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Monday, October 13th, 2008Now that Affliction has announced Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski for January 24th, it’s starting to set in with K-1 that maybe the guy they were hyping for their NYE show last month won’t be fighting in Japan any time soon. The promotion is claiming that they will further discuss this ‘crisis’ (according to Nikkan Sports) […]
DEEP 10/23 in Tokyo at Korakuen Hall
Monday, October 6th, 2008Main event is Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yasuhito Namekawa. Riki Fukuda of GRABAKA fame is also scheduled to fight at this show.
Satoshi Ishii postpones decision on whether or not to convert to MMA
Monday, October 6th, 2008He held a press conference in the last few hours to publicly announce that he would not make a decision regarding his future in Judo or MMA at this very moment. If he stays on the current course and does not enter MMA, he will likely participate at the 2012 London Olympic games.
Today’s media chalkboard (10/6/08)
Monday, October 6th, 2008The Los Angeles Times: Somewhere out there, Dana White is probably smiling The Baltimore Sun: The Kimbo saga is over Sports Illustrated (Josh Gross): Kimbo Slice overrated — the star that never was Darren Rovell (CNBC): Elite XC gets ‘sliced’ The problem is that mixed martial arts is not a viable business, just like professional […]
Just another day in the Japanese combat sports world
Sunday, October 5th, 2008First, Asashoryu denied allegations of match-fixing in Sumo in Tokyo District Court. Meanwhile, all eyes are on Satoshi Ishii after he skipped participation in a team Judo competition at Tokyo Budokan (not to be mistaken with Nippon Budokan). The explanation is injury. Media reports continue to swirl about whether or not Ishii will fight in […]
K-1 10/1 Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Event results here. Ratings news: 12.6% rating, with a peak rating of 18.5% for Masato vs. Yoshihiro Sato. Claimed attendance for the show was 15,231. Videos of the fights can be found here.
Interested in Xande Ribeiro vs. Hidehiko Yoshida?
Monday, September 29th, 2008Sengoku is teasing that this match could be booked soon. Interestingly enough, the gimmick for the match may revolve around an old “Showa” Japanese pro-wrestling match stipulation from the 1970s era — a ‘jacket match.’ Only back then, they were called Judo Jacket matches.
King Mo and his umbrella
Sunday, September 28th, 2008The pro-wrestling gimmick assigned to him by Sengoku involves him having a ‘beautiful Japanese queen’ at his side at all times. (a King must have a queen. See? See?)
Sengoku 9/28 Tokyo, Yoyogi National Stadium Gym I event results
Sunday, September 28th, 2008No attendance was given for this show (this is becoming a tradition for Sengoku). Jorge Masvidal defeated Ryan Schultz in R1 in 1’57 by referee stoppage. Kiuma Kunioku defeated A Sol Kwon after 3R by a 3-0 judges’ decision. Middleweight GP Series 2008: Siyar Bahadurzada defeated Evangelista Cyborg in R1 in 0’25 by tap-out (injury). […]
Just asking…
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Every MMA site went out of their way to cover the DREAM 6 event as if it was a big deal, and yet when the bad TV ratings predictably were released, none of these sites are talking about the fallout. I am curious as to why…
Match order for Sengoku 9/28 Tokyo event
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008As it currently stands: Lightweights: Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Schultz Lightweights: Kiuma Kunioku vs. A Sol Kwon Middleweight GP Series 2008: Evangelista Cyborg vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Middleweight GP Series 2008: Jorge Santiago vs. Logan Clark Middleweight GP Series 2008: Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Paul Cahoon Middleweight GP Series 2008: Yuki Kondo vs. Yuki Sasaki Heavyweights: Travis […]
DREAM 6 event fallout
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008The claimed attendance for the DREAM 9/23 Saitama show was 20,929. Update: Sports Navigator is reporting that DREAM 6 drew a 9.0% rating on TBS, with the high QH (quarter-hour) mark showing Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Masanori Tonooka drawing a 13.4% rating. Bad numbers, as expected. Personal commentary: If you had to ask me what the […]
DREAM 9/23 Saitama Super Arena
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Play-by-play here. Post your comments if you watch the show live… Of note from the BE report: Fedor comes to the ring in between fights and briefly addresses the fans. According to HDNet’s translator, Fedor says that he’d like to face Ishii but “unfortunately that hasn’t been decided yet,” and that he hopes to return […]
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