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Saturday, September 30th, 2006Results here. I would expect the main headlines from the show being that Musashi lost and that Le Banner couldn’t KO Choi Hong-Man. That, and Badr Hari losing fast to Ruslan Karaev. Update: Predictably, Japanese media outlets (such as Sankei Sports) are theming their articles coming out of the show about the fact that there […]
Report: Kurt Angle to work on K-1 Dynamite event
Friday, September 29th, 2006Tokyo Sports newspaper is reporting that K-1 and Kurt Angle are in negotiations for a deal which would allow Angle to have his first MMA match on 12/31 at the Osaka Dome. The three opponent candidates listed by the newspaper for Angle’s debut match are: Brock Lesnar, Akebono, and Choi Hong-Man. Ｄｙｎï½ï½ï½‰ï½”ï½…!!ã«è¶…目玉 元ＷＷＥ王者カート・アングル Ｋï¼ï¼‘å‚戦㸠対戦相手ã«ãƒ¬ã‚¹ãƒŠãƒ¼ã€æ›™ã€ãƒ›ãƒ³ãƒžãƒ³æµ®ä¸Š/新日本もç²å¾—ã«å‹•ã/金åè³¢ãŒå¯¾æˆ¦ç†±æœ›ã»ã‹ã€€
K-1 may have reduced role on New Year’s Eve
Thursday, September 28th, 2006By Zach Arnold There are at least two reports (from Jiji Press and Asahi Shimbun) that discuss rumors of Tokyo Broadcasting System trimming down K-1’s role on the TV network for New Year’s Eve. The reason? The reports claim that TBS wants to build their New Year’s Eve programming around the theme of “Kameda Matsuri” […]
Did Jim Ross point the finger at K-1?
Thursday, September 7th, 2006By Zach Arnold Several years ago, WWE announcer Jim Ross used to have a weekly column on the WWE site called “The Ross Report” that became controversial for many reasons, with one of those reasons being some of the cryptic comments he made in the reports. No matter what you thought about Ross and his […]
K-1 9/4 WORLD MAX event results
Monday, September 4th, 20069/4 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum (9,950 claimed paid) Japanese results page. Satoruvashicoba defeated Taka Osamitsu in R1 in 55 seconds by KO (three knockdowns). Jordan Tai (New Zealand) defeated SHINOBU Tsogto Amara (Mongolia) after 3R by a 3-0 judges’ decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-27). Mike Zambidis defeated TATSUJI after 3R by a 3-0 judges’ decision (30-29 twice, […]
Updated K-1 9/30 Osaka GP card
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Here is the newest card line-up: Ray Sefo vs. Stefan “Blitz” Leko Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari Glaube Feitosa vs. Paul Slowinski Jerome Le Banner vs. Choi Hong-Man Peter Aerts vs. Remy Bonjasky Semmy Schilt vs. Bjorn Bregy Ernesto Hoost vs. Yusuke Fujimoto Musashi vs. Chalid “Die Faust” Arrab
K-1 9/30 Osaka Castle Hall card line-up
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006K-1 World GP 2006 in Osaka Jerome Le Banner vs. Choi Hong-Man Peter Aerts vs. Remy Bonjasky Semmy Schilt vs. Bjorn Bregy Ernesto Hoost vs. Yusuke Fujimoto Musashi vs. Chalid “Die Faust” Arrab Plus: Glaube Feitosa, Ray Sefo, Ruslan Karaev, and others. Sidenote: Genki Sudo vs. Ian Schaffa was announced for the promotion’s 9/4 Tokyo, […]
K-1 World GP in Las Vegas
Sunday, August 13th, 2006The return of Stefan Leko was a successful one. Bellagio show results (from the K-1 Japanese HP): Alexey Ignashov defeated Imani Lee after 3R by a 2-1 judges’ decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28). Michael McDonald defeated Ariel Mastov after 3R by a 3-0 judges’ decision (30-26 three times). Stefan “Blitz” Leko defeated Scott Lighty in R3 […]
K-1 & Lesnar in Las Vegas
Thursday, August 10th, 2006By Zach Arnold The promotion has a show this weekend at the Bellagio Hotel, and Brock Lesnar is expected to appear at a press conference to announce his participation in an MMA match for HERO’s. 8/12 Vegas card line-up here. I know that there were several other promotions interested in his services, including one group […]
Updated K-1 9/4 Ariake Colosseum card
Wednesday, August 9th, 20069/4 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum: Kazuya Yasuhiro vs. Andy Ologun Genki Sudo vs. TBA Buakaw Por Pramuk vs. Hiroki Shishido Hiroshiki Ishii vs. Ian Schaffa Hiroyuki Maeda vs. Remigijus Morkevicius Drago vs. Naoki Samukawa TATSUJI vs. Mike Zambidis HAYATO vs. Artur Kyshenko Takayuki Kohiruimaki vs. Andy Souwer Yoshihiro Sato vs. Albert Kraus
Techno Goliath versus The Paparazzi
Monday, August 7th, 2006By Zach Arnold Digital Chosun has a report (in Japanese) about comments recently made by Choi Hong-Man. Hong-Man went on a SBS variety TV show (South Korean) on Monday and talked about being followed by the paparazzi. He told a story about how a Japanese magazine took a snapshot of him and a woman at […]
Final HERO’s 8/5 Tokyo card line-up
Thursday, August 3rd, 20068/5 Tokyo, Ariake Colosseum (4 PM) HERO’s rules: Kotetsu Boku vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira HERO’s rules: Semmy Schilt vs. Kim Min Soo Middleweight Tournament: Hideo Tokoro vs. Ivan Menjivar Middleweight Tournament: Hiroyuki Takaya vs. JZ Calvan (Gesias Calvancanti) Middleweight Tournament: Kazuya Yasuhiro vs. Rani Yahira Middleweight Tournament: Kaoru Uno vs. Black Mamba Light Heavyweight Tournament: […]
K-1 7/30 Sapporo report
Sunday, July 30th, 2006By Zach Arnold Today was K-1’s first show on Fuji TV since the departure of chief producer Kunio Kiyohara, who was demoted in the FujiSankei conglomerate due to the yakuza scandal. K-1 drew a reported crowd of 8,390 paid at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, with Glaube Feitosa defeating Musashi by a unanimous decision in […]
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