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BUSHIDO FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN IN JAPAN

Stephen LaSalle – 1.8.98 – www.blurcat.com

 

Today, a press conference was held in Tokyo, Japan to announce the creation of a new fight promotion in the country. Bushido Fighting Championships will be based in Tokyo, Japan and is most likely an attempt to captalise on the success of ALPHA-1: Mixed Martial Arts.

 

The CEO of the company Japanese businessman Eisaku Higashikuni announced the creation in front of Japanese press in a meeting hall in downtown Tokyo and his intentions of bringing true ‘warrior fighting’ to the country. “We want to bring back true warrior spirit to Japan. And we’re going to do that with BUSHIDO.FC,” announced Higashikuni. “Fighters from around the world will come to compete. They will come to fight. They will come to be the best.”

 

“We do not want to be in competition with ALPHA-1.” was what the Bushido Fighting Championships CEO had to say about whether they will compete with the Japanese MMA powerhouse of ALPHA-1. In fact, Higashikuni announced that he was a fan of the promotion, citing it as an ‘inspiration’ for the creation of BUSHIDO.FC.

 

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The logo of Bushido Fighting Championships, which is set to open in October.

 

The press conference then switched focus to the man that will act as president of the company: Scott Richards. An unknown entity in the fight game, Richards was known as a manager for several fighters who came from America to Japan. Confident, Richards told the Japanese press through a translator that he was confident that his inexperience would not play a part in the way he manages the day-to-day operations of the company.

 

When asked about the plans of Bushido Fighting Championships first event, Richards could not reveal any information about it just yet. In fact, he could only provide a date for it. “We would like to hold an event on the 31st of October this year. Hopefully, everything will go to plan.”

 

We here at Blurcat will have all the information on Bushido Fighting Championships as we get it.

 

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BUSHIDO FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Company Profile

 

Based:
Tokyo, Japan

CEO:
Eisaku Higashikuni

Opened:
August 1998

 

Weight Classes

  • Featherweight [145lbs to 136lbs]

  • Lightweight [155lbs to 146lbs]

  • Welterweight [170lbs to 156lbs]

  • Middleweight [185lbs to 171lbs]

  • Light Heavyweight [205lbs to 186lbs]

  • Heavyweight [265lbs to 206lbs]

 

Rules

 

Bushido Fighting Championships follows the
, but this is the official Bushido Fighting Championships ruleset:


  • The fight will take place in a five-roped, four-sided ring.

  • If the fight goes to a decision, the judges are basing their decision on the whole contest. There is no 10 point must scoring system.

  • Non-title matches follow the round format of
    1 X 10mins, 2 X 5mins
    (first round is ten minutes long, the next two rounds are five minutes long) for non-title fights. For title fights, the round format is
    1 X 10mins, 4 X 5mins
    (first round is ten minutes long; second, third, fourth and fifth rounds are five minutes long).

  • Strikes to a downed opponent are legal.

  • The referee can separate both fighters from the ground if there is a period of inactivity.

  • Closing the guard on the ground is legal.

  • Knee strikes to the head of an opponent are legal.

  • Elbow strikes to a standing or downed opponent are legal.

  • Stomps to a grounded opponent are legal.

  • Foot stomps are legal.

  • Soccer kicks to the head are legal.

  • Soccer kicks to the body are legal.

 

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BUSHIDO.FC PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES FIVE EVENTS

Stephen LaSalle – 25.8.98 – www.blurcat.com

 

Earlier this month, Bushido Fighting Championships opened up in Tokyo. Several weeks later, the president of the organisation has announced the first five events.

 

“Before we can start, we need champions. The first few events will be one-night, eight-man tournaments to determine who will be our first champions,” said Scott Richards, who had taken the role of president in BUSHIDO.FC earlier this month. “We’ll start off with the lightweights, then move on to the light heavyweights, then the middleweights, heavyweights, featherweights and welterweights. We’ve got this all planned out and it should work perfectly.

 

Notable names in these tournaments include American standout striker Brian Claremont (4-1, 0-0 BUSHIDO.FC), former amateur wrestler Kadonomaro Deguchi (3-0, 0-0 BUSHIDO.FC), kickboxing phenom Kei Maki (4-0, 0-0 BUSHIDO.FC) and Chinese fighter Pai Cheng (4-0, 0-0 BUSHIDO.FC). There are many other fighters from various countries competing in these tournaments, but the promotion will apparently organise ‘superfights’ between fighters not involved in the tournament.

 

Here’s the list of events that have been announced:

 

BUSHIDO.FC I: The War Begins – 31.10.98 – Tokyo, Japan

  • Lightweight Title Tournament Final: Winner of Semi-Final A vs. Winner of Semi-Final B
  • Lightweight Title Tournament Semi-Final A: Winner of Fight A vs. Winner of Fight B
  • Lightweight Title Tournament Semi-Final B: Winner of Fight C vs. Winner of Fight D
  • Lightweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final A: Brian Claremont http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png vs. Gu Ueda http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png
  • Lightweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final B: Eiji Masuko http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Jean-Jacques Levasseur http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png
  • Lightweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final C: Juan Pablo Rique http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/22px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png vs. Hoshi Nagai http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png
  • Lightweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final D: Tadashi Kimura http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Juan de Castro http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png

 

BUSHIDO.FC II: Second Strike – 14.11.98 – Tokyo, Japan

  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Final: Winner of Semi-Final A vs. Winner of Semi-Final B
  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Final A: Winner of Fight A vs. Winner of Fight B
  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Final B: Winner of Fight C vs. Winner of Fight D
  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final A: Dag Krueger http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png vs. Gustavo Spagnol http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png
  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final B: Isaiah Monroe http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png vs. Sharaku Kon http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png
  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final C: MacGregor Dare http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png vs. Juro Fukozawa http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png
  • Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final D: Nilton Fatoni http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png vs. Marcos Maciel http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png

 

BUSHIDO.FC III: Third Strike – 28.11.98 – Tokyo, Japan

  • Middleweight Title Tournament Final: Winner of Semi-Final A vs. Winner of Semi-Final B
  • Middleweight Title Tournament Semi-Final A: Winner of Fight A vs. Winner of Fight B
  • Middleweight Title Tournament Semi-Final B: Winner of Fight C vs. Winner of Fight D
  • Middleweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final A: Akihiro Jippensha http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Leonardo da Costa http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png
  • Middleweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final B: Katsunosuki Nakata http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Heath Kaladaris http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png
  • Middleweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final C: Kadonomaro Deguchi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Mochihito Yamazaki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png
  • Middleweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final D: Konstantin Georgiades http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png vs. Tetsuji Myojin http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png

 

BUSHIDO.FC IV: Heavy Artillery – 12.12.98 – Tokyo, Japan

  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Final: Winner of Semi-Final A vs. Winner of Semi-Final B
  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Final A: Winner of Fight A vs. Winner of Fight B
  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Final B: Winner of Fight C vs. Winner of Fight D
  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final A: Daigo Kitaguchi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Jacco Landweerd http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png
  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final B: Jozef Jakowski http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png vs. Leo Carlos Goulart http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png
  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final C: Oscar Gomez http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/22px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png vs. Pai Cheng http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png
  • Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final D: Tomoji Takaoka http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Vladislav Vasiliev http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png

 

BUSHIDO.FC V: Super! Happy! Christmas! – 25.12.98 – Tokyo, Japan

  • Featherweight Title Tournament Final: Winner of Semi-Final A vs. Winner of Semi-Final B
  • Featherweight Title Tournament Semi-Final A: Winner of Fight A vs. Winner of Fight B
  • Featherweight Title Tournament Semi-Final B: Winner of Fight C vs. Winner of Fight D
  • Featherweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final A: Gerrit Dudok http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png vs. Baiko Asuhara http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png
  • Featherweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final B: Daniel Ortiz http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png vs. Maya Asgar http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png
  • Featherweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final C: Kei Maki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Lito Alcala http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png
  • Featherweight Title Tournament Quarter-Final D: Yagi Jokichi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png vs. Hisamitsu Sasaki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png

 

These five cards will have ‘superfights’ added to them in coming weeks, but until then, keep your eyes peeled on Blurcat for more BUSHIDO.FC news.

 

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