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DREAM.4 - 06/15/2008: Shinya Aoki set a high standard that would be hard to follow
in most world stages let alone the rest of this card, as the
final Lightweight GP...... > Click Here to
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07/06/2008
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bodogFIGHT - 07/24/2007: Imagine if they had an MMA event with top ranked world-class
fighters and nobody came? Well that seems to be BodogFIGHT's
established philosophy ...... > Click Here to
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04/20/2008
by Fernando AVILA |
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DEEP 34 - 02/22/2008: DEEP is the promotion that always emphasized the aspect of "story". From he road to the titles, grudges between fighters, rivalries between teams, to challenging pro-...... > Click Here to
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02/23/2008
by Shu HIRATA |
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SHOOTO - 01/26/2008: Recently Katsuya Toida, through the media, has been putting forth the argument on how under the official judging criteria of Shooto rules strikers have the advantage...... > Click Here to
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02/09/2008
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SMACK GIRL - 12/26/2007: Why are you doing this? Everyone must have been wondering about this match-up. She is 210 lbs. and you are only 125 lbs...... > Click Here to
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12/29/2007
by Shu HIRATA |
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PANCRASE - 12/22/2007: Ever since I was in the Pancrase-ism, I always wanted to fight Yuki Kondo. I never expected him to step inside the ring tonight. It's been over three years ..... > Click Here to
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12/25/2007
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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DEEP 33 - 12/12/2007:DEEP has been one of the most consistent middle-sized MMA promotion in the world for the past couple years. With majority of ..... > Click Here to
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12/19/2007
by Shu HIRATA |
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SMACK GIRL- 09/06/2007: For the past four years Yuka Tsuji waited for this opportunity. The last time they met in the ring, the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt took it to the ground and .......> Click Here to Read!
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09/10/2007
by Shu HIRATA |
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DEEP - 08/05/2006: Just
as when Hisae Watanabe fought Satoko
Shinashi last year this year, the tension of the fans
packing Korakuen Hall reached the
maximum level when Hisae .......> Click Here to Read!
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08/06/2007
by Shu HIRATA |
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K-1 MAX - 06/28/2007: Perhaps
still the most exciting competitive sport in the planet, K-1
Max 2007 Final Elimination, kicked off with
all four champions thus far demonstrating why .......> Click Here to Read!
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06/29/2007
by Akira IZQUIERDO MESA |
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DYNAMITE! USA - 06/02/2007 A quick review could not quite do when talking about what
it is that first made MMA so commercially appealing, and DynamiteUSA was a definite .......> Click Here to Read!
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06/05/2007
by Fernando AVILA |
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SHOOTO -05/18/2007 From
the early part of the first round Akitoshi Tamura got the mount position. Lion Takeshi managed
to stick in both knees to get back to the guard position but .......> Click Here to Read!
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05/20/2007
by Koji HONJO & Yoshinori IHARA |
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SHOOTO
- 03/17/2007: In the beginning, both fighters land low kicks. Rumina Sato toakes the kick but comes back with three solid kicks to the .......> Click Here to Read!
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03/22/2007
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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K-1 DYNAMITE!!-12/31/2007 Although
the most memorable or important occurrence of the K-1 New Years
Eve show was Genki Sudo's .......> Click Here to Read!
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01/23/2007
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE - 12/31/2006: 'Sinking Ship?' As 2006 ran out
of gas many people expected that some inflammatory articles
by the Japanese press released throughout the year would finally
.......> Click Here to Read!
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01/21/2007
by Fernando AVILA |
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PANCRASE
- 12/02/2006: What
is the strength of Izuru Takeuchi? The ground technique
accumulated from years competing in .......>
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12/10/2006
by Koji HONJO |
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SMACK
GIRL - 11/29/2006: 'What's Next For Megumi Fujii' Right
off the start, Megumi Fujiioutclassed Serin
Murray's punches. With a signature .......>
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12/05/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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IFL
- 11/02/2006: On
November 2nd the IFL visited Portland OR for the second time in
2006 to showcase their semi-finals event. A lively crowd .......>
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10/28/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE
USA 'A Real Rock n Roll Show ' After watching the last
UFC show in which Anderson Silva stunningly stole
Rich Franklin's .......>
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10/28/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE
Open-weight GP Finals 09/10/06: 'Unfinished Business' Many
fans greatest fear came true, and just as uneventfully and .......>
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09/18/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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SHOOTO
- 09/08/2006: Suslovas is only nineteen years old so there
is a ten-year difference between him and Shooto's bantamweight ......>
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09/17/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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MARS
- 08/28/2006: This was very tense grappling bout. Carina
Damm came out striking but slipped, went down and MIKU
got on top, and ......>
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09/17/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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MARS
- 08/28/2006: 'MFC Champion Eddie Alvarez' This
was the highly anticipated Japanese debut of MFC welterweight .......>
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09/16/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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RING
OF COMBAT - 08/18/2006: 'Lucky Break!'Megumi Yabushita is
a genius because she does nothing in terms of MMA training and ........>
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09/08/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE
Open-weight GP - 07/01/2006: 'Open Weight World Cup?' Like
most people around the world I couldn't help but be absorbed by
.......> Click Here to Read!
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08/28/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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DEEP
25th IMPACT – 08/04/2005 'Hisae Watanabe - The New Queen!':Satoko
Shinashi vs. Hisae Watanabe. .......>
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08/06/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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WFA
- 07/22/2006: After it's short-lived series of shows in
the early part of the decade the World Fighting Alliance was reborn.....>
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08/02/2006
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MARS
– 07/21/2005: 'New Beginning, New Rules, New Grudge, And New Relationships':
The show took place at a 500-plus seated .......>
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08/01/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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MARS
- 05/13/2006: Now, where is this MARS going? Their second
show took place in Korea on April 29th and the third show took place
this.......> Click Here to Read!
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06/19/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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PANCRASE
06/06/2006: In the first round, Yoshiro Meda,
landed steady low-kicks. By losing two in a row, to Masakazu Imanari
and DJ........> Click Here
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06/18/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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IFL
- 06/03/2006: 'Team Sacrifice' Although a few tweaks and
adjustments still need to be made in order to fine tune the "Team
MMA" .......> Click Here to Read!
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06/16/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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ZST
GT-F2 05/27/2006: "I wonder what should I do from
now?" These were the first words out of Hideo Tokoro after
losing to his training partner, .......>
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05/31/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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K-1
HERO'S - 05/03/2006: 'Whose HERO'S?' Although this last
Hero's show had its share of talent, there is still something that
isn't quite jiving in the matchmaking .......>
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05/10/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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G-SHOOTO
05/06/2006: 'Mirror Opposite - Roxanne and Megumi' - The
battle began with a beautiful throw (seoi nage)
by a former national judo champion, Megumi .....>
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05/10/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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PRIDE
OW GP 5/5/2006: Perhaps for the real-die hard fans the
greatest anxiety and anticipation was for Tsuyoshi TK Kosaka
who announced he would retire from MMA if not victorious...>
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05/10/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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IFL
- 04/29/06: "Big Team Dreams" -
I suppose that one should always be optimistic about people's "big
dreams," but the real question is; is it all just a big dream?
.....> Click Here to Read!
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05/06/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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RING
OF COMBAT X - 04/24/2006: 'The Observers' One fighter in
this match was indeed scoring points, but the other was delivering
a well .......> Click Here to Read!
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05/06/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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DEEP
24 - 04/11/06: The first and second round was just standing.
Nobuhiro Obiya, with his senior mentor, Taknaori Gomi, has been
......> Click Here to Read!
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04/21/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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PRIDE
Bushido Vol. 10 - 04/02/2006: 'Takanori Gomi - Losing the Fire':
Loosely interpreted, Freud's "Death Instinct"
is about the "self ......> Click
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04/12/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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SHOOTO
- 03/24/2006: The majority of this title match was standing.
BJ took control in the first round.From his southpaw stance he landed
left.....> Click Here to Read!
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04/09/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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G-SHOOTO
- 03/11/06: G-Shooto indeed is struggling. It's because
they just can't find an appropriate opponent for Megumi Fujii.......>
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04/08/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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R.I.S.E.
- 03/26/2006: When it started back in March 2003 R.I.S.E.
was just another small kick boxing promotion.....>
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04/05/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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PANCRASE
03/19/06: 'D.J. Taiki, The New Hero?' "Not enough
training. I lost because I have something negative. I feel mortified
......> Click Here to Read!
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03/20/2006
by Shu HIRATA |
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PRIDE
31 'The Gates of Hell - Open Weight GP Preview': With the
theme being open weight, PRIDE 31, with a series of upsets, turned......>
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03/15/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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REALRHYTHM
03/04/2006: 'Jutaro Nakao vs. Seichi Ikemoto' MThe Ace
fighter of REALRHYTHM, Seichi Ikemoto made the ......>
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03/06/2006
by Hideto IDA |
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Gracie
Fighting Championships 03/03/2006: I am both surprised
and impressed. March 3rd's Gracie Fighting Championships: .....>
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03/05/2006
by Josh TUCKER |
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ZST
9 - 02/18/2006: 'Tokoro KO'd by Petraitis!' Hideo
Tokoro wanted to take the fight to the ground but "My
concentration didn't last" and as he .......>
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02/20/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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Smack
Girl 02/15/2006: At the signing ceremony held the day
before, Amanda Buckner revealed that she did extensively
study Megumi ......> Click Here
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02/16/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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K-1
MAX Japan Tournament 02/04/2006: In the first bout of the
K-1 MAX Japan tournament, Seido-kaikan's ......>
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02/15/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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K-1
MAX Japan Tournament 02/04/2006: 'Masato's World' Masato
makes the entrance to the shrill screams and shouts ......>
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02/15/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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MARS
02/04/2006: 'If This Was In The Cage..........' : After
the fight, backstage, Rodrigo Gracie stated, "I think I won
the fight." I thought ...>
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02/10/2006
by Hideki KOBAYASHI |
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DEEP
23rd IMPACT 02/05/2006: 'Although Chonan Broke Ryuta's Nose, He
Didn't Get To Break Ryuta's Heart' : Right off the bell,......>
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02/09/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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Pancrase
01/26/06 : Satoru Kitaoka's strategy is
to take the fight to the ground so in the first round he keeps on
shooting. But Katsuya Inoue.......>
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02/02/2006
by Yoshinori IHARA |
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PRIDE
Shockwave- 12/31/2005: 'Very Japanese' : The best move
in PRIDE Shockwave 2005 was without one doubt in my mind, when ...>
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01/17/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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K-1
Dynamite!! 12/31/2005: 'Getting the Grappling Back into MMA' :
When thirty nine year old Royce Gracie (86.2 kilos
186 cm) .......> Click Here to Read!
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01/13/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE
Shockwave- 12/31/2005: 'Black Shoes' : One has to wonder
what it was that inspired former K-1 man Mirko "Cro Cop"
Filipovic to ...> Click
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01/10/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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K-1
Dynamite!! - 12/31/2005: 'Unresolved Tension' : "I
felt like I could still go on. But I have to consent with the referee's
decision.......> Click
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01/07/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE
Shockwave- 12/31/2005: 'A Case For Kondo' : It is difficult
to write about the integrity of PRIDE sometimes, and it is especially
true ...> Click Here
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01/06/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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PRIDE
Shockwave- 12/31/2005: 'ADCC Champ Over Olympic Champ' :
When Sanae Kikuta became the first ever-Japanese fighter .....>
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01/06/2006
by Fernando AVILA |
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