Alpha-1: Violent Dynasty

thefireballkid93 · March 16, 2012

Well known for being home to some of the best kick boxing in the world, Alpha-1 has most recently set their sights on another fast rising sport; vale tudo or "No-Holds-Barred". A vicious style of fighting featuring strikes, grappling and submission holds. Their inaugural event for this sport will be held at Alpha-1: Total War 2000.

The fighters involved include former kickboxers and NHB stars alike, including the likes of Edilberto "Ghetto Kid" de Silva, a hard hitting street tough from Brazil known for his violent fighting style and raw muay thai skills, Oleg Dorosklov, a judo Olympian making his NHB debut, Dustin "Big Time" Harris, an undefeated ADCC veteran with powerful takedowns and relentless chokes and Yoshida Takahashi, a catch wrestling expert with a wide array of finishing holds. These fighters and many more will be putting it all on the line, this Saturday at Saitama Super Arena.

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FIGHTS

Fumiaki Hayashi vs Motoki Hojo

Edilberto de Silva vs Fujimaro Hidaka

Hiro Arai vs Eien Kawano

Oleg Dorokslov vs Suncho Sakurai

Ari Peltonen vs Takafumi Ando

Kojuro Kudo vs Tadao Miyazaki

Dustin Harris vs Shinji Oiwa

Eisaku Nozaki vs Yoritomo Ita

Yoshida Takahashi vs Naizen Hamacho

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RULES

Bouts will be one 30 minute round and will be judged as a whole.

Elbow strikes are legal, both standing and on the ground.

Knees, stomps and kicks to the head of a downed opponent are legal.

The referee CANNOT stand up two fighters due to inactivity.

If a fighter is knocked down, he will be issued a ten-count. If he cannot continue, the fight will be ruled a KO.

thefireballkid93 · March 17, 2012

FIGHT #1

Yoshida Takahashi

28

5'7"

155lbs

72" reach

11-4-3

Strengths: Unpredictable, leg locks, All Japan Combat Wrestling 70kg Champion

Naizen Hamacho

25

5'10"

155lbs

73" reach

7-0-0

Strengths: Takedown defense, kickboxing experience, knockout power

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Hamacho comes out swinging, hoping to catch Takahashi with punches early. Takahashi is surprisingly elusive on his feet, using good footwork to keep away from the strikes of the former pro kickboxer. Takahashi throws a wild spinning heel kick, showing off his unpredictability, though it is easily dodged by the veteran striker in Hamacho. Takahashi checks a low kick. Takahashi has shown throughout this fight he is more than just a submission specialist, showcasing good defensive and offensive stand up. Takahashi leaps in for a jumping knee, catching Hamacho on his chin! Hamacho is wobbly! Takahashi dives in to grab a leg, immediately going for a heel hook. A rocked Hamacho defends it well and winds up with Takahashi in his half guard. This is a bad position for Hamacho, as he is on the ground with one of the best grapplers in the world. Immediately Takahashi goes for a kimura, cranking it hard, but is unable to get the tap from a tenacious Hamacho. He opts to switch to a keylock, but is once again unable to force the tap. Takahashi rolls back for a kneebar, but Hamacho pops his leg out with relative ease. Takahashi, while a bit frustrated, does not give up and continues to look for the submission finish. Takahashi is in arm triangle position, but is stuck in half guard. He frees his leg and swings over Hamacho's body, putting an immense amount of pressure on the neck of his opponent. After 10 seconds, Hamacho succumbs to the submission and taps out.

Showcasing a wide variety of skills, most impressively his ability to rock Hamacho on the feet, Yoshida Takahashi wins a one sided victory via tap out due to an arm triangle choke.

FIGHT #2

Eisaku Nozaki

25

5'11"

205lbs

72" reach

6-2-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, good chin

Yorimoto Ina

30

5'11"

205lbs

72" reach

21-8-0

Strengths: Veteran experience, submission expert, very durable

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Nozaki steps in and throws some wild punches but is countered with a nice combination to the chin from Ina. Ina shoots in for a takedown, but is stuffed and pulled into a clinch. Both fighters break away. Ina is looking to stand and bang. Ina throws a nice jab but Nozaki uses head movement to dodge the punch. Nozaki fires back a jab of his own but is countered with another nice combination. Both fighters continue to strike for a minute more before Ina shoots in for a takedown, only succeeding in pushing Nozaki against the ropes. They clinch once again, Ina landing a sharp elbow to the face of Nozaki, opening up a gash above his eye. Ina lands another nice elbow before backing off, looking to continue standing with Nozaki. Before they can continue, the ref jumps pauses the fight to have the doctor check Nozaki's cut. The ref looks at the gash on his forehead, but signals it will not be a problem. The ref restarts the fight. Both men, while hard hitting and a bit wild, have spent much of this fight feeling each other out and landing decent strikes. I'm not sure why Ina has not went for the takedown, as he is much more adept on the ground. Nozaki looks tired. Both men clinch for a good amount of time against the ropes, breaking away after a good amount of dirty boxing. Finally, Ina shoots in for a takedown and trips Nozaki who pulls half guard. Ina easily moves to mount and is now throwing down some good elbows, though there doesn't seem to be too much behind them. Nozaki is tired but continues to try to escape, accidentally giving up his back in the process! Sensing the end, Ina begins to unload with punches the back of Nozaki's head. Nozaki attempts to roll over, but is stopped by the much more experienced grappler in Ina. Ina continues to throw down hard punches, dumping what energy he has left in an attempt to end this grueling affair. Ina lands some nice hard shots to the back of Nozaki's head, prompting him to tap out.

After a long, grueling bout, Ina ends the fight with strikes from the top. Yorimoto Ina wins via tap out due to punches.

FIGHT #3

Dustin Harris

23

5'8"

155lbs

72" reach

10-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, ADCC veteran, well rounded

Shinji Oiwa

33

5'8"

68" reach

7-4-0

Strengths: Karate black belt, hard to put away, kickboxing experience

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Oiwa seems to be a bit cocky, clearly not respecting the stand up Harris. Hands down, Oiwa faints some punches, attempting to draw Harris in. Harris steps in, faking a jab and getting double underhooks on Oiwa. With ease, Harris lifts up the karate black belt and slams him to the ground. In half guard, Harris throws some big left hands but is dealt with by Oiwa. After a few seconds, Harris easily moves into side mount. Oiwa shows relative experience on the ground, attempting to pull guard. Harris moves quickly, trapping the arm of Oiwa and attaining the reverse crucifix position! He unloads with big elbows, Oiwa getting cut on the bridge of his nose. With Oiwa unable to defend, the referee steps in and stops the fight.

In a one sided affair, Oiwa is dominated on the ground on route to a TKO loss. Dustin Harris wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

FIGHT #4

Kojuro Kudo

27

5'10"

185lbs

70" reach

10-2-0 1NC

Strengths: Well rounded, great boxing, devastating low kicks

Tadao Miyazaki

24

5'9"

185lbs

70" reach

7-0-0

Strengths: Karate black belt, unorthodox style, underrated ground game

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Miyazaki is elusive, moving around the ring in a somewhat traditional karate stance. The more aggressive Kudo cannot seem to figure out Miyazaki, already showing signs of being flustered. Miyazaki moves around the ring with ease, hitting a nice leg kick that cause Kudo to stumble. He can't take many of those. Miyazaki throws another but Kudo wisely stays out of range. They wind up in a clinch, Kudo throwing some nice uppercuts from the over-under clinch. Kudo seems to be finding his rhythm as he begins to land with more frequency. Kudo is cut off, however, as Miyazaki lands a nice counter right that drops his opponent. The referee begins the ten-count. It looks like things might be over for Kudo, but he miraculously stands up after 9 seconds. He is wobbly, though, Miyazaki should go in for the kill. Miyazaki lands a nice counter body kick. Miyazaki slips a punch and once again lands a leg kick. Kudo begins to show the effects of these kicks, as he is now limping. Kudo is being completely out classed in the stand up, and is once again caught with a big punch that floors him. The referee starts the ten-count. Kudo stands up after 7 seconds. They continue to stand, Miyazaki patiently picking apart a battered Kudo. They wind up in a clinch and Miyazaki pushes Kudo against the ropes, beginning to show some fatigue. They break. Kudo gets caught with a right straight as he steps in, knocking him down for a third time. Once again he is up at 9 seconds. The referee would do well to stop this fight. So far this fight has yet to go to the ground, Miyazaki continuing to pick apart Kudo who is nearly out on his feet. Kudo takes a hard low kick. Both men are exhausted, Miyazaki becoming a bit frustrated that he cannot put Kudo away. Kudo lands a nice body kick. Miyazaki counters with a nice flurry of punches, knocking Kudo down again. The referee starts the ten-count. Kudo is up at 9 seconds. Miyazaki looks to the ref, probably wondering why the ref has yet to stop this one sided fight. Miyazaki lands a big right hand, nearly dropping Kudo. Kudo covers up as Miyazaki lands a big combination, the effects of the flurry not showing until Kudo stumbles back. Seeing an opening, Miyazaki throws a head kick. Failing to bring his hands up in time, Kudo takes it full force against his jaw and goes down against the ropes, the referee jumping in before Miyazaki can land follow up punches.

After a very grueling affair that saw Miyazaki dominate Kudo in the stand up, it ends with a devastating knockout. Tadao Miyazaki wins by KO.

FIGHT #5

Ari Peltonen

34

6'2"

236lbs

77" reach

23-7-0

Strengths: Well rounded, power, dominant top game

Takafumi Ando

29

6'1"

264lbs

72" reach

14-10

Strengths: Size, power, durability

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Peltonen immediately lands a right hook and shoots for a takedown, but is unable to complete it on the gigantic Ando. Ando attempts to muscle Peltonen up against the ropes but is surprised to find Peltonen out wrestling him. Showcasing insane strength, Peltonen gets double underhooks and lifts the 264 pound Ando up and slams him to the ground. Peltonen moves to mount and begins to pound away on a defenseless Ando. Ando rolls, giving up his back to Peltonen. Peltonen pounds away with elbows to the back of the head, but the referee is not stepping in. Peltonen is unloading with punches and elbows to the back of the head of Ando, but the referee still has yet to stop the fight. Peltonen continues to unload with punches but is only succeeding in punching himself out. Ando is unable to move Peltonen off of him. Peltonen unloads with big elbows to back of the head of Ando, forcing him to tap out.

In another one sided fight, Ando is dominated from the opening bell. Ari Peltonen wins via tap out due to elbows.

Fight #6

Oleg Dorosklov

37

5'9"

185

71" reach

MMA debut

Strengths: Judo black belt, durability

Suncho Sakurai

27

5'10"

185lbs

74" reach

9-3-0

Strengths: Karate black belt, good chin, elusive

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Dorosklov is sporting a judo gi. Both men feel each other out, surprisingly Dorosklov looks comfortable on his feet. This has to be due to his striking training with local Ukrainian kickboxers. Dorosklov throws a wild punch and is able to get a nice takedown on Sakurai, ending up in half guard. Dorosklov easily mounts the karate fighter. Sakurai tries to sweep him, but only succeeds in giving up his back. Dorosklov unloads with some punches, but cannot finish Sakurai. Sakurai escapes out the back door and they're back to standing. Dorosklov once again shoots in for a takedown, but is stuffed and now Sakurai takes his back! He pounds away, but is subsequently reversed and now has Dorosklov in his guard. Dorosklov passed guard into side control and immediately has a hold of a key lock! Sakurai taps quickly, looking like may have hurt his arm.

Pulling off the upset in his first fighter ever, Oleg Dorosklov wins via tap out due to a keylock.

FIGHT #7

Hiro Aria

28

6'2"

238lbs

75" reach

14-4-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, knockout power, well rounded

Eien Kawano

26

6'3"

251lbs

77" reach

3-0-0

Strengths: Size, wrestling, heavy hands

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Immediately Kawano is knocked down by a good right hook from Arai. The referee starts the ten-count. Kawano is up at 7 seconds. Arai lands a nice leg kick. Kawano throws some wild punches and shoots in for a trip takedown. Arai stuffs it with ease and rolls the turtled Kawano over into side control. Kawano tries to sweep Arai but only suceeds in moving Arai to north-south position. Arai pounds away with elbows to the stomach. Arai moves to side control and begins to pound away with big punches. Kawano is turtling up as Arai lands punch after punch. The referee gives Kawano some time to defend, but is eventually forced to step in.

Hiro Arai wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

Edilberto de Silva

24

5'7"

161lbs

70" reach

11-2-1

Strengths: Leg kicks, muay thai clinch, finishing ability

Fujimaro Hidaka

26

5'5"

155lbs

68"

4-1-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, always improving, taekwondo black belt

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Both fighters come out guns blazing, but are unable to do much damage. They fall into the clinch and immediately de Silva is throwing hard uppercuts. They break. Hidaka gets caught coming with a huge right hand and stumbles, grabbing the ropes to keep himself from falling. de Silva runs over and lands a big knee to the face of Hidaka. Hidaka falls to the ground, already out and his hand still grips the ropes. de Silva unloads with huge punches to the face, the referee jumping in and pulling him off!

Edilberto de Silva wins by KO.

FIGHT #8

Fumiaki Hayashi

32

5'8"

155lbs

67" reach

16-4-0

Strengths: Great striking, well rounded, kicks

Motoki Hojo

26

5'9"

155lbs

71" reach

15-3-0

Strengths: Ranked internationally in competitive Wing Chun, kickboxing experience, unorthodox

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Both men come and are looking to fight! Hojo lands a nice spinning back kick to the body but is caught with a nice right hand. They are both in the pocket exchanging! Hojo lands a big right hand, that's the best punch of the fight so far. So far Hojo looks to be the more accurate striker, but gets tagged with a big right! He stumbles back, he's hurt! Hayashi throws a flying knee but misses, both fighters once again throwing caution to the wind, tagging each other at will. Both men are going at it, but Hayashi seems to be landing the harder shots. Hojo goes down after a big right the temple! He recovers and is back to his feet before the referee can start the count. The referee restarts the fighters. Hojo throws a leg kick, but Hayashi steps out of range. Seeing the opportunity, Hayashi throws a picture perfect head kick that catches Hojo on the jaw, knocking him to the ground. It's all over, he is out cold!

Both men let it all hang out in this fight, showcasing technical striking and heart, but it was the powerful and more accurate striking of Hayashi that was the deciding factor. Fumiaki Hayashi wins by KO.

thefireballkid93 · March 17, 2012

ALPHA-1: VALE TUDO 2000

Alpha-1 is set to put on their next event, with exciting match ups that will leave everyone hoping for more. New CEO of the promotion, Scott Avatar, had this to say:

"We're very excited to put on our next vale tudo style event. As a promotion that has always looked to put on great, memorable fights, we pride ourselves in allowing fighters of every style to showcase their talents on a big stage. Officially, our focus has been shifted to the world of NHB. While we will continue to put on kickboxing and shootboxing style events, we are now aiming to become a primarily vale tudo promotion."

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FIGHTS

Kunimichi Kikuchi vs Palmer Lette

Carlos da Guia vs Chew Chua

Felipe Luiz Rosa vs Nazario Pessao

Ebizo Fujishima vs Kyuwa Itou

Gekko Goto vs Tsuramatsu Inoue

Mason Archer vs Gyokusho Fujimoto

Ikku Funaki vs Simon Vine

thefireballkid93 · March 17, 2012

FIGHT #1

Ikku Funaki

29

5'7"

170lbs

68" reach

14-4-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, vicious ground & pound, fast

Simon Vine

30

5'10"

170lbs

73" reach

19-6-0

Strengths: Dirty boxing, takedowns, smothering top control

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Vine shoots out a jab but is countered by a nice combination from Funaki. They go toe-to-toe in the stand up, but neither fighter landing anything significant. Vine would do well to take this to the ground. He does so, shooting for a double leg and taking Funaki down to the mat. Funaki pulls guard. Vine has great top control and looks like he's comfortable to just sit in Funaki's guard and throw down punches. He can generate so much force from such a short amount of distance. Funaki attempts to push him off in a scramble, but fails to do so, giving up side control in the process. Vine shifts to mount with relative ease. Vine is throwing down big punches, Funaki needs to do something or the fight will be stopped! With Funaki taking damage, the referee stops the fight.

Simon Vine wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

Fight #2

Mason Archer

27

6'8"

160lbs

84" reach

15-3-0

Strengths: Size, boxing, leg kicks

Gyokusho Fujimoto

24

6'4"

242lbs

78" reach

6-0-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, takedown defense, world class striking

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Fujimoto throws a nice combination but is out of range as Archer is able to use his height to slip the punches. Fujimoto throws a jab but misses, then counters a jab with a right straight. Fujimoto keeps distance with his opponent, shooting out the jab. Both men seem tentative. Fujimoto is doing well, using his technical striking to keep out of range of Archer who has been continuously trying to get the clinch position but to no avail. Archer evades a big right hand. Archer rushes in and tags Fujimoto with a nice right hook! They begin to trade, both tagging each other with some big shots! An overhand right from Fujimoto lands right on the button, dropping Archer to the ground like a tree having been just cut down.

Gyokusho Fujimoto wins by KO.

FIGHT #3

Gekko Goto

27

6'0"

205lbs

77" reach

5-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, submissions, conditioning

Tsuramatsu Inoue

33

5'10"

205lbs

71" reach

24-15-2 3NC

Strengths: Good chin, heavy hands, finishing ability

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Inoue comes out guns blazing, landing some big shots that force Goto back! Goto shows good head movement, however, slipping out of the way of the harder shots. Inoue lands a jab. Goto seems uncomfortable in the stand up. Inoue continues to throw punches, landing some but Goto is able to slip most. Inoue counters a right hook with a flurry of punches, I think those hurt Goto! He's wobbly! Goto ducks out of the way of a jumping knee, but ends up getting caught with a few more good punches from Inoue. Goto clinches, getting double underhooks. It looks like he wants to slam Inoue! He is unable to, however, Inoue slipped out of the clinch. Goto weaves out of the way of a right hook and lands a nice left. Goto shoots for a takedown, finally, but is unsuccessful. Inoue moves forward and lands some good shots that have Goto covering up against the ropes! He's hurt! Inoue looks tired and allows Goto to circle. Inoue stuffs another takedown. Goto shoots for another takedown and after a struggle, gets it. Inoue pulls half guard. Goto easily moves to mount and begins to pound away on Inoue! With Inoue unable to get out of this bad position, the referee stop the fight.

Gekko Goto wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

FIGHT #4

Ebizo Fujishima

37

5'9"

190lbs

68" reach

24-12-0

Strengths: Veteran experience, takedowns, submissions

Kyuwa Itou

32

5'11"

182lbs

73" reach

22-11-0

Strengths: Well rounded, tough, striking

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Both men meet at the center of the ring, Itou immediately landing a nice right. Fujishima has his hands very low, almost asking to get knocked out by the more able striker in Itou. Itou lands a nice jab but misses a low kick, allowing Fujishima to land a punch of his own. Itou is stalking Fujishima. Fujishima shoots in for a takedown but eats a counter right hand, knocking him to the ground. The referee starts the ten-count. Fujishima is up at 8. The fight is restarted. Itou counters a jab with a hard leg kick. Fujishima shoots in but is stuffed with ease. Fujishima continues to shoot for takedowns but is stopped at every turn. Itou lands yet another hard leg kick. Fujishima shoots for a takedown as Itou throws a kick, getting his opponent to the mat. Itou pulls guard. Itou is smothered as Fujishima catches is breath on top. Fujishima passes to side mount with ease. Fujishima reverses a sweep attempt and has Itou's back! He's throwing down big punches, Itou looks hurt! The referee stops it!

Ebizo Fujishima wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

FIGHT #5

Felipe Luiz Rosa

29

6'2"

237lbs

77" reach

11-5-0

Strengths: Boxing, heavy hands, good chin

Nazario Pessao

26

6'1"

230lbs

73" reach

8-0-0

Strengths: Jiu-jitsu, knockout power, finishing ability

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Rosa counters a body kick with a right hook. Pessao moves into the clinch, forcing Rosa against the ropes. Pessao goes for the trip and gets it! Rosa pulls half guard. Immediately Pessao goes for a kimura, cranking it hard! Rosa fights it off, but it may have hurt his arm in the process. Pessao moves to mount and begins to throw down some elbows. Rosa is cut over his eye. Pessao spins for an armbar with amazing speed, forcing the tap almost immediately!

Nazario Passao wins via tap out due to an armbar.

FIGHT #6

Carlos da Guia

28

5'9"

170lbs

73" reach

15-0-0

Strengths: Devastating striking, good in the clinch, elusive

Chew Chua

28

5'11"

170lbs

71" reach

17-4-0

Strengths: Thai boxing champion, knockout power, world class striking

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

da Guia faints a right and moves into the clinch, pushing Chua against the ropes. He breaks to throw some strikes, but finds himself countered by Chua who knocks da Guia down with a right hook! The referee starts the ten-count. da Guia is up at 7. The referee restarts the fighters. Both fighters exchange strikes, Chua landing a nice right hook-leg kick combination, da Guia landing some punches of his own. While it is competitive, Chua looks to be the better striker. Chua checks a low kick. da Guia lands a nice leg kick. Chua counters a body kick with a jab. da Guia counters Chua with a big right hook of his own, knocking down the Thai boxing champion! The referee starts the ten-count. Chua is up at 7. Both men have traded knockdowns now, da Guia evening the score. da Guia is beginning to find his rhythm. Chua counters a low kick with a straight right, knocking da Guia on his keister! The referee starts the ten-count. da Guia is unable to continue after a count of 10, Chew Chua is the winner!

Chew Chua wins by KO.

FIGHT #7

Kunimichi Kikuchi

34

6'3"

229lbs

77" reach

25-3-0

Strengths: Takedowns, dirty boxing, grinding style

Palmer Lette

35

6'5"

265lbs

80" reach

19-5-2 2NC

Strengths: Heavy hands, size, power

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Kikuchi immediately shoots for the takedown but is stopped as Lette stuffs it, forcing Kikuchi into the turtle position. Using size to keep Kikuchi turtled, Lette lands some big shots to the side of Kikuchi's head. A lot of these shots are clearly hurting him. Kikuchi is struggling to deal with these shots. He's able to get back to his feet. They clinch, Lette using his size to muscle Kikuchi against the ropes. Kikuchi spins him around using his superior wrestling, but is unable to takedown the massive Lette. Finally, after numerous attempts, Kikuchi is able to trip Lette to the ground. Lette pulls guard. Kikuchi easily gets to side mount, then full mount! He's raining down punches as Lette attempts to sweep him, but only succeeds in giving up his back. Lette is getting destroyed as Kikuchi wails on him from the back! The referee stops it!

Kunimichi Kikuchi wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

thefireballkid93 · March 17, 2012

ALPHA-1: HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT

As Alpha-1 nears their third vale tudo event, the promotion hopes to crown their first ever heavyweight champion in an 8-man tournament. Featuring some of the best fighters out there, all fighters were matched in a random drawing.

FIGHTS

TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Hassan Fezzik vs Hiro Arai

Illson de Lima vs Arken Sarkisian

Dias Candido vs Julio Correa

Gyokusho Fujimoto vs Gerson Mauricio

NON-TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Daigo Kitaguchi vs Ikuhisa Tamura

Aluizio da Assuncao vs Flavio Alberto

thefireballkid93 · March 18, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #1</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Aluizio da Assuncao

25

6'1"

205lbs

72" reach

MMA Debut

Strengths: Muay thai, wrestling, knockout power

Flavio Alberto

24

6'1'"

203lbs

74" reach

1-0-0

Strengths: Boxing, knockout power, elusive</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Alberto misses a jab, allowing Assuncao to land a nice hook to the body. Assuncao throws a combination but is countered with a right hand from Alberto. Staying elusive, Alberto moves out of range as Assuncao attempts to land some big punches. They wind up in the clinch, Assuncao using his size to muscle Alberto against the ropes. He lands a nice elbow and steps back to strike, but is unable to land anything significant. Alberto counters a leg kick with a jab. A jab misses and Assuncao is able to land a snapping body kick. After a bit of tentativeness from both men, they exchange, allowing Alberto to land a nice left straight that puts Assuncao down. The referee starts the ten-count. A wobbly Assuncao is back up at 9 seconds. The referee restarts the fighters in the center. Alberto checks a low kick and lands a right hand. Assuncao looks uncomfortable after being knocked down, unable to put forth anything against Alberto. Alberto is landing at will. Alberto avoids a low kick. We move into the halfway point of this fight. Alberto lands a nice right hand that wobbles Assuncao. Assuncao counters a punch with a hard low kick. Assuncao slips past another combination of Alberto's and lands a right hand-leg kick combo of his own. Assuncao lands two more low kicks, a third being checked. He's beginning to land at will. We enter the final five minutes of this 30 minute fight. Neither fighter backs down, advancing and continuing to land on each other. Assuncao lands two leg kicks, once again. One minute remains. A tired Assuncao throws a sloppy punch that is counter by a big combination from Alberto! Assuncao stumbles back, he's hurt! Alberto throws a flurry of punches, Assuncao can do nothing but cover up against the ropes! He is saved by the bell.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 2-1 decision... Aluizio da Assuncao! A very close fight that could have gone either way. Alberto was able to hurt Assuncao twice with his heavy hands, but the deciding factor was Assuncao's accurate kicks and combinations.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #2

Daigo Kitaguchi

27

6'1"

242lbs

74" reach

5-3-0

Strengths: Wrestling, durable, ground & pound

Ikuhisa Tamura

33

6'1"

244lbs

74" reach

19-8-0

Strengths: Iron chin, heavy hands, takedowns</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Tamura lands a nice right hook, catching Kitaguchi on the cheek. Not keen on striking with a knockout artist like Tamura, Kitaguchi keeps away from his opponent. This fails, as Tamura is landing at will, landing almost everything he throws. Kitaguchi is back pedaling, he has not put forth any offense throughout this fight. Kitaguchi gets caught with a big right hand that catches him on the nose, causing him to stumble back against the ropes. Tamura unloads on him with big punches, forcing the referee to come in and stop the fight!

Ikuhisa Tamura wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

<div style="text-align:center;">QUARTER-FINAL FIGHT #1

Gyokusho Fujimoto

24

6'4"

242lbs

78" reach

7-0-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, takedown defense, world class striking

Gerson Mauricio

26

6'2"

242lbs

77" reach

8-0-0

Strengths: Knockout power, kickboxing experience, cardio</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will move on to the semi-finals. Fujimoto counters a jab with a picture perfect kick to the body. Fujimoto counters with a jab. Fujimoto avoids a spinning back fist and fires back with a stinging low kick. Fujimoto counters a jab with another leg kick. Fujimoto is lighting up the legs of Mauricio, landing yet another counter leg kick. Fujimoto dodges a jab and lands another leg kick. Fujimoto appears to be the more technical kick boxer and is show casing a very patient style in this fight. We reach the half-way point of this 30 minute fight. Fujimoto has spent the better part of this fight peppering Mauricio's legs with kicks. Mauricio doesn't look like he has much fight left in him. Mauricio counters a low kick with a big combination of punches! He is unable to follow up, as Fujimoto circles and one again lands a low kick. Mauricio lands another nice combination that stumbles Fujimoto. Fujimoto fires back with a punch of his own. Mauricio counters another kick with a big flurry of punches. They men look exhausted. We enter the final minute of the fight. The bell sounds after neither man did much, signaling the end of this fight.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Gyakusho Fujimoto! He will now face the winner of Candido/Correa in the semi-finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">QUARTER-FINAL FIGHT #2

Dias Candido

28

6'1"

230lbs

72"

7-4-0

Strengths: Boxing, knockout power, chin

Julio Correa

25

6'1'"

230lbs

74" reach

6-0-0

Strengths: Boxing, underrated ground game, good off his back</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will win their spot to face Fujimoto in the semi-finals. Correa comes out guns blazing, able to land a nice combination that rocks Candido! Correa has Candido covering up against the ropes, landing punches at a blindingly fast rate! Candido goes down, Correa continues to throw punches! The referee pulls him off, the fight is over!

Julio Correa wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">QUARTER-FINAL FIGHT #3

Ilson de Lima

31

6'5"

251lbs

78" reach

13-6-0

Strengths: Size, kickboxing experience, knockout power

Armen Sarkisian

33

6'4"

265lbs

76" reach

22-2-0

Strengths: Good in the clinch, wrestling, power</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

de Lima throws a combination, Sarkisian ducking under to get the clinch. He gets double underhooks and forces de Lima against the ropes. With ease, he takes down de Lima. Sarkisian moves to side mount and begins delivering some big elbows to the face of de Lima! de Lima is covering up, he's hurt! The referee pulls Sarkisian off, it's over!

Armen Sarkisian wins by referee stoppage due to elbows. He will now face the winner of Fezzik/Arai in the semi-finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">QUARTER-FINAL FIGHT #4

Hassan Fezzik

34

6'4"

237lbs

77" reach

25-0-0

Strengths: Submissions, takedowns, striking

Hiro Arai

28

6'2"

238lbs

75" reach

15-4-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, knockout power, takedown defense</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face Sarkisian in the semi-finals. Both men come to the center of the ring, feeling each other out. They fall into clinch, Fezzik easily picking Arai up and slamming him down. Arai pulls guard. Fezzik lands some good elbows on the ground. Arai tries to sweep him, but Fezzik reverses it with ease, taking Arai's back. From there, he gets his hooks in and sinks in a rear naked choke. Within seconds, Arai taps out.

Hassan Fezzik wins via tap out due to a rear naked choke.

<div style="text-align:center;">SEMI-FINAL FIGHT #1</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Julio Correa

25

6'1'"

230lbs

74" reach

7-0-0

Strengths: Boxing, underrated ground game, good off his back

Gyokusho Fujimoto

24

6'4"

242lbs

78" reach

8-0-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, takedown defense, world class striking</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will fight the winner of Sarkisian/Fezzik in the finals. Fujimoto lands a nice body kick. Fujimoto dodges a jab and lands a nice right hook, dropping Correa. The referee starts the ten-count. Correa is up at 6 seconds. The referee restarts the fight. Fujimoto continues to dodge Correa's punches, landing his own strikes in the process. Fujimoto lands a hard leg kick. They clinch and begin to dirty box against the ropes. After a few moments, they separate. Fujimoto lands another leg kick. Correa is beginning to limp. He counters another combination with a leg kick. Fujimoto has utilized a lot of kicks in this fight, landing many to the body and legs of Correa. We enter the second half of this 30 minute fight. Fujimoto lands yet another leg kick. Fujimoto has landed 5 kicks in less than a minute. 5 minutes remains. Fujimoto gets double underhooks and forces Correa against the ropes. Fujimoto pulls back and throws a devastating right hook that drops Correa to the ground. He is saved by the bell.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Gyakusho Fujimoto! He will now face the winner of Sarkisian/Fezzik in the finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">SEMI-FINAL FIGHT #2

Hassan Fezzik

34

6'4"

237lbs

77" reach

26-0-0

Strengths: Submissions, takedowns, striking

Armen Sarkisian

33

6'4"

265lbs

76" reach

23-2-0

Strengths: Good in the clinch, wrestling, power</div>

The winner will face Gyokusho Fujimoto in the finals. Fezzik fakes a right but throws the left, but Sarkisian avoids the punch. Sarkisian shoots for a double and surprisingly, is able to take Fezzik down. Fezzik pulls guard. Sarkisian smothers Fezzik. Sarkisian attempts to move past guard, but let's his guard down as Fezzik slaps on a triangle! He taps out!

Hassan Fezzik wins via tap out due to a triangle choke.

<div style="text-align:center;">FINAL FIGHT

Gyokusho Fujimoto

24

6'4"

242lbs

78" reach

9-0-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, takedown defense, world class striking

Hassan Fezzik

34

6'4"

237lbs

77" reach

27-0-0

Strengths: Submissions, takedowns, striking</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will be the inaugural Alpha-1 Heavyweight Champion. Fezzik misses a huge overhand right, but manages to avoid a counter body kick. Fezzik shoots in and gets the takedown, easily shifting to side mount. Fezzik lands a huge knee to the body of Fujimoto before going for an armbar! It looks like Fujimoto is finished, but is able to pop his arm out at the last second! He tries to shift back to guard, but Fezzik once again goes for the arm bar. This time it's locked in tight, forcing the tap from a tenacious Fujimoto.

Hassan Fezzik wins via tap out due to an armbar. He wins the inaugural Alpha-1 Heavyweight Title.

thefireballkid93 · March 22, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">ALPHA-1: VALE TUDO NIGHTS</div>

Hot on the heals of the Alpha-1 Heavyweight Tournament, promotion president Scott Avatar has announced two upcoming events. Alpha-1: Vale Tudo Nights, which will feature NHB and kickboxing matches alike. The second event will be Alpha-1: Total Elimination 2000, in what will be the preliminary matches in a lightweight tournament expected to span over 3 events. The winner will be crowned the ffirst Alpha-1 Lightweight Champion.

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FIGHTS

Keita Oshima vs Valdo Calamari

Simon Vine vs Jeremy Douille

Jesse Singh vs Ari Peltonen

Yorimoto Ina vs Inejiro Chiba

Ryosei Sakamoto vs Kojuro Kudo

Mily Golovanov vs Suncho Sakurai

SHOOTBOXING RULES

Eisaku Nozaki vs Humberto Falcao</div>

thefireballkid93 · March 22, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #1

Mily Golovanov

25

5'11"

178lbs

72" reach

2-0-0

Strengths: Top control, ground & pound, submissions

Suncho Sakurai

27

5'10"

185lbs

74" reach

9-4-0

Strengths: Karate black belt, good chin, elusive</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Sakurai lands two counter leg kicks in a row. Sakurai stuffs a takedown. Golovanov is already showing the effect of those leg kicks. Golovanov lands a solid jab. Golovanov checks a low kick. Golovanov shoots for a takedown but is met with a counter right hook that nearly drops him. Sakurai stuffs another takedown. Sakurai counters a right hook with a nice leg kick. Golovanov is limping badly, now. Golovanov shoots for a double leg and is once again met with a counter right that rocks him. Sakurai avoids yet another takedown. Sakurai looks tired. We enter the half way point of this 30 minute fight. Golovanov shoots for a takedown once again, but is successful this time in getting Sakurai to the ground. Sakurai pulls guard. Golovanov easily makes his way to mount position. He begins to pound away at a defenseless Sakurai, who can do nothing but cover up! The referee stops the fight!

Mily Golovanov wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #2

Ryosei Sakamoto

32

6'1"

188lbs

74" reach

8-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, ground & pound, submissions

Kojuro Kudo

27

5'10"

185lbs

70" reach

10-3-0 1NC

Strengths: Well rounded, great boxing, devastating low kicks</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Immediately Kudo comes out striking, landing a superb three punch combination. Kudo counters with a jab. Kudo lands a big combination, backing up Sakamoto against the ropes. Sakamoto covers up but is struggling to defend the barrage of strikes from Kudo! The referee pushes Kudo away, stopping the fight.

Kojuro Kudo wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #3

Yorimoto Ina

30

5'11"

205lbs

72" reach

22-8-0

Strengths: Veteran experience, submission expert, very durable

Inejiro Chiba

33

6'1"

205lbs

74" reach

15-5-0

Strengths: Boxing, heavy hands, takedown defense</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

After a few minutes of feeling out, Chiba lands a big right hook that drops Ina. The referee starts the ten-count. Ina is up at 6 seconds. He signals the fighters to continue. Chiba stuffs a double leg takedown. Chiba stuffs another takedown, forcing Ina into the turtle position. He lands a few punches but Ina is back to his feet. Ina has been a lot more elusive in the stand up since being knocked down. Chiba gets caught with a stiff jab. Ina uses striking to get into the clinch, immediately taking down Chiba. Chiba pulls half guard. Ina easily moves to mount, throwing down punches immediately. An elbow cuts Chiba above his eye. Chiba is covering up but is not making any attempt to get out of this bad spot. Ina pounds away at Chiba, who can only cover up as he is bombarded with punches. The referee stops the fight.

Yorimoto Ina wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #4</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Jesse Singh

32

6'2"

237lbs

77" reach

13-4-0

Strengths: Good chin, heavy hands, boxing

Ari Peltonen

34

6'2"

236lbs

77" reach

24-7-0

Strengths: Well rounded, power, dominant top game</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Peltonen counters a jab with a nice combination. Singh stuffs a takedown. Singh is elusive. Peltonen shoots for a takedown, getting it with a bit of a struggle. Singh has no time to pull half guard, however, as Peltonen is already landing some heavy shots that have Singh hurt. Singh is out, the referee pulls Peltonen off.

Ari Peltonen wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #5

Simon Vine

30

5'10"

170lbs

73" reach

20-6-0

Strengths: Dirty boxing, takedowns, smothering top control

Jeremy Douille

20

6'0"

170lbs

72" reach

17-4-0

Strengths: Pro kickboxing experience, high level striking, underrated ground game</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Vine shoots for the takedown, Douille doesn't even fight it and pulls guard. Douille keeps Vine from passing guard, trying to slap on a triangle in the process. Douille is comfortable on the bottom, wasting no time in trying to end the fight with submission attempts from the bottom. Douille attempts a guillotine, but is unable to submit Vine. However, he is able to use it to sweep Vine into side mount. Douille throws down a couple punches. Vine is able to transition to full guard, and attempts a sweep on Douille. They both scramble back to their feet. Vine looks tired. Vine pulls Douille into the clinch, forcing him up against the ropes. They dirty box for a good while, both men trying to catch their breath. Vine takes Douille down. Douille pulls guard. Douille throws up a triangle choke. Vine is too exhausted to fight it off and is locked in. He attempts to defend it as long as possible but is forced to tap moments later.

Jeremy Douille wins via tap out due to a triangle choke.

<div style="text-align:center;">SHOOTBOXING RULES MATCH

Eisaku Nozaki

25

5'11"

205lbs

72" reach

6-3-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, good chin

Humberto Falcao

34

5'11"

185lbs

73" reach

10-7-0

Strengths: Pro boxing experience, heavy hands, always improving</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

NOTE: This fight will be held under special Shootboxing rules. The fight will consist of 3, three-minute rounds. Striking a grounded opponent is ILLEGAL. Submissions and throws are LEGAL.

Falcao hits a nice jab, allowing Nozaki to counter with a right straight of his own. Nozaki loads up for a big right hook, but is countered with a jab as Falcao easily steps out of range. The round ends in a round where both men were a bit tentative. Falcao counters a jab with a one-two combination. Both men are still feeling each other out. We enter the second half of this round. Nozaki lands a nice left hook. The round ends. Nozaki may have taken that round, so the fight seems to be even. Falcao's corner is telling him to push the pace and overwhelm Nozaki. Nozaki uses distance and lands a nice jab. Falcao looks a bit frustrated as he attempts to land some big shots. Nozaki ducks under the punches and lands another nice combination. The round is almost over. Nozaki clips Falcao with a right hook, and the round ends.

The scores are being read now... The judges score this contest 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28 for the winner by split-decision... Eisaku Nozaki!

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #7

Keita Oshima

29

5'9"

170lbs

70" reach

18-6-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, underrated ground game, knockout power

Valdo Calamari

22

5'10"

170lbs

71" reach

1-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, submissions, striking</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Oshima counters an errant jab with a picture perfect kick to the body. He goes to throw another body kick but Calamari sees it coming, grabbing the leg and getting a takedown. Oshima pulls half guard. Calamari moves to mount with relative ease. Relentless, Calamari begins to throw down heavy hammer fists and elbows. Oshima is struggling to cope, he is already bleeding. Oshima covers up, desperately trying to avoid any more punishment. The referee stops the fight.

Valdo Calamari vins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

thefireballkid93 · March 23, 2012

ALPHA-1: TOTAL ELIMINATION 2000

In an effort to crown the first Alpha-1 Lightweight Champion, the promotion has set up a grand prix which will span 3 events.

Edilberto de Silva has made headlines within the MMA community, as he has missed weight for the second time. The 12-2-1 fighter came in a staggering ten pounds overweight for his fight against Eijiro Yanagita in the preliminaries of the Lightweight Grand Prix. While he will still fight, he will once again be forced to forfeit some of his purse. It also begs the question, will he continue to miss weight throughout the tournament? Better yet, will Alpha-1 continue to let him do this? We will find out soon enough.

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FIGHTS

TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Yoshida Takahashi vs Lazaro Campos

Tarcisio Dantas vs Masato Wai

Motoki Hojo vs Go Yamamoto

Edilberto de Silva vs Eijiro Yanagita

Fujimaro Hidaka vs Eizan Ijichi

Dustin Harris vs Fumiaki Hayashi

Naizen Hamacho vs Shiko Taka

Mikio Inoue vs Korekiyo Anzai

NON-TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Tadao Miyazaki vs Sho Kitabatake

Atsushi Nakajima vs Gekko Goto

Jan Olav Aker vs Aluizio da Assuncao

thefireballkid93 · March 24, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #1

Jan Olav Aker

30

6'1"

205lbs

71" reach

2-4-2

Strengths: Submissions, top control, heart

Aluizio da Assuncao

25

6'1"

205lbs

72" reach

1-0-0

Strengths: Muay thai, wrestling, knockout power

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Aker pulls Assuncao into a grapple, but Assuncao uses his strength to pull away quickly. Aker dives for a double leg but is unable to attain it as Assuncao steps away. Aker tries for a takedown again but this time eats a stiff counter right hand that drops him. The referee starts the ten-count. Aker is up at 8 seconds. The fight is restarted. Aker tries for another takedown off the bat but is shrugged off with ease. Aker seems desperate to get this to the ground. Assuncao lands a nice leg kick. Assuncao lands a beautiful jab-body punch combination, set up with a feinted body kick. Assuncao counters a jab with a body kick. Aker shoots for a double but is once again dropped by a counter punch. The referee starts the ten-count. Aker is up at 7. The fight is restarted. Aker tries to shoot in on Assuncao but is out of range, allowing Assuncao to counter with a leg kick. Aker shoots in with a very sloppy takedown, obviously due to his exhaustion and is easily stuffed by Assuncao. Assuncao brings him down with a front facelock, but Aker is back to his feet quickly. Both men look visibly tired. Assuncao lands a leg kick. We pass halfway point of this 30 minute fight. Aker shoots in for a couple more takedowns, but is stuffed every time. Assuncao has used his good wrestling to neutralize the ground skills of Aker in this fight. Aker shoots for yet another takedown but is brought down into the turtle position by Assuncao. Assuncao lands a knee to the head of Aker, Aker quickly get out of the bad spot. Both men exchange some very weak strikes before Aker shoots in with yet another takedown, and he is once again dropped due to a counter punch. The referee starts the ten-count. Aker is up at 7. The fight is restarted. Assuncao lands a sharp leg kick. Aker looks like he's beginning to feel the effects of these kicks to the legs. Aker ducks under a looping right hook and is finally able to get Assuncao to the ground. Assuncao uses the butterfly guard to push Aker off of him. Aker stands over Assuncao. Aker dives in with a flying punch but Assuncao defends it, attempting to scramble in the process. It backfires on him, ending up with him in the turtle position and Aker taking his back. Immediately Aker gets his hooks in! He's going for the rear naked choke! Aker has Assuncao completely flattened out, it looks like this is it! Assuncao taps out!

Jan Olav Aker wins via tap out due to a rear naked choke.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #2

Atsushi Nakajima

39

5'10"

185lbs

71" reach

29-13-0

Strengths: Judo, veteran experience, conditioning

Gekko Goto

27

6'0"

205lbs

77" reach

6-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, submissions, conditioning</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Goto avoids a jab. Goto attempts to counter it with a barrage of punches but is unable to land on Nakajima. Goto shoots in on Nakajima, though Nakajima is equal to it and pulls Goto into the clinch. They are evenly matched within the clinch, and they end up breaking apart after a few moments. Goto shoots for a double leg and is once again brought into the clinch of Nakajima. Once again, they break apart. Nakajima counters a jab with a left straight. Goto counters a jab with a flurry of punches. Goto shoots in for a double leg takedown but is stuffed. Nakajima stuffs yet another takedown from Goto. Goto opts to fight in the clinch, forcing Nakajima up against the ropes. Goto controls Nakajima against the ropes. Goto looks to be a bit tired, it looks like he's using the clinch to catch his breath. Nakajima takes a hard foot stomp. After a bit of dirty boxing, Goto gets double underhooks and attempts a takedown but is unable to get the judo black belt to the ground. Nakajima reverses it and is now in the dominant clinch position. This does not last for long, as Goto uses his raw strength to turn Nakajima around against the ropes. Goto gets double underhooks once again and after a bit of struggling, takes Nakajima to the mat with a leg sweep. Nakajima pulls guard. Goto catches his breath, landing a few short strikes from the guard. We reach the half way point of this 30 minute fight. Nakajima holds Goto in his guard, content to throw punches from the bottom. Goto smothers Nakajima on the ground, landing short punches from the guard. The clock runs down as Goto uses his dominant position to rack up points. Both fighters are exhausted. Nakajima has double underhooks. We enter the final 60 seconds of this fight. After another minute of Goto smothering Nakajima, the fight ends.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Gekko Goto!

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #3

Tadao Miyazaki

24

5'9"

185lbs

70" reach

8-0-0

Strengths: Karate black belt, unorthodox style, underrated ground game

Sho Kitabatake

33

6'3"

205lbs

77" reach

13-0-0

Strengths: Olympic level judo, cardio, durable</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Kitabatake is nearly caught with a huge head kick from Miyazaki, but avoids it at the last second. Kitabatake avoids a combination. Miyazaki throws a body kick, but Kitabatake is able to move out of range. Miyazaki throws a scything leg kick, but it's caught by Kitabatake and uses it to take Miyazaki to the ground. Miyazaki pulls half guard. Kitabatake attempts to pass the half guard of Miyazaki, but finds himself unable to at this time. Miyazaki tries to scramble, but is unsuccessful. Kitabatake uses the scramble to pass to half guard. Kitabatake spends a good few minutes trying for a key lock from side control, but Miyazaki is equal to it and does not allow Kitabatake to apply the submission. Miyazaki attempts to sweep Kitabatake, but is only successful in giving up his back. Kitabatake's ground skills seem to be too much for Miyazaki. From this point on, Kitabatake spends the rest of the fight on Miyazaki's back, throwing down short strikes. The fight ends.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Sho Kitabatake! An extremely underwhelming performance from both fighters. Miyazaki will certainly need to work on his ground skills.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #1

Mikio Inoue

29

5'8"

155lbs

69" reach

7-2-0

Strengths: Kickboxing, heart, determination

Korekiyo Anzai

27

5'10"

155lbs

70" reach

6-0-0

Strengths: Well rounded, submissions, underrated striking</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

This fight will be for the first spot in the quarter finals. Anzai avoids a body kick. Inoue counters a flurry of punches with a left hand. Anzai avoids a jab. Inoue misses with a left hook. Anzai throws a couple punches and shoots in for a takedown, but Inoue is able to shuck him off. Inoue uses his striking to keep Anzai out of grappling range. Anzai shoots in for another takedown but Inoue sprawls, forcing Anzai into the turtle position. Almost as soon as Inoue sprawls, Anzai pulls guard. Inoue tries to stand up out of the guard, but Anzai holds on tight. Not long after, Anzai throws up his legs for a triangle. It looks deep, and Inoue has no choice but to tap out!

Korekiyo Anzai wins via tap out due to a triangle choke. He advances into the quarter finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #2

Naizen Hamacho

25

5'10"

155lbs

73" reach

7-1-0

Strengths: Takedown defense, kickboxing experience, knockout power

Shiko Taka

29

5'6"

155lbs

65" reach

6-2-0 1NC

Strengths: Ground control, submissions, dangerous off his back</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner will face Anzai in the quarter finals. Hamacho catches Taka with a good jab. A left hand misses, allowing Hamacho to land a solid left hook. Taka shoots in on Hamacho but is caught by a huge left hook that nearly drops him. Hamacho lands a stringing combination of punches from the pocket. Hamacho lands a right to the body into a left cross. Hamacho is putting on a clinic in the stand up. Hamacho lands a powerful body punch. Taka eats a stiff jab. Taka throws some wild punches and shoots in on Hamacho, but is easily stuffed. Taka misses with a straight left and Hamacho is able to counter with a right straight. Hamacho lands a picture perfect combination to the body and head of Taka. Taka shoots in but Hamacho is able to stuff the takedown and bring Taka down into the sprawled position. Hamacho unloads with some big punches to the head of Taka, but Taka stays calm and gets back to his feet. Taka counters a leg kick with a left straight. Hamacho lands a three punch combination but eats a stinging jab in the process. Hamacho does not seem impressed with the strikes Taka has landed so far. Taka counters some leg kicks with a decent combination. Taka scores some good punches and opts for the takedown but eats a counter knee from Hamacho! He goes down hard. The referee starts the ten-count. Taka is back up at 8. The fight is restarted. Hamacho looks a little bit tired, he may have used up a lot of energy lighting up Taka early on in the fight. Taka lands a counter jab. Taka shoots in for another takedown but is caught with a counter right that forces him back. Taka lands a good jab. While Taka is landing more punches, he is landing mostly single punches and not doing much damage. Hamacho ducks past a left punch and lands a stinging combination. Hamacho avoids another takedown. We reach the halfway point of this 30 minute fight. Taka seems tentative, could be trying to wait until Hamacho is tired to attack? Taka shoots in for yet another takedown but eats a big left punch in the process, stunning him. Hamacho looks gassed, his punches are no longer hurting Taka as badly as they had been before. Taka ducks under some punches for a takedown, but is unable to take him down. He settles for pushing Hamacho up against the ropes. Taka pulls Hamacho's legs out from under him and finally gets the takedown. Hamacho pulls half guard. Taka must do something with this position. He has been dominated on the fight for the majority of this fight, and simply smothering Hamacho for the rest of the fight will not do. Taka is unable to pass the half guard. Both fighters seem to tired to advance position, with Taka laying the half guard of Hamacho until the fight ends.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Naizen Hamacho! Towards the end of the fight, it seemed Taka would be able to score a come from behind submission on Hamacho. However, his lack of killer instinct and conditioning lost him this fight. Hamacho will advance to the quarter finals. While his conditioning seemed to be a problem towards the end of the fight, his stand up in the early parts of the fight is evidence that he is a dangerous fighter and deserves to be in this tournament.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #3

Dustin Harris

23

5'8"

155lbs

72" reach

11-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, ADCC veteran, well rounded

Fumiaki Hayashi

32

5'8"

155lbs

67" reach

17-4-0

Strengths: Great striking, well rounded, kicks</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will advance to the quarter finals. Harris avoids a jab from Hayashi. Harris slips a left hand from Hayashi and answers with some big shots! Harris shoots in on a stunned Hayashi and gets the takedown. Hayashi pulls guard. Harris is unable to pass guard. Hayashi pushes Harris off of him with his legs. Harris lands a face stomp from standing position! Hayashi finds a a way to pull half guard to avoid taking any more damage! Harris immediately gets an arm triangle position. He is able to free his leg from half guard and hop over to the other side of Hayashi's body. Harris applies a ton of pressure and forces the tap!

Dustin Harris wins via tap out due to an arm triangle choke. In a fight between two top ranked lightweights, Harris shows his dominance by out striking and out grappling a veteran in Fumiaki Hayashi and will advance to the quarter finals. He is certainly a favorite to win this tournament.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #4

Fujimaro Hidaka

26

5'5"

155lbs

68" reach

4-2-0

Strengths: Kickboxing, always improving, knockout power

Eizan Ichiji

28

5'9"

155lbs

69" reach

7-1-1

Strengths: Muay thai, dangerous in the clinch, kicks</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face Harris in the quarter finals. Ichiji counters a barrage of punches with a jab. Ichiji avoids a leg kick and counters with a left hand. Hidaka counters a straight left with some big punches! Ichiji ducks under a punch and lands a jab. This fight is shaping up to be a good stand up battle. Hidaka throws a big punch that hurts Ichiji, allowing him to unload with punches on Ichiji against the ropes! Ichiji collapses, he's hurt! Hidaka unloads with punches to finish the job, forcing the referee to step in and protect Ichiji from taking any more damage.

Fujimaro Hidaka wins by referee stoppage due to punches. Hidaka advances to the quarter finals, showcasing his devastating striking in the process.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #5

Edilberto de Silva

24

5'7"

161lbs (de Silva did not make weight)

70" reach

12-2-1

Strengths: Leg kicks, muay thai clinch, finishing ability

Eijiro Yanagita

33

5'7"

155lbs

66" reach

25-11-2

Strengths: Veteran experience, takedowns, grinding style</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will advance to the quarter finals. de Silva misses a leg kick. de Silva nails Yanagita with a hard combination, ending with a right cross. de Silva defends a takedown. de Silva fakes a shot but Yanagita doesn't flinch. Yanagita seems desperate for the takedown but de Silva's takedown defense is just too good. Yanagita shoots in on de Silva, but de Silva forces him down to the turtled position. de Silva lands a soccer kick to Yanagita's head! Yanagita scrambles back to his feet. Yanagita makes his way into the clinch and is able to take de Silva down. de Silva pulls half guard. Yanagita attempts to pass to side control but is unable to at this time. de Silva attempts to scramble back to his feet, but winds up on top of Yanagita instead. Yanagita pulls half guard. Yanagita attempts to lock in a guillotine choke but is unable to. We pass the halfway point in this 30 minute fight. Yanagita is able to recover guard and sinks in another guillotine choke! Yanagita cranks on de Silva's neck but cannot force the tap for the life of him! de Silva pulls his head out. Yanagita looks like he may have gassed trying to get that guillotine. de Silva passes to side control and lands a good knee to the ribs. de Silva lands another knee and mounts Yanagita. de Silva pounds away with some elbows. de Silva takes Yanagita's back after an attempted sweep. de Silva spends the rest of the fight on Yanagita's back landing punches, but unable to do much else. The fight ends.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Edilberto de Silva! While it was not the best performance, de Silva shows that he is more than just a knockout artist by controlling a seasoned grappler in Eijiro Yanagita on the ground. He will advance to the quarter finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #6

Motoki Hojo

26

5'9"

155lbs

71" reach

15-4-0

Strengths: Ranked internationally in competitive Wing Chun, kickboxing experience, unorthodox

Go Yamamoto

35

5'7"

155lbs

69" reach

26-9-0

Strengths: Muay thai, dangerous in the clinch, knockout power</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face de Silva in the quarter finals. After a bit of a feeling out process, both fighters throw caution to the wind and just start to swing! Hojo lands a nice right cross that drops Yamamoto! The referee starts the ten-count. Yamamoto is up at 7. The referee restarts the fighters in the center of the ring. Both fighters circle. Both men once again spend a good amount of time feeling each other out, but once again this tactic is thrown out the window. Hojo ducks under a looping right hook and lands a vicious right hand of his own, dropping Yamamoto once again. The referee starts the ten-count. Yamamoto is up at 6. The fight is restarted. Both fighters throw some punches but end up in the clinch. Yamamoto pulls Hojo into the muay thai clinch and lands a sharp elbow. Yamamoto loads up and lands a huge knee to the nose of Hojo in the clinch! Hojo crumples to the ground, he's out cold!

Go Yamamoto wins by KO. Once again, Hojo starts a fight off strong, scoring numerous knockdowns, but is eventually defeated due to getting over eager. Yamamoto shows veteran experience in defeating Hojo after being dropped twice, as well as a good chin. He will advance to the quarter finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX PRELIMINARY #7

Tarcisio Dantas

25

5'8"

155lbs

67" reach

2-0-0

Strengths: Wrestling, ground & pound, size advantage

Masato Wai

24

5'7"

155lbs

67" reach

1-0-0

Strengths: Wrestling, top control, always improving</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will advance to the quarter finals. Dantas avoids a jab. Dantas throws a couple wild punches and attempts a takedown but is shucked off with ease. Wai stays elusive, but is unable to stop a double leg from the much larger Dantas. Dantas passed guard into side mount with relative ease, much to skilled on the ground for Wai. Dantas looks like he wants to attack one Wai's arms. He does, going for an armbar! Almost immediately Wai taps out!

Tarcisio Dantas wins via tap out due to an armbar. Dantas scores a quick victory and advances into the quarter finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">PRELIMINARY #8

Yoshida Takahashi

28

5'7"

155lbs

72" reach

12-4-3

Strengths: Unpredictable, leg locks, All Japan Combat Wrestling 70kg Champion

Lazaro Campos

25

5'6"

155lbs

66" reach

1-0-0

Strengths: Boxing, knockout power, cardio</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face Dantas in the quarter finals. Takahashi scores a takedown right off the bat, easily passing to side control. He looks to lock in arm triangle, but Campos defends it. Takahashi stands up for seemingly no reason, allowing Campos to get up. Takahashi throws a huge over hand right but misses. Takahashi lands a nice jab. Takahashi shoots for another takedown but is only able to push Campos against the ropes. He tosses Campos to the ground with a judo throw. Campos pulls guard, but cannot defend as Takahashi transitions to side mount again. This time Takahashi is more tenacious, spinning for an armbar and cranking it hard. Campos taps out, it looks like he may have hurt his arm!

Yoshida Takahashi wins via tap out due to an armbar. In what was one of the biggest mismatches of the night, Takahashi takes home an easy win and advances in to the quarter finals to take on Tarcisio Dantas.

thefireballkid93 · March 24, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">QUARTER FINAL BRACKET

Korekiyo Anzai vs Naizen Hamacho

Dustin Harris vs Fujimaro Hidaka

Edilberto de Silva vs Go Yamamoto

Tarcisio Dantas vs Yoshida Takahashi</div>

HansLanda11 · March 24, 2012

Korekiyo Anzai vs Naizen Hamacho

Dustin Harris vs Fujimaro Hidaka

Edilberto de Silva vs Go Yamamoto

Tarcisio Dantas vs Yoshida Takahashi

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">ALPHA-1: ABSOLUTE VALE TUDO</div>

On the heels of the preliminaries of the Alpha-1 Lightweight Grand Prix, Alpha-1 hopes to put on yet another exciting event. While it will not feature any tournament bouts, Alpha-1 president Scott Avatar says that he "hopes people will pay attention to these fights, as many of these fighters are some of the best in the business and may very well compete in more upcoming grand prix's. The most interesting of these fights will be a heavyweight tilt between champion Hassan Fezzik and top ranked sambo specialist, Ari Peltonen. The fight will be the first defense for the current title holder and is expected to be a war.

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FIGHTS</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Hassan Fezzik vs Ari Peltonen

Gyokusho Fujimoto vs Nezario Pessao

Oleg Dorosklov vs Flavio Alberto

Hiro Arai vs Gerson Mauricio

Carlos da Guia vs Ikku Funaki

Humberto Falcao vs Inejiro Chiba

Aluizio da Assuncao vs Mily Golovanov</div>

NOTE: Some new rules have also been put into place. Due to the borefest that Miyazaki/Kitabatake was, the referee can now stand the fighters up due to inactivity. Plus, all title fights will be TWO 30 minute rounds.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #1</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Aluizio da Assuncao

25

6'1"

205lbs

72" reach

1-1-0

Strengths: Muay thai, wrestling, knockout power

Mily Golovanov

25

5'11"

178lbs

72" reach

3-0-0

Strengths: Top control, ground & pound, submissions</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Both men come out and throw shots, but are unable to land anything significant. Golovanov looks for the takedown but Assuncao avoids it. Assuncao counters an errant jab with a swift leg kick. Golovanov shoots in on Assuncao again, but is stuffed. Assuncao brings Golovanov down into the sprawled position. Assuncao unloads with some big soccer kicks and the referee is forced to pull Assuncao away before Golovanov takes anymore damage!

Aluizio da Assuncao wins by referee stoppage due to soccer kicks.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #2

Humberto Falcao

34

5'11"

185lbs

73" reach

10-8-0

Strengths: Pro boxing experience, heavy hands, always improving

Inejiro Chiba

33

6'1"

205lbs

74" reach

15-6-0

Strengths: Boxing, heavy hands, takedown defense</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Falcao counters a left straight with a stiff jab. An errant jab sets up a counter right hand from Falcao. Chiba slips past a jab and lands a right hook to the body. Chiba uses good head movement to avoid some more punches, ducking under and landing some body shots of his own. Falcao does the same, slipping Chiba's punches and landing a good left straight. A right hand misses, allowing Chiba to counter a barrage of punches that puts Falcao down! The referee starts the ten-count. Falcao is up at 7. The referee restarts the fight. A straight right fails to land, giving Chiba the opportunity to land a nice combination ending in a picture perfect right cross. Falcao ducks under a vicious right hand and counters with a right of his own. A right straight misses and Chiba answers back with a flurry of punches! They fall into a clinch, which Chiba controls for a good amount of time before breaking apart. We pass the halfway point of this 30 minute fight. Falcao counters a jab with a barrage of punches that force Chiba back, staggering him! Chiba slips past a flurry of punches and lands a jab. Chiba pulls Falcao into the clinch, using his size advantage and dirty boxing to control Falcao. Both men look tired. They break apart. Falcao counters a left hook with a leg kick. Chiba ducks under a combination and lands a knee to the body. This is a very close fight and will be hard to judge, but the knockdown Chiba scored early in the fight may be the deciding factor. A jab misses, giving Chiba the chance to fire back with a combination of punches. Exhausted, Chiba clinches with Falcao and uses the lapse in action to catch his breath. He controls him until the end of the fight. The fight ends.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Inejiro Chiba!

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #3

Carlos da Guia

28

5'9"

170lbs

73" reach

15-1-0

Strengths: Devastating striking, good in the clinch, elusive

Ikku Funaki

29

5'7"

170lbs

68" reach

14-5-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, vicious ground & pound, fast</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Funaki evades a combination from da Guia. da Guia counters a jab with a body-head combination. Funaki is elusive, getting out of the way of a leg kick. da Guia slips past a combination and lands a body kick. Funaki circles. da Guia seems frustrated as Funaki is very elusive, not allowing da Guia to land too many shots. da Guia rushes in with a flurry of punches, but runs into a counter right hand by mistake! He goes down hard. The referee starts the ten-count. da Guia is unable to answer the ten-count, it's all over!

Ikku Funaki wins by KO.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #4

Hiro Arai

28

6'2"

238lbs

75" reach

15-5-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, knockout power, well rounded

Gerson Mauricio

26

6'2"

242lbs

77" reach

8-1-0

Strengths: Knockout power, kickboxing experience, cardio

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Mauricio counters a big combination with a jab. Arai lets a jab sail wide and pays for it with some hard body shots from Mauricio. Both men seem tentative. Arai counters a jab with a vicious leg kick. Arai slips past a combination and lands some hard body shots and a right cross to the head. Both men are relatively evenly matched in the stand up. They end up clinching. Arai forces Mauricio against the ropes, using some dirty boxing to land some hard uppercuts from the clinch. Arai steps back and lands a vicious leg kick. Arai is looking a bit tired. Mauricio checks a low kick and lands a right hook. A left hook misses, allowing Mauricio to counter with some hard shots that have clearly stunned Arai! Arai falls into the ropes, Mauricio unloading with tons of hard shots to the face of Arai! Arai is out, but the ropes are preventing him from going down! The referee pulls Mauricio off! It's over!

Gerson Mauricio wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #5

Oleg Dorosklov

37

5'9"

185lbs

71" reach

1-0-0

Strengths: Judo black belt, top control, submissions

Flavio Alberto

24

6'1'"

203lbs

74" reach

1-1-0

Strengths: Boxing, knockout power, elusive</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Dorosklov stays elusive, avoiding a handful of hard punches from Alberto. Dorosklov shoots in, but Alberto steps out of range. Alberto tries hard to catch Dorosklov with a combination, but cannot land on the judo black belt. Alberto stuffs another takedown. Dorosklov shoots in once again but eats hard counter punch in the process. Dorosklov stumbles but isn't discouraged, continuing to plod forward. This tactic may not be the smartest, however, as he eats a hard right hand that drops him! The referee starts the ten-count. He's up at 7, and the referee restarts the fighters in the center of the ring. Alberto steps out of the way of another takedown. Dorosklov is desperate for the takedown, but can't seem to get it. That knockdown might have hurt him more than we thought, as he is not too keen in getting close to Alberto to use his judo level clinch work as he was before. Alberto is looking tired, however. Alberto throws a looping right hook that Dorosklov easily ducks under, finally getting a takedown on the Brazilian. He passes guard with relative ease, winding up in side mount. Alberto tries to bridge and sweep Dorosklov but only succeeds in giving up his back. He spends a good deal of time catching his breath and landing punches. However, with no progress being made, the referee stands the two fighters up. Dorosklov swings wildly, attemping yet another takedown but not getting it. Alberto looks fatigued, his quick punches are now sluggish and easy to see coming for Dorosklov who still looks fresh. It what is probably one of the biggest surprises of the night, Dorosklov is actually out striking an exhausted Alberto. Dorosklov looks to takedown Alberto but winds up being pushed down into the sprawled position. Alberto attempts to take the back but finds himself to outclassed on the ground. Dorosklov uses the pause in action to make his way back to his feet. An errant jab allows Dorosklov to counter with a stiff jab. Dorosklov sets up a takedown with some wild punches that Alberto attempts to counter with a hard uppercut but is unsuccessful as he is taken down. Once again Dorosklov winds up taking Alberto's back. Dorosklov tries as hard as he can to put Alberto away, but just doesn't have the energy to finish him. The referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of action on the ground. Alberto avoids another takedown. The fight ends.

After 30 minutes, the fight will now go to the scorecards... and now, the winner by a 3-0 decision... Oleg Dorosklov! While Alberto started out strong, landing at will and even dropping Dorosklov, it was the ground skills of Dorosklov that won him the unanimous decision victory.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #6

Gyokusho Fujimoto

24

6'4"

242lbs

78" reach

9-1-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, takedown defense, world class striking

Nezario Passao

26

6'1"

230lbs

73" reach

9-0-0

Strengths: Jiu-jitsu, knockout power, finishing ability</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Fujimoto comes out striking, chasing down Pessao with a barrage of punches that fail to land. Pessao looks calm, keeping out of range of the former pro kickboxer. Fujimoto counters a wayward jab with a hard leg kick. Pessao comes forward but eats a hard right hand in the process! Both men throw punches, but wind up clinching in the end. Pessao forces Fujimoto against the ropes. Pessao uses dirty boxing to inflict damage to Fujimoto while controlling him against the ropes. The referee separates the two fighters after a stalemate in the clinch. Out of nowhere, Pessao dives down for a leg lock! Fujimoto's leg is trapped, but is able to get free before being submitted. Fujimoto is tripped backwards in the process and is forced to pull half guard. Pessao immediately attempts an arm triangle choke but is unable to lock it in. Pessao shifts to mount with ease and spins for an armbar! Fujimoto is forced to tap!

Nazario Pessao wins via tap out due to an armbar. Scoring his second armbar victory in a row, Pessao improves to 10-0 and shows why he's one of the top heavyweights in the world by taking out a very tough opponent in Fujimoto.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #7

Hassan Fezzik

34

6'4"

234lbs

77" reach

28-0-0

Strengths: Submissions, takedowns, striking

Ari Peltonen

34

6'2"

236lbs

77" reach

25-7-0

Strengths: Well rounded, power, dominant top game</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

This fight will be for the Alpha-1 Heavyweight Title and is scheduled for two, thirty minute rounds. Peltonen misses a with a punch, allowing Fezzik to counter with a body kick. Fezzik shoots in and takes down Peltonen with ease. Peltonen keeps his guard tight. Fezzik smothers Peltonen and lands some short strikes. After a lengthy stalemate on the ground, the referee stands the fighters back up. Peltonen circles. Peltonen drops down for a single leg but Fezzik defends it with relative ease. Peltonen avoids a body kick but falls victim to yet another takedown. He pulls guard. Once again, Fezzik finds himself unable to pass the air tight guard of Peltonen and the referee stands them up after a long stalemate. Peltonen shoots in on Fezzik once again but is unable to take the champion down. Peltonen catches Fezzik with a body punch. Fezzik fakes a jab and then shoots for the takedown, once again forcing Peltonen to pull guard. Fezzik lands some short right hands from the guard, but mostly uses this time to catch his breath. Almost like a broken record, Fezzik is still unable to pass the guard and the referee is forced to stand the fighters up due to inactivity. We reach the halfway point of this 30 minute round. Fezzik defends another takedown, but is starting to look fatigued. This could be Peltonen's chance to pull off the upset. Fezzik scores another takedown, but is unable to get passed the guard of Peltonen, per usual. The referee stands them up. Fezzik lands a counter low kick to the inside of Peltonen's leg. Fezzik shoots in for the takedown but is stuffed by Peltonen. Fezzik is becoming increasingly tired. Fezzik shoots in again but Peltonen is equal to it, stuffing it and pulling Fezzik into the clinch. Fezzik is gassed out. Peltonen forces Fezzik against the ropes and racks up a decent amount of time using dirty boxing to keep Fezzik from catching his breath. Peltonen looks tired too, he should put on the pressure and try to finish the gassing Fezzik. Peltonen keeps Fezzik against the ropes until the end of the round. The round ends. The second round starts, moving into the second half of this 60 minute fight. Peltonen counters a jab with a crisp left hand. Peltonen throws some wild punches and attempts a takedown, but is too fatigued to get Fezzik to the ground. He ends up being forced to the ground in the turtle position. Fezzik lands some hard shots to the side of Peltonen's head and ends up taking his back and rolling into side control. Fezzik quickly sets up an armbar on an exhausted Peltonen! Peltonen taps before the submission is even fully locked in! It's all over!

Hassan Fezzik wins via tap out due to an armbar to retain the Alpha-1 Heavyweight Title. While Peltonen seemed to gain the advantage as Fezzik tired towards the end of the first round, Fezzik rallied back in the second round to submit Peltonen and extend his undefeated record to 29 wins.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="HansLanda11" data-cite="HansLanda11" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33546" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Korekiyo Anzai vs Naizen Hamacho Dustin Harris vs Fujimaro Hidaka Edilberto de Silva vs Go Yamamoto Tarcisio Dantas vs Yoshida Takahashi</div></blockquote> Awesome predictions! I agree with your 1st prediction. Hamacho is a great striker and could easily finish Anzai early on. But, I think Anzai may try and drag Hamacho into deep waters and submit him later on in the fight. Personally, I think Harris' well rounded style will be too much for Hidaka. Hidaka is a devastating kickboxer, but Harris has shown he can stand with the best of them against Hayashi and has very good wrestling and submission skills. Yamamoto and de Silva are a little more even, but Yamamoto's tendency to get caught will cost him dearly against a heavy hitter like de Silva. Both guys have backgrounds in muay thai, with Yamamoto's being more clinch centered and de Silva's being more based around his boxing, I predict it'll be a close fight and a war at that. Finally, Dantas has a huge chance at beating Takashi. He's a hulking lightweight with power in his hands and submissions to boot, but Takahashi's ground skills are truly some of the best in the sport. Plus, his striking is improving everyday. Thanks for the predictions! I'll hopefully be able to do the quarter finals very soon.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT REVIEWS</div>

Aluizio da Assuncao def. Mily Golovanov

Riding a 3 fight undefeated streak, the takedown specialist in Golovanov seemed primed to defeat the hard hitting Brazilian, Aluizio da Assuncao. This was not the case, however, as Aluizio used his wrestling background to stop the takedowns of Golovanov and light him up on the feet. While Golovanov toughed it out early on, he was unable to continue after Assuncao stuffed a takedown and proceeded to unload on his noggin with soccer kicks to force the stoppage. Assuncao was coming off a tough submission loss to Jan Olav Aker, but this win bounces him back into the winners circle.

Inejiro Chiba def. Humberto Falcao

Both of these men came into this fight coming off losses and were in need of a win. While it was pretty evenly matched early on, Chiba connected with a hard shot that dropped Falcao and from then on the Brazilian just didn't look the same. Chiba spent the rest of the fight lighting up Falcao with his boxing to cruise to the unanimous decision victory.

Ikku Funaki def. Carlos da Guia

Can you say UPSET? Few gave Funaki a chance against the muay thai specialist in Carlos da Guia, but were proven wrong early in the fight. da Guia came out strong, throwing some good combinations but became frustrated as Funaki used his elusiveness to avoid any damage. It wasn't until nine minutes in that Funaki would catch da Guia coming in with a flurry of punches, dropping him hard with an over hand right. Unable to answer the ten-count, da Guia was declared knocked out and Funaki would score the upset victory. da Guia is now on a two fight losing streak, both coming by knockout.

Gerson Mauricio def. Hiro Arai

The story of this fight was the striking of Gerson Mauricio. Arai came into this fight as the slight favorite and was thought to be the better striker of the two, but was blown out of the water as Mauricio countered with leg kicks and combinations before dropping Arai early in the fight and unloading with shots against the ropes to get the TKO victory.

Oleg Dorosklov def. Flavio Alberto

Early on, it seemed like Oleg Dorosklov would taste defeat for the first time after getting dropped early from a hard punch. However, Dorosklov showed his toughness by recovering and using his conditioning to grind out the decision victory. Much like in his fight with Assuncao, Alberto started off strong and looked amazing, landing numerous hard shots to the face of Dorosklov but his lack of conditioning cost him as the fight went on, eventually gassing and actually being out struck by the Ukrainian judo player. While he is now riding a 2 fight losing streak, Alberto is only 24 and has plenty of time to work on his skills. Combined with his explosive style, he could very well be a force to reckon with in the near future. As for Dorosklov, with this victory he advances to 2-0 in his MMA career. He showed major improvements since his first fight, including improved striking and wrestling. While he still has a to learn, the 37 year old judoka from Ukraine is confident he can continue his undefeated streak in his next fight.

Nazario Pessao def. Gyokusho Fujimoto

While it wasn't the biggest upset of the night, it was still an upset. Fujimoto came into this fight with a loss in his previous fight, but it was against the current Alpha-1 Heavyweight Champion. Fujimoto's kickboxing style was assumed to be too much for Pessao, but many critics were proved wrong as Pessao was able to take Fujimoto the ground, mount him and finish the fight with an armbar. Pessao is now 10-0 in his MMA career and has finished two fights in a row by armbar. With this win, Pessao inches closer and closer to an ever nearing title shot.

Hassan Fezzik def. Ari Peltonen

In a fight that was arguably the most hyped of the night, both fighters really failed to deliver. Fezzik started out strong, taking down Peltonen at will, but was shocked to find he could not pass the guard of Peltonen. As time went on, Fezzik began to wear down for seemingly no reason and was beginning to get out grappled and out struck by his opponent. One would might think Peltonen would have taken advantage of the fatigued Fezzik and put on some pressure? Wrong. Peltonen failed to do anything but gas out himself after continuously clinching with Fezzik and allowing him to catch his breath. Early in the first round, Peltonen shot for a takedown but was stuffed, giving Fezzik the opportunity to get side control and submit Peltonen to retain the title. Fezzik improves to 29-0, he showed that he is not immortal and that it may just take a better fighter than Peltonen to beat him.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

In a surprising turn of events, Go Yamamoto has withdrawn from his quarter final bout with Edilberto de Silva for unknown reasons! It has already been confirmed by Scott Avatar that Yamamoto's opponent in the preliminaries, Motoki Hojo, will replace him in the quarter finals. For Hojo, this is very good news and a chance for him to redeem himself after being knocked out two fights straight.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">ALPHA-1: CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2000</div>

In a sport heavily dominated by the heavyweight fighters, the lighter fighters never seem to get their chance to shine. Well, in Alpha-1, that will all change, as many fans were enamored as 16 of the best lightweights in the world let it all hang out in their attempts to move one step closer in capturing the inaugural Alpha-1 lightweight title. We now move to the quarter finals where all 8 men involved hope to move forward into the semi-finals.

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FIGHTS

TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Yoshida Takahashi vs Tarcisio Dantas

Edilberto de Silva vs Motoki Hojo

Fujimaro Hidaka vs Dustin Harris

Naizen Hamacho vs Korekiyo Anzai</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">NON-TOURNAMENT BOUTS</div><div style="text-align:center;">Flavio Alberto vs Jan Olav Aker

Jeremy Douille vs Ikku Funaki

Aluizio da Assuncao vs Ebizo Fujishima

Daigo Kitaguchi vs Dias Candido</div>

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

In a somewhat unsurprising twist, de Silva has once against missed weight. Edilberto de Silva, who has now come in overweight three times in a row, came in 4 pounds over the 155lb weight limit and will be forced to once again forfeit some of his purse. Alpha-1 has yet to make a statement or even mention any kind of disciplinary action, most likely due to the rising popularity of the Brazilian muay thai specialist.

When asked about the situation, de Silva's opponent in the quarter finals, Motoki Hojo, said he did not feel any way about it and said he would still win regardless.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

(I think I'm going to attempt to do this in a different style, just to see if I like it or not. Bear with me people!)

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #1

Daigo Kitaguchi

27

6'1"

242lbs

74" reach

5-4-0

Strengths: Wrestling, durable, ground & pound

Dias Candido

28

6'1"

230lbs

72"

7-5-0

Strengths: Boxing, knockout power, chin</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Kitaguchi starts off strong, getting a takedown a few minutes in and spending a good amount of time on top of Candido. Using his wrestling to control Candido on the ground, he was easily able to get to mount and even take the back of Candido, all while raining down good shots. The referee would eventually stand up, but Kitaguchi was able to take it to the ground again and more of the same would occur as Kitaguchi would continue to take Candido's back numerous times and pound away. It wasn't until about 17 minutes that they would return to standing position and Candido would land a huge shot that drops Kitaguchi. He is unable to continue after a ten-count and Candido scores the come from behind victory by knockout.

Dias Candido wins by KO.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #2</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Aluizio da Assuncao

25

6'1"

205lbs

72" reach

2-1-0

Strengths: Muay thai, wrestling, knockout power

Ebizo Fujishima

37

5'9"

190lbs

68" reach

25-12-0

Strengths: Veteran experience, submissions, underrated stand up</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The story of this fight truly was the takedown defense of Aluizio da Assuncao. Using a sprawl and brawl tactic right from the start, Assuncao landed at will on a much smaller Fujishima. Fujishima came out quickly, looking for the takedown but was forced down and even ate some soccer kicks that looked like they would end the fight early. To his credit, Fujishima came forward the whole fight and absorbed a ton of punishment but was never successful in getting the takedown. By the halfway point, both men were exhausted and running on pure heart. With that said, Assuncao continued to land at will on a ragged Fujishima. By the last 10 minutes, it was more of the same, but not before Assuncao was able to get top position of his own after reversing a takedown from Fujishima. While it was not the most exciting fight, Assuncao proved he has the skills to compete against the elite in MMA with his combination of muay thai and defensive wrestling. He cruises his way to a unanimous decision victory.

Aluizio da Assuncao wins by a 3-0 decision.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #3

Jeremy Douille

20

6'0"

170lbs

72" reach

18-4-0

Strengths: Pro kickboxing experience, high level striking, underrated ground game

Ikku Funaki

29

5'7"

170lbs

68" reach

15-5-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, vicious ground & pound, fast</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Many people pegged this fight to be a back and forth war between two rising prospects but it was all about Ikku Funaki. Funaki came out strong, using his speed and aggression to keep Douille from striking first. Douille would get dropped early on by a counter right, but would get up at 7 seconds. Unfortunately for Douille, this was just a preview of things to come as Funaki continued to use his speed and aggression to continue landing on him. Douille was simply unable to figure out the awkward style of Funaki and would pay dearly as he continued to eat shots throughout the early goings of the fight. Obviously having enough of the striking, Douille would look to clinch hand put Funaki against the ropes. This would prove to be his downfall, however, as Funaki would reverse the positioning and land a short uppercut that rocks Douille and allows Funaki to unload on him against the ropes for the TKO finish. Easily Funaki's best performance yet, and his second KO victory in a row.

Ikku Funaki wins by KO.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #4

Flavio Alberto

24

6'1'"

203lbs

74" reach

1-2-0

Strengths: Boxing, knockout power, elusive

Jan Olav Aker

30

6'1"

205lbs

71" reach

3-4-2

Strengths: Submissions, top control, heart</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

In what was a rather uneventful fight in the beginning, Aker seemed to be winning early on, using his grappling to counter act the striking of Alberto. As the fight went on both men became increasingly fatigued, Aker in particular, allowing Alberto to start to land with more frequency. Even still, Aker continued to use his smothering clinch work to hold Alberto against the ropes and rack up points. Around the 17 minute mark Alberto really began to find his rhythm, landing numerous combinations on the Swedish grappler. The final 10 minutes is where the fight really picked up, both men letting it all hang as they swung for the fences. By the final 5 minutes it was all Alberto as he would knockdown Aker three times in a row. To Aker's credit he got up every single time, but would continue to get outstruck until the final bell. While Aker was successful early on in stifling Alberto's boxing with his clinch work, Alberto would eventually find his rhythm and finish strong. Arguably the first half could go to Aker and the second Alberto, Alberto did more damage and was more active in the last 10 minutes than Aker was in the whole fight.

Flavio Alberto wins by a 3-0 decision.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX QUARTER-FINAL #1

Naizen Hamacho

25

5'10"

155lbs

73" reach

8-1-0

Strengths: Takedown defense, kickboxing experience, knockout power

Korekiyo Anzai

27

5'10"

155lbs

70" reach

7-0-0

Strengths: Well rounded, submissions, underrated striking</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face the winner of Harris/Hidaka in the semi-finals. Anzai came into this fight as the favorite but was stifled at every turn by Hamacho. Hamacho's takedown defense was too much for Anzai to handle, able to sprawl and wind up on top in Anzai's guard every time. Anzai attempted numerous submissions from the guard but Hamacho was vigilant and able to keep them from being locked in. They would be stood up, and from here on it was all about the kick boxing of Hamacho. Hamacho used his striking and reach beautifully, landing low kicks and stiff jabs every time Anzai looked to try and get on the inside. By 11-12 minutes in, Hamacho was on cruise control, outstriking Anzai and stuffing literally every takedown Anzai attempted. Eventally, Hamacho would stuff another takedown and wind up in Anzai's half guard but this time Anzai would be successful from his back, locking in a tight guillotine and forcing the tap from the former pro kickboxer at about 15 minutes in.

Korekiyo Anzai wins by tap out due to a guillotine choke and advances to the semi-finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX QUARTER-FINAL #2

Fujimaro Hidaka

26

5'5"

155lbs

68" reach

5-2-0

Strengths: Kickboxing, always improving, knockout power

Dustin Harris

23

5'8"

155lbs

72" reach

12-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, ADCC veteran, well rounded</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face Anzai in the semi-finals. Hidaka talked very big before this fight, but from the moment the bell rang it was all about Dustin Harris who would catch Hidaka with a counter right and score a knockdown early. Hidaka would get up, but from then on it was all about the grappling of Harris who would lift up Hidaka for a crowd pleasing slam. From there, Harris would make his way to mount and rain down hard elbows, cutting Hidaka under his eyes. Opting not to possibly punch himself out as Hidaka would defend most of the strikes well, Harris spins for the armbar and gets the tap at only 4 minutes into the fight to score his second submission win in a row.

Dustin Harris wins via tap out due to an armbar and advances to face Korekiyo Anzai in the semi-finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX QUARTER-FINAL #3

Edilberto de Silva

24

5'7"

159lbs (de Silva did not make weight)

70" reach

13-2-1

Strengths: Leg kicks, muay thai clinch, finishing ability

Motoki Hojo

26

5'9"

155lbs

71" reach

15-5-0

Strengths: Ranked internationally in competitive Wing Chun, kickboxing experience, unorthodox</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face the winner of Takahashi/Dantas in the semi-finals. de Silva came into this fight overweight, missing weight three times in a row now, and the struggle to cut the weight really showed here. de Silva looked sluggish and out of it the whole fight, settling to wing big shots rather than to try to land anything accurate. While he would knockdown Hojo early with a short uppercut, he didn't go for the kill but instead took side control. While this might've been a good idea at the time, Hojo used his ground skills to reverse the position and back control on the ground where he would land some good shots to the head of de Silva. A confident Hojo would relinquish the position and from then on, it was all about Hojo's striking. Landing at will, Hojo was able to stay elusive and keep out of range of the looping hooks from de Silva. Hojo pulls off the upset, as he uses his unorthodox striking to cruise his way to a unanimous decision victory. As for de Silva, it's clear he needs to move up to welterweight where he can actually make weight. Hopefully, this disappointing performance will be the wake up call he needs.

Motoki Hojo wins by a 3-0 decision and advances to the semi-finals.

<div style="text-align:center;">GRAND PRIX QUARTER-FINAL #4

Yoshida Takahashi

28

5'7"

155lbs

72" reach

13-4-3

Strengths: Unpredictable, leg locks, All Japan Combat Wrestling 70kg Champion

Tarcisio Dantas

25

5'8"

155lbs

67" reach

3-0-0

Strengths: Wrestling, ground & pound, size advantage

</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face Hojo in the semi-finals. Dantas came into this fight as a big underdog, but early on it looked as if he would score a huge upset as he would drop Takahashi with a short uppercut in the clinch. He attempted to get the armbar stoppage on a dazed Takahashi, but Takahashi stayed calm and easily escaped to get side control on Dantas. Dantas would try to sweep Takahashi, but using his ground skills, Takahashi would reverse it and take Dantas' back. From here, Takahashi easily latches on to Dantas arm and forces the tap quickly for the armbar finish. In what was easily the fight of the night, both men showed a wide array of skills, but in the end it was the ground skills of Yoshida Takahashi that would win him the fight.

Yoshida Takahashi wins via tap out due to an armbar and advances to face Motoki Hojo in the semi-finals.

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">SEMI-FINAL BRACKET

Korekiyo Anzai vs Dustin Harris

Motoki Hojo vs Yoshida Takahashi</div>

thefireballkid93 · March 25, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">Alpha-1: Vale Tudo War</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHTS

Ari Peltonen vs Gerson Mauricio

Nilton Fantoni vs Gekko Goto

Benny Danare vs Fumiaki Hayashi

Ikku Funaki vs Fukusaburu Hirano

Jungo Futugawa vs Valdo Calamari

Wederson de Oliveira vs Tadao Miyazaki

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thefireballkid93 · March 26, 2012

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #1</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Wederson de Oliveira

25

5'11"

182lbs

71" reach

2-0-0

Strengths: Jiu jitsu black belt, top control, submissions

Tadao Miyazaki

24

5'9"

185lbs

70" reach

8-1-0

Strengths: Karate black belt, unorthodox style, underrated ground game</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

This was a classic striker vs grappler match up. The dominant submissions of Oliveira and the crisp striking of Miyazaki would both be put to the test in this middleweight match up. Surprisingly, it would be Oliveira who would initiate the striking exchange, landing a few good jabs in the process. This proved to be a bad move, however, as Miyazaki counters a jab with a huge spinning backfist that drops the Brazilian. Unable to answer the ten-count, Miyazaki forces the stoppage by way of KO and is back to his winning ways.

Tadao Miyazaki wins by KO.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #2

Jungo Futagawa

32

5'10"

170lbs

70" reach

16-8-0

Strengths: Muay thai, kickboxing, chin

Valdo Calamari

22

5'10"

170lbs

71" reach

2-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, submissions, striking

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The veteran in Futagawa was unable to take out the merely 2-0-0 prospect, Valdo Calamari, as he was quickly taken down after a short striking exchange. Futagawa showed a good guard at first, keeping Calamari from passing, but found himself overwhelmed as Calamari was able to mount Futagawa within seconds. Calamari took his back by reversing an attempt to sweep him and finishes it with punches from the back mount. Calamari improves to 3-0-0.

Valdo Calamari wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #3

Ikku Funaki

29

5'7"

170lbs

68" reach

16-5-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, vicious ground & pound, fast

Fukusaburu Hirano

25

5'9"

170lbs

69" reach

10-0-1

Strengths: Well rounded, dangerous stand up, underrated ground game</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

All I can say is WHAT A FIGHT! Two guys with outstanding striking, neither man backing down, the unstoppable force against the immovable object. Early on, it was Hirano who played the aggressor, outlanding Funaki and dropping him. Funaki would stand up. After this, the fight evened out and both men would spend close to 30 minutes going to war. Towards the middle of the fight, it looked like Funaki would score the victory as he dropped Hirano twice in a row. However, the toughness of Hirano would prevail as he continued to plod forward and land hard leg kicks to stifle the speed of Funaki. By the 10 minute mark, Funaki was limping badly due to the constant leg kicks from Hirano. It seemed this fight would go this distance, but with a minute left in the fight Hirano would land a hard right that staggers Funaki, allowing Hirano to unload with punches and force the stoppage. A great showing from both fighters in a fight that showcased heart, power and skill.

Fukusaburu Hirano wins by referee stoppage due to strikes.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #4

Benny Danare

26

5'10"

155lbs

70" reach

9-1-0

Strengths: Jiu jitsu, wrestling, underrated stand up

Fumiaki Hayashi

32

5'8"

155lbs

67" reach

17-5-0

Strengths: Great striking, well rounded, kicks</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

With Hayashi's recent submission loss, many thought that the jiu jitsu of Danare would be too much for him. The analysts were once again proven wrong as Hayashi spent pretty much the entire fight stuffing the takedowns of Danare and rocking him with hard shots. Fast out of the gates, Hayashi landed a huge flying knee and from then on he would pepper Danare with shots until he got an early knockdown. Danare got up and to his credit, continued to come forward, but he had no answer to the stand up of Hayashi. Midway through the fight, Hayashi would drop Danare two times in a row, both of them looking like he was done for. Danare's toughness is immeasurable, however, as he would get up both times. Danare looked like he might stage a comeback towards the end, scoring some takedowns and even mounting Hayashi, but was too tired to do anything significant. A gritty battle that was anything but pretty, both men looked good but Hayashi proved he was a bit too much for Danare at this time.

Fumiaki Hayashi wins by a 3-0 decision.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #5

Nilton Fantoni

25

6'1"

202lbs

75" reach

5-0-0

Strengths: BJJ black belt, wrestling, underrated striking

Gekko Goto

27

6'0"

205lbs

77" reach

7-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, submissions, conditioning</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Both men came into this fight as undefeated fighters with grappling backgrounds, but Fantoni proved he was light years ahead of Goto. Fantoni took down Goto early, controlling him throughout with his wrestling. While he was unable to submit Goto, Goto had no answer to the smothering control of Fantoni. Nearly all of the fight was spent on the ground, with Fantoni smothering Goto on top. Fantoni looks somewhat impressive in his Alpha-1 debut, handing Goto his first loss.

Nilton Fantoni wins by a 3-0 decision.

<div style="text-align:center;">FIGHT #6

Ari Peltonen

34

6'2"

236lbs

77" reach

25-8-0

Strengths: Well rounded, power, dominant top game

Gerson Mauricio

26

6'2"

242lbs

77" reach

9-1-0

Strengths: Knockout power, kickboxing experience, cardio</div>

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Mauricio came into this fight a decent amount of backing from critics, who felt his powerful stand up would allow him to end the fight early. Peltonen wasn't gonna be a stepping stone for the Brazilian prospect. Thoroughly out striking Mauricio from the opening bell, Peltonen used the jab to perfection, landing it at will. After a while, Peltonen got the takedown, found his way to mount and pounded out Mauricio to get the TKO finish.

Ari Peltonen wins by referee stoppage due to punches.

thefireballkid93 · March 26, 2012

ALPHA-1: FINAL CONFLICT 2000

The day has finally come. The finals of the Alpha-1 Lightweight Grand Prix.

FIGHTS

TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Tournament Finals

Motoki Hojo vs Yoshida Takahashi

Korekiyo Anzai vs Dustin Harris

NON-TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Gyokusho Fujimoto vs Vladislav Vasieliev

Julio Correa vs Hiro Arai

Brian Van Den Hauwe vs Kojuro Kudo

Paulo Sergio Parente vs Mason Archer

thefireballkid93 · March 26, 2012

FIGHT #1

Paulo Serio Parente

27

5'11"

240lbs

73" reach

4-2-0

Strengths: Heavy hands, boxing, power

Mason Archer

27

6'8"

160lbs

84" reach

15-4-0

Strengths: Size, boxing, leg kicks

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Mason was looking to get redemption after a knock out loss to Fujimoto and he certainly did that here. Using his size advantage, he spent the better part of the fight out striking Parente. He used the low kick and stiff jabs to keep Parente off balance, and prevent him from landing his heavy hands. It all came to an end about ten minutes in, as Archer would land a perfect right cross that dropped Parente. Parente, as tough as he is, could not beat the count and the fight was over.

Mason Archer wins by KO.

Bryan Van Den Hauwe

32

6'1"

205lbs

74" reach

15-6-0

Strengths: Slams, wrestling, durability

Kojuro Kudo

27

5'10"

185lbs

70" reach

11-3-0 1NC

Strengths: Well rounded, great boxing, devastating low kicks

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Van Den Hauwe, the hulking wrestler started off strong. Using his size and wrestling, he smothered Kudo against the ropes and scored some good takedowns but nothing too significant. It wasn't long until Kudo would land with a right hand that sent Van Den Hauwe to the mat, but he was able to beat the count. After this, the fight was all about Kudo. Kudo was in prime form, landing nearly everything he threw. From the opening bell he was landing the low kick and hard body shots, which helped to tire out Van Den Hauwe and keep him from being able to take Kudo down. Van Den Hauwe continued to plod forward while taking lots of shots, but never got much going either standing or on the ground.

Kojuro Kudo wins by a 3-0 decision.

FIGHT #3

Julio Correa

25

6'1'"

230lbs

74" reach

7-1-0

Strengths: Boxing, underrated ground game, good off his back

Hiro Arai

28

6'2"

238lbs

75" reach

15-6-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, knockout power, well rounded

Both men known for their striking and heavy hands, and most fans expected a war from these two men. For the most part, that's what they delivered, but it was not for long. Arai came out aggressive, landing a hard right hand behind the ear of Correa. Correa looked hurt but continued to throw back, but was not as successful as the Japan native. Finally, at about three minutes in, both men went toe to toe and Arai would land a huge right hook that drops Correa and stops the fight in it's tracks.

Hiro Arai wins by KO.

FIGHT #4

Gyokusho Fujimoto

24

6'4"

242lbs

78" reach

9-2-0

Strengths: Kickboxing experience, takedown defense, world class striking

Vladislav Vasiliev

28

6'1"

230lbs

73" reach

14-3-0

Strengths: Durable, submissions, takedowns

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Fujimoto came into this fight on a two-fight losing streak, both coming by way of submission. In desperate need of a win, but many people believed that Fujimoto would fall victim to the trademark rear naked choke of Vasiliev. That would not be the case tonight, as Fujimoto would knock out the Russian grappler in only 25 seconds with a massive right hand.

Gyokusho Fujimoto wins by KO.

GRAND PRIX SEMI-FINAL #1

Korekiyo Anzai

27

5'10"

155lbs

70" reach

8-0-0

Strengths: Well rounded, submissions, underrated striking

Dustin Harris

23

5'8"

155lbs

72" reach

13-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, ADCC veteran, well rounded

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face the winner of Hojo/Takahashi in the finals. It was a battle of the undefeated fighters, but sadly one would have to give up that status by the end of this fight. Both men so well versed in submissions that many analysts could not decide who would take this. They found out tonight as Harris would quickly get the slam takedown from the clinch, and after a few attempts found his way to the back of Anzai. Quickly getting his hooks in, he finishes Anzai with a rear naked choke in only four minutes.

Dustin Harris wins via tap out due to a rear naked choke. He advances to the finals.

GRAND PRIX SEMI-FINAL #2

Motoki Hojo

26

5'9"

155lbs

71" reach

16-5-0

Strengths: Ranked internationally in competitive Wing Chun, kickboxing experience, unorthodox

Yoshida Takahashi

28

5'7"

155lbs

72" reach

14-4-3

Strengths: Unpredictable, leg locks, All Japan Combat Wrestling 70kg Champion

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The winner of this fight will face Dustin Harris in the finals. Takahashi came into the fight as the favorite, and it looked like we might see the upset as Hojo would drop him early with a front kick. Takahashi beats the count, and was a lot more tentative in the stand up than he had been before. Takahashi attempted a flying heel hook, but eventually used the position to pull guard on Hojo and finally finish the fight with a tight triangle choke.

Yoshida Takahashi wins via tap out due to a triangle choke. He will face Harris in the finals.

GRAND PRIX FINALS

Yoshida Takahashi

28

5'7"

155lbs

72" reach

15-4-3

Strengths: Unpredictable, leg locks, All Japan Combat Wrestling 70kg Champion

Dustin Harris

23

5'8"

155lbs

72" reach

14-0-0

Strengths: Takedowns, ADCC veteran, well rounded

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The bell rings, signaling the beginning of the fight.

The vacant Alpha-1 Lightweight Title is on the line. After numerous events, we finally were about to witness the championship bout between both of the favorites in this tournament. Two men, both renowned for their submissions and natural ability, would finally take each other on for the title. What did happened shocked analysts and fans alike, as Takahashi wasted no time getting the fight to the mat with a flying heel hook attempt. Harris, unable to stand up, was forced to pull half guard. Amazingly Harris, the 1998 ADCC 3rd place winner and jiu jitsu black belt was easily handled on the ground by the much more experienced Takahashi. After a decent amount of time, which included numerous submissions attempts, Takahashi opted to finish it with strikes as he rained down hard elbows and punches from side control to force the stoppage at the five minute mark and to win the vacant Alpha-1 Lightweight Title! Harris looked very disappointed as his 14 fight undefeated strike finally came to an end. With that said, he is easily one of the best lightweights on the planet and will no doubt get a rematch after racking up a few more wins.

Yoshida Takahashi wins by referee stoppage due to strikes and wins the inaugural Alpha-1 Lightweight Championship.

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