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Shinya Aoki To Face Yuichiro Nagashima At Dynamite!! 2010 Show

A report from MMAFighting.com on Thursday has DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki (26-5) taking on the 2010 K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament winner Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima (3-2 MMA) in a hybrid match at this years Dynamite!! 2010 event in Japan.
The hybrid match has the two fighters squaring off in alternating rounds of mma […]

Dynamite!! 2010A report from MMAFighting.com on Thursday has DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki (26-5) taking on the 2010 K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament winner Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima (3-2 MMA) in a hybrid match at this years Dynamite!! 2010 event in Japan.

The hybrid match has the two fighters squaring off in alternating rounds of mma and K-1 rules fighting.

Aoki is coming off a win over Yokthai Sithoar in a non-title bout in October at the Deep: 50th Impact event. That win was the DREAM champs third in a row and sixth victory in seven fights. The only loss in that streak was to Gilbert Melendez at last April’s Strikeforce: Nashville event.

Nagashima, who has both a professional kickboxing (16-4) and mma record (3-2), took his last fight at the K-1 World Max 2010 Final losing to Mike Zambidis in the quarter finals of the World Championship Tournament in November. His last mma bout was back in November of 2006 where he lost a unanimous decision to Hiroshi Shiba.

The Dynamite!! event is starting to fill up with bouts both under MMA and K-1 rules. Featured so far will be a DREAM featherweight title match between champ Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya, mma bouts between Jerome Le Banner vs. Tatsuya Mizuno and Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Josh Thomson.

A rumored matchup could see former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi take on former sumo Shinichi Suzukawa.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final To Air Live On HDNet Friday Night

(December 9, 2010) The pulse-racing 2010 K-1 Heavyweight season comes to a climax this Friday night in a one-night, 8-man tournament that is perennially among the best events of the year in combat sports. “HDNet Fights: K-1 World GP 2010 Final” airs LIVE from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan at 11:00 p.m. PT […]

K-1 WGP 2010 Final

(December 9, 2010) The pulse-racing 2010 K-1 Heavyweight season comes to a climax this Friday night in a one-night, 8-man tournament that is perennially among the best events of the year in combat sports. “HDNet Fights: K-1 World GP 2010 Final” airs LIVE from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan at 11:00 p.m. PT only on HDNet.

This event is so grueling that only seven different men have won it throughout history. The K-1 World Grand Prix is unlike any other sporting event in the world, as fighters must run a gauntlet of three fights in one night! For that task, these men need stamina, power, heart and a little bit of luck.

Semmy Schilt looks to claim his fifth K-1 crown and enters as the favorite following an impressive victory in last year’s Grand Prix. Schilt is the unstoppable force of K-1, having never lost a tournament he has entered. The 6′ 11″ giant has suffered only three losses in his illustrious K-1 career, all by decision.

Standing in his way is the emerging immovable object of K-1, Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem. Since becoming a regular in K-1 in 2009, “The Reem” has gone from special attraction to legitimate contender. The 242-pound specimen finished third in last year’s GP and has scored a pair of impressive first round knockouts this year.

Schilt and Overeem have never fought, but appear to be on a collision course for this year’s finals in an MMA vs. kickboxing showdown. The unstoppable force is poised to meet the immovable object in a battle of giants for the 2010 K-1 crown.

“Schilt vs Overeem in the final is the fight the world wants to see and would be a showdown between the two most powerful heavyweight fighters of any fight code on the planet,” said “The Voice,” Michael Schiavello. “They’re two men who have put opponents into mini-comas with their incredible knockout power. I can’t think of a more thrilling and violent match up in the world of fight sports.”

But before they meet in the finals, Schilt and Overeem will have to navigate a dangerous Grand Prix field.

The road to the finals for Schilt goes through Kyotaro in the quarterfinals. If Schilt wins, he faces the winner of the bout between legendary three-time K-1 GP champion Peter Aerts (one of only two men to hold a victory over Schilt) and American slugger Mighty Mo.

Overeem meets the emerging threat of Tyrone Spong in the first quarterfinals. If Overeem wins, his semi-final matchup would be against the winner of Gokhan Saki and Daniel Ghita.

Watch all the drama unfold, this Friday on HDNet at 11:00 p.m. PT.

2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Armchair Guide

Filed under: K1, JapanThe K-1 World Grand Prix is the most prestigious martial arts tournament on the planet. A time-honored tradition since 1993, only seven men have shared the honor of being crowned the K-1 Grand Prix champion. Who will be crowned th…

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The K-1 World Grand Prix is the most prestigious martial arts tournament on the planet. A time-honored tradition since 1993, only seven men have shared the honor of being crowned the K-1 Grand Prix champion. Who will be crowned the 2010 King of Kings?

Check out my analysis of the quarterfinalists below.

Gary Goodridge Still Not Paid for 2009 New Year’s Eve Bout

Filed under: DREAM, K1, News, JapanK-1 and DREAM promoter Fighting Entertainment Group are starting to fall apart at the seams, and Gary Goodridge is the latest in a long line of fighters to come forward and confirm that.

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K-1 and DREAM promoter Fighting Entertainment Group are starting to fall apart at the seams, and Gary Goodridge is the latest in a long line of fighters to come forward and confirm that.

Bibiano Fernandes, Andy Souwer, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and others on and off the record have stated over the past twelve months that they have not been paid in a timely fashion for fights under the FEG banner and although Goodridge first made his situation known back in August , he claims that he has still not received his compensation.

“It’s been almost a year since I fought Mousasi at FEG’s NYE show in Japan. I want my money. I stayed quiet because I thought they were going to pay me but I still haven’t seen a penny. I have bills I have to pay. I worked for the Japanese people for over a decade, and I never thought they would treat me like this.”

K-1 World Max Finals ‘Quick Results’

(pictured Satoshi Ishii, top, and opponent Katsuyori Shibata via SportsNavi)
Monday night saw the K-1 World Max Finals of the eight-man 70kg tournament from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
Besides kickboxing, the event also featured one mixed martial arts bout between former Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii and Katsuyori Shibata. Ishii, pictured kneeling over […]

Ishii 2010 K1 Nov

(pictured Satoshi Ishii, top, and opponent Katsuyori Shibata via SportsNavi)

Monday night saw the K-1 World Max Finals of the eight-man 70kg tournament from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

Besides kickboxing, the event also featured one mixed martial arts bout between former Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii and Katsuyori Shibata. Ishii, pictured kneeling over top of Shibata, earned a first round technical submission win. The former Olympian used a knee-on-belly position to lock in a kimura forcing the referee to step in and call the bout at 3:30.

The 70kg World Championship Tournament finale saw Giorgio Petrosyan take on Yoshihiro Sato. Petrosyan would earn the unanimous decision to earn back-to-back tournament wins.

The full results for the K-1 World Max are as follows:

    DREAM MMA Bout
    Satoshi Ishii def. Katsuyori Shibata via sub (armbar) – Round 1, 3:30

    K-1 Kickboxing Bouts
    Final: Giorgio Petrosyan def. Yoshihiro Sato via unanimous decision
    Yuya Yamamoto def. Seichi Ikemoto via KO – Round 2, 2:22
    Semifinal: Yoshihiro Sato def. DRAGO via unanimous decision
    Semifinal: Giorgio Petrosyan def. Mike Zambidis via unanimous decision
    Yuta Kubo def. HIROYA via unanimous decision
    Quarterfinal: Yoshihiro Sato def. Michal Glogowski via unanimous decision
    Quarterfinal: DRAGO def. Mohamed Khamal via unanimous decision
    Quarterfinal: Giorgio Petrosyan def. Albert Kraus via unanimous decision
    Quarterfinal: Mike Zambidis def. Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima via KO – Round 3, 0:53
    Reserve: HINATA def. Andre Dida via unanimous decision
    Makoto Nishiyama def. Shunsuke Oishi via KO – Round 2, 0:54
    Fabiano Da Silva def. Jan Kaszuba via unanimous decision

HT: MMAFighting.com for the results

The Reem Episodes 7 & 8: Enter The K1 Tournament

The Reem enters the K1 tournament in Seoul Korea. As the main event, he will face Ben Edwards and a win will place him in the final K1 Heavyweight tournament december 11th.
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The Reem enters the K1 tournament in Seoul Korea. As the main event, he will face Ben Edwards and a win will place him in the final K1 Heavyweight tournament december 11th.

HT: TheReem.com