8/23 ShootBoxing Female S-Cup - Pictures

I was so excited about the female S-Cup yesterday that I almost forgot about the awesome DEEP card! Anyway, it was not without reson. ShootBoxing is an interesting consept, and they put on a very interesting mix of fighters.

The tournament was won by the 18 year old Rena.

On the card was also the welcome return of Hisae Watanabe. It was only an exhibion fight, but still a very popular addition to this event.

If you want to see more pictures from this event, you can go to SportsNavi HERE and HERE



Some pictures from the final:





And of course some from the Megumi Fuji vs. Hisae Watanabe exhibition fight.

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11/8 Cage Force - EX Eastern Bound - RESULTS

The Eastern Bound event is going on right now in Differ Ariake, there are some big stars on the card and there could be some big upsets.

I would not expect "K-Taro", Monma, Osawa and Urushitani to lose today, but it has been a week with a few upsets so you should never feel safe.

So far, Miyazaki has claimed his first win against the previously undefeated Hoshino.
The BIG upset of the night though, "K-Taro" gets KOed by Kim just 59 seconds into the fight.

I will update results as they are available to me.

8. Main event: Jang Yong Kim Def. Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" by KO Round 1 0:59
7. Hidetaka Monma Def. Andre Mafetoni (??) by Guillotine choke Round 1 4:47
6. Kenji Osawa Def. Tomoya Miyashita by Decision 3-0
5. Yasuhiro Urushitani Def. Kiyotaka Shimizu by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1
4. Yukiya Naito Def. Alex Silva by KO Round 1 4:42
3. Takenori Sato Def. Rikuhei Fuji by Decision 3-0
2. Keitaro Maeda Def. Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka by Decision 3-0
1. Naoto Miyazaki Def. Daisuke Hoshino by Rear-naked Choke Round 2 4:48

Preliminary fights:
Yoshiaki Takahashi Def. Shin Fujimoto by Armbar Round 1 1:07
Masahiro Sato Def. Yuta Yasunaga by KO Round 1 2:26

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11/8 Cage Force Valkyrie 01 EX - RESULTS

GCM had their first Valkyrie, all female MMA event today. There were 6 fights on the card. A good mix of experienced and new talent. Hopefully they can build of this event and it will be interesting to see going forward.

Of the fights on the card, I think there were couple that got more attention than the others. Roxanne Modaferri was meant to fight in AFL facing Tara Larosa today, instead she was fighting Chisa Yonezawa here in Japan. I hope she is able to get more fights in Japan, and it looks like there should be options going forward with Valkyrie and JEWELS both fighting over the female talent.

SmackGirl champion, Yuka Tsuji was fighting in the SmackGirl Cinderella tournament winner, V Hajime.

Of the fights on the card today, only one didnt go the distance.

For personal reasons, I was not able to get to this event, but I will try to get to the next one.

Yuka Tsuji Def. V Hajime by Decision 3-0
Naoko Omuro vs. Yasuko Tamada DRAW
"Windy" Tomomi Sunabe Def. Emi Fujino by Decision 3-0
Roxanne Modafferi Def. Chisa Yonezawa (?) by Decision 3-0
Madoka Ebihara Def. Akiko Naito by armbar Round 1 2:45
Mamiko Mizoguchi vs. Sakura DRAW

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11/8 Cage Force - Valkyrie 01 & EX Eastern Bound - Fight Order

Today is the big day for Cage Force fans, it is the first event for Valkyrie and a lot of stars on the Eastern EX card. It should be a good day at Differ Ariake.

The Valkyrie card has 6 fights and the doors open at 13:30, fights start at 14:00.

Stars of the card are Yuka Tsuji, "Windy" Tomomi, Emi Fujino and Roxanne Modafferi. There are also some exiting new fighters on this card, like Sakura and V Hajime.

The main event for the Cage Force Eastern Bound EX card is of course "K-Taro". But this card has some very big stars on it. In addition to "K-Taro", Hidetaka Monma, Kenji Osawa and Yasuhiro Urushitani.

The Eastern Bound EX event kicks off at 18:00. Be aware, you would need 2 tickets to go to both of these.


Valkyrie:
6. Main Event: VR: Featherweight: Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

5. VR: Flyweight 3x 3min: Naoko Omuro 8-7-2 vs. 9-4-2 Yasuko Tamada
4. VR: Featherweight: “Windy” Tomomi Sunabe 11-8-0 vs. 8-1-0 Emi Fujino
3. NR: Welterweight: Roxanne Modafferi 12-4-0 vs. Chisa Yonezawa (?)
2. NR: Featherweight No Pound: Akiko Naito 4-6-0 vs. 2-1-0 Madoka Ebihara
1. NR: Featherweight No Pound: Mamiko Mizoguchi 1-3-0 vs. Sakura

*NR=Novice Rule VR=Valkyrie Rule


Cage Force - Eastern Bound EX:
8. Main event: Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" 15-3-2 vs. 1-2-0 Jang Yong Kim

7. Hidetaka Monma 13-8-4 vs. Andre Mafetoni (??)
6. Kenji Osawa 13-8-2 vs. 9-4-5 Tomoya Miyashita
5. Yasuhiro Urushitani 14-4-6 vs. 0-0-1 Kiyotaka Shimizu
4. Yukiya Naito 13-4-2 vs. 1-0-0 Alex Silva
3. Rikuhei Fuji 3-2-0 vs. 6-5-4 Takenori Sato
2. Keitaro Maeda 2-3-1 vs. 14-4-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka
1. Daisuke Hoshino 4-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Naoto Miyazaki

Preliminary fights:
Yoshiaki Takahashi 1-1-0 vs. Shin Fujimoto
Yuta Yasunaga vs. Masahiro Sato

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11/8 VALKYRIE EX 01- Roxanne Modaferri Fighting!

Valkyrie have announced an additional 2 fights to their first event being held in Differ Arike November 8. I know lots of people (me included) will be happy to see that Roxanne Modafferi is getting a fight after the AFL cancelation.<

So instead of fighting Tara Larosa, Roxy will be fighting Chisa Yonezawa, the rules are Novice rule, i.e. not punches to the face on the ground.

Also added to the card is “Windy” Tomomi against Emi Fujino. Fujino is coming off her first loss and Windy Tomomi has been in awesome shape since returning from her injury in 2007.

Added:
Valkyrie (VR) Rule:
Featherweight: “Windy” Tomomi Sunabe 11-8-0 vs. 8-1-0 Emi Fujino

Novice Rule (NR):
Welterweight: Roxanne Modafferi 12-4-0 vs. Chisa Yonezawa (?)

Previously announced:
VR: Featherweight: Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

VR: Flyweight 3x 3min: Naoko Omuro 8-7-2 vs. 9-4-2 Yasuko Tamada
NR: Featherweight No Pound: Akiko Naito 4-6-0 vs. 2-1-0 Madoka Ebihara
NR: Featherweight No Pound: Mamiko Mizoguchi 1-3-0 vs. Sakura

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11/8 Cage Force Valkyrie EX 01 - Poster

More info on Valkyrie, the all female organization starting up. As you all should know by now, their first event is due to be held November 8, and the poster is ready now:

The weight divisions were announced earlier, but I missed that, so here they are:

Welterweight =61.2 Kg (135Lbs)
Lightweight = 56.7 Kg (125 Lbs)
Featherweight = 52.2 Kg (115 Lbs)
Bantamweight = 48.5 Kg (107 Lbs)
Flyweight = 45.4 Kg (100 Lbs)

Also the poster for their first event is ready:



The card announced so far:
Main-Event - Featherweight:
Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

Flyweight 3x 3min: Naoko Omuro 8-7-2 vs. 9-4-2 Yasuko Tamada
Featherweight No Pound: Akiko Naito 4-6-0 vs. 2-1-0 Madoka Ebihara
Featherweight No Pound: Mamiko Mizoguchi 1-3-0 vs. Sakura

***UPDATE***
Sherdog is reporting that Roxanne Modaferri has had her rematch against Tara Larosa cancelled. She is trying to get on the card in this event, but it might be difficult to find an opponent. I really hope we get to her on this card, she should be prepared and its a great oppurtunity for Valkyrie to get another big name on the card.

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11/8 Cage Force Valkyrie 01 EX

Valkyrie, the new all female fight organization, has announced 3 more fights for their first event on November 8. Since last time, more information is coming out regarding the rules and the type of fighting.

Fightlinker asked Roxy about it and to me it looks like her fears are realized (Tsujii will fight V Hajime). Jordan Breen has written
this article about the new organization for Sherdog.

So, here is what it will look like. It will have 2 classes of rules, one for "beginners" and one for more experienced fighters.

The basic rules (beginners) will be no punches to the face on the ground. There is no mention of a SmackGirl like 30 second rule. I have called it "No Pund" below (as it is consistent with the Japanese version).

For the experienced fighters, the rules are pretty much like the Cage Force rules, with one exception. No elbows.

With that in mind, half the promised card is announced now. Here are the fights:

Main-Event - Featherweight（－52.2kg):
Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

Flyweight（－45.4kg）3x 3min: Naoko Omuro 8-7-2 vs. 9-4-2 Yasuko Tamada
Featherweight（－52.2kg）No Pound: Akiko Naito 4-6-0 vs. 2-1-0 Madoka Ebihara
Featherweight（－52.2kg）No Pound: Mamiko Mizoguchi 1-3-0 vs. Sakura

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11/8 Cage Force - Valkyrie 01 EX

Cage Force makes it a double header on November 8! They have announced a new event, "Valkyrie" and the main event for this card. It will feature 2 experienced SmackGirl fighters. V Hajime won the SmackGirl Cinderella tournament in 2007, she will take on SmackGirl lightweight champion Yuka Tsuji.

This event in held on the same day as the Cage Force EX Eastern Bound, but looks like Cage Force is taking a page out of DEEP's book and making it a double header. This Valkyrie card will feature 8 female fights. Is this an attempt from Cage Force at a SmackGirl "replacement" we will see... Either way, it is good to see female fighters getting an opportunity to show their skills.

Yuka Tsuji 19-1-0 vs. V 3-1-0 V Hajime

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