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Our Top Japanese Photos of 2010

Filed under: DREAM, K1, Sengoku, JapanFrom amateur female MMA at the 350 seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring to a packed Saitama Super Arena for Dynamite!!, I’ve had the pleasure of shooting nearly every event in Tokyo and every major event in Asia since I joined …

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From amateur female MMA at the 350 seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring to a packed Saitama Super Arena for Dynamite!!, I’ve had the pleasure of shooting nearly every event in Tokyo and every major event in Asia since I joined the FanHouse family in April 2010.

It was an unforgettable year to be ringside in Asia: Alistair Overeem snotted on me at the K-1 Finals, two ears came off, I got hit with a tooth, kicked in the face, “Mach” told me I’m fat, “Kyoken” Takeuchi punched me and I punched him back. I loved every single second of it and below, I recall some my favorite photos of 2010

Warning: Some images are extremely graphic.

Japan Year in Review

Filed under: DREAM, K1, Sengoku, JapanThere is no way to spin it: 2010 was not a good year for Japanese fight sports. Ratings were at an all-time low, champions lost, stars left and Sakuraba’s ear came off.

As we finally recover from our sleep-deprive…

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There is no way to spin it: 2010 was not a good year for Japanese fight sports. Ratings were at an all-time low, champions lost, stars left and Sakuraba’s ear came off.

As we finally recover from our sleep-deprived states following Sengoku: Soul of Fight and Dynamite!!, lets take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights (and lowlights) from the country that was once considered the Mecca of mixed martial arts.

MMA Top 10 Featherweights: New Year, New Faces

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An injury forced featherweight champion Jose Aldo to drop out of his scheduled fight at UFC 125, and while Aldo was on the sideline for New Year’s, the featherweight division underwent some radical chang…

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An injury forced featherweight champion Jose Aldo to drop out of his scheduled fight at UFC 125, and while Aldo was on the sideline for New Year’s, the featherweight division underwent some radical changes.

The New Year’s cards for the UFC, Dream and Sengoku all had big featherweight fights that featured several surprise results, and now that the dust has settled, the featherweight division looks a whole lot different heading into 2011 than it did for most of 2010 — with the exception, of course, that Aldo is still the king.

Check out our rankings of the rest of the featherweight division below.

‘Soul of Fight’ Videos, Part 1: Okuno vs. Chonan, Maeda vs. Kanehara, Nakamura vs. Enomoto

(Taisuke Okuno vs. Ryo Chonan. Fight starts at the 1:30 mark. Props: DJSexStyle via MiddleEasy)
Some highlights from today’s stoppage-heavy Sengoku show. Above, Ryo Chonan gets put to bed in just 19 seconds. After the jump: The brief but ferocious slug…

(Taisuke Okuno vs. Ryo Chonan. Fight starts at the 1:30 mark. Props: DJSexStyle via MiddleEasy)

Some highlights from today’s stoppage-heavy Sengoku show. Above, Ryo Chonan gets put to bed in just 19 seconds. After the jump: The brief but ferocious slugfest between Yoshiro Maeda and Masanori Kanehara, which ended in an unfortunate early stoppage, and the welterweight GP final match between Keita Nakamura and Yasubey Enomoto.

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Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ Quick Results

("A bunch of dudes got knocked dead this morning! Yaaaaaaaay!" / Photo courtesy of src-official.com)
Spoilers after the jump to protect your delicate feelings. Click through for full fight results and a rundown of some notable momen…

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("A bunch of dudes got knocked dead this morning! Yaaaaaaaay!" / Photo courtesy of src-official.com)

Spoilers after the jump to protect your delicate feelings. Click through for full fight results and a rundown of some notable moments from today’s World Victory Road: Soul of Fight event at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. Videos to come.

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Sengoku Results: Sandro vs. Hioki, Blanco vs. Parky, More

Filed under: Sengoku, ResultsTOKYO, Japan — MMAFighting.com will have live Sengoku results of the Dec. 30 “Soul of Fight” event from the Ariake Colosseum.

In a Sengoku featherweight title fight, Marlon Sandro will look to defend his belt against Shoo…

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TOKYO, Japan — MMAFighting.com will have live Sengoku results of the Dec. 30 “Soul of Fight” event from the Ariake Colosseum.

In a Sengoku featherweight title fight, Marlon Sandro will look to defend his belt against Shooto titleholder Hatsu Hioki. Also, the likes of Roxanne Modafferi, Hitomi Akano, Kazuo Misaki, Megumi Fujii, Masanori Kanehara, Maximo Blanco and Won Sik Park will all be action on this 28-fight card.

Complete Sengoku results are below.