2/11 Cage Force & Valkyrie 04 - Fight Order

GCM have announced their 2 cards for tomorrow, and to be honest I think the Valkyrie card is the better one...

Hiroko Kitamura is a late replacement, and comes in for an injured "Sachi", the crowd favorite broke her leg during training and will be sidelined for this event.

The main-event will be the Female featherweight title fight between Yuka Tsuji and "V Hajime". Also on the card is one of my favorite fighters, Rin Nakai.

The main-event for the Cage Force (or the male part) is Katsuhiko Nagata, who will be taking on Koji Ando. This is a great chance for Ando to get a good win, but Nagata will be coming in as the favorite here.

Valkyrie:
Main-Event: Female Fetherweight Title fight (3x5min):
7. Yuka Tsuji 22-1-0 vs. 5-2-0 Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi

Female Flyweight (45.4kg) Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:
6. Naoko Omuro 10-7-3 vs. 0-1-0 Yuko Takagi
5. Yasuko Tamada 9-4-3 vs. 5-3-0 "Happy" Fukuko Hamada

4. Feather (52.2kg): "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba 12-12-1 vs. 16-15-5 Masako Yoshida
3. Welter (61.2kg 3x3min): Rin Nakai 5-0-0 vs. 5-3-0 Mizuho Sato
2. -53kg: Hiroko Kitamura 2-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Kimie "Sakura" Okada
1. Bantam（48.5kg 3x3min）: Mamiko Mizoguchi 2-3-1 vs. Megumi Morioka

Cage Force:
Main-Event:
6. Light(70.3kg 3x5min): Katsuhiko Nagata 5-6-1 vs. 2-1-2 Koji Ando

5. Feather: Wataru Takahashi 9-12-4 vs. 4-0-0 Runki
4. Fly (56.7kg 3x3min 3x3min): Hirotaka Miyakawa 4-6-2 vs. 1-5-1 Hayato "Cat" Sato
3. Middle (83.9kg 3x3min): Yusuke Sakashita 5-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Takeshi Ogawa
2. Light (3x3min): Kosuto Umeda 7-7-3 vs. Naoki "Ken Taisho" Akimoto
1. Feather: (65.7kg 3x3min): Ryo Takagi 1-1-0 vs. Kaoru Yamaguchi

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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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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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4/25 Valkyrie 02 - Valkyrie is Still Alive!

Its been a very long time since the first Valkyrie event, and it lead me to believe that we would not see another event. Luckily, I was wrong! Valkyrie is alive and will hold their second event 25 April in Differ Ariake.

On the card will be some very good fighters, Yuka Tsuji and Roxanne Modafferi are 2 of the fighters announced today.

Participants:
Yuka Tsuji 21-1-0
Naoko Omuro 8-7-3
Kyoko Takabayashi 8-3-0
Roxanne Modafferi 13-4-0

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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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