4/29 M-1 Challenge Japan - LIVE on Japan-MMA

***Update***
I will not be streaming the event, details and alternatives here.

I have been given a chance to stream this event live, it is my first time to attempt this but hopefully it will work out. The card is looking awesome, and it should be a very good event.

I will come back with more information as the day comes closer.

The card as it is now:

Japan vs UK
70kg: Luiz Andrada 8-6-3 vs. 6-7-0 Ian "M-16" Butlin
76kg: Hidehiko Hasegawa 16-11-5 vs. 6-2-0 Simon Phillips
84kg: TBA vs. 10-7-0 Matt Thorpe
92kg: Tatsuya Mizuno 5-4-0 vs. 7-6-0 Tom Blackledge
Over 92kg: Yusuke Kawaguchi 8-0-0 vs. 8-4-1 Rob Broughton

USA Team West vs Korea
70kg: David Jansen 9-0-0 vs. 8-1-0 Nam Yuichul
76kg: Fabio Negao 8-4-0 vs. 7-3-0 Myeon Ho Bae
84kg: Giva Santana 11-1-0 vs. 4-7-0 Min Suk Heo
92kg: Raphael Davis 5-1-0 vs 12-6-0 Jae Young Kim
Over 92kg: Shane Del Rosario 5-0-0 vs. 11-6-0 Lee Sang Soo

France vs Spain
70kg: Maktar Gueye 4-3-0 vs. 3-2-0 Jose Luiz Zapater Aguirre
76kg: Farouk Lakebir 2-3-0 vs. 8-1-0 Jose Beltran
84kg: Christophe Daffreville 2-3-0 vs. Rayco Zebenzui Romero Silva
92kg: Christian M'Pumbu 11-2-1 vs. 2-0-0 Enoc Solves
Over 92kg: Soufian Elgarne vs. 5-1-0 Rogent Lloret

Superfight:
84kg: Karl "Psycho" Amoussou 9-2-1 vs. 4-5-1 Kazuhiro Hamanaka

Opening Fights:
65kg: Tomoaki Ueyama 0-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Yu Hosokawa
Kosuto Umeda 5-7-3 vs. 3-2-0 Muneyuki Sato

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4/29 M-1 Challenge - Fights Announced - Some Changes

The M-1 challenge last year was a very good event, but there were lots of last minute changes. I expect that this year too, and there has already been one. Riki Fukuda fought as a late replacement in DREAM earlier this month, and seems to have been taken off the Japanese team now. No replacement is announced yet.

I am not aware of any other changes, but I have a feeling there will be a few.

There has been a superfight and 2 opening fights announced as well, that means that the card will have at least 18 fights!

The super fight added is the experienced Frenchman Karl Amoussou. He will be taking on the Japanese IFL veteran Kazuhiro Hamanaka, who is on a 3 fight winning streak.

The fights announced today are:
Superfight:
84kg: Karl "Psycho" Amoussou 9-2-1 vs. 4-5-1 Kazuhiro Hamanaka

Opening Fights:
65kg: Tomoaki Ueyama 0-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Yu Hosokawa
Kosuto Umeda 5-7-3 vs. 3-2-0 Muneyuki Sato

Previously Announced:
Japan vs UK
70kg: Luiz Andrada 8-6-3 vs. 6-7-0 Ian "M-16" Butlin
76kg: Hidehiko Hasegawa 16-11-5 vs. 6-2-0 Simon Phillips
84kg: TBA vs. 10-7-0 Matt Thorpe
92kg: Tatsuya Mizuno 5-4-0 vs. 7-6-0 Tom Blackledge
Over 92kg: Yusuke Kawaguchi 8-0-0 vs. 8-4-1 Rob Broughton

USA Team West vs Korea
70kg: David Jansen 9-0-0 vs. 8-1-0 Nam Yuichul
76kg: Fabio Negao 8-4-0 vs. 7-3-0 Myeon Ho Bae
84kg: Giva Santana 11-1-0 vs. 4-7-0 Min Suk Heo
92kg: Raphael Davis 5-1-0 vs 12-6-0 Jae Young Kim
Over 92kg: Shane Del Rosario 5-0-0 vs. 11-6-0 Lee Sang Soo

France vs Spain
70kg: Maktar Gueye 4-3-0 vs. 3-2-0 Jose Luiz Zapater Aguirre
76kg: Farouk Lakebir 2-3-0 vs. 8-1-0 Jose Beltran
84kg: Christophe Daffreville 2-3-0 vs. Rayco Zebenzui Romero Silva
92kg: Christian M'Pumbu 11-2-1 vs. 2-0-0 Enoc Solves
Over 92kg: Soufian Elgarne vs. 5-1-0 Rogent Lloret

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7/21 GCM Demolition - RESULTS

GCM changed their July 21 event from an Eastern Bound event to a Demolition event. No doubt due to the financial problems they are having. Still, with 9 fights on the card, it should have been an entertaining event and the ticket prices were resonable as well.

The previously undefeated Emi Fujino got her first loss at the hands of the very experienced Megumi Yabushita.

The results:

Wataru Miki Def. Tetsuo Uehata by TKO Round 2:28
Taisuke Okuno Def. Masayoshi Ichikawa by KO Round 1 0:26
Masaaki Hasegawa Def. Tomoaki Ueyama by Decision 3-0
Megumi Yabushita Def. Emi Fujino by decision 3-0
Shinpei Sotoyama Def. Shin Fujimoto by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:48
Hirokazu Nishimura vs. Hidenori Nishino Draw
Koji Ando Def. Shibata by Rear-naked choke Round 1 2:09
Tomoyuki Miyaji Def. Yoshihiro Matsunaga by Triangle choke
Asato Hashimoto vs. Koji Obata Draw

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7/21 GCM Demolition 80721

On the same day as DREAM and Shoot Boxing, GCM is putting on a Demolition event in Differ Ariake. 5 fights are announced, and I can't say that I recognize too many names but Shinpei Sotoyama is an interesting GCM fighter, a good win in Cage Force 07.

Featherweight: Tomoaki Ueyama 0-2-0 vs. Masaaki Hasegawa
Lightweight: Shinpei Sotoyama 6-3-2 vs. Shin Fujimoto
Featherweight: Hirokazu Nishiura 2-2-0 vs. 1-2-0 Hidenori Nishino
Featherweight: Tomoyuki Miyaji 2-1-0 vs. 0-1-0 Yoshihiro Matsunaga
Lightweight: Koji Ando 0-0-1 vs. “Shibata”

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