3/14 HEAT 13 - Title Fight Announced

HEAT had a welterweight MMA tournament earlier, and it had some very good fighters in it. The main event was between Max Fernandez and Justin Holdaas, two very good fighters. Fernandez tood the title by armbar just 1 minute into the 1st round and was crowned with the HEAT title belt. Shortly after I saw that the welterweight title was vacant (I have no clue what happened), and they will fill that spot at HEAT 13!

The fight will be between Shooto and Heat veteran Yoshitaro Niimi and Sengoku favorite Yoon Young Kim. Kim really got noticed at Sengoku 11, mostly for his enterance handing out noodles, but he also put on a very good performance against Akihiro Gono.

Also announced is the popular Shingo Garyu.

Heat MMA Welterweight Title Fight:
Yoshitaro Niimi 7-5-2 vs. 12-5-0 Yoon "Snake Eater" Young Kim

Middle (Kick-Rule): Yuzo Matsumoto vs. Shingo Garyu

HEAT NEW AGE:
Kick - 57kg (3x2min): Marcus Maejima vs. Taichiro Kusakabe

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4/5 DREAM 8 - Participants So Far

DREAM 7 is just over and all I am thinking is that DREAM needs the next few events to be a bigger success than it was last night. There were some ok fights, and I think hard-core fans enjoyed the event, but this was not the kind of event that would draw the average person into watch DREAM next time. Some sections in the arena looked empty as well.

The main attraction for DREAM 8 will be the welterweight GP, and they have Hayato "Mach" Sakurai and Shinya Aoki in that. In addition to the 2 stars, DEEP champion Seichi Ikemoto will participate.

It is also announced that, in a now familiar way, Yuya Shirai and Korean Yoon Young Kim will fight for a spot in the GP. This fight will take place in ClubDEEP March 14.

Welterweight GP Participants:
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 34-8-2
Shinya Aoki 19-3-0
Seichi Ikemoto 18-14-5
Winner of Yuya Shirai 14-7-0 vs. 9-3-0 Yoon Young Kim

Featherweight GP:
Hideo Tokoro 21-15-1 vs. 10-5-3 Daiki "DJ Taiki" Hata

Non-GP Participant:
Ikuhisa Minowa 41-29-8

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