Ikuo Usuda 5-0-0 vs. 1-0-0 Baek Woo Hyun
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 3-0-0 vs. Kim Ki Hyun
Bantam: Ryosuke Komori 4-1-0 vs. So Jee Hyun

Participants:
Hiroshi Izumi (debut)
Makoto Takimoto 5-5-0
Antonio Silva 12-1-0
Joe Doerksen 42-12-0

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5/24 ZST 20 - RESULTS

ZST had their ZST 20 in Differ Ariake on Sunday. On the card was a title fight and a very some very interesting fights. On the card were UFC, DREAM and Sengoku veterans.

ZST has some interesting rules and it leads to some very high paced grappling fights, and without the judges a fighter is urged to finish the fight. This eliminates fighters that tend to stay on top and waiting for the judges decisions to go their way.

I am sure a lot of fans made their way to Differ Ariake for the tag-team fight. From what I have seen, it was a spectacular fight with lots of "air" inn the takedowns.

Main-Event: ZST Bantamweight Title fight:
Keisuke Fujiwara Def. Yuichiro "Yukito" Shirai by TKO Round 2 4:37

Co-Main event 2x5min.:
Kuniyoshi Hironaka Def. Naoyuki Kotani by neck-lock Round 2 2:43

Lightweight Tag-Team Fight:　
Masayuki Okude/Tetsuya Yamada vs. Katsuhiko Nagata/Kazuyuki Miyata DRAW

Shuichiro Katsumura Def. Hiroyuki Yamashiro by twister Round 1 2:56
Kenichi Ito Def. Takumi Yano by DQ (3 yellow cards)
Osami Shibuya Def. Ichiro Kojima by arm-bar Round 1 2:37

I have not been able to find the results for the undercard:

SWAT! Bout 2x5min.:
15. Feather: Shunichi Shimizu 14-4-5 vs. 6-3-0 Kohei Kuraoka
14. Welter: Shingo Matsuda 4-8-1 vs. 2-0-1 Teruhiko Higashitani
13. Bantam: Ichiro Sugita 8-2-5 vs. 3-1-1 Tetsuya Fusano
12. Bantam: Takeaki Miyakawa 6-4-1 vs. 4-7-2 Toshihiro Shimizu
11. Feather: Takayuki Kishi 1-2-2 vs. 0-0-1 Yasuo Munakata
10. Welter: Yoichiro Toriyama vs. 2-5-0 Takaya Asano

SWAT! Bout 2x5min. GT-F (Grappling Rule):　
9. Female Minimum: Miki Aiba vs. Yoko Milano
8. Female Minimum: Ayumi Funakoshi vs. Miyoko
7. Welter: Hiroyuki Ota vs. Takamichi

Genesis Bout 1x5min.:
6. Feather: Takeshi Otaki 0-0-3 vs. Hayato Sawai
5. Feather: Masamitsu Nakamura 1-0-0 vs. Takahide Kobayashi
4. Bantam: Masatoshi Kondo 0-2-1 vs. 0-1-0 Kengo Okubo
3. Light: Shobu Ono vs. Hisashi Ito

Genesis Bout 1x5min　GT-F (Grappling Rule):
2. Feather: Masato Arai vs. Shinya Irei
1. Light: Kazuto Nakamura vs. Toshihisa Shinomiya

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5/24 ZST 20 - Fight Order

HEROs veteran Katsumura returning to the ring after almost 2 years away, he is taking on Yamashiro in his return to the ZST ring, this fight is a celebration of his 10 year career.

The main event is the ZST bantamweight title fight between Keisuke Fujiwara and Yuichiro Shirai. In this sort of fight the ZST rules come into play, there are no judges and the fight goes until a winner is deceided.

Also look out for the tag-team pairing of Sydney Olympic wrestlers Katsuhiko Nagata and Kazuyuki Miyata. They are taking on the team of ZST fighters in Masayuki Okude and Tetsuya Yamada.

In total there are 21 fights on the card and it should be a good day of fights in Differ Ariake.

Main-Event: ZST Bantamweight Title fight:
(5 minute rounds until a winner is deceided)
21. Keisuke Fujiwara 6-1-2 vs. 4-6-4 Yuichiro "Yukito" Shirai

Co-Main event 2x5min.:
20. Welter: Naoyuki Kotani 18-8-6 vs. 12-6-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Lightweight Tag-Team Fight:　
19. Masayuki Okude/Tetsuya Yamada vs. Katsuhiko Nagata/Kazuyuki Miyata

18. Feather: Shuichiro Katsumura 8-7-3 vs. 2-3-0 Hiroyuki Yamashiro
17. Light: Takumi Yano 9-8-3 vs. 4-3-2 Kenichi Ito
16. Middle: Osami Shibuya 37-32-15 vs. 6-5-3 Ichiro Kojima

SWAT! Bout 2x5min.:
15. Feather: Shunichi Shimizu 14-4-5 vs. 6-3-0 Kohei Kuraoka
14. Welter: Shingo Matsuda 4-8-1 vs. 2-0-1 Teruhiko Higashitani
13. Bantam: Ichiro Sugita 8-2-5 vs. 3-1-1 Tetsuya Fusano
12. Bantam: Takeaki Miyakawa 6-4-1 vs. 4-7-2 Toshihiro Shimizu
11. Feather: Takayuki Kishi 1-2-2 vs. 0-0-1 Yasuo Munakata
10. Welter: Yoichiro Toriyama vs. 2-5-0 Takaya Asano

SWAT! Bout 2x5min. GT-F (Grappling Rule):　
9. Female Minimum: Miki Aiba vs. Yoko Milano
8. Female Minimum: Ayumi Funakoshi vs. Miyoko
7. Welter: Hiroyuki Ota vs. Takamichi

Genesis Bout 1x5min.:
6. Feather: Takeshi Otaki 0-0-3 vs. Hayato Sawai
5. Feather: Masamitsu Nakamura 1-0-0 vs. Takahide Kobayashi
4. Bantam: Masatoshi Kondo 0-2-1 vs. 0-1-0 Kengo Okubo
3. Light: Shobu Ono vs. Hisashi Ito

Genesis Bout 1x5min　GT-F (Grappling Rule):
2. Feather: Masato Arai vs. Shinya Irei
1. Light: Kazuto Nakamura vs. Toshihisa Shinomiya

Tickets:
SRS 10,500
SS 8,500
S 6,500
A 5,500円
Doors Open: 14:00

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5/24 ZST 20 - Fights Added

ZST really has plans to put on a a big show on May 24 in Differ Ariake. They have previously announced the tag team combination of Kazuyuki Miyata and Katsuhiko Nagata.

Today they have added some very interesting additional fights. Most likely the main-event will be the bantamweight title fight between Keisuke Fujiwara and Pancrase veteran "Yukito".

It is also interesting to see Kuniyoshi Hironaka on this card. He was meant to be in the Cage Force main event a few weeks back, you can read about what happened there in the comments here.

It also seems that ADCC veteran, Takumi Yano is making a return on this card.

Added:
Bantamweight Title Fight: Keisuke Fujiwara 6-1-2 vs. 4-6-4 Yuichiro "Yukito" Shirai
Welter: Naoyuki Kotani 18-8-6 vs. 12-6-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Light: Takumi Yano 9-8-3 vs. 4-3-2 Kenichi Ito
Middle: Osami Shibuya 37-32-15 vs. TBA
Feather: Shunichi Shimizu 14-4-5 vs. TBA

Previously Announced:
ZST Lightweight Tag-Team:
Kazuyuki Miyata/Katsuhiko Nagata vs.
Masayuki Okude/Tetsuya Yamada

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5/24 ZST 20 - Sydney Olympians Tag Team

2 Japanese Olympians from the Sydney games are are teaming up for a ZST tag team fight in ZST 20. ZST are really bringing out some of their most popular fighters for this tag-team fight.

The fight will see the Kazuyuki Miyata/Katsuhiko Nagata pairing take on ZST stars Masayuki Okude and Tetsuya Yamada. This should be a fight the fans will come to watch, and as it is in Differ Ariake this time there is room for more fans than what is normal at the ZST events. I am sure there will be a lot more fights added to this card.

ZST Lightweight Tag-Team:
Kazuyuki Miyata/Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Masayuki Okude/Tetsuya Yamada

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3/20 Sengoku 7 - RESULTS

It is Sengoku's turn to kick off the featherweight GP, DREAM started their earlier this month and I will call it a bit disappointing. Lets hope the Sengoku GP lives up to expectations.

I will be posting the results live, or close to it here.

Spoilers for those who read on (starting 5PM Japan time). This event should air LIVE on HDNet!

Some background reading:
Sherdog Weigh-in
Sherdog Preview
MMA Weekly Preview
DREAM vs. Sengoku GP (Recommended)

Sherdog PbP

1. Feather GP: Seiya Kawahara 6-1-0 vs. 6-0-0 Nick Denis
Nick Denis is too strong for Kawahara, TKO in ROund 1.

2. Feather GP: Tetsuya Yamada 3-0-0 vs. 16-1-1 Ronnie Mann
Yamada is impressive and showes that he has ground skills. Mann has been mostly on the defensive (I disagree with the Sherdog scores then...). Awesome first round by both fighters though. Mann looks like the fresher fighter coming out for round 2.

Round 2 is clearly for Mann, Yamamda gets taken down and though he is never really in danger does little to do damage. Yamamda has tried to work a kimura, but so far Mann has been able to avoid.

Yamada comes out hard in the final round, but Mann takes it to the ground. Yamada looks like he is getting tired and Mann is taking over. It goes the distance, and it should go to Mann.

Ronnie Mann gets a close decision. 3-0

3. Feather GP: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-1-3 vs. 2-0-0 Jung Chan Sung
The fighters come out swinging. Ishiwatari is the better technical striker, but Jung has the reach, and tags Ishiwatari. As Ishiwatari goes to the ground, Jung gets the back and sinks in the rear-naked choke. Round 1 submission win. Awesome fight.

4. Feather GP: Masanori Kanehara 11-5-5 vs. 3-5-3 Jong Man Kim
Kanehara controls round 1 and had Kim in trouble, Kim went to the ground but Kanehara got stuck in the half guard (I suspect his ZST experience worked against him here). Kanehara wins round 1.

Kanehara is in control most of the round, but just as the time is running out Kim gets a guilliotine attempt that looks very tight. We will never know if this would finish the fight, as the bell rings. Kanehara should be in control at this point.

Another close, but action packed fight goes the distance. Kanehara should get this IMO.

Kanehara gets the decsion 3-0.

5. Feather GP: Marlon Sandro 12-0-0 vs. 9-4-0 Matt Jaggers
Sandro is able to get the takedowns, but is not able to advance. Every time Sandro advance his position, Jaggers reverses. A VERY close round, but Sandro has the takedowns.

Sandro takes the fight to the ground again, and gets Katagatame choke in round 2.

6. Feather GP: Michihiro Omigawa 4-7-1 vs. 13-1-0 L.C. Davis
Omigawa gets the take down and works his way to mount. He is having a hard time utilizing it though. As Davis tries to get out, Omigawa gets the back, then the arm and the round ends. Omigawa wins round 1.

Its like Omigawa has figured out how he should fight... He is able to take Davis down againg, but Davis gets back up. Davis needs to keep this fight standing, round 2 is very close though. I think Omigawa has control at this point.

Records mean nothing, and here is the proof! Omigawa has dominated Davis, Davis has not been able to do anything to stop Omigawa's offence.

Omigawa gets the decision 3-0!

BREAK TIME: There is a break, and Satoru Kitaoka enters the ring. He will defend his belt in August, and he will fight once before that.

7. Non-GP Heavy: James Thompson 14-9-0 vs. 9-2-0 "Big" Jim York
Thompson runs in and misses, York follows up and starts the round better. It is a slugfest and "Big" Jim hits with a left that sends Thompson to the ground, KO win for "Big" Jim York.

8. Feather GP: Hideki Kadowaki 13-8-2 vs. 14-5-0 Nam Phan
Phan sends the former Shooto champion to the ground in the first round. A right hook sends Kadowaki down, big KO win. Kadowaki was never able to get it to the ground in an action packed 1st round.

9. Feather GP: Hatsu Hioki 17-3-2 vs. 6-0-2 Chris Manuel
Hioki is on the offensive from the start, Manuel does well to defend all the submission attempts from Hioki. Eventually Hioki has a mounted triangle and the fight is over. A DOMINATING performance!!

Main Event: Non-GP Light-Heavy:
10. Ryo Kawamura 9-3-2 vs. 3-0-0 Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal
Kawamura looks like he is being outpowered early on. Kawamura survives round 1, but its all King Mo.

Looks like Kawamura got poked in the eye, and it takes up a lot of time, twice. "King Mo" gets a yellow and he has never gone this far in a fight... It is closer in round 2, but Kawamura looks the more defensive fighter. This round might be a draw due to the yellow card though.

"King Mo" looks like he is more comfortable getting the takedowns now. Kawamura is the one fighting to stand up, but King Mo just continues to take it to the ground. The fight goes the distance, but it should go to King Mo.

King Mo gets the decision 3-0

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3/20 Sengoku 7 - Fight Order

A week before the event WVR have announced the fight order for Sengoku 7. Sengoku also has a feeatherweight GP this year, and unlike DREAM all the round 1 fights seems to take place at this event.

King Mo's profile is now high enough to warrant him taking on Ryo Kawamura in the main event. These are 2 fighters that are popular with the Japanese fans, and it should be a good fight.

The featherweight GP has a good mix of new and very talented fighters and some very experienced fighters.

This event also signals the return of James Thompson to Japan!

Main Event: Non-GP Light-Heavy:
10. Ryo Kawamura 9-3-2 vs. 3-0-0 Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal

9. Feather GP: Hatsu Hioki 17-3-2 vs. 6-0-2 Chris Manuel
8. Feather GP: Hideki Kadowaki 13-8-2 vs. 14-5-0 Nam Phan
7. Non-GP Heavy: James Thompson 14-9-0 vs. 9-2-0 "Big" Jim York
6. Feather GP: Michihiro Omigawa 4-7-1 vs. 13-1-0 L.C. Davis
5. Feather GP: Marlon Sandro 12-0-0 vs. 9-4-0 Matt Jaggers
4. Feather GP: Masanori Kanehara 11-5-5 vs. 3-5-3 Jong Man Kim
3. Feather GP: Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-1-3 vs. 2-0-0 Jung Chan Sung
2. Feather GP: Tetsuya Yamada 3-0-0 vs. 16-1-1 Ronnie Mann Ushiwaka
1. Feather GP: Seiya Kawahara 6-1-0 vs. 6-0-0 Nick Denis

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3/20 Sengoku 7 - Featherweight GP Fights Announced

Sengoku have announced the matchups for round 1 in their featherweight GP. A couple of fights stand out to me. Hatsu Hioki vs. Chris Manuel should be a very good fight, as will Omigawa vs. L. C. Davis and Kadowaki vs. Nam Phan.

My pick for most exciting fight here is Seiya Kawahara vs. Nick Denis, this wont go the distance.

As for a fighter that can expect a bit of a "culture" shock, Tetsuya Yamada will really have to step it up against Ronnie Mann. But you never know how that turns out and it will be exciting to see.

Personally, I think Marlon Sandro will be hard to beat here, but there are so many good fighters.

Also announced today was the addition of Leonardo Santos, he is a BJJ expert and will compete at Sengoku 8, which will take place on May 2.

Featherweight GP Round 1:
Hatsu Hioki 17-3-2 vs. 6-0-2 Chris Manuel
Michihiro Omigawa 4-7-1 vs. 13-1-0 L.C. Davis
Hideki Kadowaki 13-8-2 vs. 14-5-0 Nam Phan
Masanori Kanehara 11-5-5 vs. 3-5-3 Jong Man Kim
Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-1-3 vs. 2-0-0 Jung Chan Sung
Seiya Kawahara 6-1-0 vs. 6-0-0 Nick Denis
Tetsuya Yamada 3-0-0 vs. 16-1-1 Ronnie Mann Ushiwaka
Marlon Sandro 12-0-0 vs. 9-4-0 Matt Jaggers

Non-GP Fights:
Ryo Kawamura 9-3-2 vs. 3-0-0 Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal
James Thompson 14-9-0 vs. 9-2-0 "Big" Jim York

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3/20 Sengoku 7 - James Thompson Returns to Japan/Featherweight GP Full

Sengoku have announced the return of James Thompson to Japan, it is almost 2 years since he last fought here and I am sure it will be a popular addition. His last 2 fights have been very noticable for other reasons, his fight with "Kimbo Slice" got a lot of attention after his ear exploded. In Strike Box he caused a riot after ignoring the gentlemans agreement of not taking fights to the ground.

This time he is taking on "Big" Jim Yorke. "Big" Jim had his 9 fight winning streak broken in his Sengoku debut against Yoshihiro Nakao, and I am sure both these fighters want to find back to their winning ways.

The Sengoku featherweight GP is also complete with the last addition today. Kim Jong Man is the last fighter. His record is somewhat average, but he has fought some of the best. A noticable win over Hatsu Hioki stands out.

Added:
Non-GP Fight:
James Thompson 14-9-0 vs. 9-2-0 "Big" Jim York

Featherweight GP:
Jong Man Kim 3-5-3

Previously Announced:
Non-GP Fight:
Ryo Kawamura 9-3-2 vs. 3-0-0 Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal

Featherweight GP:
Nam Phan 14-5-0
Matt Jaggers 9-4-0
L.C. Davis 13-1-0
Hideki Kadowaki 13-8-2
Masanori Kanehara 11-5-5
Tetsuya Yamada 3-0-0
Jung Chan Sung 2-0-0
Hatsu Hioki 17-3-2
Marlon Sandro 12-0-0
Ronnie Mann Ushiwaka 16-1-1
Chris Manuel 6-0-2
Nick Denis 6-0-0
Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-1-3
Seiya Kawahara 6-1-0
Michihiro Omigawa 4-7-1

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3/20 Sengoku 7 - Featherweight GP Participants Announced

Sengoku have made it official, Nam Phan is in the featherweight GP. Phan is of course is a very strong addition, but there are more good additions today.

I am looking forward to seeing Matt Jaggers and L.C. Davis. Matt Jaggers is a KOTC veteran and is a very good addition. L.C. Davis is 13-1, he won his last fight in Affliction - Day of Reckoning against Bao Quach.

I think still that Sengoku is picking up very good and talented fighters, even if all these guys are very experienced I would not say that they are huge stars, YET.

The additions today are solid from Sengoku, and there are now only 1 spots left!

I missed an addition... Former Shooto champion, Hideki Kadowaki was also added today, this will be his debut on this level but he is very good on the ground.


Added:
Nam Phan 14-5-0
Matt Jaggers 9-4-0
L.C. Davis 13-1-0
Hideki Kadowaki 13-8-2

Previously Announced:
Masanori Kanehara 11-5-5
Tetsuya Yamada 3-0-0
Jung Chan Sung 2-0-0
Hatsu Hioki 17-3-2
Marlon Sandro 12-0-0
Ronnie Mann Ushiwaka 16-1-1
Chris Manuel 6-0-2
Nick Denis 6-0-0
Shintaro Ishiwatari 6-1-3
Seiya Kawahara 6-1-0
Michihiro Omigawa 4-7-1

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3/20 Sengoku 7 - More GP Participants Announced

Sengoku have announced another 3 participants for their Featherweight GP.

As expected, ZST veteran Masanori Kanehara, who smashed Pancrase veteran Kenji Arai last weekend will participate.

The 2 other participants added today are very talented. Jung Chan Sung is just one of many Korean fighters coming up now. He has only 2 fights, but holds wins against Fanjin Son and Michihiro Omigawa. The last guy is Tetsuya Yamada, another ZST fighter that is only 18 years old, it will be interesting to see how he handles the pressure.

Added Featherweight Participants:
Masanori Kanehara 11-5-5
Tetsuya Yamada 3-0-0 (sherdog record is wrong Source BoutReview)
Jung Chan Sung 2-0-0 (Chang Son Jon on Sherdog)

Previously Announced:
Feather weight GP Participants:
Hatsu Hioki 17-3-2
Marlon Sandro 12-0-0
Ronnie Mann Ushiwaka 16-1-1
Chris Manuel 6-0-2
Nick Denis 6-0-0

Non-GP Fight:
Ryo Kawamura 9-3-2 vs. 3-0-0 Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal

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