thedr Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 [U]Background:[/U] ALPHA-1 is the longest running and one of the most successful MMA promotions in the world and is based out of Tokyo Japan. In July of 1996 big video game retailer NATURO took over the promotion. Ietsuna Hisamatsu is the CEO of NATURO. Meiji Nishimura was appointed President of ALPHA-1 shortly after Hismatsu took over. [U]The Rules:[/U] Standard Fights: 5 minute x 3 rounds. Title Fights: 5 minute x 5 rounds. Fights that don't finish with a submission, KO or TKO will be decided upon by 3 official judges. Soccer kicks, elbows, knees, stomps and spiking are all legal. [U]Television/PPV:[/U] Since NATURO took over the promotion they came to an agreement with the Japanese TV network "ALL Japan TV" which will broadcast a show once a month. ALPHA-1 has an existing PPV agreement with Japanese PPV carrier "J-Remote PPV". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 [B]JAPAN, July 2 1996: [/B]Ietsuna Hisamatsu, CEO of ALPHA-1 and President Meiji Nishimura held a press conference from the Sheraton Grand Tokyo Bay Hotel to announce the first card for ALPHA-1 under NATURO ownership. The first announcement by President Meiji Nishimura was that all title holders under the former ownership would be honored and the current weight-class system would not be changed: [B]ALPHA-1 Womens Title:[/B] Sayoko Ebisawa (100-145lbs) [B]ALPHA-1 Lightweight Title: [/B] Go Yamamoto (146-155lbs) [B]ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title:[/B] Gabriel Gallego (156-170lbs) [B]ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title[/B]: Juro Fukazawa (171-185lbs) [B]ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Title:[/B] Tadamasa Yamada (186-205lbs) [B]ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title:[/B] Hassan Fezzik (206+) ALPHA-1 then showed a video package announcing an event called "FIGHTING ARTS" that would take place on July 27th from the 7,000 seat Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Ietsuna Hisamatsu informed the press that "FIGHTING ARTS" would consist of 9 fights. ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Champion, the undefeated Hassan Fezzik would meet Hiro Arai in the main event. The ALPHA-1 Lightweight Title would also be on the line as the very popular Go Yamamoto would defend his title against the dangerous Chojiro Goto. Top heavyweight contenders Jeff Carlton and Robun Yamazaki would face off and top Light Heavyweights Zaco would meet Heiji Endo. Ietsuna Hisamatsu said he was confident that the new ALPHA-1 would not disappoint and thanked the press and fans for being patient with the ownership transition. [B]ALPHA-1 "FIGHTING ARTS", 27.7.96 (J-Remote PPV) Tokyo Bay NK Hall[/B] 1. Sadakuno Katoh (6-2) vs. Alberto Basora (8-2) 2. Romi Takahasi (4-0) vs. Mizuki Watanabe (6-0) 3. Carlos da Guia (5-0) vs. Atep of Indonesia (2-0) 4. Fujimaro Hidaka (1-1) vs. Ashihei Bando (0-1) 5. Leonardo da Costa (8-0) vs. Haranaobu Oshiro (9-2-1) 6. [B]ALPHA-1 Lightweight Title[/B]:Go Yamamoto (13-1) vs. Chojiro Goto (8-1) 7. Zaco (9-2) vs. Heiji Endo (8-1) 8. Jeff Carlton (16-3) vs. Robun Yamazaki (17-6) 9. [B]ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title[/B]: Hassan Fezzik (25-0) (c) vs. Hiro Arai (17-3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 [B]JAPAN, July 15, 1996:[/B] ALPHA-1 CEO Ietsuna Hisamatsu and President Meiji Nishimura welcomed the press to the Tokyo headquarters of ALPHA-1. Hisamatsu introduced the Director of Sports Programming from All Japan TV (AJTV), Yuki Anakomi. Hisamatsu said that ALPHA-1 and All Japan TV has come to an agreement in which AJTV will broadcast a monthly event at 11pm JST every third Friday for 7 months. Yuki Anakomi said that All Japan TV was excited to have quality mixed-martial-arts programming and looked forward to the partnership moving forward. He was very optimistic about the deal and said he thought great things were ahead for both ALPHA-1 and AJTV. ALPHA-1 President Meiji Nishimura informed the press that the monthly show on AJTV would be called "JUNSUI" and would focus on the lighterr weight classes as well as the womens division. The debut of [I][B]ALPHA-1 JUNSUI[/B][/I] will be on August 16th. Ietsuna Hisamatsu closed the press conference by reminding everyone of the July 27th [I][B]FIGHTING ARTS[/B][/I] show and hyping the Hassan Fezzik and Hiro Arai Heavyweight Title main event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 [B]JAPAN, July 26th 1996:[/B] ALPHA-1 CEO Ietsuna Hisamatsu and President Meiji Nishimura welcomed the press to the Sheraton Grand Tokyo Bay Hotel pre-fight press conference for the [I][B]ALPHA-1 FIGHTING ARTS[/B][/I] show. President Meiji Nishimura took the mic and introduced all 18 fighters as they went through the weight-ins. Afterwards, CEO Ietsuna Hisamatsu stood in between Heavyweight Champion Hassan Fezzik and Challanger Hiro Arai and shook both fighters hands as the three posed for pictures. Play-by-play announcer beauty Midori Kato asked both fighters to comment on their upcoming match. Hiro Arai said it was an honour to face such a strong fighter in Fezzik and promised his fans that he would do his best to defeat the Champion and win the title. Hassan Fezzik said he was excited about the future of ALPHA-1 under the new ownership and said he has been training hard for this fight and he wouldn't disappoint. The press-conference closed with a promotional video shown on a big screen which previewed highlights of each of the respected fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 [CENTER] [SIZE="6"][B]ALPHA-1 "FIGHTING ARTS"[/B][/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]27.7.96 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Bay_NK_Hall"]Tokyo Bay NK Hall[/URL][/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [B]ALPHA-1 "FIGHTING ARTS", 27.7.96 (J-Remote PPV) Tokyo Bay NK Hall[/B] [B]6,484 Fans[/B]– Super No Vacancy 1. Alberto Basora defeated Sadakuno Katoh [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 2. Romi Takahasi defeated Mizuki Watanabe [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 3. Carlos da Guia defeated Atep of Indonesia [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 4. Fujimaro Hidaka defeated Ashihei Bando [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (*) 5. Leonardo da Costa defeated Haranaobu Oshiro [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 6. [B]ALPHA-1 Lightweight Title:[/B] Chojiro Goto defeated Go Yamamoto (c) [B](R2 3:27) [/B]via KO (****) 7. Heiji Endo defeated Zaco [B](R3 1:50)[/B] via TKO (***) 8. Jeff Carlton defeated Robun Yamazaki[B] (R3) [/B]via unanimous decision (***) 9. [B]ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title:[/B] Hassan Fezzik (c) defeated Hiro Arai [B](R5)[/B] via unanimous decision (****) [U]Sell Out Key:[/U] [I]No Vacancy[/I]: The building has a fair amount of seats full, anywhere between 50% and 80%, but isn't a total sell out. [I]Super No Vacancy:[/I] A very good attendance, usually not a complete sell out, but mostly somewhere between 80% and 95%. [I]Super No Vacancy Full House:[/I] A complete sell out, with virtually every available seat full. [B]JAPAN, July 27th 1996: [/B]ALPHA-1 ran their first event under new ownership and management. The Tokyo Bay NK Hall was at near capacity as 6,484 fans were in attendance. ALPHA-1 debuted a new ring setup and stage/ramp. [B]Hassan Fezzik[/B] [B]Hiro Arai[/B] In the main event, ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Champion Hassan Fezzik got his 26th straight win (and is now 26-0) as he retained the title over Hiro Arai. It was an intense match and Arai was able to go the distance with Fezzik but he was out classed and overpowered. In the end the judges handed Fezzik an easy unanimous decision. Hassan Fezzik may not defend the title until late fall or closer to the end of the year and it's unclear at this time who he would face. [B]Jeff Carlton[/B] [B]Robun Yamazaki[/B] In the semi-main event, Jeff Carlton defeated Robun Yamazaki via a unanimous decision. Carlton now moves to 17-3 and will be regarded as a top heavyweight. Carlton will want a shot at the Fezzik's title but it's unlcear if ALPHA-1 will give him the title shot or make him go through another fight first. There were rumors after the fight that Carlton would face the former Champion 'Ustoppable K' Kunimichi Kikuchi in a #1 contenders match. [B]Heiji Endo[/B] [B]Zaco[/B] In a battle of top ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweights, Heiji Endo ended the fight midway through the 3rd and final round with a TKO victory over Zaco. In the ring after the fight, Endo spoke to Light Heavyweight Champion Tadamasa Yamada who was in the audience and told him he wanted a title shot. Yamada smiled and nodded his head at Endo. [B]Chojiro Goto[/B] [B]Go Yamamoto[/B] The ultra popular Go Yamamoto lost in a what a bit of a surprise to Chojiro Goto. Yamamoto controlled the match until midway through the 2nd round when Goto caught him with a vicious right kick knocking him out. Chojiro Goto becomes the 5th ALPHA-1 Lightweight Champion. [B]Leonardo da Costa[/B] [B]Haranaobu Oshiro[/B] Middleweight Leonardo da Costa kept his undefeated streak alive with a unanimous decision win over Haranaobu Oshiro. Leonardo da Costa is now 9-0 and is proving to be a top contender in the Middleweight division. It looks like da Costa is going to be in line for a Middleweight title shot in the very near future. [B]Fujimaro Hidaka[/B] [B]Ashihei Bando[/B] In a match between new MMA newcomers, Fujimaro Hidaka beat Ashihei Bando in a lightweight fight. [B]Carlos da Guia[/B] [B]Atep of Indonesia[/B] Carlos da Guia went 6-0 is in career as he picked up a win over Atep of Indonesia in another Lightweight fight. This was considered one of the best matches on the undercard. Carlos da Guia is very likely next in line to face the new Lightweight Champion Chojiro Goto but he might have to fight Go Yamamoto first. [B]Romi Takahasi[/B] [B]Mizuki Watanabe[/B] In a match between undefeated women, Romi Takahasi upset Mizuki Watanabe via judges decision. Takahasi moves to 5-0 as Watanabe drops to 6-1 tarnishing her perfect record. You can bet Takahasi will be hungry to face womens Champion "The Phenom" Sayoko Ebisawa. [B]Alberto Basora[/B] [B]Sadakuno Katoh[/B] Welterweights Alberto Basora was victorious over Sadakuno Katoh as these two started the show with a decent fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 [B]JAPAN, August 4th 1996:[/B] President Meiji Nishimura welcomed the press to the ALPHA-1 headquarters in Tokyo. Nishimura said that the debut PPV show under new management, [B][I]FIGHTING ARTS[/I][/B] was a overwhelming success. He said the company was very happy with the PPV buyrate numbers on J-Remote and that the venue was very close to selling out. Although no details on the numbers, Nishimura said the show was a financial success. He also made comments on how ALPHA-1 is working on expanding their PPV coverage both in Japan and North America. Next up Nishimura told the press he would like to introduce ALPHA-1's latest signing. He welcomed the 6'5 260lbs "Swedish Superman" Gunnar Nilsson. Nilsson told the press he is a former Heavyweight Champion from the major promotion in the United States. Nilsson said it was time for a new challenge and that he looked forward to fighting in ALPHA-1. Nishimura took the mic and said that on August 16th, at the debut of the TV show JUNSUI, Gunnar Nilsson (18-3) would face Grzegorz Boniek (13-4). The fight for the ALPHA-1 Womens Title between Sayoko Ebisawa (16-1) and Chiyo Yanagimoto (9-1) was also announced. Nishimura introduced the two women and they posed for photos during the title fight signing ceremony. Nishimura said he would like to also announce the next PPV show called [B][I]REVOLUTION[/I][/B] which will take place later this month on the 25th of August. More details would be released at a separate press conference. He did say that the Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium would be the venue. [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.1", 16.8.96 (AJTV) Tokyo Differ Ariake[/B] 1. Seka Mutsu (12-4-1) vs. Kit Sakamoto (1-1) 2. Claudio Palacios (12-5) vs. Ikku Funaki (5-3) 3. Bakin Sakamoto vs. Heikichi Shimizu 4. [B]ALPHA-1 Womens Title:[/B] Sayoko Ebisawa (c) (16-1) vs. Chiyo Yanagimoto (9-1) 5. Grzegorz Boniek (13-4) vs. Gunnar Nilsson (18-3) [B]ALPHA-1 "REVOLUTION", 25.8.96 (J-Remote PPV) Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trypio Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 [B]1. Seka Mutsu (12-4-1)[/B] vs. Kit Sakamoto (1-1) 2. Claudio Palacios (12-5) vs. [B]Ikku Funaki (5-3)[/B] 3. Bakin Sakamoto vs. [B]Heikichi Shimizu[/B] 4. ALPHA-1 Womens Title: [B]Sayoko Ebisawa (c)[/B] (16-1) vs. Chiyo Yanagimoto (9-1) 5. [B]Grzegorz Boniek (13-4)[/B] vs. Gunnar Nilsson (18-3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyGarner Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Big mistake not saving the Go Yomamoto match for another show. Mainly, the main event and co-main event have the largest effect on ratings. You can have the rest of the matches as crap as long as the top two are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 [B]JAPAN, August 7th 1996:[/B] ALPHA-1 CEO Ietsuna Hisamatsu and President Meiji Nishimura held a press conference from the Yokohama Royal Park Hotel. Hisamatsu welcomed the press and fans and said that eight matches had been booked for the August 25th ALPHA-1 REVOLUTION show. First off, Hisamatsu introduced the legendary former ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Champion Kunimichi Kikuchi. The fans in attendance clapped and cheer as 'Unstoppable K' made his way to the podium. Hisamatsu said that Kunimichi Kikuchi (20-2) would fight Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) in the main event. Papaioannou came out and posed with Kikuchi. Kikuchi said that his mission was to win back the Heavyweight title but he was taking the challenge against Papaioannou very seriously. Hisamatsu said that the winner of this match would face Jeff Carlton in a #1 contender match sometime in October. President Meiji Nishimura stepped up to the podium and announced that the ALPHA-1 Welterweight title fight was booked as Gabirel Gallego (12-0) will meet Fumiaki Hayashi (14-4). The two fighters came out to the podium and immediatly went into a staredown. Meiji Nishimura smiled and seperated the two fighters. This a re-match between these two fighters as Gallego beat Hayashi via TKO a little over a year ago. It was also announced that the undefeated Middleweight Champion Juro Fukazawa (7-0) would take on Mal Phe Roby (9-2). After the entire card was announced CEO Ietsuna Hisamatsu said he happy to announce that ALPHA-1 REVOLUTION would be broadcast on the American PPV network American Option. Hisamatsu said that ALPHA-1 was proud to have penetration into the US marketplace and hoped that someday the company could run a show in the United States. [B]ALPHA-1 "REVOLUTION", 25.8.96[/B] (J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium[/B] 1. Zenko Hatakeyama (7-10) vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-14) 2. Atshushi Nakajima (15-12) vs. Gempachi Higa (9-5) 3. [B]ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title:[/B] Juro Fukazawa (c) (7-0) vs. Mal Phe Roby (9-2) 4. Shane Gilchrist (11-2) vs. Jean-Pierre Richelleau (8-2) 5. Inejiro Chiba (20-4) vs. Bambang Syryanto (10-5-2) 6. Leon Banks (11-3) vs. Aleksei Chekhov (9-2) 7. [B]ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title:[/B] Gabirel Gallego (12-0) (c) vs. Fumiaki Hayashi (14-4) 8. Kunimichi Kikuchi (20-2) vs. Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy J. Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 1. [b]Seka Mutsu (12-4-1)[/b] vs. Kit Sakamoto (1-1) 2. Claudio Palacios (12-5) vs. [b]Ikku Funaki (5-3)[/b] 3. [b]Bakin Sakamoto[/b] vs. Heikichi Shimizu 4. ALPHA-1 Womens Title: [b]Sayoko Ebisawa (c) (16-1)[/b] vs. Chiyo Yanagimoto (9-1) 5. Grzegorz Boniek (13-4) vs. [b]Gunnar Nilsson (18-3)[/b] 1. [b]Zenko Hatakeyama (7-10)[/b] vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-14) 2. Atshushi Nakajima (15-12) vs. [b]Gempachi Higa (9-5)[/b] 3. ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title: [b]Juro Fukazawa (c) (7-0)[/b] vs. Mal Phe Roby (9-2) 4. [b]Shane Gilchrist (11-2)[/b] vs. Jean-Pierre Richelleau (8-2) 5. Inejiro Chiba (20-4) vs. [b]Bambang Syryanto (10-5-2)[/b] 6. Leon Banks (11-3) vs. [b]Aleksei Chekhov (9-2)[/b] 7. ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title: [b]Gabirel Gallego (12-0) (c)[/b] vs. Fumiaki Hayashi (14-4) 8. [b]Kunimichi Kikuchi (20-2)[/b] vs. Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) I'm sad about Go losing the title. Not even to da Guia, now that's just plain wrong. And what's the deal with Hakateyama and Tanaka fighting each other? Come on, use cans to get more talented fighters experience not fight each other :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 [B]JAPAN, August 16th 1996:[/B] The debut TV show ALPHA-1 JUNSUI Volume 1 took place today from the Tokyo Differ Ariake. [CENTER] [/CENTER] [B][SIZE="6"][CENTER]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.1" 16.8.96 on AJTV[/CENTER][/SIZE][/B] [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.1", 16.8.96[/B] (AJTV) [B]Tokyo Differ Ariake 1,283 Fans[/B] 1. Seka Mutsu defeated Kit Sakamoto [B](R1 2:33)[/B] via KO (**) 2. Ikku Funaki defeated Claudio Palacios [B](R2 2:50)[/B] via TKO (**) 3. Bakin Sakamoto defeated Heikichi Shimizu [B](R2 3:13)[/B] via armbar submission (**) 4. [B]ALPHA-1 Womens Title:[/B] Sayoko Ebisawa (c) defeated Chiyo Yanagimoto [B](R5)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 5. Gunnar Nilsson defeated Grzegorz Boniek [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) [B]Gunnar Nilsson[/B] [B]Grzegorz Boniek[/B] The debut of Gunnar Nilsson was a success. Although the match ended up going to the judges it was the "Swedish Superman" who really dominated the entire fight. [B]Sayoko Ebisawa[/B] [B]Chiyo Yanagimoto[/B] Womens Champion Sayoko Ebisawa had to take challanger Chiyo Yanagimoto the full five rounds. But Ebisawa dominated winning every round and the judges unanimous decision retaining the ALPHA-1 Womens Title. [B]Bakin Sakamoto[/B] [B]Heikichi Shimizu[/B] Bakin Sakamoto beat Heikichi Shimizu late in the second round via armbar. Shimizu missed an uppcut going off balance which allowed Sakamoto to get the takedown and then mount leading to the win. [B]Ikku Funaki[/B] [B]Claudio Palacios[/B] Ikku Funaki defeated Claudio Palacios when Funaki connected with a nice shot on to the chin of Palacios sending him down to the mat. The referee quickly called the fight and awarded a TKO victory to Funaki. [B]Seka Mutsu[/B] [B]Kit Sakamoto[/B] Seka Mutsu took little time in finishing off Sakamoto. Mutsu landed a a huge bomb at 2:33 in the first round winning by knock out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 [B]JAPAN, August 25th 1996:[/B] [CENTER] [SIZE="6"][B]ALPHA-1 "REVOLUTION"[/B][/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]25.8.96 [URL="http://www.yspc.or.jp/buntai"]Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium[/URL][/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [B]ALPHA-1 "REVOLUTION", 25.8.96 [/B](J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium 6,566 Fans[/B] - Super No Vacancy Full House 1. Zenko Hatakeyama defeated Yoshinobu Tanaka [B](R3 1:26)[/B] via TKO (*) 2. Gempachi Higa defeaed Atshushi Nakajima [B](R3 0:17)[/B] via KO (***) 3. [B]ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title:[/B] Juro Fukazawa (c) defeated Mal Phe Roby [B](R3 1:53)[/B] via KO (***) 4. Jean-Pierre Richelleau defeated Shane Gilchrist [B](R2 0:45)[/B] via TKO (***) 5. Bambang Syryanto defeated Inejiro Chiba [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 6. Leon Banks defeated Aleksei Chekhov [B](R3 3:59)[/B] via KO (**) 7. [B]ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title:[/B] Gabirel Gallego defeated Fumiaki Hayashi [B](R5)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 8. Kunimichi Kikuchi defeated Stratos Papaioannou [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) [I][U]Sell Out Key:[/U] No Vacancy: The building has a fair amount of seats full, anywhere between 50% and 80%, but isn't a total sell out. Super No Vacancy: A very good attendance, usually not a complete sell out, but mostly somewhere between 80% and 95%. Super No Vacancy Full House: A complete sell out, with virtually every available seat full.[/I] [B]Kunimichi Kikuchi[/B] [B]Stratos Papaioannou[/B] The Japanese legend Kunimichi Kikuchi took on the Greek Stratos Papaioannou. Kikuchi dominated the fight but could not knock out or sumbit Papaioannou. The fight went to the judges who gave the victory easily to Kikuchi 30-27, 30-27, 30-27. Kikuchi looked to have injured himself and was holding his shoulder after the match. With the win, Kikuchi will now fight Jeff Carlton in a #1 Contender Match in October. [B]Gabirel Gallego[/B] [B]Fumiaki Hayashi[/B] The Welterweight title was on the line as Gabirel Gallego defended against Fumiaki Hayashi. It was Hayashi who controlled the fight early looking to win the first two rounds. But the Champion came back strong in the final three rounds and the match went to the judges. The judges awarded the fight to Gallego scoring the match 48-47, 48-47 and 48-47. [B]Leon Banks[/B] [B]Aleksei Chekhov[/B] Two of the top Light Heavyweights met as Leon Banks faced Aleksei Chekhov. Banks seemed to dominate the fight and looked to the in control the entire time. Late in the 3rd round, Banks connected with some punches and then unleashed a brutally powerful high kick catching Checkov. The match was over and Leon Banks win via KO. [B]Bambang Syryanto[/B] [B]Inejiro Chiba[/B] Bambang Syryanto and Inejiro Chiba came out hard ealry in the fight. It looked as though the two split the 1st and 2nd round and it was Syryanto who won the 3rd round. The match went to the judges who awarded Syryanto the win 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27. [B]Jean-Pierre Richelleau[/B] [B]Shane Gilchrist[/B] Next up was Jean-Pierre Richelleau versus Shane Gilchrist. Richelleau looked desperate late in the 1st round and Gilchrist looked confortable and controlled the fight. In the 2nd round, Gilchrist stumbled back onto the ground and Richelleau pounced in on him, unloading with strikes. The referee was in quicikly stopping the fight and awarding the win to Richelleau. [B]Juro Fukazawa[/B] [B]Mal Phe Roby[/B] The middleweight title was on the line as the Champion Juro Fukazawa met Mal Phe Roby. The Champ was in trouble and Roby dominated the 1st and 2nd rounds. But Fukazawa hung on and in the 3rd round he landed a huge right hook that caught Roby and knocked him out cold. Fukazawa retains the title but not after a very close fight. [B]Gempachi Higa[/B] [B]Atshushi Nakajima[/B] Gempachi Higa and Atshushi Nakajima fought a pretty close match and Higa had a slight lead heading into the final round. Very early into the round, Higa caught Nakajima with a roundhouse that sent Nakajima down and the KO win goes to Higa. [B]Zenko Hatakeyama[/B] [B]Yoshinobu Tanaka[/B] Zenko Hatakeyama and Yoshinobu Tanaka went into the 3rd round when Hatakeyama connected with a massive right hand knocking Tanaka senseless. The referee stepped in and stopped the fight awarding Hatakeyama the TKO win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 [B]JAPAN, September 2nd 1996:[/B] President Meiji Nishimura held a press conference from the ALPHA-1 Tokyo headquarters. He started off by saying that the second PPV under new management, [I][B]REVOLUTION[/B][/I], was a rousing success as they sold out the Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium. The PPV buyrate numbers were very good and the event did better then expected on the American PPV broadcast. Meiji Nishimura said that the next PPV would take place [B]10/27[/B] from the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium and would be called EMERGENCE. More details would be released at a separate press conference. Nishimura then announced the cards for the upcoming JUNSUI TV show's on AJTV (taking place [B]9/16 [/B]and [B]10/18)[/B]: [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.2", 9.20.96[/B] (AJTV) [B]Tokyo Differ Ariake [/B] 1. Kyuwa Itou (10-9) vs. Ieyoshi Yama (10-4) 2. Souleymane Ya Konan (10-1) Naoki Itoh (10-7) 3. Edson Edmilson (16-4) vs. Ukyo Narita (3-4) 4. Janinah (11-1) vs. Taniko Uchiyama (6-2) 5. Paulo Roberto Bezerra (9-1) vs. Jonathan Huang (9-3) 6. Carlos da Guia (6-0) vs. Teeratep Nutnum (5-0) [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.3", 10.18.96[/B] (AJTV) [B]Sapporo Teisen Hall[/B] 1. Dokuohtei Kuroki (13-8) vs. Chikafusa Abukara (5-10) 2. Matsudaira Satoh (7-5) vs. Bokkai Iida (10-8) 3. Atep of Indonesian (2-1) vs. Fujimaro Hidaka (2-1) 4. Naora Kikuchi (9-1) vs. Seka Mutsu (13-4-1) 5. [B]Lightweight #1 Contender Match:[/B] Go Yamamoto (13-2) vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra (10-1) The next PPV is set for [B]10/27/96:[/B] [B]ALPHA-1 "EMERGENCE", 10.27.96[/B] (J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 [B]JAPAN, September 16th 1996:[/B] The TV show ALPHA-1 JUNSUI Volume 2 took place today from the Tokyo Differ Ariake. [CENTER] [/CENTER] [B][SIZE="6"][CENTER]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.2" 9.20.96 on AJTV[/CENTER][/SIZE][/B] [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.2", 9.20.96 [/B](AJTV) [B]Tokyo Differ Ariake 1,288 Fans[/B] 1. Ieyoshi Yamash (10-4) defeated Kyuwa Itou (10-9) [B](R2 3:30)[/B] via guillotine choke submission (**) 2. Naoki Itoh (10-7) defeated Souleymane Ya Konan (10-1) [B](R1 1:46)[/B] via TKO (**) 3. Edson Edmilson (16-4) defeated Ukyo Narita (3-4) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 4. Janinah (11-1) defeated Taniko Uchiyama (6-2) [B](R3 1:37)[/B] via TKO (***) 5. Paulo Roberto Bezerra (9-1) defeated Jonathan Huang (9-3)[B] (R3) [/B]via unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 (**) 6. Carlos da Guia (6-0) defeated Teeratep Nutnum (5-0)[B] (R3) [/B]via unanimous decision (***) [B]Carlos da Guia[/B] [B]Teeratep Nutnum[/B] Both fighters came into the match undefeated, as Carlos da Guia was 6-0 and Nutnum was 5-0. But it was Carlos da Guia who controlled things from start to finish. Nutnum put up a a good fight but in the end he just couldn't make any type of headways against da Guia. The judges awarded Carlos da Guia the unanimous victory scoring the fight 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27. [B]Paulo Roberto Bezerra[/B] [B]Jonathan Huang[/B] Two top Lightweights met as Paulo Roberto Bezerra faced Jonathan Huang. It was Huang who came out of the gate early and was close to scoring a arm lock submission on Bezerra but the Brazillian was able to escape. In the second round, Bezerra fought back and dominated the round, taking things to the ground. Bezerra looks to take the third round as well although it was pretty even as both men had some really excellent chances to finish the fight. In the end the judges awarded the victory of Paulo Roberto Bezerra via unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27. [B]Janinah[/B] [B]Taniko Uchiyama[/B] Two very good fighters in the Womens division fought next. Janinah at 11-1 faced the 6-2 Taniko Uchiyama. Janinah looked to control the match from the get-go, but was having toubles finishing off Uchiyama. It wasn't until midway though the third round when Janinah was finally able to finish the fight bringing down numerous strikes on Uchiyama forcing the referee to stop the fight and award the TKO to Janinah. [B]Edson Edmilson[/B] [B] Ukyo Narita[/B] Edson Edmilson controlled this fight for the entire three rounds, but Ukyo Narita would not give up. It look as though Narita was in serious trouble on numerous occations but he would somehow escape and continue to do battle. In the end the judges awarded Edson Edmilson the win scoring the fight 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27. [B]Naoki Itoh[/B] [B]Souleymane Ya Konan[/B] This match was over as quickly as it started as Itoh stunned Ya Konan ending the fight at just 1:46 into the first round via TKO. Ya Konan was in the title hunt but this loss puts those plans at risk at least in the near future. [B]Ieyoshi Yamash[/B] [B]Kyuwa Itou[/B] Ieyoshi and Kyuwa Itou kicked off JUNSUI Volume 2. Ieyoshi looked very good and in the second round he locked in a guillotine choke forcing Itou to submit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 [B]September 25th 1996:[/B] President Meiji Nishimura held a press conference from the ALPHA-1 Tokyo headquarters. His first order of business was to say that the 10/18 JUNSUI show would be pushed back to 11/22. He also announced that the upcoming PPV EMERGENCE would now be taking place from the 8,000 seat Kobe Wolrd Hall. He said the reason was that the original venue, the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium only seated about 6,500 and that ALPHA-1 wanted a bigger venue in the same region. Any tickets sold to the Osaka venue could be redeemed for full price or transfered to the Kobe venue. Nishimura thanked the fans for all there understanding in the matter. President Nishimura said he was pleased to announce the card for ALPHA-1 EMGERENCE, taking place on October 27th on J-Remote and American Choice Pay-Per-View. President Nishimura called out the ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Champion, Tadamasa Yamada (13-1). He then called out Heiji Endo (9-1) and said Yamada vs. Endo would be the main event for EMERGENCE. The challenger, Heiji Endo took the podium first and commented that he was very excited to fight Tadamasa Yamada. He said he trained even harder then when he fought and beat Zaco (9-3) back on 7/27. He said Yamada will be his toughest challenge to date and that he looked forward to the match. Light Heavyweight Champion Tadamasa Yamada took the podium next. He prasied the skill of Endo and said this could one of toughest matches to date. He said since the new ALPHA-1 ownership has taken over the quality of shows has increased. Yamada then joked about this being his first PPV and that he would not disappoint. President Nishimura closed the press conference with a video package highlighting all the fighters and matchup for EMERGENCE. [B]ALPHA-1 "EMERGENCE", 10.27.96[/B] (J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Kobe World Hall[/B] 1. Romi Tankahashi (5-0) vs. Kaoru Katarzyna Wojciechowska (8-4) 2. Ricardo Frenandes (15-7) vs. Bakin Sakamoto (13-5) 3. Carter Potter (10-2) vs. Shane Gilchrist (11-3) 4. Petey Mack (6-1) vs. Jin Katou (5-2) 5. Jorge Hormazabal (12-5) vs. Kyuwa Itou (10-10) 6. Zaco (9-3) vs. Leon Banks (12-3) 7. Jean-Pierre Richelleau (9-2) vs. Robun Yamazaki (17-7) 8. [B]ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Title:[/B] Tadamasa Yamada (c) (13-1) vs. Heiji Endo (9-1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 [B]JAPAN, October 27th 1996: [/B] ALPHA-1 ran their October PPV from the Kobe World Hall with an attendance of 7,569 fans. [CENTER] [SIZE="6"][B]ALPHA-1 "EMERGENCE"[/B][/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]10.27.96 Kobe World Hall[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [B]ALPHA-1 "EMERGENCE", 10.27.96[/B] (J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Kobe World Hall 7,569 Fans [/B]– Super No Vacancy Full House 1. Romi Tankahashi (5-0) defeated Kaoru Katarzyna Wojciechowska (8-4) [B](R2 0:53)[/B] via armbar submission (**) 2. Ricardo Frenandes (15-7) defeated Bakin Sakamoto (13-5) [B](R2 3:57)[/B] via TKO (**) 3. Shane Gilchrist (11-3) defeated Carter Potter (10-2) [B](R3 0:23)[/B] via TKO (***) 4. Petey Mack (6-1) defeated Jin Katou (5-2) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 5. Jorge Hormazabal (12-5) defeated Kyuwa Itou (10-10) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 6. Leon Banks (12-3) defeated Zaco (9-3) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 7. Robun Yamazaki (17-7) defeated Jean-Pierre Richelleau (9-2) [B](R1 4:23)[/B] via TKO (**) 8. [B]ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Title:[/B] Tadamasa Yamada (c) (13-1) defeated Heiji Endo (9-1) [B](R4 1:44)[/B] via TKO (****) (2nd defense) [U]Sell Out Key:[/U] [I]No Vacancy[/I]: The building has a fair amount of seats full, anywhere between 50% and 80%, but isn't a total sell out. [I]Super No Vacancy:[/I] A very good attendance, usually not a complete sell out, but mostly somewhere between 80% and 95%. [I]Super No Vacancy Full House:[/I] A complete sell out, with virtually every available seat full. [B]Tadamasa Yamada (13-1)[/B] [B]Heiji Endo(9-1)[/B] Round 2 The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Endo goes for the first takedown, but Yamada has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the ropes. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Yamada storms back in almost immediately and takes Endo down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Endo just had a lapse in concentration. Yamada tries to pass the guard but can't, with Endo employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Endo is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Yamada makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Endo has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Yamada on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yamada. Round 3 The round begins with Endo taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Yamada replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Endo goes for the takedown, but Yamada sprawls. Endo tries to power through, but Yamada uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the ropes, which may help Endo defend this. Yamada is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Endo isn't allowing it. Endo pulls Yamada in tight, locking up both his arms. Yamada pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Yamada tries a big right hand, which Endo defends well. He has quite a high guard, Yamada has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Endo once again drags Yamada down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Yamada easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Yamada trying to pass guard. Endo tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Yamada, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Yamada scores with a jab, then a second. Endo goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Yamada enough time to take him down again. Yamada quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Endo once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Yamada on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Yamada. Round 4 Yamada doesn't waste any time and throws two jabs to the face, but Endo easily side-steps both and circles to the left. Endo throws a head fake, then comes in fast from an angle with a looping punch, but misses and takes a glancing shot to the shoulder from a left hand counter. Endo pushes Yamada up against the ropes in a clinch. Endo throws a knee, then a couple of short punches to the side of the head. Yamada pushes him away and steps in to score with an uppercut. Endo took it flush on the chin and is rocked! Another right hand drops Endo against the ropes, and Yamada follows up by unloading with a barrage of punches. The referee gets in and pulls Yamada away, he wins the match by TKO. [B]Official time of the TKO is 1:44 of the fourth. Tadamasa Yamada successfully retains the ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight title.[/B] [B]Robun Yamazaki (17-7)[/B] [B]Jean-Pierre Richelleau (9-2)[/B] Round 1 Yamazaki leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Richelleau deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Richelleau uses a knee to the ribs before backing Yamazaki up against the ropes. Right hand from Yamazaki connects though, that was well timed. Richelleau breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Yamazaki was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Richelleau sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Yamazaki fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Yamazaki leads with a right hand, then delivers a brutal uppercut, Richelleau had to step back quickly to avoid getting caught. He winds up back against the ropes, and Yamazaki doesn't relent, moving in fast to unload with a series of jabs. Richelleau got some of his own in, but the upper hand is definitely with Yamazaki. Vicious right hand! Out of nowhere, it caught Richelleau flush in the face, and he slumps down against the ropes. Yamazaki follows up with more punches, and the referee dives in to break it up. It's all over. Richelleau wasn't knocked out, but that one punch was a beauty, and it stopped him getting any sort of defence together to stop the following punches. [B]Yamazaki wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 4:23. [/B] [B]Leon Banks (12-3)[/B] [B]Zaco (9-3)[/B] Round 2 The fighters come together right in the center. Zaco throws out a jab, but Banks bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Banks works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Zaco covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Banks is making Zaco look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Zaco hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Banks throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Zaco easily avoided them. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Banks got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Zaco slightly. Zaco initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Zaco looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Banks is clearly winning them. Zaco needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Banks tries a speculative high kick, but Zaco saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Zaco tries to work an angle, but Banks is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Banks, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Banks by 10-9. Round 3 The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Banks goes for the first takedown, but Zaco has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the ropes. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Zaco storms back in almost immediately and takes Banks down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Banks just had a lapse in concentration. Zaco tries to pass the guard but can't, with Banks employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Banks is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Zaco makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Banks has him tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Zaco on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Zaco. [B]The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Leon Banks. [/B] [B]Jorge Hormazabal (12-5)[/B] [B]Kyuwa Itou (10-10)[/B] Round 2 Hormazabal starts fast, squeezing a jab past the guard and catching Itou above the right eye. Itou swings and misses with a big right hand, which puts him off balance long enough for Hormazabal to floor him with a hard left. Hormazabal goes to follow up, but gets caught in the guard position. The replay shows that the punch wasn't actually that powerful, it looked worse than it was because Itou was already falling slightly. Hormazabal passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Itou has the entire right hand side of his body up against the ropes, and both his legs wrapped around Hormazabal's left arm. Hormazabal's attacking options are fairly limited. He uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Itou covers up to defend them. Hormazabal tries to pin down one of Itou's arms and bring his legs around to trap them fully, but Itou uses his free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Hormazabal finds himself unable to do any real damage other than occasional strikes, which he doesn't have the leverage to get much power behind, with virtually no chance of gaining a submission thanks to his left arm being trapped. The referee eventually stands them up, and the time expires before anything interesting can happen with them standing. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hormazabal. Round 3 Hormazabal throws a low kick early on, although it missed. Itou flicks out a couple of jabs, trying to work an angle. He steps in to throw a body shot but gets caught with a left hook. Itou stumbles backwards, falling on his ass, stunned. Hormazabal charges in and throws a knock out powered right hand, but Itou parries it and brings his legs around Hormazabal's waist to pull guard. Hormazabal tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Itou is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Hormazabal tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Hormazabal connects, but there was no real power behind it. Hormazabal fakes Itou out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Itou manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Hormazabal switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Itou blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Hormazabal looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Itou is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Hormazabal tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Itou is safe. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Hormazabal. [B]All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Jorge Hormazabal. [/B] [B]Petey Mack (6-1)[/B] [B]Jin Katou (5-2)[/B] Round 2 Mack doesn't waste any time, scoring with a big right hook almost immediately. Katou was caught sleeping, and that really landed hard, if it had been more accurate it might have been a knock out blow. Katou hits two sharp body shots in return, but it's clear that he is rattled. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. They get in close and exchange punches, it's not clear who got the better of that. Mack hits a good looping punch to the side of the head, that's another one that's rattled Katou. Mack is getting more force behind his punches at the moment, and that's the key difference. Mack narrowly misses a right cross. Time ticks away, and Katou offers nothing that would make you think that he has any chance of winning this round on points. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Mack. Round 3 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Mack puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Katou defended well. Straight right from Katou in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Mack probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Katou gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Mack. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Mack.[B] All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Petey Mack. [/B] [B]Shane Gilchrist (11-3)[/B] [B]Carter Potter (10-2)[/B] Round 1 Potter starts strongly, immediately rushing in for a takedown. Gilchrist got taken by surprise a little, but wrestles his way free of the grapple and pulls to safety. Gilchrist doesn't hang around for a second attempt, he uses a looping left to set himself up to come in close and score with a series of strikes, two or three nice body shots included. Potter covers up, throwing the occasional jab as a counter. Gilchrist goes for a vicious uppercut, but gets pulled into a clinch. Potter goes for a takedown via a trip, but Gilchrist defends it. Another trip attempt, another failure. Potter pushes Gilchrist up against the ropes and tries to wrestle him to the ground, but Gilchrist keeps his balance and sprawls to stop it. Gilchrist gets in a hard right hand to the side of the face, taking advantage of the fact that Potter was leaning in too far. Gilchrist reverses so that Potter is against the ropes. They remain clinched, with nothing more than minor strikes being thrown, for a long time. The referee finally breaks them apart and gets them back to the center. Gilchrist throws a kick, waist-high, but Potter avoids it. That could have been used for a takedown attempt if Potter had been quicker and caught it. Gilchrist hits two or three punches in a row, stinging the gloves of Potter. The round draws to a close. It'll be interesting to see where the judges go with this, as Gilchrist clearly got the better strikes in throughout the round, but Potter did probably show more aggression by virtue of his almost constant attempts to get the takedown. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Gilchrist. Round 2 Potter comes out fast, and looks like he is aiming for a quick takedown, but Gilchrist stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Gilchrist connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Potter is mainly defending against punches, it looks like he is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Gilchrist seems to have noticed, as he is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Gilchrist, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Potter felt that, and backs off. Potter tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Gilchrist gets him to back off with some jabs. Gilchrist has really been able to stamp his gameplan on this round, Potter has been blocked at every turn. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Gilchrist. Round 3 Potter goes down! It came out of absolutely nowhere, Gilchrist hit a huge punch that Potter never saw coming. He is dazed, and that gives Gilchrist the chance to follow up. Gilchrist is firing off punches while kneeling across Potter's upper body in a half-mount, and there's not a lot Potter can do about it. He needs to get out of there, or at least pull guard, but can do neither as he can't get his hips free. Gilchrist rains down the punches even faster, and Potter is just getting pounded into oblivion; even though he managed to block three quarters of the shots coming in, that's still five or six good shots that have gotten through. Those five or six shots are enough for the referee at any rate, as he calls an end to the match, obviously feeling that Potter was getting overwhelmed by that barrage. [B]Gilchrist wins via TKO at 0:23 of the third round. [/B] [B]Ricardo Frenandes (15-7)[/B] [B]Bakin Sakamoto (13-5)[/B] Round 1 Fernandes starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Sakamoto. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Sakamoto goes for a single leg and puts Fernandes on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Sakamoto from getting on top. Fernandes definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Sakamoto hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Fernandes again. This time Fernandes isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Sakamoto will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Fernandes defends. Sakamoto tries to slip past to get side control, but Fernandes just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Sakamoto has the side. Two big elbows land, and Fernandes seems in trouble. Sakamoto goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Sakamoto. Round 2 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Sakamoto forces Fernandes back up against the ropes, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Sakamoto is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Fernandes clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Fernandes gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Sakamoto seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Fernandes who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Sakamoto had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Sakamoto throws a ragged jab, missing by a mile as Fernandes simply ducks under and unloads a vicious hook from below. It catches Sakamoto square on the jaw, and he goes down! Fernandes mounts and starts firing off punches, rapid-fire. The referee waits to see if Sakamoto can recover, decides that he can't, and pulls Fernandes off. The match is over. [B]The official time of the TKO is 3:57 of round 2. [/B] [B]Romi Takahasi (5-0)[/B] [B]Katarzyna Wojciechowska (8-4)[/B] Round 1 Takahashi starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Wojciechowska checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Takahashi doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Takahashi cleverly head-fakes, allowing her the time and angle that she needed to catch Wojciechowska with a beauty of a right hook. Wojciechowska stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Takahashi presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Wojciechowska clinches. They remain clinches for a while. Wojciechowska scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Takahashi in the gut. Takahashi uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Takahashi gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Wojciechowska reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Takahashi has her left arm straightened out, fortunately Wojciechowska has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Takahashi from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Takahashi tries to step over and fully apply it, but Wojciechowska breaks free and gets her to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Takahashi steps back and motions for her to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Wojciechowska hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Takahashi will probably get that round on points, she hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Takahashi by 10-9. Round 2 Wojciechowska clinches. They go down in an awkward moment, not sure what was going on then. Wojciechowska is in the guard of Takahashi. She moves into a side mount, and Takahashi didn't do much to stop it. Wojciechowska brings down a hard shot, but it deflects of the forearms of Takahashi. Wojciechowska looks for a kimura, but Takahashi shifts her weight and sweeps Wojciechowska. Takahashi now has a half mount. Wojciechowska tries a sweep of her own, but Takahashi blocks it, and then gets into a full mount. Takahashi takes one arm, fights off a big effort by Wojciechowska to block it, and cinches in a armbar. Wojciechowska tries to get free, but is stuck, and is forced to tap out. [B]Takahashi wins via 2nd round armbar submission with the official time being 0:53.[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 [B]November 4th 1996:[/B] Ietsuna Hisamatsu, CEO of ALPHA-1 and President Meiji Nishimura held a press conference from the ALPHA-1 headquarters in Tokyo Japan. Ietsuna Hisamatsu said that he was pleased to announced the biggest PPV to date. On New Years Eve, December 31st, live from the Tokyo Ariake Colosseum, ALPHA-1 presents [I][B]DESTINY FESTIVAL[/B][/I]. Hisamatsu said that the card has been finalized and that they would now preview the fights. [B]ALPHA-1 "DESTINY FESTIVAL", 12.31.96[/B] (J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Tokyo Ariake Colosseum[/B] 1. [B]ALPHA-1 Womens #1 Contender Match:[/B] Chiyo Yanagimto (9-2) vs. Janinha (12-1) 2. Fumiaki Hayashi (14-5) vs. Matsudaira Satoh (8-5) 3. Aleksei Chekhov (9-3) vs. Injiro Chiba (20-5) 4. Tank Manu’a (12-4) vs. Ari Peltonen (15-5) 5. Carlos da Guia (7-0) vs. Marko Prochazka (10-2) 6. [B]ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight #1 Contender:[/B] Leon Baks (13-3) vs. Bambang Sriyanto (11-5-2) 7. [B]ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title:[/B] Juro Fukazawa (c) (8-0) vs. Leonardo da Costa (9-0) 8. Kunimichi Kituchi (21-2) vs. Hiro Arai (17-4) 9. [B]ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title:[/B] Hassan Fezzik (c) (26-0) vs. Jeff Carlton (17-3) [CENTER] [/CENTER] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 9: MAIN EVENT (ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title) / 5min. x 5R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Hassan Fezzik (26-0) (ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Champion)[/B] 6'4 240lbs TURKEY (Mantas Andreyev Fighting Camp) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Jeff Carlton (17-3)[/B] 6'5 255lbs USA (Camp Rock)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 8: SEMI-MAIN EVENT / 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Kunimichi Kituchi (21-2)[/B] 6'3 215lbs JAPAN (Dragons Lair Gym)[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Hiro Arai (17-4)[/B] 6'2 220lbs JAPAN (Freelance)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 7: (ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title) / 5min. x 5R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Juro Fukazawa (8-0) (ALPHA-1 Middleweight Champion)[/B] 5'11 174lbs JAPAN (Freelance) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Leonardo da Costa (9-0) [/B]5'10 180lbs BRAZIL (Team Escola Du Luta)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 6: (Light Heavyweight #1 Contender Match) / 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Leon Baks (13-3)[/B] 6'2 205lbs USA (Freelance) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Bambang Sriyanto (11-5-2) [/B] 5'10 186lbs INDONESIA (Freelance)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 5: 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Carlos da Guia (7-0)[/B] 5'7 152lbs BRAZIL (Brazilian Estrela Academy) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Marko Prochazka (10-2)[/B] 5'10 154lbs CROATIA (Freelance)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 4: 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Tank Manu’a (12-4)[/B] 6'5 261lbs AMERICA SAMOA (Freelance) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Ari Peltonen (15-5)[/B] 6'2 230lbs FINLAND (Mantas Andreyev Fighting Camp)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 3: 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Aleksei Chekhov (9-3)[/B] 6'0 202lbs RUSSIA (Mantas Andreyev Fighting Camp) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Injiro Chiba (20-5)[/B] 6'1 205lbs JAPAN (Freelance)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 2: 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Fumiaki Hayashi (14-5)[/B] 5'8 160lbs JAPAN (Dragons Lair Gym) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Matsudaira Satoh (8-5)[/B] 5'8 158lbs JAPAN (Freelance)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE="5"]Match 1: (ALPHA-1 Womens #1 Contender Match) / 5min. x 3R[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Chiyo Yanagimto (9-2)[/B] 5'11 137lbs JAPAN (Freelance) [/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]Janinha (12-1)[/B] 6'2 143lbs BRAZIL (Brazil Estrela Academy)[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzou24 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 1. ALPHA-1 Womens #1 Contender Match: Chiyo Yanagimto (9-2) vs.[b] Janinha (12-1)[/b] [b]2. Fumiaki Hayashi (14-5) [/b]vs. Matsudaira Satoh (8-5) 3. Aleksei Chekhov (9-3) vs.[b] Injiro Chiba (20-5)[/b] 4. Tank Manu’a (12-4) vs.[b] Ari Peltonen (15-5)[/b] 5.[b] Carlos da Guia (7-0)[/b] vs. Marko Prochazka (10-2) 6. ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight #1 Contender: [b]Leon Baks (13-3)[/b] vs. Bambang Sriyanto (11-5-2) 7. ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title: [b]Juro Fukazawa (c) (8-0)[/b] vs. Leonardo da Costa (9-0) 8.[b] Kunimichi Kituchi (21-2)[/b] vs. Hiro Arai (17-4) 9. ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title:[b] Hassan Fezzik (c)[/b] (26-0) vs. Jeff Carlton (17-3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antithesis Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Ahh.. I see you are making use of the logo tool at cooltext.com Good stuff. I love the amount detail in this diary... using html to show the fighters' photos, the banners... the entire presentation has been top notch so far. As for my picks... They are exactly the same as mizzou24's. Anyway, keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy J. Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 1. ALPHA-1 Womens #1 Contender Match: Chiyo Yanagimto (9-2) vs. [b]Janinha (12-1)[/b] 2. [b]Fumiaki Hayashi (14-5)[/b] vs. Matsudaira Satoh (8-5) 3. [b]Aleksei Chekhov (9-3)[/b] vs. Injiro Chiba (20-5) 4. Tank Manu’a (12-4) vs. [b]Ari Peltonen (15-5)[/b] 5. [b]Carlos da Guia (7-0)[/b] vs. Marko Prochazka (10-2) 6. ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight #1 Contender: [b]Leon Baks (13-3)[/b] vs. Bambang Sriyanto (11-5-2) 7. ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title: Juro Fukazawa (c) (8-0) vs. [b]Leonardo da Costa (9-0)[/b] 8. [b]Kunimichi Kituchi (21-2)[/b] vs. Hiro Arai (17-4) 9. ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title: [b]Hassan Fezzik (c) (26-0)[/b] vs. Jeff Carlton (17-3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 [CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [B][SIZE="5"]12.31.96 Tokyo Ariake Colosseum[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [B]ALPHA-1 "DESTINY FESTIVAL", 12.31.96 [/B](J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Tokyo Ariake Colosseum[/B] [B]9,667 Fans[/B] - Super No Vacancy 1. [B]ALPHA-1 Womens #1 Contender Match:[/B] Janinha (12-1) defeated Chiyo Yanagimto (9-2) [B](R3 0:56)[/B] via kimura submission (***) 2. Fumiaki Hayashi (14-5) defeated Matsudaira Satoh (8-5) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 3. Aleksei Chekhov (9-3) defeated Injiro Chiba (20-5) [B](R3) [/B]via unanimous decision (**) 4. Ari Peltonen (15-5) defeated Tank Manu’a (12-4) [B](R3) [/B]via unanimous decision (**) 5. Carlos da Guia (7-0) defeated Marko Prochazka (10-2) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 6. [B]ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight #1 Contender:[/B] Bambang Sriyanto (11-5-2) defeated Leon Baks (13-3) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 7. [B]ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title:[/B] Leonardo da Costa (9-0) defeated Juro Fukazawa (c) (8-0) [B](R2 2:28)[/B] via choke submission (***) 8. Hiro Arai (17-4) defeated Kunimichi Kituchi (21-2) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (****) 9.[B] ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title:[/B] Hassan Fezzik (c) (26-0) defeated Jeff Carlton (17-3) [B](R5)[/B] via unanimous decision (****) [U]Sell Out Key:[/U] [I]No Vacancy[/I]: The building has a fair amount of seats full, anywhere between 50% and 80%, but isn't a total sell out. [I]Super No Vacancy:[/I] A very good attendance, usually not a complete sell out, but mostly somewhere between 80% and 95%. [I]Super No Vacancy Full House:[/I] A complete sell out, with virtually every available seat full. [B]Hassan Fezzik (26-0)[/B] [B]Jeff Carlton (17-3)[/B] Round 1 Fezzik and Carlton circle to start. Carlton throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Fezzik sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Carlton comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Fezzik to slip a nice jab in, catching Carlton just underneath the right eye. Fezzik comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Carlton misses with a right cross, then backs off. Fezzik stalks him, forcing Carlton back up against the ropes. Fezzik doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Carlton throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Fezzik pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Carlton covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the ropes, Fezzik in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Fezzik throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Carlton comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Fezzik parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Fezzik's favour. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fezzik. Round 2 The two fighters touch gloves as the round begins. Carlton starts brightly, throwing out a series of jabs and raking punches, but Fezzik is too light on his feet and avoids all of them. Fezzik steps in and hits a lovely overhand right, then a low kick to the outside of the thigh. Carlton throws a vicious right cross, but Fezzik goes under it and catches Carlton with a scathing left hand to the gut. The next few minutes follow a very similar pattern; Fezzik using his excellent movement to 'hit and run', coming in from a variety of angles to score with crisp punches, dodging out of the way of Carlton's counters. Carlton is being made to look sluggish by comparison, and the amount of punches that Fezzik has landed in comparison to him is becoming huge. None of them have been particularly big punches, certainly nothing likely to end a fight, but the sheer number of them must be hurting Carlton. Carlton finally hits a meaningful blow, catching Fezzik coming in with a low kick. Fezzik still gets a crisp jab in though, and is back out of range before Carlton can apply a second strike. The round comes to an end with Fezzik having dominated. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fezzik. Round 3 Fezzik starts off brightly, firing in a couple of right hands and a fizzing kick that catches Carlton across the hip. Carlton tries an immediate response by coming in for a big left hook, but is forced to back up by a lightning-like head kick that flashes across his face. Fezzik storms in and hits a crisp jab and a snap right hand, then ducks out of the way of a counter punch. Carlton comes forward, and again takes a kick across the hip, then a second one that slaps across the shin of his front foot. Fezzik's kicks are allowing him to control this round, Carlton has so far had no answer. They meet in the center; Fezzik comes in from low-down, but misses a right hand. Carlton scores with a right hand to the side of the head, then a stinging right hand to the ribs. Fezzik shoots off a kick to the ribs, then comes back in from an angle. A faked takedown fools Carlton, and another kick hits home. Carlton clinches up, and must be wondering what on earth he can do to stop these kicks from taking him apart. Time runs down as they engage in a struggle while in the clinch, and the round ends without any further noteworthy action. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Fezzik by 10-9. Round 4 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Carlton is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Fezzik blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Carlton is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Fezzik is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Carlton can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Carlton some problems later on. Carlton moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Fezzik is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Carlton before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Carlton off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Carlton goes for a trip, but Fezzik cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Fezzik may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fezzik. Round 5 They circle each other. Carlton misses with a low kick, and Fezzik darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Fezzik is looking much lighter on his feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Carlton is trying to catch him coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Fezzik isn't getting much power on the punches, but he is getting ahead on points. Carlton tries to get in close, but Fezzik is keeping moving, and isn't letting himself get cornered. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Fezzik gets a solid punch in, catching Carlton just above the left eye. Carlton finally gets a clinch, forcing Fezzik up against the ropes, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Fezzik. [B]The official scores are: 50-45 from all three judges for Hassan Fezzik. Hassan Fezzik retains the ALPHA-1 Heavyweight title.[/B] [B]Hiro Arai (17-4)[/B] [B]Kunimichi Kituchi (21-2)[/B] Round 1 Arai starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Kikuchi on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Arai to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Kikuchi, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Arai, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Kikuchi is looking a little lost so far, Arai is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. For a second it looked like Arai was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Arai leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Kikuchi was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Kikuchi comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Kikuchi is that although Arai clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Arai. Round 2 Arai starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Kikuchi is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Arai. Kikuchi tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Kikuchi, but it only caught Arai on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Arai, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of his kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Kikuchi from doing very much. Kikuchi looks to be working an angle. Right hand from Kikuchi, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Arai. Round 3 Arai starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Kikuchi avoids it without too much trouble. Arai isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Kikuchi getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Arai finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Kikuchi opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Arai is backed up against the ropes, covering up. Kikuchi clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Arai hits a knee strike to the hip. Kikuchi slips one leg behind Arai and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Arai landed hard, with Kikuchi on top. They're in half guard. It's to Arai's advantage that they're right next to the ropes, that is blocking Kikuchi from attacking the left hand side of the body. Arai is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Kikuchi tries to step over to mount, but Arai keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Kikuchi fires some stuff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Arai doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Kikuchi isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Arai ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Kikuchi can get free. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kikuchi. [B]All three judges give a score of 29-28 in favour of Hiro Arai.[/B] [B]Leonardo da Costa (9-0)[/B] [B]Juro Fukazawa (8-0)[/B] Round 1 Good start from da Costa, taking Fukazawa down almost immediately! Fukazawa scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. da Costa will be disappointed with that. Fukazawa comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing da Costa to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Fukazawa felt that one for sure. He stalks da Costa, trying to back him up against the ropes. It doesn't work though, da Costa keeps out of the way. Fukazawa tries a kick, but da Costa catches the foot and uses it for a trip. da Costa gets Fukazawa down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. da Costa throws some punches, then tries to pass. Fukazawa doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. da Costa easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from da Costa followed by a pass attempt, with Fukazawa blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to da Costa by 10-9. Round 2 Two jabs from the left hand of Fukazawa set up a hard waist-high kick, but da Costa steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Fukazawa moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but da Costa uses the gloves to parry it away, then counter-strikes with a crisp jab and a kick to the knee. Good opening to the round, both fighters are looking lively. Fukazawa finds himself backed up against the ropes briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. da Costa is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. A looping left from da Costa, but it's wide of the mark. Fukazawa leads with a right hand, then comes in for a quick takedown. da Costa saw it coming and smartly turns out of the grapple, pushing Fukazawa to the ground, and ending up taking his back in a great defensive move. Fukazawa turtles up, and takes a few heavy shots to the ribs. da Costa gets his legs around Fukazawa and uses them to roll him over. Exposed, Fukazawa tries to turn so that he is on top, but da Costa has already rammed one arm around his throat and has a tight choke-hold applied. Fukazawa is in big trouble, and obviously can't see a way out as he taps out pretty quickly. [B]Official time of the rear choke submission is 2:28 of the second. Leonardo da Costa wins the ALPHA-1 Middleweight title[/B] [B]Bambang Sriyanto (11-5-2)[/B] [B]Leon Baks (13-3)[/B] Round 1 Sriyanto starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Banks on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Sriyanto to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Banks, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Sriyanto, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Banks is looking a little lost so far, Sriyanto is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. A looping left from Sriyanto, but it's wide of the mark. Sriyanto leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Banks was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Banks comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Banks is that although Sriyanto clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Sriyanto. Round 2 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Sriyanto, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Sriyanto puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Banks covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Both fighters circle. Low kick from Banks, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Sriyanto will take the round on points. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Sriyanto. Round 3 Banks comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when he throws a left hand which was too high. Sriyanto moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Banks gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Sriyanto didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Sriyanto swings and hits a nice right hand. Banks fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. He throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Sriyanto dives in to finish him off, but he scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Banks's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Sriyanto looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Banks on the outside of the calf. He definitely felt that. Time is running out; Sriyanto will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Sriyanto. [B]All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Bambang Sriyanto.[/B] [B]Carlos da Guia (7-0) [/B] [B]Marko Prochazka (10-2)[/B] Round 1 da Guia throws a low kick early on, although it missed. Procházka flicks out a couple of jabs, trying to work an angle. He steps in to throw a body shot but gets caught with a left hook. Procházka stumbles backwards, falling on his ass, stunned. da Guia charges in and throws a knock out powered right hand, but Procházka parries it and brings his legs around da Guia's waist to pull guard. da Guia fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Procházka. da Guia tries to pass the guard, but can't, Procházka isn't going to let him get a better position, as he knows that da Guia will start raining down punches. da Guia tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Procházka gets a punch of his own in, but it didn't connect properly. da Guia again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. da Guia fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Procházka fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Procházka, and da Guia is having trouble generating any attacking threat. He'll probably win the round as he has been more aggressive, but Procházka has defended the danger well. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to da Guia. Round 2 Procházka starts strongly, immediately rushing in for a takedown. da Guia got taken by surprise a little, but wrestles his way free of the grapple and pulls to safety. da Guia doesn't hang around for a second attempt, he uses a looping left to set himself up to come in close and score with a series of strikes, two or three nice body shots included. Procházka covers up, throwing the occasional jab as a counter. da Guia goes for a vicious uppercut, but gets pulled into a clinch. Procházka goes for a takedown via a trip, but da Guia defends it. Another trip attempt, another failure. Procházka pushes da Guia up against the ropes and tries to wrestle him to the ground, but da Guia keeps his balance and sprawls to stop it. da Guia gets in a hard right hand to the side of the face, taking advantage of the fact that Procházka was leaning in too far. da Guia reverses so that Procházka is against the ropes. They remain clinched, with nothing more than minor strikes being thrown, for a long time. The referee finally breaks them apart and gets them back to the center. da Guia throws a kick, waist-high, but Procházka avoids it. That could have been used for a takedown attempt if Procházka had been quicker and caught it. da Guia hits two or three punches in a row, stinging the gloves of Procházka. The round draws to a close. It'll be interesting to see where the judges go with this, as da Guia clearly got the better strikes in throughout the round, but Procházka did probably show more aggression by virtue of his almost constant attempts to get the takedown. End of round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 da Guia. Round 3 da Guia hits a right hand, then fakes a take down attempt. Procházka got out of the way, he clearly has it in mind to not let da Guia shoot in on him. They come together and exchange strikes, neither fighter gets an advantage from it. Procházka throws a scorching right hand, but it misses. da Guia throws a head kick, and that one doesn't! Procházka took it to the side of the head and goes down. It didn't look all that powerful though, and the fact that Procházka is able to clear his head pretty swiftly and pull guard on the on-rushing da Guia backs that up. da Guia looks to pound out a victory, throwing some big punches. Procházka's guard prevents him from getting his body behind the shots though, and none of them have enough power to really trouble Procházka. A couple do get through and hit home though. Procházka reaches up and smothers da Guia into a clinch. He fights free, with some difficulty, and starts punching away again. Procházka parries the shots away. Unfortunately the round enters a lull, with da Guia unable to pass guard and so being content just to throw punches from there, while Procházka is unwilling to risk letting da Guia pass guard. We enter the final thirty seconds of the round before da Guia gets a breakthrough, managing to power through the guard and mount Procházka! Procházka covers up and tries to buck and roll his hips to desperately try and dislodge da Guia. It doesn't work, but it does unbalance him enough to reduce the amount of punches being thrown. Some do come raining down though, and Procházka is probably relieved when the round ends with him not having taken too much damage. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to da Guia. [B]All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Carlos da Guia.[/B] [B]Ari Peltonen (15-5)[/B] [B]CTank Manu’a (12-4)[/B] Round 1 Peltonen starts fast, squeezing a jab past the guard and catching Manu'a above the right eye. Manu'a swings and misses with a big right hand, which puts him off balance long enough for Peltonen to floor him with a hard left. Peltonen goes to follow up, but gets caught in the guard position. The replay shows that the punch wasn't actually that powerful, it looked worse than it was because Manu'a was already falling slightly. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Peltonen punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Manu'a parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Peltonen doesn't get a better position. Things hot up as Peltonen manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Manu'a hits a nice clean right hand in response. Peltonen throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Manu'a knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has is locked up tight. Peltonen tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Manu'a defends it well. The round ends with Peltonen still unable to into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Manu'a's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Peltonen. Round 2 Peltonen throws a low kick early on, although it missed. Manu'a flicks out a couple of jabs, trying to work an angle. He steps in to throw a body shot but gets caught with a left hook. Manu'a stumbles backwards, falling on his ass, stunned. Peltonen charges in and throws a knock out powered right hand, but Manu'a parries it and brings his legs around Peltonen's waist to pull guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Peltonen punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Manu'a parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Peltonen doesn't get a better position. Things hot up as Peltonen manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Manu'a hits a nice clean right hand in response. Peltonen throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Manu'a knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has is locked up tight. Peltonen tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Manu'a defends it well. The round ends with Peltonen still unable to into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Manu'a's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Peltonen. Round 3 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Manu'a is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Peltonen blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Manu'a is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Peltonen is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Manu'a can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Manu'a some problems later on. Manu'a moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Peltonen is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Manu'a before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Manu'a off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Manu'a goes for a trip, but Peltonen cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Peltonen may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Peltonen. [B]Ari Peltonen wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other.[/B] [B]Aleksei Chekhov (9-3)[/B] [B]Injiro Chiba (20-5)[/B] Round 1 Chekhov doesn't waste any time, scoring with a big right hook almost immediately. Chiba was caught sleeping, and that really landed hard, if it had been more accurate it might have been a knock out blow. Chiba hits two sharp body shots in return, but it's clear that he is rattled. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. They get in close and exchange punches, it's not clear who got the better of that. Chekhov hits a good looping punch to the side of the head, that's another one that's rattled Chiba. Chekhov is getting more force behind his punches at the moment, and that's the key difference. Chekhov glances at the referee, not sure why. Time ticks away, and Chiba offers nothing that would make you think that he has any chance of winning this round on points. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Chekhov. Round 2 Chekhov starts off brightly, firing in a couple of right hands and a fizzing kick that catches Chiba across the hip. Chiba tries an immediate response by coming in for a big left hook, but is forced to back up by a lightning-like head kick that flashes across his face. Chekhov storms in and hits a crisp jab and a snap right hand, then ducks out of the way of a counter punch. Chiba comes forward, and again takes a kick across the hip, then a second one that slaps across the shin of his front foot. Chekhov's kicks are allowing him to control this round, Chiba has so far had no answer. They meet in the center; Chekhov comes in from low-down, but misses a right hand. Chiba scores with a right hand to the side of the head, then a stinging right hand to the ribs. Chekhov shoots off a kick to the ribs, then comes back in from an angle. A faked takedown fools Chiba, and another kick hits home. Chiba clinches up, and must be wondering what on earth he can do to stop these kicks from taking him apart. Time runs down as they engage in a struggle while in the clinch, and the round ends without any further noteworthy action. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Chekhov. Round 3 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Chiba, providing the first moment of real action. Chekhov hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Chiba side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Chekhov is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Chekhov. [B]Aleksei Chekhov wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges.[/B] [B]Fumiaki Hayashi (14-5)[/B] [B]Matsudaira Satoh (8-5)[/B] Round 1 Satoh is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Hayashi with a jab to the cheek. Hayashi uses a nice straight left to return fire. Satoh comes in to work the body, but Hayashi saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Satoh onto the floor, falling into guard. Hayashi stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Satoh's guard with him. Satoh reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Hayashi knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Satoh blocks it. Hayashi floats over and gets into side control. Satoh scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the ropes, which works against him. Hayashi lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Satoh up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Satoh makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Hayashi can't get either arm isolated properly. Hayashi changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Satoh fights it for as long as he possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Hayashi can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hayashi. Round 2 Satoh throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Hayashi throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Satoh steps back, throwing a right hand as he does to buy himself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Hayashi hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Satoh. They struggle all the way back, with Satoh ending up backed up against the ropes. Hayashi hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Satoh stomps downward onto his foot. Satoh manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Hayashi gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Satoh ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Satoh tries a high kick to start, but Hayashi saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Hayashi who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Satoh on the nose. Satoh hits a straight right, enough to stop Hayashi from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hayashi. Round 3 They circle to begin the round. Satoh throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Hayashi had to be on his toes to get out of the way, and does. Satoh goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. He bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Hayashi parries it with his gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Satoh tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as he crash-lands to the ground. Hayashi tries to pass guard, but Satoh doesn't allow it. Satoh throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. He breaks his guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Hayashi in the face, but it's a mistake as Hayashi pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Hayashi pushes them closer to the ropes, near his own corner so that they can give him instructions. Following what they say, Hayashi throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Satoh, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Satoh frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. He does manage to roll to the side, giving himself some good leverage and preventing Hayashi from extending the arm. Hayashi continues trying to apply an armbar, but Satoh is not allowing it. Eventually Hayashi turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Satoh fights that off too. The round ends with Hayashi still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Satoh tenaciously stopping it. The third round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Hayashi by 10-9. [B]Fumiaki Hayashi wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other.[/B] [B]Janinha (12-1)[/B] [B]Chiyo Yanagimto (9-2)[/B] Round 1 The round begins, and it is Yanagimoto who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Janinha defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Yanagimoto works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Janinha ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Yanagimoto down much though, as she swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Janinha. Interesting first minute of action, Yanagimoto is looking particularly sharp. Janinha tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Yanagimoto back against the ropes with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Janinha tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Yanagimoto scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Janinha with a body shot. They square up to each other in the center. Yanagimoto throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Janinha on the side of the head. Janinha got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Yanagimoto has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the ropes, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Janinha tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Yanagimoto defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yanagimoto. Round 2 Yanagimoto isn't hanging around, right from the start Janinha is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Janinha circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Yanagimoto weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Yanagimoto, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Janinha is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Yanagimoto really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Janinha was wide open for a moment there. Yanagimoto hits a high kick, catching Janinha on the shoulder. Jab from Janinha finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as she was leaning backward too much. Yanagimoto fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Janinha scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Yanagimoto, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yanagimoto. Round 3 They clinch. Yanagimoto gets in a nice knee, but a second attempt sees her swept to the ground. Yanagimoto landed hard with Janinha right on top of her, it looks like she got winded. Janinha hits three big punches to the face, and Yanagimoto is rocked. Janinha gets an arm, locks in a kimura, and Yanagimoto has no alternative but to tap out. [B]Janinha wins via 3rd round kimura submission with the official time being 0:56.[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 [I][SIZE="2"](note: due to time restrictions I will be scaling back the diary)[/SIZE][/I] Results from the first ALPHA-1 show of 1997, JUNSUI Volume 5 from Hakata Star Lane. [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.5", 1.17.97 (AJTV) Hakata Star Lane 1,260 Fans [/B] 1. Seka Mutsu (14-4-1) defeated Mizuki Wantanae (6-1) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 2. Yuyu Shimizu (5-1) defeated Ayame Kondo (16-6) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 3. Ieyoshi Yamahita (11-4) defeated Jerezo (22-8) [B](R3 1:28)[/B] via KO (**) 4. Grzegorz Boniek (13-5) defeated Robun Yamazaki (18-7) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 5. [B]ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title:[/B] Gabirel Gallego (13-0) (c) defeated Bakin Sakamoto (13-6) [B](R2 1:44)[/B] via TKO (***) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 NATURO CEO Ietsuna Hisamatsu was in the United States to launch a new video gaming console to the North American market place. Included in the fanfare was a small MMA event showcasing Hisamatsu's other company ALPHA-1. [B]NATURO GAMING/ALPHA-1 “U.S.A. Showcase ’97”, 2.21.97 (AJTV) Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas USA 300 Fans [/B] 1. Fujimaro Hidaka (2-2) defeated Atep of Indonesia (3-1) [B](R3) [/B]via unanimous decision (*) 2. Echiko Wantanabe (3-0) defeated Kit Sakamoto (1-2) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (*) 3. Sadahiga Yoshida (1-0) defeated Taufik Wijaya (32-16-2) [B](R1 0:53)[/B] via kimura submission (*) 4. Eien Kawano (8-4) defeated Stan Blackheath (19-11) [B](R1 3:31)[/B] via armbar submission (*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 ALPHA-1 ran the first PPV of 1997 from the Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan. MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE saw ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Champion Tadamasa Yamada successfully defend the titles against Bambang Sriyanto via judges decision. Heavyweight Gunnar Nilsson defeated Stratos Papaioannou finishing him a KO in the final round. Fellow heavyweight Shane Gilchrist also got a TKO victory over Ari Peltonen. It would appear that either Gilchrist or Nilsson will be next in line for a Heavyweight title shot in June. JUNSUI Vol.6 is set to take place on 3/21 and the next PPV will be called FIGHTING SPIRIT and will take place 4/27. [B]ALPHA-1 "MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE", 2.23.97[/B] (J-Remote PPV/American Option PPV) [B]Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan 8,246 Fans - Super No Vacancy [/B] 1. Ikku Funaki (6-3) defeated Truck Gleeson (5-0) [B](R1 3:38)[/B] via KO strike (**) 2. Dave Lennon (6-2) defeated Denebe Ekiguchi (7-12-1) [B](R3 1:53)[/B] via TKO (**) 3. Heiji Endo (9-2) defeated Noaki Itoh (11-7) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (**) 4. Petey Mack (7-1) defeated Gempachi Higa (10-5) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 5. Go Yamamoto (14-2) defeated Jonathan Huang (9-4)[B] (R1 1:35)[/B] via KO kick (***) 6. Shane Gilchrist (11-3) defeated Ari Peltonen (16-5) [B](R1 2:55)[/B] via TKO (***) 7. Gunnar Nilsson (19-3) defeated Stratos Papaioannou (20-5) [B](R3 2:10)[/B] via KO strikes (**) 8. [B]ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Title:[/B] Tadamasa Yamada (c) (14-1) defeated Bambang Sriyanto (12-5-2) [B](R5)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedr Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 JUNSUI Vol.6 was highlighted by the ALPHA-1 Womens title fight. Janinha stunned the crowd at just 41 seconds into the first round as she knocked out Champion Sayoko Ebisawa. Carlos da Guia continued his winning streak going 9-0 with a victory over Sadahige Yoshida. [B]ALPHA-1 "JUNSUI Vol.6", 3.21.97[/B] (AJTV) [B]Hakata Star Lane 1,600 Fans[/B] 1. Andrew Rush (12-1) defeated Haranobu Oshiro (10-3-1) [B](R2 2:41)[/B] via TKO (**) 2. Edson Edmilson (16-6) defeated Taufik Wijaya (32-17-2) [B](R1 0:57)[/B] via armbar submission (**) 3. Carlos da Guia (8-0) defeated Sadahige Yoshida (2-0) [B](R3)[/B] via unanimous decision (***) 4. [B]ALPHA-1 Womens Title:[/B] Janinha (13-1) defeated Sayoko Ebisawa (c) (18-1) [B](R1 0:41)[/B] via KO (**) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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