KSS-SENSHI Fighting Alliance

Scottie · January 30, 2015

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KSS-SENSHI

Based: Kanto, Japan

Owner & CEO: Ebizo "The Proud" Fujishima

#	Event	Date	Main event	City	Attendance
13	SENSHI Supreme Showdown 2004	31 December, 2004	Jerry Bogdonovich vs. Valentin Taneyev	Tokyo, Japan
12	SENSHI.10	6 September, 2004	Junior Patinkin vs. Bambang Sriyanto	Osaka, Japan	3,059
11	SENSHI Danger Dawns 2004	31 July, 2004	Benedykt Majewski vs. Niko Soldo	Tokyo, Japan	2,169
10	SENSHI.9	22 May, 2004	Junior Patinkin vs. Tennosuke	Tokyo, Japan	1,202
9	SENSHI 2004 Grand Prix Opening Round	3 April, 2004	Fjodor Kanchelskis vs. Anthony LeToussier	Tokyo, Japan	2,444
8	SENSHI.8	22 November, 2003	Gekko Goto vs. Fjodor Kanchelskis	Tokyo, Japan	1,583
7	SENSHI.7	13 September, 2003	Fumiaki Hayashi vs. Markus Waller	Tokyo, Japan	2,163
6	SENSHI.6	19 July, 2003	Aleksander Ivanov vs. Benoit LeVoir	Tokyo, Japan	1,735
5	SENSHI.5	29 March, 2003	Tomohiro Takeuchi vs. Mochihito Yamazaki	Tokyo, Japan	2,087
4	SENSHI.4	12 October, 2002	Dexter Darling vs. Tomohiro Takeuchi	Tokyo, Japan	1,812
3	KSS-SENSHI.3	25 May, 2002	Yoritomo Ina vs. Niko Soldo	Tokyo, Japan	1,231
2	KSS-SENSHI.2	19 January, 2002	H. M. Menzel vs. Tomohiro Takeuchi	Tokyo, Japan	1,076
1	KSS-SENSHI.1	8 September, 2001	Joaquim Fontes vs. Muhammad Hamzah	Tokyo, Japan	1,235

Scottie · January 30, 2015

KSS-SENSHI.1 card released; Soldo/Higa headlines
Sean Smith, 3 July 2001

Ebizo Fujishima's new Japanese promotion KSS-SENSHI has released a full card for its debut show from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on 8 September 2001.

KSS-SENSHI.1 is headlined by two-time SIGMA Light Heavyweight Champion Niko Soldo (18-2-1), who last month revealed he had signed an exclusive three-fight deal with the new Japanese promotion. Soldo will face veteran Gempachi Higa (19-12), whose last high profile fight was a submission loss to Oleg Dorosklov back in 1998.

On a card mixed with old and new fighters, Brazilian veteran Joaquim Fontes (25-3) puts his four-fight streak on the line against Indonesian grappler Muhammad Hamzah (18-13), who took a split decision victory over Bokkai Ida in April this year.

Elsewhere, internet sensation John Hodder (2-0), better known as "Big Magic", faces his first real test against four-fight GAMMA veteran Yan Hasluck (6-4). Hasluck was cut from GAMMA in April following a second round submission loss to Randolph Gilliver, but will not be as easy an opponent for Big Magic as his first two fights.

Other names appearing on the card include ALPHA-1 alumnus Gekko Goto (9-3), veteran wrestler Yoshinobu Tanaka (29-18) and British heavyweight Stafford Alois (29-9).

KSS-SENSHI.1 | 08.09.01 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Big Magic (2-0) vs. Yan Hasluck (6-4)
2. Efren Luat (9-0) vs. Veeti Kuqi (34-19)
3. Matias Fialkowska (2-0) vs. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi (0-1)
4. Gekko Goto (9-3) vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka (29-18)
5. Stafford Alois (29-9) vs. Kiyoemon Fujikage (0-0)
6. Joaquim Fontes (25-3) vs. Muhammad Hamzah (18-13)
7. Gempachi Higa (19-12) vs. Niko Soldo (18-2-1)

KSS-SENSHI.1: Soldo out, Allen in
Sean Smith, 25 July 2001

Former ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight Champion Ebizo Fujishima's upstart promotion KSS-SENSHI has taken a big blow with news that Niko Soldo (18-2-1) will not compete at KSS-SENSHI.1 on 8 September.

Soldo, who is ranked #4 in Blurcat's light heavyweight rankings, is said to have suffered a badly broken jaw in training for his fight with Gempachi Higa and has withdrawn from the fight.

While news of the withdrawal of the company's biggest draw comes at a bad time for KSS-SENSHI, it wasted little time in announcing that 29-year old GAMMA veteran David Allen (16-5) as a replacement. Allen suffered back-to-back losses to Darin Blood before being cut from the GAMMA roster in April.

The promotion has released an updated card, which sees the fight between Joaquim Fontes (25-3) and Muhammad Hamzah (18-13) named the new main event.

KSS-SENSHI.1 | 08.09.01 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Big Magic (2-0) vs. Yan Hasluck (6-4)
2. Efren Luat (9-0) vs. Veeti Kuqi (34-19)
3. Matias Fialkowska (2-0) vs. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi (0-1)
4. Gekko Goto (9-3) vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka (29-18)
5. Stafford Alois (29-9) vs. Kiyoemon Fujikage (0-0)
6. David Allen (16-5) vs. Gempachi Higa (19-12)
7. Joaquim Fontes (25-3) vs. Muhammad Hamzah (18-13)

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"KSS-SENSHI.1" Highlights: Fontes makes short work of Hamzah

TOKYO, Japan - Brazilian Joaquim Fontes has extended his winning streak to five following a comfortable victory in his debut on Japanese soil against Indonesian veteran Muhammad Hamzah.

Despite being a big favourite with the bookmakers, Fontes showed no mercy against his overmatched opponent as he refused the touch of gloves at the start of the bout.

Within the first minute the Brazilian had taken Hamzah to the ground, where it was just a matter of time before he got the submission. While Hamzah would ordinarily be happy to avoid engaging in prolonged striking exchanges, he was unable to deal with the world class grappler who had him in an arm triangle within the first minute.

To his credit, Hamzah refused to submit and looked for a way out, only to succumb to an arm triangle from the mount.

Questions over the willingness of Fontes (26-3, 1-0 SENSHI) to take the big fights will remain despite a rare trip off Brazilian soil. His opponent Hamzah (18-14, 0-1 SENSHI) was outweighed by some 20 pounds, and simply had no answer for the Brazilian's all-powerful ground game.

Allen snaps losing streak, beats Higa

David Allen showed no signs of inadequate preparation as he submitted Gempachi Higa in the co-main event. Allen, who replaced Niko Soldo as Higa's opponent, had just over a month to prepare for the fight, but showed no signs of fatigue in a bout that lasted nearly twelve minutes.

The ALPHA-1 veteran Higa would have breathed a sigh of relief having avoided the dangerous striking of Soldo, but was unable to deal with Allen's wrestling. Spending most of the first round on his back, Higa was submitted early in the second round as Allen punished him on the ground with strikes and submitted him with an arm triangle from side control.

After back-to-back losses cost him his GAMMA career, Allen (17-5, 1-0 SENSHI) takes an important victory. Higa (19-13, 0-1 SENSHI) continues his descent from his days of consistent employment with ALPHA-1 following a disappointing display.

Japanese heavyweight stuns Alois

English veteran Stafford Alois came into his fight with 22-year old Japanese opponent Kiyoemon Fujikage as overwhelming favourite considering his 15 year, fourteen inch and 38 professional fight advantage. However Fujikage, a nationally ranked judoka, had different ideas, as he took just three minutes to submit Alois in a stunning upset.

The 22-year old knew his best chance in the fight would be to avoid Alois' frightening stand-up, and impressively managed to perform a judo throw off the ropes to take Alois down. From there, he proved impressively calm as he waited for the opportunity to submit Alois with a kimura to earn his first professional victory.

The future is here already for the overnight Japanese sensation Fujikage (1-0, 1-0 SENSHI), who has reportedly signed a four-fight deal with Japanese heavyweights ALPHA-1. The result snaps Alois' (29-10, 0-1 ALPHA-1) two-fight winning streak, who was clearly looking for a berth alongside Fujikage in Japan's premier promotion.

Magic no match for Hasluck's submission skills

"Big Magic" John Hodder has suffered his first career defeat following an entertaining bout against GAMMA alumnus Yan Hasluck.

"The Enforcer" held a 60 pound weight advantage against Hodder, but surprised everyone by out-pointing Big Magic in the stand-up early. Most expected Magic's knock out power to cause Hasluck serious troubles, but Hasluck landed more punches without taking too much damage himself.

Not much was known about Magic's ground game before the fight, but he came up very short as soon as Hasluck took him there. The Boston native was unable to deal with Hasluck's size and modest skill as he succumbed to a kimura five minutes in.

The loss comes as a terrible blow for Magic (2-1, 0-1 SENSHI), who would have expected to find a home for his big right hand. Hasluck (7-4, 1-0 SENSHI), meanwhile, goes some way to rebuilding his career following the GAMMA roadblock - taking Magic down in arguably the biggest scalp of his career.

KSS-SENSHI.1 | 08.09.01 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Yan Hasluck (7-4) def. Big Magic (2-1) by submission (kimura) at 5:37 of round 1
2. Efren Luat (9-0-1) drew with Veeti Kuqi (34-19-1) in a time limit draw
3. Matias Fialkowska (3-0) def. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi (0-1) by TKO (punches) at 9:58 of round 2
4. Gekko Goto (10-3) def. Yoshinobu Tanaka (29-19) by submission (arm triangle) at 3:04 of round 2
5. Kiyoemon Fujikage (1-0) def. Stafford Alois (29-10) by submission (kimura) at 3:13 of round 1
6. David Allen (17-5) def. Gempachi Higa (19-13) by submission (arm triangle) at 1:49 of round 2
7. Joaquim Fontes (26-3) def. Muhammad Hamzah (18-14) by submission (arm triangle) at 3:28 of round 1

Post-show notes

- Joaquim Fontes will likely stick around for more fights under the KSS-SENSHI banner, though will continue to accept fights in Brazil where his is the FLB Middleweight Champion.

- The promotion aims to hold a second show in Tokyo in January next year. It indicates that Niko Soldo and Tomohiro Takeuchi will both compete at the event if fit and available.

- 1,235 people showed up to the Ariake Coliseum which was promising, but must be considered an embarrassment considering the arena holds 10,000. The promotion will consider a smaller venue for its next show, although expect a better crowd if Soldo and Takeuchi compete.

- Veeti Kuqi will not be fighting in the January show following his thirty minute draw with Efren Luat. He looked ragged at the end of the fight and is rumoured to have accepted a booking for later this year already.

- After an impressive debut, Kiyoemon Fujikage confirms his move to ALPHA-1 where he looks to make his debut before the end of the year.

ManUnderMask · January 31, 2015

I'm going to follow this because I was the one who requested the logo you're using.

Just curious, what are the weight classes and the rules?

Scottie · January 31, 2015

I'm going to follow this because I was the one who requested the logo you're using.

Just curious, what are the weight classes and the rules?

Haha, it's a cool logo!

No defined weight classes at the moment (lots of catchweight bouts), but will eventually adopt the Pride system of :

Heavyweight - 206 lbs and above
Middleweight - 184 lbs and above
Welterweight - 162 lbs and above
Lightweight - Below 161 lbs

Fights take place in a ring, 3x10 minute rounds, kicks and stomps are legal but elbows are not.

Scottie · January 31, 2015

Takeuchi/Menzel headline Jan 19 "KSS-SENSHI.2" card
Sean Smith, 1 December 2002
The world's top featherweight Tomohiro Takeuchi (21-2) will make his long-awaited KSS-SENSHI debut at KSS-SENSHI.2 in Japan against former GAMMA lightweight title contender H. M. Menzel (14-7).

Takeuchi, who has made five defences of Asian promotion KDM FC's featherweight title, faces arguably his biggest foreign test in the form of the tenacious grappler Menzel. The 32-year old Canadian was released from his GAMMA contract in May as Jake Keane marked his third straight defeat with a first round submission victory.

In the co-main event, Niko Soldo (18-2-1) makes his KSS-SENSHI debut against Japanese veteran Inejiro Chiba (18-9). Soldo was meant to face Gempachi Higa at KSS-SENSHI.1 in September, but withdrew with a broken jaw that was allegedly inflicted by a training partner's left hand. Chiba is a former ALPHA-1 light heavyweight title contender, but is a shadow of the fighter that lost to Tadamasa Yamada in 1996. Between his striking and Soldo's destructive kicks, it is bound to be a lively affair.

In the night's opening bout, David Allen (17-5, 1-0 SENSHI) makes his second appearance under the KSS-SENSHI banner as he faces Mexican boxer Joey Valdez (11-0). The undefeated Valdez has fought three times this year and has beaten all of his opponents by knock out. The former GAMMA veteran Allen, however, poses a different threat having defeated Japanese veteran Gempachi Higa at KSS-SENSHI.1.

Elsewhere, veterans Frank Analysis (39-20) and Aaron McBroom (12-5) also make an appearance at the January 19, 2002 card.

KSS-SENSHI.2 | 19.01.02 | Tokyo, Japan
1. David Allen (17-5, 1-0 SENSHI) vs. Joey Valdez (11-0)
2. Yan Hasluck (7-4, 1-0 SENSHI) vs. Bokkai Maruya (1-0)
3. Gekko Goto (10-3, 1-0 SENSHI) vs. Yoshimatsu Inihara (0-0)
4. Lee Bould (19-11) vs. Aaron McBroom (12-5)
5. Frank Analysis (39-20) vs. Mushanokoji Arai (1-0)
6. Inejiro Chiba (18-9) vs. Niko Soldo (18-2-1)
7. H. M. Menzel (14-7) vs. Tomohiro Takeuchi (21-2)

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Scottie · January 31, 2015

"KSS-SENSHI.2" Highlights: Takeuchi stops Menzel, Soldo subs Chiba

TOKYO, Japan - It took him more than twenty minutes, but Japanese wrestler Tomohiro Takeuchi proved too much for former GAMMA title contender H. M. Menzel in an ugly fight.

Menzel arguably posed Takeuchi's biggest challenge yet considering his experience in the world's largest organisation. Further, the fight marked Takeuchi's first fight at 161 lbs having last fought in June of last year at 145 lbs.

Despite talking a big game before the fight, Menzel appeared comfortable to keep Takeuchi out of range and to avoid his oppressive wrestling. The pair spent the best part of the first two rounds engaging in tentative striking exchanges in which neither fighter was ever in trouble.

With the prospect of a draw in sight, Takeuchi showed more intent in the third round as he succeeded in taking Menzel down for the second time. From mount, he transitioned to an armbar in the blink of an eye to almost surprisingly draw an immediate tap from the trapped Menzel.

"I didn't fight the fight I wanted to fight," Menzel said following the defeat. "He's a very good wrestler - a very good striker - but I wasn't as aggressive as I needed to be."

Takeuchi (22-2, 1-0 SENSHI) continues his winning run with his first win at lightweight since the start of his career. Menzel (14-8, 0-1 SENSHI) continues his slump and, at 32, needs to turn things around fast.

Soldo carves through Chiba, takes win by submission

Croatian star Niko Soldo had little trouble dispatching veteran Japanese boxer Inejiro Chiba with a rare submission victory in the night's co-main event.

Chiba came into the bout with a puncher's chance, and many were expecting an exciting stand-up affair. Instead, the world's #4 light heavyweight refused to risk a surprise defeat as he quickly tripped Chiba and submitted the Japanese veteran by kimura.

Contrary to his reputation as a clinical striker, Soldo did not throw a punch all fight as he took advantage of Chiba's weakness on his back. While not known for his submissions, it is an aspect of his game that the Croat has worked hard on in recent years.

Soldo (19-2-1, 1-0 SENSHI) extends his winning streak to three following a surprise defeat to Finnish grappler Matti Kurri in 1999. In contrast, 35-year old Chiba (18-10, 0-1 SENSHI) suffers yet another defeat in the twilight of his career.

Arai survives scare, wins debut

At times it looked unlikely, but massive Japanese heavyweight Mushanokoji Arai survived a scare to deny Frank Analysis a rare modern victory away from the American regional circuit.

Despite being nine inches shorter, Analysis managed to land a surprising right overhand half way through the first round that floored the giant Japanese fighter. Almost in shock, Analysis failed to take advantage of the surprise result and was unable to finish the bout.

In the second round, Analysis repeated the events of the first with a lovely combination ending with an uppercut that dropped the hulking Japanese fighter in the corner. Analysis looked close to finish the fight with his ground and pound, but was unable to land enough unprotected strikes as Arai clung onto dear life.

From that position, Arai somehow managed to end up on top where he proceeded to overwhelm Analysis by advancing to found. Analysis, outweighed by nearly fifty pounds, knew he was in trouble as he fell prey to an awkward armbar from the 24-year old jiu jitsu brown belt to lose the bout.

Arai (2-0, 1-0 SENSHI) wins the second bout of his career, but the lumbering giant at times looked out of his depth as against Analysis' superior striking. At 36 years of age, Analysis (39-21, 0-1 SENSHI) will count himself unlucky to have tasted defeat just moments after landing hammerfists on a prone Arai in the corner of the ring.

Goto makes it two-from-two in SENSHI

Gekko Goto has won his second fight under the KSS-SENSHI banner as he made light work of an overmatched Yoshimatsu Inihara who was making his MMA debut.

The 29-year old Goto fought a veteran of nearly 50 MMA fights in his KSS-SENSHI debut and proved to be far too much for the 23-year old Inihara who lasted just 75 seconds.

Goto's tactic was clear early - he pushed Inihara up against the ropes and took him down with a trip. Inihara, a kick boxer, showed a remarkable lack of ability off his back, as Goto secured the submission victory within seconds by way of kimura.

Goto (11-3, 2-0 SENSHI) will relish his first back-to-back victories in some time, but will look towards better opposition if he is to appear for the Japanese promotion again. Inihara's (0-1, 0-1 SENSHI) MMA career gets off to a rocky start, but was game to face an experienced opponent first up.

Other fights

- Former GAMMA fighter Aaron McBroom (13-5, 1-0 SENSHI) picked up his second straight win since being cut by the American promotion with a third round knock out win of fellow American Lee Bould (19-12, 0-1 SENSHI). Bould was badly battered by McBroom who knocked him down four times before finally, in the third round, finishing him with a big right hook.

- American super heavyweight Yan Hasluck (8-4, 2-0 SENSHI) snatched a second straight victory in Japan as he trounced local Bokkai Maruya (1-1, 0-1 SENSHI). Hasluck held a significant 57-pound size advantage and won an entertaining fight by rear naked choke in the second round in an entertaining and aggressive fight between the two.

- In the night's opener, David Allen (17-6, 1-1 SENSHI) suffered a disappointing defeat in his second outining with KSS-SENSHI to unbeaten Mexican prospect Joey Valdez (12-0, 1-0 SENSHI). Allen was prepared to stand-and-trade with Valdez, but was rocked early by strikes and was put on his back. Despite surviving that, he could not avoid Valdez's KO power as he was brutally knocked out within the first round.

KSS-SENSHI.2 | 19.01.02 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Joey Valdez def. David Allen by KO (left cross) at 8:28 of round 1
2. Yan Hasluck def. Bokkai Maruya by submission (rear naked choke) at 8:19 of round 2
3. Gekko Goto def. Yoshimatsu Inihara by submission (kimura) at 1:15 of round 1
4. Aaron McBroom def. Lee Bould by KO (right hook) at 1:27 of round 3
5. Mushanokoji Arai def. Frank Analysis by submission (armbar) at 3:59 of round 2
6. Niko Soldo def. Inejiro Chiba by submission (kimura) at 2:29 of round 1
7. Tomohiro Takeuchi def. H. M. Menzel by submission (armbar) at 2:38 of round 3

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Paatero · January 31, 2015

I've said it before, but you've got my number when it comes to making dynasties I'll read. A national company from the get go without an established roster is interesting, a bit of a different challenge.

Scottie · February 1, 2015

"KSS-SENSHI.3" - Soldo/Ina headline, Fontes meets heavy-handed Valdez
Sean Smith, 3 March 2002

Japanese upstart KSS-SENSHI returns for a third installment on May 25 at the Differ Ariake Arena and is headlined by a bout between former ALPHA-1 light heavyweight champ Yoritomo Ina (24-11) and Niko Soldo (19-2-1, 1-0 SENSHI).

Soldo, the SIGMA light heavyweight champion, won his debut bout under the SENSHI banner in January where he defeated Inejiro Chiba by submission in the first round. This time he faces the 32-year old Ina who is riding a four-fight losing streak and looking to bounce back against one of the world's top light heavyweights. His famous chin will be put to the test against the clinical Soldo, who has knock out power in both hands - and feet.

In the co-main event of the evening, middleweight Joaquim Fontes (26-3, 1-0 SENSHI) faces an interesting test in the form of undefeated Mexican prospect Joey Valdez (12-0, 1-0 SENSHI). Fontes came under fire last month for turning down a contract with ALPHA-1 and signing a puzzling five-fight exclusive deal with KSS-SENSHI. In the worst of the criticism, Brazilian heavyweight Gerson Mauricio referred to him as a "coward". Valdez has hands of stone, and dominated his KSS-SENSHI debut against David Allen in January.

In a bout between two former GAMMA heavyweights, Tank Manu'a (19-8) faces down Norman Pike (17-8) as both veterans looks to snap their recent losing streaks in the night's opening bout. Pike was cut from GAMMA following back-to-back losses to Sly Twinge and Rav Kapur, while Manu'a's long stay in GAMMA's heavyweight division ended with a 44 second submission to Wilson Franklyn's strikes at GAMMA Battle Lines 4.

Elsewhere on the card, we see American Aaron McBroom (13-5, 1-0 SENSHI) return, a fight involving veteran Denbe Ekiguchi (10-7) and another SENSHI bout for internet sensation Big Magic (2-1, 0-1 SENSHI).

KSS-SENSHI.3 | 25.05.02 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Tank Manu'a (19-8) vs. Norman Pike (17-8)
2. Aaron McBroom (13-5, 1-0 SENSHI) vs. Mochihito Yamazaki (8-2)
3. Denbe Ekiguchi (10-7) vs. Matas Fialkowska (3-0, 1-0 SENSHI)
4. Stafford Alois (30-10, 0-1 SENSHI) vs. Efren Luat (9-0-1, 0-0-1 SENSHI)
5. Carlos dos Santos (16-5) vs. Gempachi Higa (19-13, 0-1 SENSHI)
6. Big Magic (2-1, 0-1 SENSHI) vs. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi (0-1, 0-1 SENSHI)
7. Joaquim Fontes (26-3, 1-0 SENSHI) vs. Joey Valdez (12-0, 1-0 SENSHI)
8. Main event - Yoritomo Ina (24-11) vs. Niko Soldo (19-2-1, 1-0 SENSHI

I've said it before, but you've got my number when it comes to making dynasties I'll read. A national company from the get go without an established roster is interesting, a bit of a different challenge.

Haha, thanks! If it isn't obvious already, I'm trying to replicate the early days of PRIDE by following the same structure and booking the same types of people (good Japanese fighters, GAMMA cast offs, etc.). It is good fun, so hopefully I can keep this going.

Scottie · February 1, 2015

"KSS-SENSHI.3" Highlights: Soldo held to bore draw, Fontes takes out Valdez

TOKYO, Japan - Highly rated Croatian kickboxer Niko Soldo suffered a big setback in his journey into Japan as he failed to finish Japanese veteran Yoritomo Ina in the main event of KSS-SENSHI.3 at the Differ Ariake Arena.

Soldo, on a three-fight winning streak, never managed to truly worry Ina in a disappointing display that ended in a time limit draw. Despite being nearly a year older than Ina, Soldo is yet to truly break through the MMA glass ceiling. A win over ALPHA-1's first light heavyweight champion would have been significant for Soldo as he looks to break into the MMA mainstream.

In a frustrating performance, though, Soldo was surprisingly timid as he failed to inflict any real damage on Ina. The Japanese veteran, better known for his wrestling skills, was ragged on his feet as he tagged Soldo on the counter to leave the Croat bereft of options.

In the final round, Soldo tried desperately to change things up and take the fight down, but was kept at bay by Ina who threw 33 more punches than his higher ranked opponent.

The time limit draw is a bitter blow for Soldo (19-2-2, 1-0-1 SENSHI) and KSS-SENSHI who clearly have high hopes for Soldo as one of the burgeoning promotion's big stars. The result is not the win Ina (24-11-1, 0-0-1 SENSHI) was hoping for, but it stops a disappointing four-fight losing streak for the former ALPHA-1 champ.

Fontes hands Valdez first career defeat

Brazilian welterweight Joaquim Fontes has continued his impressive start with KSS-SENSHI following a quickfire submission victory over previously undefeated Mexican prospect Joey Valdez.

Valdez, a champion boxer in his own right, started positively against Fontes who looked surprisingly sluggish on his feet. However, it was a matter of time before Fontes attempted to take the fight to the ground, which he managed just two minutes into the bout.

From that position, it was always going to be problematic returning the bout to standing as Valdez's inadequate ground game was exposed. While he kept Fontes in guard for a while, his attempt to escape simply exposed his back. Fontes took full advantage to lock in a body triangle - and a rear naked choke - to secure the victory.

"It is a nice win," Fontes said following the fight. "He hits very hard, but I knew what I needed to do to pick up the win."

The 31-year old Fontes (27-3, 2-0 SENSHI) extends his winning streak to six and will be itching for bigger fights against bigger name opponents. Valdez (12-1, 1-1 SENSHI) suffers a setback following his stunning KO of David Allen at KSS-SENSHI.2.

Kashiwagi outclasses Big Magic with a KO victory

Highly rated Japanese muay thai fighter Yoshiaki Kashiwagi picked up his first career victory following a sensational knockout defeat of American internet sensation Big Magic.

In what will almost certainly be his last fight under the KSS-SENSHI banner in the near future, Magic was completely outclassed by the talented young striker who proved too fast and too accurate for Magic's slower slugging style.

In a nine minute bout, the Boston native landed just two punches in comparison to the aggressive Kashiwagi who used his kicks to keep Magic on the defensive and clear from haymaker range. After continually catching Magic with his accurate left hand, Kashiwagi went in for the kill late in the first round.

Magic came into the pocket looking to land something of substance on "The Eighth Deadly Sin", but missed with a left hook and was sent reeling by a jab. Bouncing back off the ropes, Magic rebounded into a left hook that saw him fall face-first onto the mat in a stunning finish to an entertaining round.

After the disappointment of his debut loss to Matas Fialkowska, Kashiwagi (1-1, 1-1 SENSHI) picks up his first MMA win in sensational style. Magic (2-2, 0-2 SENSHI) suffers another cruel blow to his MMA career, and will be forced to retreat back to the US for what is likely to be a smaller payday.

The General dismissed within a minute by clinical dos Santos

33-year old Brazilian Carlos dos Santos extended his winning streak to three with a first minute win over Japanese veteran Gempachi Higa.

In his Japanese debut, the versatile dos Santos quickly took the wrestler to the ground where he overwhelmed him with his twenty pound advantage to gain side control. From that position, dos Santos effortlessly forced Higa into his second submission to the arm triangle in as many fights under the KSS-SENSHI banner.

Within a minute, dos Santos (17-5, 1-0 SENSHI) quickly makes a mark on the upstart Japanese promotion and deserves a bigger bout on his next outing. The veteran Higa (19-14, 0-2 SENSHI) suffers arguably the worst loss of his career and his third in his past five fights.

Pike sends Manu'a packing

GAMMA veteran Tank Manu'a resigned with the North American promotion last month, but will return on the back of a loss following a first round submission defeat to fellow GAMMA alumnus Norman Pike in the night's opening bout.

Manu'a was cut from GAMMA a year ago, but had bounced back with a first round submission win over local fighter Bryant Fitch in November. In his one-and-only fight under the KSS-SENSHI banner, though, Manu'a was stunned by Pike who managed to transition from his back to side control to secure a submission win.

The 33-year old Pike was giving up in excess of fifty pounds against his American Samoan, but was able to do enough to wrap his arm around Manu'a's thick upper body and secure the submission.

Pike (18-8, 1-0 SENSHI) snaps a three-fight losing streak in impressive style. Manu'a (19-9, 0-1 SENSHI) returns to GAMMA's heavyweight division in the worst style - on the back of a defeat.

Other highlights

- English heavyweight Stafford Alois (31-10, 1-1 SENSHI) handed Efren Luat (9-1-1, 0-1-1 SENSHI) his first career defeat in a third round TKO stoppage. Luat was dropped early in the first round, but managed to control Alois for the most part with his smothering wrestling style. Alois, however, looked to be the only one capable of finishing the fight, and knocked Luat down for a second time in the third before finishing him with strikes in the corner of the ring.

- Polish super heavyweight prospect Matas Fialkowska (4-0, 2-0 SENSHI) picked up his second KSS-SENSHI victory following a dominant KO win over veteran Denbe Ekiguchi (10-8, 0-1 SENSHI). The local wrestler was no match for the giant Fialkowska, who crippled him with a heavy combination before dropping him for good with a well-placed right hook.

- Following the lead of compatriot David Allen, Aaron McBroom (13-6, 1-1 SENSHI) failed to back up his KSS-SENSHI debut victory after he was submitted in the third round by Mochihito Yamazaki (9-2, 1-0 SENSHI). McBroom resisted Yamazaki's multiple takedown attempts, but could not inflict enough damage on his feet nor avoid Yamazaki's relentless takedown attempts to survive the third round. With the fight on the ground, Yamazaki submitted the kickboxer by rear naked choke to win his first bout with KSS-SENSHI.

KSS-SENSHI.3 | 25.05.02 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Norman Pike def. Tank Manu'a by submission (arm triangle) at 6:44 of round 1
2. Mochihito Yamazaki def. Aaron McBroom by submission (rear naked choke) at 5:17 of round 3
3. Matas Fialkowska def. Denbe Ekiguchi by KO (right hook) at 3:09 of round 1
4. Stafford Alois def. Efren Luat by TKO (punches) at 0:55 of round 3
5. Carlos dos Santos def. Gempachi Higa by submission (arm triangle) at 0:55 of round 1
6. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi def. Big Magic by KO (left hook) at 9:21 of round 1
7. Joaquim Fontes def. Joey Valdez by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:28 of round 1
8. Main event - Yoritomo Ina drew with Niko Soldo in a time limit draw

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"KSS-SENSHI.3" post-show notes

- The talk post-show was about the disastrous main event result, with Niko Soldo putting in a poor performance against an aging Yoritomo Ina. Ina did just enough to make Soldo uncertain, and what resulted was a protracted thirty minute affair that helped no one. Almost immediately, KSS-SENSHI announced that, beginning with KSS-SENSHI.4, referees will decide a winner of the bout after time expires. Whether this would have helped Soldo tonight is unclear, but it avoids a repeat of the flat note this show ended on.

- Almost as a consolation prize, Joaquim Fontes took advantage of an opponent tailormade for his strengths as he submitted Joey Valdez. It was a tough bout for Valdez who looked far superior on his feet, but only had a puncher's chance against the superior grappler Fontes. Rumours abound with respect to Fontes' next opponent, but with a five-fight contract they might hold off a little longer on a big money fight. If the money is right, there are talks of a showdown with Tomohiro Takeuchi provided the latter is willing to give up big weight in the showdown. SENSHI have also come to agreements with Dexter Darling and Jack Humphreys, who could both make big money opponents for Fontes. At 31, though, there's certainly a sentiment when it comes to Fontes that he either needs to take a big fight or get off the pot, so to speak.

- The Big Magic experiment is definitely over with following a disastrous second defeat under the SENSHI banner to talented youngster Yoshiaki Kashiwagi. Kashiwagi was a nationally ranked Muay Thai fighter before transitioning to MMA, and many were surprised that he was almost fed to Matas Fialkowska in his first MMA fight. One can't help but thinking that Magic has blown his marketability with this disastrous Japanese run, although there is probably no end to small American regional promotions wanting to put him up against tomato crushers back home.

- Speaking of Kashiwagi, his profile is below for those who aren't familiar with his work:

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- 1,231 turned up to KSS-SENSHI.3, which up from their last outing in January. What was seen as a "soft" main event probably kept some spectators away, but the promotion will certainly be hoping for a bump if at least a couple of Takeuchi, Darling, Fontes and Humphreys can be booked at their next show.

- In addition to Big Magic, the SENSHI careers for Stafford Alois and Tank Manu'a are over for the foreseeable future. Manu'a heads back to GAMMA on a guaranteed two-fight contract, but the North American giants probably did not bank on him losing to the greatly outweighed Norman Pike. Veteran Englishman Alois heads back to BCF with a record of 1-1, having failed to make the impact he was after in front of the Japanese audience. Filipino super heavyweight Efren Luat is also unlikely to return in the near future following a draw and a defeat in his two fights for SENSHI.

Scottie · February 1, 2015

UPDATE - Joaquim Fontes sentenced to six months prison for 2000 assault, cut by KSS-SENSHI
Sean Smith, 25 June 2002

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - KSS-SENSHI fighter Joaquim Fontes (27-3, 2-0 SENSHI) was today sentenced to six months in prison for his role in an aggravated assault in 2000.

Details are emerging about the decision, though sources within KSS-SENSHI have confirmed that Fontes has officially been cut from the organisation following the cancellation of his conditional work permit in Japan.

Goddamn.

Scottie · February 2, 2015

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"SENSHI.4" Highlights: Takeuchi bests Darling, Soldo knocks out Nataka

TOKYO, Japan - Tomohiro Takeuchi produced one of the most clinical performances of his career to out-strike and out-grapple former GAMMA stalwart Dexter Darling in the main event of SENSHI.4 in Tokyo.

Takeuchi, the world's top ranked featherweight, gave up in excess of twenty pounds despite fighting at the heaviest weight of his career at 162 lbs (73.5 kg), but showed no signs of struggle as he dominated Darling for nearly two rounds before picking up a submission victory.

Darling, whose long GAMMA career came to an end following a fourth straight defeat in February, spent most of the fight on his back as Takeuchi set the pace and fought the bout on his own terms.

The American did not fare much better in the standup, either, as Takeuchi regularly tagged him with hard combos that kept him searching for answers. Ultimately, though, Takeuchi's aggressive ground-and-pound gave him an opening as Darling gave up his back and quickly submitted to the Japanese star's rear naked choke.

With the impressive victory, Takeuchi (23-2, 2-0 SENSHI) continues to establish himself as one of the world's leading lower weight fighters, but he will look towards a showdown with a fighter in the prime of his career. Darling's (18-8-1, 0-1 SENSHI) terrible slide continues and, at 35, it is difficult to see him recovering.

Soldo bounces back with dominant victory

Although some of the air from Niko Soldo's KSS-SENSHI career undoubtedly evaporated following his ugly draw with Yoritomo Ina at KSS-SENSHI.3, but the 33-year old Croatian bounced back with a brutal knockout of 29-year old local Katsunosuki Nakata.

In what many expected to be an exciting stand-up affair, Soldo again showed his reluctance to engage in protracted striking exchanges with one-dimensional boxers. In the opening minutes, the Croat took Nakata down where he wore the Japanese fighter down with heavy ground and pound.

Despite a three-fight winning streak, Nakata was clearly unprepared for Soldo in his debut as he desperately tried to keep his head above water. Towards the end of the first round, though, Soldo put the 29-year old out of his misery as he managed to knock him out from the mount with a series of brutal hammer blows that saw Nakata's arms drop to the canvas.

Soldo (20-2-2, 2-0-1 SENSHI) bounces back from his disappointing show against Ina with a confident performance. Nakata (9-6, 0-1 SENSHI), meanwhile, snaps a three-fight win streak that earned him a fight with one of the world's best light heavyweights.

Humphreys dominates Tanaka, takes decision win

Many MMA observers were surprised when Jack Humphreys was cut from GAMMA following a second straight defeat to Nathan Chambers in January, having beaten Chambers in their first meeting in February the year before. Nevertheless, he looked sluggish in his first victory since the Chambers trilogy against previously unbeaten Japanese prospect Kensuke Tanaka.

Humphreys was rarely challenged by Tanaka aside from an attempted arm triangle in the second round and regularly hurt Tanaka with his ground and pound. Despite going close to finishing the fight in the first round by punches, Humphreys had to settle for a decision victory at the expiry of the thirty minute bout.

Humphreys (27-11, 1-0 SENSHI) takes just his second win in his past five bouts with a confidence-boosting decision victory. In contrast, Tanaka (7-1, 0-1 SENSHI) suffers his first career defeat and clearly has work to do against better wrestlers.

Other highlights

- Former sumo wrestler Eien Kawano (9-4, 1-0 SENSHI) has snatched his third straight victory as he handed Polish super heavyweight Matas Fialkowska (4-1, 2-1 SENSHI) his first career defeat. Kawano's takedowns carried the day, although he was just as dominant on his feet as Fialkowska failed in the biggest test of his career so far.

- Gekko Goto (12-3, 3-0 SENSHI) made it three under the KSS-SENSHI banner following a third round submission victory over Daniil Skala (23-10, 0-1 SENSHI). In his biggest test yet, Goto was in real trouble in the first round as Skala dropped him with a big right hook. Goto survived, and spent the rest of the fight taking Skala down and looking for a submission victory as he sought to avoid the judges' decision. His persistence paid off in the third round as he forced Skala to submit to an arm triangle with four minutes left.

- Undefeated prospect Mushanokoji Arai (3-0, 2-0 SENSHI) earned his second victory under the KSS-SENSHI banner with a second round submission of giant kickboxer Tessai Ebisawa (3-1, 0-1 SENSHI). Arai looked in real trouble as he was knocked down by a fantastic left cross in the second round, but managed to use his jiu jitsu skills to survive the onslaught and sweep Ebisawa onto his back. From the mount, Arai secured his third submission win with an armbar.

- GAMMA veteran Leon Banks (33-15, 1-0 SENSHI) earned his first MMA victory in some time following a rare submission win over Frank Analysis (39-22, 0-2 SENSHI). Analysis was brutalised by stomps and soccer kicks as Banks took advantage of MMA rules more suited to his street fighting roots, but it was his submission skills that won it for him as he drew the tap from a badly bloodied Analysis in the middle of the round.

- Joey Valdez (12-2, 0-2 SENSHI) was again exposed on the ground as he was defeated by H. M. Menzel (15-8, 1-1 SENSHI) in the night's opener. Menzel, a former challenger to the GAMMA lightweight title, looked to have lost the fight after a head kick from Valdez knocked him off his feet and rocked him early. In the ensuing scramble, though, Menzel managed to control his much bigger opponent and submit him by rear naked choke with less than 90 seconds in the round.

SENSHI.4 | 12.10.02 | Tokyo, Japan
1. H. M. Menzel def. Joey Valdez by submission (rear naked choke) at 8:31 of round 1
2. Leon Banks def. Frank Analysis by submission (rear naked choke) at 6:09 of round 1
3. Mushanokoji Arai def. Tessai Ebisawa by submission (armbar) at 5:05 of round 2
4. Gekko Goto def. Daniil Skala by submission (arm triangle) at 5:39 of round 3
5. Eien Kawano def. Matas Fialkowski by decision (unanimous)
6. Jack Humphreys def. Kensuke Tanaka by decision (unanimous)
7. Niko Soldo def. Katsunosuko Nakata by KO (punches) at 6:46 of round 1
8. Main event - Tomohiro Takeuchi def. Dexter Darling by submission (rear naked choke) at 7:57 of round 2

"SENSHI.4" post-show notes

- Tonight marked KSS-SENSHI's first show branded as just "SENSHI", which is excepted to continue into the future. A record 1,812 turned out with much of the arena converted into standing room to see Tomohiro Takeuchi submit Dexter Darling in the main event. Takeuchi is mooted to face another American next - Jack Humphreys would unquestionable pose the biggest task of his career so far, though his large weight advantage might make SENSHI matchmakers hesitant to put their biggest star up against him.

- Niko Soldo took a much-needed victory in the co-main event, but Katsunosuki Nakata was never going to pose any troubles once the fight went to the ground. Nakata had a poor record of 5-4 before he went on a three-fight tear over the past two years. The quality of those opponents, however, was not to Soldo's standard, and the Croat made light work of the 29-year old Japanese fighter.

- Gekko Goto is surely next for Soldo following his third successive victory since his final fight in ALPHA-1. The 30-year old has a respectable record of 12-3, and his popularity in Japan could make a showdown with Soldo KSS-SENSHI's biggest fight yet. Whether or not he's got the chops to beat Soldo is unsure, but one suspects the Japanese promotion will strike while the iron is hot rather than risk a loss for the Kawasaki native.

- While Leon Banks made a winning start to his SENSHI deal, SENSHI.4 sees a couple of other GAMMA alumni depart. Frank Analysis leaves following an 0-2 record, while former lightweight title contender H. M. Menzel returns to the US, where he will immediately be in contention in regional promotion XCC's lightweight division.

Scottie · February 4, 2015

Takeuchi/Yamazaki and Allen/Humphreys double headliners at March 29's "SENSHI.5"
Sean Smith, 31 December, 2002

Tomohiro Takeuchi (23-2, 2-0 SENSHI) makes his third KSS-SENSHI headlining appearance as he main events "SENSHI.5" against fellow Japanese fighter Mochihito Yamazaki (10-2, 1-0 SENSHI).

Takeuchi, the world's top ranked featherweight, continues to battle around his walking weight as he faces an opponent who is on a five-fight winning streak having most recently defeated formerly undefeated middleweight prospect Suketsune Okuma at GFC 3.

The 28-year old Yamazaki faces his biggest test thus far as his wrestling skills are pitted against those of Japan's best. Takeuchi is a supremely talented wrestler in his own right and has won his last eight fights including victories over H. M. Menzel and Dexter Darling under the KSS-SENSHI banner.

In the co-headliner, former GAMMA welterweight title contender Jack Humphreys (27-11, 1-0 SENSHI) looks to pick up his second straight KSS-SENSHI victory as he fights fellow GAMMA alumnus David Allen (18-6, 1-1 SENSHI). Allen lost his last outing in SENSHI in a sensational knockout loss to boxer Joey Valdez, but bounced back with a 76 second submission victory over Linton Berry in October, which forced Berry to retire.

In another big fight, a former GAMMA fighter pits his talents against a former ALPHA-1 title contender as Ashley Ballard (15-3) makes his KSS-SENSHI debut against Yoritomo Ina (24-11-1, 0-0-1 SENSHI). Ina snapped a losing streak in a time limit draw against Niko Soldo in the KSS-SENSHI.3 headliner but this time looks for his first victory in over two years against "The Tiger". Ballard was cut from GAMMA in August following a submission loss to Neil Napier and has gone 2-3 in his past five fights.

In his fourth appearance, Gekko Goto (12-3, 3-0 SENSHI) looks to keep his streak alive against dangerous striker Leon Banks (33-15, 1-0 SENSHI). Banks picked up his first victory in years with a submission defeat of Frank Analysis, having been embarrassed in his final GAMMA outing in 47 seconds by Guillermo Morales. Goto has submitted all three KSS-SENSHI opponents, but Banks is undoubtedly his best known opponent so far.

In other bouts, Yan Hasluck (8-5, 2-0 SENSHI) looks to put his PMMA 2 loss to Marmaduke Chuffnell behind him against Veeti Kuqi's son Roope Kuqi (8-0); two-time ALPHA-1 welterweight title contender Bakin Sakamoto (24-13) faces former SIGMA and current AGGP welterweight champion Evgeni Medtner (27-6); and the charismatic "Torment" Genki Shinashi (11-4) looks to bounce back from his submission loss to Carlos da Guia in June against Joey Valdez (12-2, 1-2 SENSHI).

SENSHI.5 | 29.03.03 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Genki Shinashi vs. Joey Valdez
2. Evgeni Medtner vs. Bakin Sakamoto
3. Yan Hasluck vs. Roope Kuqi
4. Leon Banks vs. Gekko Goto
5. Ashley Ballard vs. Yoritomo Ina
6. David Allen vs. Jack Humphreys
7. Main event - Tomohiro Takeuchi vs. Mochihito Yamazaki

And in deplorable news....

AGGP: Taneyev vs. Soldo Highlights: Taneyev hands Soldo rare defeat; Hristov subs Jules Dupuit

MOSCOW, Russia - Undefeated Russian prospect Valentin Taneyev (12-0, 1 NC, 2-0 AGGP) has defended his AGGP light heavyweight crown following a unanimous decision victory over Croatian kick boxer Niko Soldo (20-3-2, 1-0 AGGP).

Soldo was distinctly unimpressive throughout the fight as Taneyev outstruck and outgrappled him en route to a dominant victory. The Russian, whose only blemish is a drug-related no contest following a March 2001 victory over Aleksos Karabatsos, looked strong as he cemented himself as one of the world's top light heavyweights to defend the Russian promotion's crown for the first time...

Scottie · February 4, 2015

2002 - Top Ten Promotions

1. Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA)

Nevada, United States - High Level National

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Super Heavyweight	Gary Sampson	April 2002	0
Heavyweight	Rav Kapur	February 2002	1
Light Heavyweight	Marlon John	January 2001	3
Middleweight	Adam White	August 2002	0
Welterweight	Nathan Chambers	November 2002	0
Lightweight	Sean Morrison	March 2001	2

2. ALPHA-1: Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (ALPHA-1)

Kanto, Japan - High Level National

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Super Heavyweight	Palmer Lette	February 1999	3
Heavyweight	Kunimichi Kikuchi	March 2001	1
Light Heavyweight	Sho Kitabatake	June 2002	0
Middleweight	Heiji Endo	February 2002	1
Welterweight	Noach Van Der Capellen	December 2000	1
Lightweight	Sukarno	August 2001	2

3. KSS-SENSHI (SENSHI)

Kanto, Japan - Low Level National

No titles.

4. Women's Extreme Fighting Federation (WEFF)

Quebec, Canada - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Featherweight	Hope Lehane	August 1999	4
Bantamweight	Vicki Summers	April 2002	0
Flyweight	Katherine Williams	August 2002	0

5. Xtreme Cage Combat (XCC)

California, United States - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Lightweight	Ralph Concannon	June 2002	1
Featherweight	Easton Frye	April 2002	0
Bantamweight	Markus Waller	December 2002	0

6. Kadena De Mano Fighting Circuit (KDM FC)

Eastern Asia, Asia - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Lightweight	Chan Kim Huat	December 2002	0
Featherweight	Tomohiro Takeuchi	June 1997	5
Bantamweight	Kanji Togo	January 2001	2
Women's	Sayoko Ebisawa	August 2002	1

7. British Cage Fighting (BCF)

London, British Isles - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Carter Potter	September 2000	2
Light Heavyweight	Tikhon Diev	March 2002	0
Middleweight	Vacant	-	-
Welterweight	Will Kane	February 1997	5
Lightweight	Seth O'Breen	March 2000	3

8. Fight League Brazil (FLB)

Brazil, South America - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Vacant	-	-
Light Heavyweight	Silvio Leite	December 2002	0
Middleweight	Vacant	-	-
Welterweight	Vacant	-	-
Lightweight	Branco	September 2002	0

9. Fist War Arts (FWA)

Ontario, Canada - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Vacant	-	-
Light Heavyweight	Joshua Hope	August 2002	0
Middleweight	Tuck Durdell	August 2002	0
Welterweight	Rich Robinson	December 2002	0

10. Signature Martial Arts (SIGMA)

Germany, Europe - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Lefter Oktay	December 2000	1
Light Heavyweight	Tikhon Diev	September 2002	0
Middleweight	Fjodor Kanchelskis	December 1997	5
Welterweight	Kenneth Toadspew	April 1999	3
Lightweight	Lubos Plasil	September 2001	1
Featherweight	Snorri Gunnarsson	October 1998	4

Pound-for-Pound - Top Ten

#	Champion	Contracted to	Record	2002 Fights
1	Rav Kapur	GAMMA	14-0	def. James Foster def. Christopher Sharp
2	Sho Kitabatake	ALPHA-1	21-0	def. Zvonimir Asanovic
3	Sukarno	ALPHA-1	32-0	def. Takahiro Nakamura def. Motoji Hoji
4	Fiyero Lermontov	GAMMA	19-0	def. Glen Siemaszko def. Duane Weatherly
5	Tomohiro Takeuchi	SENSHI, KDM FC	23-2	def. H. M. Menzel def. Dexter Darling
6	Noach Van Der Capellen	ALPHA-1	28-3	def. Chew Chua
7	Fjodor Kanchelskis	SIGMA, AGGP	16-0	def. Casim Yenkini def. Drazen Gabelich
8	Lefter Oktay	SIGMA, AGGP	17-0	def. Jean-Pierre Richellau
9	Joaquim Fontes	-	27-3	def. Joey Valdez
10	Li-Kong Ho	ALPHA-1	31-3	def. Masahiro Maeno def. Kei Maki def. Ikeda Kenkichio

Closing doors

Promotion	Based	Span	Shows held	Notable alumni
Atlas MMA Federation (ATLAS)	Florida, United States	2001-03	7	Willy Bassett (1-0); Ralph Concannon (3-0); Sammy Gaffigan (1-0); Layla Holmes (1-0); Samantha Sachs (1-0); Ross Smith (1-0); Markus Waller (1-0)
Ring WARRIORS (WARRIORS)	Ireland	2001-03	7	Stafford Alois (2-0); Lars Bohlin (2-0); George Laurent (2-0); Lukas Melberg (1-1); Harry Milne (2-0); Thorbjorn Rekdal (1-0)

Scottie · February 5, 2015

"SENSHI.5" Highlights: Takeuchi subs Yamazaki; Allen upsets Humphreys

TOKYO, Japan - It took him nearly half an hour, but Tomohiro Takeuchi remained unbeaten in KSS-SENSHI following a third round submission of compatriot Mochihito Yamazaki.

The 32-year old was again outweighed by nearly 20 pounds, but proved far too good for Yamazaki who struggled to impose himself on the bout. Takeuchi's jab was on point, but it was on the ground where he made life most difficult for Yamazaki who was forced to consistently defend himself against submission attempts from "Samurai Spirit".

While Yamazaki managed to hold Takeuchi off for two-and-a-half rounds, he succumbed with three minutes to go as Takeuchi got the hooks in deep and forced him to submit to a rear naked choke.

Takeuchi (24-2, 3-0 SENSHI) finishes his third bout under the KSS-SENSHI banner, but he was made to wait for it throughout the protracted battle. Yamazaki (10-3, 1-1 SENSHI) snaps a five-fight winning streak after he stunned Aaron McBroom at KSS-SENSHI.3.

Allen outwrestles Humphreys, takes decision win

Jack Humphreys was presumably a victory away from a big money showdown with Takeuchi, but the 34-year old's plans were derailed in the short term after he was surprisingly beaten by Arizona native David Allen.

Allen, who had gone 1-1 in KSS-SENSHI, picked up his second straight victory in a close fight with Humphreys which was marked by his dogged determination to take "The Show Stopper" down.

At no stage did either fighter go close to finishing his opponent, and although Allen landed fewer standing strikes on Humphreys he was able to control large portions of the match on the ground as he took the talented wrestler down four times. At 31, "Magnum" Allen managed to pick up his biggest victory in some time as all three judges decided he had won the fight.

Allen (19-6, 2-1 SENSHI) called out Takeuchi for himself following the fight, but it is not known whether KSS-SENSHI will go down that path. Humphreys (27-12, 1-1 SENSHI) suffers his third loss from his past four outings in a bitter blow to his prospects post-GAMMA.

Ina outslugs Ballard in drab battle, calls out Goto

The revival of Yoritimo Ina's MMA career seems to be on as he was awarded a unanimous decision win over GAMMA veteran Ashley Ballard in a tedious three-round battle.

Ina, the former ALPHA-1 light heavyweight champion, had not won a fight in nearly four years, but did enough to take his 25th career victory without ever going close to finishing Ballard.

The two engaged in a protracted hesitant striking battle that had the crowd frustrated throughout. In thirty minutes, Ina threw an incredible 420 punches, but never once rocked Ballard whose face was heavily bruised by the end of the fight. The 31-year old American looked lazy and uninterested throughout the fight as he failed to put pressure on Ina and preferred to sit back hoping Ina would make a mistake. That mistake never came.

Ina's (25-11-1, 1-0-1 SENSHI) second KSS-SENSHI fight was no better than his first, that ended in a unanimous draw with Niko Soldo. However, the quality of his opponents makes a predicted headliner against Gekko Goto a real possibility after the 33-year old called Goto out in the post-show press conference. Ballard (15-4, 0-1 SENSHI) loses just his fourth MMA fight, but has gone 2-4 in his past six outings.

Goto makes it four straight, humiliates Banks

The downward spiral of Leon Banks' MMA career continued with another defeat - this time to 30-year old "Iron Wolverine" Gekko Goto.

Goto extended his KSS-SENSHI winning streak to four fights as he impressively dispatched Banks inside two minutes by submission. Banks, who won his KSS-SENSHI debut against Frank Analysis last October, found himself unable to deal with Goto's impressive grappling as he was taken down early and submitted by the J1 Circle prospect.

Banks' boxing has earned him most of his career success, but he was unable to exert any influence in the stand-up as Goto took him down almost immediately. After a three-round affair in his last outing, Goto had it a lot easier here as he forced Banks to tap out to an armbar.

Goto (13-3, 4-0 SENSHI) continues his streak of victories, and must be considered ready for a showdown with either Ina or Niko Soldo. Banks (33-16, 1-1 SENSHI) did himself no favours, but will presumably be given another chance under the KSS-SENSHI banner.

Other highlights

- Mushanokoji Arai (4-0, 3-0 SENSHI) maintained his unbeaten record with an impressive first round victory over 35-year old GAMMA veteran Yan Hasluck (8-6, 2-1 SENSHI). Hasluck's original opponent was undefeated Finnish heavyweight Roope Kuqi, but Arai was called in on a month's notice after Kuqi withdrew with a side strain. In his most impressive performance yet, Arai overwhelmed the New York native on the ground to submit him by armbar at the 3:16 mark.

- Blurcat's #5 ranked welterweight Evgeni Medtner (28-6, 1-0 SENSHI) easily accounted for Bakin Sakamoto (24-14, 0-1 SENSHI) in his KSS-SENSHI debut. In a lopsided matchup, Medtner took the kick boxer down early in the fight and submitted him by rear naked choke. The win is Medtner's seventh in his past eight fights.

- In a late addition to the card, American Jerry Bogdanovich (12-1, 1-0 SENSHI) took just three minutes to knock out fellow striker Inejiro Chiba (18-11, 0-2 SENSHI). Bogdanovich started aggressively and knocked Chiba down with a brutal right hook. The 36-year old failed to defend himself on the ground as he was swarmed by the New Jersey native's strikes to end the bout by TKO.

- In the night's opener, Genki Shinashi (12-4, 1-0 SENSHI) made a successful start to his SENSHI career as he sensationally submitted Joey Valdez (12-3, 1-3 SENSHI) with just a second left in the first round. Senshi's dogged wrestling proved too much for Valdez throughout the first round, but it looked as if the Mexican boxer would survive the opening frame. However, with just a second left he inexplicably tapped out to a rear naked choke - apparently panicking as Shinashi only had it locked in for moments.

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SENSHI.5 | 29.03.03 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Genki Shinashi def. Joey Valdez by submission (rear naked choke) at 9:59 of round 1
2. Jerry Bogdanovich def. Inejiro Chiba by TKO (punches) at 3:00 of round 1
3. Evgeni Medtner def. Bakin Sakamoto by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:09 of round 1
4. Mushanokoji Arai def. Yan Hasluck by submission (armbar) at 3:16 of round 1
5. Gekko Goto def. Leon Banks by submission (armbar) at 1:58 of round 1
6. Yoritomo Ina def. Ashley Ballard by unanimous decision
7. David Allen def. Jack Humphreys by unanimous decision
8. Main event - Tomohiro Takeuchi def. Mochihito Yamazaki by submission (rear naked choke) at 7:15 of round 3

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Scottie · February 5, 2015

Russian heavyweight Aleksander Ivanov makes Japanese debut at Jul. 19's "SENSHI.6"
Sean Smith, 7 June, 2003

Two-time SIGMA Heavyweight champ Aleksander Ivanov is one of many fighters making his KSS-SENSHI debut as he headlines SENSHI.6 from Tokyo on 19 July.

Ivanov (13-1) faces former GAMMA fighter Benoit LeVoir (7-5) in the main event, with LeVoir on a two-fight winning streak since being cut from GAMMA in November 2001. Ivanov is on a four-fight winning streak himself, having most recently avenged his 2000 loss to Lefter Oktay with a second round KO of the Turkish heavyweight in January.

What at first glance seems like a mismatch might not be so easy for Ivanov, with the 6 ft 9 in LeVoir capable of knocking fighters out with his big right hand.

In the co-main event, two former GAMMA fighters do battle as veterans Elgar (29-10) and Anthony LeToussier (16-4) meet for the first time. LeToussier's long GAMMA career almost surprisingly came to an end following his February loss to Lawrence Herringbone, and the 30-year old has already said he wants to fight his way back into the company. In contrast, 39-year old Brazilian legend Elgar's first GAMMA run ended at 1-3 following a disappointing hat trick of defeats.

Elsewhere, two more KSS-SENSHI debutants take the ring as Polish heavyweight Jozef Jankowski (9-0) meets New Zealand all-rounder Carter Potter (22-5). Jankowski has come under the microscope in recent weeks following suggestions he is on the cusp of signing a deal with GAMMA, but his focus must be on the Kiwi who Blurcat ranks as the world's ninth best heavyweight. Potter has won five of his last six fights, with his most recent defeat a unanimous decision loss to Oktay.

In the night's opening bout, long-time ALPHA-1 stalwart 36-year old Bambang Sriyanto (27-11-2) faces life away from the Japanese heavyweights against American Dexter Darling (18-8-1, 0-1 SENSHI). With both fighters competing for continued relevance in the welterweight division, Sriyanto comes in as a slight favourite despite a terrible four-fight losing streak led to his sacking from ALPHA-1 in January.

Elsewhere on the card, Muhammad Hamzah (22-14, 0-1 SENSHI) makes his first KSS-SENSHI appearance since KSS-SENSHI 1 against Aaron McBroom (13-6, 1-1 SENSHI); 29-year old wrestler Kagetoki Sekigawa (1-0) meets Kensuke Tanaka (7-1, 0-1 SENSHI); Roope Kuqi (8-0) returns from injury against Bokkai Maruya (2-2, 0-1 SENSHI); and talented Bulgarian welterweight Dominykas Jankovic (16-6) meets Suketsune Okuma (10-1).

SENSHI.6 | 16.07.03 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Dexter Darling vs. Bambang Sriyanto
2. Dominykas Jankovic vs. Suketsune Okuma
3. Roope Kuqi vs. Bokkai Maruya
4. Kagetoki Sekigawa vs. Kensuke Tanaka
5. Muhammad Hamzah vs. Aaron McBroom
6. Jozef Jankowski vs. Carter Potter
7. Elgar vs. Anthony LeToussier
8. Main event - Aleksander Ivanov vs. Benoit LeVoir

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Scottie · February 5, 2015

"SENSHI.6" Highlights: Ivanov eases past LeVoir; LeToussier crushes Elgar

TOKYO, Japan - Pundits feared it would be too easy for Aleksander Ivanov and the Russian giant took no time proving them right as he steamrolled GAMMA veteran Benoit LeVoir in the main event of SENSHI.6.

The 27-year old "Great Bear" proved far too good in his Japanese debut for the Frenchman, as he submitted him in the opening minutes after taking the slugger down with ease.

The sambo star, whose one career loss was avenged in January of this year, managed to work LeVoir up against the ropes early and then take him down with an impressive suplex. It was a feat of strength LeVoir did not expect from Ivanov who was outweighed by 35 pounds and stood seven inches shorter than the French kick boxer.

From there, Ivanov easily submitted LeVoir by an armbar to pick up his first KSS-SENSHI win.

In truth, LeVoir set a low bar for Ivanov (14-1, 1-0 SENSHI) - one that the Russian cleared easily. LeVoir (7-6, 0-1 SENSHI) will surely receive another fight under the SENSHI banner having performed a service for the Japanese promotion's promoters.

LeToussier destroys Elgar with punches, kicks and stomps

In an entertaining co-main event, Anthony LeToussier started on his road back to relevance as the Canadian knocked out Brazilian veteran Elgar.

The man known as "Live Wire" looked crisper and more motivated than many former GAMMA alumni who have stepped into the SENSHI ring as he picked the veteran Elgar apart with a vicious assault of strikes.

After feeling out the dangerous Muay Thai fighter for half of the first round, LeToussier found his opening at the six minute mark as he knocked Elgar off his feet with a big right hand. Taking advantage of the modified rules, LeToussier laid a brutal beatdown on the 39-year old with soccer kicks and stomps.

Bloodied, Elgar somehow survived the round, but a straight right early in the second round had him reeling. This time LeToussier wasted no time experimenting as he did what comes naturally to him; knocking Elgar out cold with a big right and following it up with a few punches for the road on the mat.

The dominant victory comes at an important time for LeToussier (17-4, 1-0 SENSHI) who was somewhat surprisingly cut from GAMMA following a run of 2-4 since his failed challenge of Spencer Rubenstein at GAMMA 27. In contrast, Elgar (29-11, 0-1 SENSHI) suffers a brutal KO that must, at nearly 40 years of age, leave him considering his future.

Potter wins classic, submits Jankowski

British Cage Fighting heavyweight champion Carter Potter made a heck of an impression in his KSS-SENSHI debut as he came back from nearly being finished early to hand Polish heavyweight Jozef Jankowski his first career defeat.

In easily the best fight in a night of good fights, Jankowski looked to be on top of the world just two-and-a-half minutes in as he knocked Potter down with a straight left that badly rocked him. The 27-year old kick boxer, however, was unable to finish the Kiwi there as Potter survived to the end of the round.

That left hand was Jankowski's biggest chance for the fight, as Potter, clearly shaken, attempted to avoid Jankowski's heavy hitting as he repeatedly took the slightly bigger man down.

With KSS-SENSHI judges deciding the winner on an overall basis as opposed to the 10-point must system, the early knockdown clearly made Potter feel uneasy. The 35-year old's situation became more urgent in the third round, where he showed his undoubted class by submitting Jankowski with a kimura.

Potter (23-5, 1-0 SENSHI) immediately makes his mark on Japanese MMA with a fantastic performance. Jankowski (9-1, 0-1 SENSHI), meanwhile, becomes the latest in a line of fighters to head from KSS-SENSHI to GAMMA on the back of a defeat following his signing a fortnight ago. Clearly, he has some work to do on his ground game.

McBroom dominant, knocks out Hamzah

GAMMA veteran Aaron McBroom earned his second victory under the KSS-SENSHI banner as he defeated the returning Muhammad Hamzah by knock out.

In Hamzah's first outing since a KSS-SENSHI.1 main event defeat to Joaquim Fontes, the 37-year old Indonesian had gone 4-0 on the Japanese regional circuit. He found a different class of opponent altogether, though, in the form of McBroom, who avoided Hamzah's dangerous submission game altogether by knocking him out three minutes into the fight.

In a superb combination, McBroom sent Hamzah into retreat with a left then right hand that landed cleanly. The veteran stumbled backwards into the ropes, and bounced back disastrously into a head kick from McBroom that finished him before he hit the mat.

McBroom (14-6, 2-1 SENSHI) bounces back from his disappointing KSS-SENSHI.3 defeat to Mochihito Yamazaki in impressive style. Hamzah (22-16, 0-2 SENSHI) is back to square one and, at 37, might have found his level in small Japanese shows.

Other highlights

- In the night's opening bout, Bambang Sriyanto (28-11-2, 1-0 SENSHI) snapped a four-fight losing streak with a drab decision victory over Dexter Darling (18-9-1, 0-2 SENSHI). Darling never got close as he was outwrestled and outpointed by the Indonesian veteran whose immense popularity might warrant a big name fight in his next outing.

- Bulgarian Dominykas Jankovic (17-6, 1-0 SENSHI) impressed in his KSS-SENSHI debut as he submitted 26-year old local Suketsune Okuma (10-2, 0-1 SENSHI) in the first round. Okuma, a talented grappler, was overwhelmed by the Euro Team Thunder prospect who smothered him for nine minutes and then submitted him by rear naked choke.

- Finland's Roope Kuqi (9-0, 1-0 SENSHI) kept his undefeated record alive as he submitted Bokkai Maruya (2-3, 0-2 SENSHI) in the second round. Maruya's only other outing resulted in a submission loss to Yan Hasluck, and was no better against Veeti Kuqi's boy as the Finn dominated proceedings with his heavy hands and surprising submission skills.

- In the night's other bout, Kensuke Tanaka (8-1, 1-1 SENSHI) bounced back from an expected loss to Jack Humphreys at SENSHI.4 with a last-ditch TKO win over Kagetoki Sekigawa (1-1, 0-1 SENSHI). 29-year old Sekigawa, a decorated amateur wrestler, was surprisingly active in the stand-up as he seemed almost unwilling to take Tanaka down. For nearly three rounds, he looked on track for his second MMA win as he picked away at Tanaka from a distance with a surprisingly on-point jab. With a minute to go, though, Tanaka sensationally took Sekigawa down with a Greco-Roman slam, before finishing him with ground and pound with just fourteen seconds left in the bout.

SENSHI.6 | 16.07.03 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Bambang Sriyanto def. Dexter Darling by unanimous decision
2. Dominykas Jankovic def. Suketsune Okuma by submission (rear naked choke) at 9:15 of round 1
3. Roope Kuqi def. Bokkai Maruya by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:56 of round 2
4. Kensuke Tanaka def. Kagetoki Sekigawa by TKO (punches) at 9:46 of round 3
5. Aaron McBroom def. Muhammad Hamzah by KO (right high kick) at 3:41 of round 1
6. Carter Potter def. Jozef Jankowski by submission (kimura) at 4:07 of round 3
7. Anthony LeToussier def. Elgar by KO (right hook) at 1:21 of round 2
8. Main event - Aleksander Ivanov def. Benoit LeVoir by submission (armbar) at 2:23 of round 1

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Scottie · February 6, 2015

Hayashi/Waller to headline "SENSHI.7", Goto faces biggest test yet at "SENSHI.8"
Sean Smith, 15 July, 2003

In a surprise move, KSS-SENSHI have revealed the main events of "SENSHI.7" on Sep 13 and "SENSHI.8" on Nov 22, with both events to take place in Tokyo.

Two KSS-SENSHI debutants headline the Sep 13 card, as XCC Bantamweight Champion Markus Waller (11-0) puts his undefeated record on the line against former ALPHA-1 Lightweight Champion Fumiaki Hayashi (18-9). At "SENSHI.8", 31-year old "Iron Wolverine" Gekko Goto (13-3, 4-0 SENSHI) faces the biggest test of his career as he meets undefeated SIGMA and AGGP middleweight champion Fjodor Kanchelskis (18-0), who is currently Blurcat's No. 1 Pound-for-Pound fighter.

In the co-main event of "SENSHI.7", Niko Soldo (21-3-2, 2-0-1) seeks to avenge his December 2002 defeat as he meets undefeated Russian Valentin Taneyev (13-0, 1 NC) in Taneyev's SENSHI debut. Soldo dropped just the third fight of his career against Taneyev at an AGGP event in Moscow, and will be itching to avenge the momentum-stopping loss.

Elsewhere on the card, undefeated Japanese monster Mushanokoji Arai (4-0, 3-0 SENSHI) looks to continue his streak in a re-match against part-time MMA fighter/kick boxer Tessai Ebisawa (4-1, 0-1 SENSHI). Arai has built up a strong following under the KSS-SENSHI banner with submission wins over Frank Analysis, Ebisawa and Yan Hasluck. Ebisawa, a highly rated kick boxer, looks to avenge his only career defeat having gone close to finishing Arai in their first meeting.

In the night's opening bout, Mochihito Yamazaki (10-3, 1-1 SENSHI) seeks to bounce back from his loss to Tomohiro Takeuchi at SENSHI.5 as he fights 35-year old GAMMA product Jack Humphreys (27-12, 1-1 SENSHI) in what is sure to be an intriguing wrestling battle.

SENSHI.7 | 13.09.03 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Jack Humphreys (27-12, 1-1 SENSHI) vs. Mochihito Yamazaki (10-3, 1-1 SENSHI)
2. Louis De La Torre (14-0) vs. Joey Valdez (12-3, 1-3 SENSHI)
3. Arthur Foster (4-0) vs. Tomomi Yakuta (1-3)
4. Leon Banks (33-16, 1-1 SENSHI) vs. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi (1-1, 1-1 SENSHI)
5. Jerry Bogdanovich (12-1, 1-0 SENSHI) vs. Shuncho Sakurai (14-8)
6. Mushanokoji Arai (4-0, 3-0 SENSHI) vs. Tessai Ebisawa (4-1, 0-1 SENSHI) (2nd meeting)
7. Niko Soldo (21-3-2, 2-0-1 SENSHI) vs. Valentin Taneyev (13-0, 1 NC) (2nd meeting)
8. Main event - Fumiaki Hayashi (18-9) vs. Markus Waller (11-0)

SENSHI.8 (Subject to chang) | 22.11.03 | Tokyo, Japan
1. Bunrakuken Abe (14-8) vs. Eizan Ijichi (13-5-1)
2. Kojuro Kudo (15-6, 1 NC) vs. Martin Scott (3-0)
3. Main event - Gekko Goto (13-3, 4-0 SENSHI) vs. Fjodor Kanchelskis (18-0)

Is there anything people want to see/see more of? Open to suggestions.

Paatero · February 6, 2015

I like what you're doing currently. I get a strong Japanese MMA feel, focusing on good domestic talent and interesting international personalities and fighting styles. Just don't go too far overboard with bringing in international talent so it doesn't become just any other company . The uniqueness is a definite strength.

A strong Japanese tradition in real life MMA is the new years eve event, which is something we haven't had a chance to see yet (I think?). I think trying to book a somewhat special new year's eve card would be fun. It's a shame with no one night tournaments, but maybe the tournaments that exist could be a good way to crown champions, if you've planned to implement any. If not, a tournament would still be intriguing with the right fighters (just remember to book alternates, crucial with WMMA4 ). The no-champion format is definitely unique and interesting as well, though.

Scottie · February 7, 2015

Thanks for the thoughts, man. I am definitely trying to keep a balance between Japanese and foreign fighters, but there is unfortunately a real dearth of unemployed good fighters or fighters with name value from Japan that aren't featherweights. I won't be able to put on a New Year's event this year, but hopefully it will happen in 2004. As for the tournaments, yeah, the plan is to have at least one following SENSHI.8. I'm trying to follow the Pride schedule - at least originally - who followed this up with a GP opening round and then a one-night openweight tournament to crown the winner. This is what I would have liked to have done before I found out one-night tournaments were gone, so I might have to do two tournaments in stages throughout 2004. In more frustrating news: <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="39129" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Aleksander Ivanov signs with GAMMA Current SIGMA and AGGP heavyweight champion Aleksander Ivanov (14-1) has signed a five-fight deal with the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts...</div></blockquote> This follows them re-signing David Allen and Aaron McBroom in the past couple of weeks. I think I need to start signing people to exclusive deals. :/

Scottie · February 7, 2015

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="39129" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>"SENSHI.7" Highlights: Waller carves up Hayashi in Japanese debut, Taneyev beats Soldo to go 2-0 TOKYO, Japan - Markus Waller showed no signs of stage fright in his Japanese debut, as the world's top bantamweight submitted former ALPHA-1 lightweight champ Fumiaki Hayashi inside the first five minutes. Although 36-year old Hayashi is not anywhere near his prime having dropped his last six fights, Waller's victory was more symbolic than anything of his rise as one of the world's top fighters. Hayashi's strength has always been his kick boxing and, six-fight losing streak or not, the Wisconsin native was clearly not willing to spend too much time on his feet. Waller shot for the takedown early in the contest, though Hayashi showed that his takedown defence is not to be ignored. Waller, however, eventually got his way, where Hayashi was always going to struggle. The Shark Tank fighter showed why his black belt jiu jitsu is feared at 135 back in the States as, even outweighed by 19 pounds, he cranked an arm triangle and forced Hayashi to submit at the 3:26 mark. Waller (12-0, 1-0 SENSHI) picks up a victory over a big name, but clearly one past his prime. The 27-year old is clearly being groomed for the big money fight - Tomohiro Takeuchi must be waiting. Hayashi (18-10, 0-1 SENSHI) drops his tenth MMA fight, and he looks a shadow of the fighter who, at one stage of his career, had an imposing record of 18-4. Taneyev too good for overwhelmed Soldo There were warning signs for KSS-SENSHI's attempt to make Niko Soldo their marquee attraction when he failed to get a result against Yoritomo Ina in their half hour bout at KSS-SENSHI.3. At SENSHI.7, Valentin Taneyev extinguished those plans as he secured his second victory over the Croatian kick boxer in the co-main event. In their first outing in Russia last year, Taneyev stunned Soldo with a unanimous decision victory. His win here, although coming from the judges again, was even more dominant and came with the added bonus of Japanese judges as opposed to allegedly crooked locals in Moscow. Soldo struggled to deal with Taneyev's relentless wrestling game as the Russian took him down three times where he punished him with some heavy ground and pound. Somewhat surprisingly, Taneyev even bested the dangerous kick boxer in the stand-up exchanges, as Soldo again tentatively engaged the well-rounded Russian. Taneyev (14-0, 1 NC) wins his first fight in Japan in convincing style, although his record is still tarnished by the positive drug test following his win over Greece's Alekos Karabatsos in 2001. 34-year old Soldo (21-4-2, 2-1-1 SENSHI) drops his first KSS-SENSHI bout, and his second from his last three outings. Arai wins re-match, submits Ebisawa - again Heavyweight prospect Mushanokoji Arai did it again as he came back from the brink to beat nationally ranked kickboxer Tessai Ebisawa in the second round. In their first bout, Ebisawa dropped Arai with a left cross early, but was submitted in the second round. This time, Ebisawa's crisp striking hurt Arai badly in the early parts of the second round as he again landed his trusty left cross. The 21-year old, however, was again unable to finish Arai and just minutes later was swept by the talented BJJ artist who submitted him by armbar again. Arai (5-0, 4-0 SENSHI) remains undefeated in MMA, but questions continue to be asked about his ability to face top strikers. Ebisawa (4-2, 0-2 SENSHI) loses his second outing, and must be raring to face an opponent who isn't Mushanokoji Arai. Bogdonovich steals the show with impressive Sakurai KO 33-year old American Jerry Bogdonovich could have been forgiven for thinking that his chances of making a living out of MMA had passed him by following his PMMA 1 loss to Martin Scott last year. However the "Dockland Destroyer" continued to make a name for himself in Japan with an awesome knock out of ALPHA-1 veteran Shuncho Sakurai. Sakurai had dropped his past three fights before being cut from ALPHA-1 earlier this year, but the 31-year old karate fighter posed interesting problems for the less classically-trained Bogdonovich. Bogdonovich, however, used the fight as target practice as he twice overwhelmed Sakurai with strikes only to fail to finish him on the mat. In the latter parts of the second round, though, Bogdonovich landed the killer blow on his battered opponent as he unleashed with a big right cross that sent Sakurai pirouetting face-first into the mat. Bogdonovich (13-1, 2-0 SENSHI) puts himself in contention for the rumoured SENSHI middleweight title tournament in the new year with a second victory by strikes. Sakurai's (14-9, 0-1 SENSHI) slump continues with his fourth loss in four fights. Other highlights - In the night's opening bout, former GAMMA welterweight title contender Jack Humphreys (28-12, 2-1 SENSHI) earned his second KSS-SENSHI win with a split decision win over Mochihito Yamazaki (10-4, 1-2 SENSHI). In a terrible start to the evening, Humphreys was content with a toothless striking game and lay-and-pray style to do just enough to steal the victory over the 28-year old Yamazaki. It was a far cry from the motivated Humphreys that showed up to the showdown with Kensuke Tanaka at SENSHI.4, which gives credence to rumours that he has already inked a deal to return to GAMMA in the new year. - In a surprisingly reserved contest, Joey Valdez (13-3, 2-3 SENSHI) snapped a three-fight losing streak to hand compatriot Louis De La Torre (14-1, 0-1 SENSHI) his first MMA defeat. While De La Torre took Valdez down twice, he lost overall according to the judges after Valdez dropped him twice with strikes throughout the fight. - Highly rated Scottish fighter Arthur Foster (5-0, 1-0 SENSHI) started his KSS-SENSHI career with a win as he submitted ALPHA-1 veteran "Big Show" Tomomi Yakuta (1-4, 0-1 SENSHI) in the third round. Foster's all-round skills held him in good stead for the showdown with the Muay Thai fighter, but after controlling the first two rounds he looked in trouble when Yakuta knocked him down in the third round with his left hand. Foster survived and, looking down the barrel of being adjudged the loser on account of Yakuta's near finish, he eventually recovered to submit the Japanese fighter just a minute later to win the fight. - Leon Banks' (33-17, 1-2 SENSHI) MMA career must be coming to an end as he showed up out of shape and confidence against Japanese youngster Yoshiaki Kashiwagi (2-1, 2-1 SENSHI). Kashiwagi had reason to fear Banks' striking, but paid it no attention as he put Banks on the ground late in the first round. A stunned Banks could not withstand the punishment that followed, and submitted to strikes for the first time in his career. SENSHI.7 | 13.09.03 | Tokyo, Japan 1. Jack Humphreys def. Mochihito Yamazaki by split decision 2. Joey Valdez def. Louis De La Torre by unanimous decision 3. Arthur Foster def. Tomomi Yakuta by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:26 of round 3 4. Yoshiaki Kashiwagi def. Leon Banks by submission (strikes) at 8:05 of round 1 5. Jerry Bogdonovich def. Shuncho Sakurai by KO (right cross) at 8:15 of round 2 6. Mushanokoji Arai def. Tessai Ebisawa by submission (armbar) at 1:58 of round 2 7. Valentin Taneyev def. Niko Soldo by unanimous decision 8. Main event - Markus Waller def. Fumiaki Hayashi by submission (arm triangle) at 3:26 of round 1</div></blockquote> ---

Scottie · February 8, 2015

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="39129" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>"SENSHI.8" to be broadcast on subscription TV, Ina to make final KSS-SENSHI appearance KSS-SENSHI have announced its "SENSHI.8" show on 22 Nov 2003 will be broadcast live through cable company Japanese Sports Vision. The landmark deal is for an initial 10 shows, with the 22 Nov card headlined by a showdown between Japanese prospect Gekko Goto (13-3, 4-0 SENSHI) and former #1 pound-for-pound fighter Fjodor Kanchelskis (18-0). The packed card also includes an appearance by 33-year old Tomohiro Takeuchi (25-2, 3-0 SENSHI) who makes his third KSS-SENSHI appearance against highly rated national wrestling champion Shintaro Fugunaga (4-0). Fugunaga, in his first appearance for the Japanese promotion, most recently took a split decision victory over Tomomi Takamura in June and the 29-year old boasts impressive grappling skills capable of matching those of Takeuchi. Elsewhere on the card, what five years ago might have been a dream bout will finally occur as former GAMMA middleweight champion Maarten de Vries (17-10) meets former ALPHA-1 light heavyweight champ Yoritomo Ina (25-11-1, 1-0-1 SENSHI) for the very first time. Ina's third SENSHI appearance will likely be his last, after his management confirmed that he would depart the promotion following the expiry of his contract at the end of this year. The 34-year old is said to have signed a four-fight deal with competing Japanese promotion EPFL (Extreme Premier Fighting League) based out of Matsuyama. SENSHI.8 | 22.11.03 | Tokyo, Japan 1. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Bakin Sakamoto (24-14, 0-1 SENSHI) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Matsudaira Satoh (13-4) 2. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Kazuo Aizawa (8-5) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/fr.png Maxime Giresse (8-1) 3. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Kojuro Kudo (15-6, 1 NC) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/mx.png Joey Valdez (13-3, 2-3 SENSHI)* 4. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Bunrakuken Abe (14-8) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Eizan Ijichi (13-5-1) 5. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Katsunosuki Nakata (9-6, 0-1 SENSHI) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Suketsune Okuma (10-2, 0-1 SENSHI)^ 6. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/nl.png Maarten de Vries (17-10) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Yoritomo Ina (25-11-1, 1-0-1 SENSHI) 7. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Shintaro Fugunaga (4-0) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Tomohiro Takeuchi (25-2, 3-0 SENSHI) 8. Main event - http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Gekko Goto (13-3, 4-0 SENSHI) vs. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/ru.png Fjodor Kanchelskis (18-0) * Joey Valdez replaced Martin Scott at short notice on Oct 25 ^ Nakata won the first meeting against Okuma in 2001</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center">http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af77/gammadiary/SENSHI8.jpg </div>

Paatero · February 8, 2015

I love the Ina vs De Vries match up, that's very Pride-esque. De Vries in general is the perfect fighter for you, while he is limited, he is popular and exciting. The Takeuchi match up is fun, too. Big opportunity or a mismatch, we'll see <img alt="

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Scottie · February 8, 2015

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="39129" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>"SENSHI.8" Highlights: Takeuchi stunned in horror show, Kanchelskis survives aggressive Goto TOKYO, Japan - Russian middleweight Fjodor Kanchelskis has continued his impressive undefeated record as he took a unanimous decision victory over local favourite Gekko Goto in the main event of KSS-SENSHI's television debut from Tokyo, Japan. It was one of Kanchelskis' biggest tests in recent times against the 31-year old "Iron Wolverine" who had won his past four fights on his home turf. The St. Petersburg Elite product, however, showed impressive resilience as he avoided Goto's aggressive striking to dominate the J1 Circle fighter on the mat. Despite Kanchelskis' recent European dominance, Goto was unperturbed as he tested Kanchelskis out with a relentless jab that at times had the usually aggressive Russian worried. "The Russian Nightmare", however, was more persistent in his search for the takedown, including a momentous suplex in the middle of the third round that almost certainly secured the judges' decision. Kanchelskis (19-0, 1-0 SENSHI) remains unbeaten in his nine-year career, and looks set to take a spot in the rumoured Middleweight Grand Prix next year. Goto (13-4, 4-1 SENSHI) suffers his first defeat in nearly two years, but will take a lot out of his game performance. Takeuchi's reign comes to an end in stunning upset Japanese featherweight king Tomohiro Takeuchi had not lost a fight in nearly a decade, and in the most unlikely of results the 33-year old was beaten by a man in just his fifth MMA fight. Former nationally ranked wrestler Shintaro Fugunaga picked up arguably the biggest upset of 2003 as the 29-year old stole a shock split decision victory in a terrible spectacle in the SENSHI.8 co-main event. While Takeuchi looked uninspired in his fourth KSS-SENSHI outing against what some described as an "unworthy" opponent, almost everyone in attendance thought he had done enough against his opponent. Although known for his grappling. Fugunaga did all he could to avoid a mat-based fight and spent most of his time circling the veteran and picking him off with weak jabs. Despite being taken down twice and offering little offense from his back, the 5 ft 3 in Fugunaga was stunningly awarded a split decision victory. A devastated Takeuchi almost immediately left the ring following the bout as the stunned crowd - and broadcasters - watched on. Fugunaga (5-0, 1-0 SENSHI) almost immediately makes a name for himself by the stunning upset of one of the world's top fighters. Takeuchi (25-3, 3-1 SENSHI), meanwhile, suffers just his third career defeat, and a rematch between the two would have been on the cards were it not for the terrible spectacle that ensued. De Vries drops Ina twice, takes decision win In the battle of the former champions, the Netherlands' Maarten de Vries won out as he defeated former ALPHA-1 light heavyweight champ Yoritomo Ina by decision in an entertaining bout. The 36-year old "Executioner" snapped a five-fight losing streak in a split decision victory over the inaugural ALPHA-1 champ, although he was far less aggressive than Ina who threw 335 punches throughout the three rounds. While De Vries was far more reserved than his Japanese opponent when striking, he made his strikes count as he twice put Ina on the ground but failed to finish the fight. Ina surprised many by his willingness to keep the fight standing against the dangerous Bear Pit striker, but was unable to land the killer blow on the Dutchman who took the win on two judges' scorecards. De Vries (18-10, 1-0 SENSHI) picks up a much-needed victory and will be angling for inclusion in the mooted SENSHI Middleweight tournament in 2004. Ina (25-12-1, 1-1-1 SENSHI) already announced the De Vries bout would be his last under the KSS-SENSHI banner, but will nonetheless be disappointed at his failure to secure his second victory in three fights. Valdez revival continues, knocks out Kudo in the third Two months ago, Joey Valdez was on a three-fight losing streak with KSS-SENSHI and was potentially in danger of being cut from the organisation. Now the Mexican boxer is on a two-fight streak following a superb victory over ALPHA-1 veteran Kojuro Kudo. After a dull first round, 29-year old Valdez stamped his mark on the bout early in the second as he caught Kudo with a nice combination that ended with a left cross. The Japanese fighter fell to the mat hurt, but recovered well to trap Valdez near the end of the round and punish him with dirty boxing. But Valdez, in his second fight in as many months, was up to the task in the third as he came out aggressively to smother Kudo against the ropes. Separated by the referee, Valdez took advantage of the break in Kudo's concentration to almost immediately land another left hook on the Mok Gar Dojo product to knock him out cold at the four minute mark of the third round. Valdez (14-3, 3-3 SENSHI) levels his KSS-SENSHI record at three wins and three losses with a second KO victory for the Japanese promotion. Kudo's (15-7, 1 NC, 0-1 SENSHI) KSS-SENSHI debut ends disastrously as he was consistently out pointed by the Mexican boxer. Other highlights - In their second meeting, Katsunosuki Nakata (10-6, 1-1 SENSHI) leveled the scores at 1-1 with Suketsune Okuma (10-3, 0-2 SENSHI). The pair met for the first time on a small Japanese show in 2001, where Okuma won by unanimous decision. This time it was Nakata who dominated proceedings as he knocked Okuma down twice in the second round before finally finishing him off with punches on the ground that were deemed enough to knock Okuma out. Following the bout, Nakata expressed a desire to face former GAMMA fighter Callum Henson, who has been linked with KSS-SENSHI in recent weeks. - In a battle between two former ALPHA-1 lightweights, Eizan Ijichi (14-5-1, 1-0 SENSHI) beat Bunrakuken Abe (14-9, 0-1 SENSHI) by knock out. In an entertaining showdown between two aggressive strikers, Abe was knocked down once early in the second round only for Ijichi to fail to finish the fight. The knockdown clearly hurt the 32-year old kick boxer who was felled by a brutal right hand from the aggressive Ijichi that both broke his nose and knocked him out. - French middleweight Maxime Giresse (9-1, 1-0 SENSHI) won his first Japanese bout as he charged through local opponent Kazuo Aizawa (8-6, 0-1 SENSHI). The French judoka easily took the former ALPHA-1 fighter to the ground where he quickly submitted the kick boxer with an armbar. - In an entertaining opening bout, two-time ALPHA-1 welterweight title contender Bakin Sakamoto (25-14, 1-1 SENSHI) won his second fight in his last four outings by taking a unanimous victory over journeyman Matsudaira Satoh (13-5, 0-1 SENSHI). Sakamoto, 35, dominated the majority of the fight, but in the final minutes found himself inexplicably mounted by his 31-year old opponent. Satoh was relentless in his ground and pound against the turtled-up Sakamoto, but could not finish the fight before the fight ended. In a somewhat surprising result, the judges remember Sakamoto's earlier dominance and awarded him the fight leaving Satoh to nurse a broken hand. SENSHI.8 | 22.11.03 | Tokyo, Japan 1. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Bakin Sakamoto (25-14, 1-1 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Matsudaira Satoh (13-5, 0-1 SENSHI) http://www.redcross.org/favicon.ico by unanimous decision 2. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/fr.png Maxime Giresse (8-1) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Kazuo Aizawa (8-5) by submission (armbar) at 4:06 of round 1 3. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/mx.png Joey Valdez (13-3, 2-3 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Kojuro Kudo (15-6, 1 NC) at 4:07 of round 3 4. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Eizan Ijichi (14-5-1, 1-0 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Bunrakuken Abe (14-9, 0-1 SENSHI) http://www.redcross.org/favicon.ico by KO (right cross) at 0:35 of round 2 5. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Katsunosuki Nakata (10-6, 1-1 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Suketsune Okuma (10-3, 0-2 SENSHI) by KO (punches) at 4:48 of round 2 6. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/nl.png Maarten de Vries (18-10, 1-0 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Yoritomo Ina (25-12-1, 1-1-1 SENSHI) by unanimous decision 7. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Shintaro Fugunaga (5-0, 1-0 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Tomohiro Takeuchi (25-3, 3-1 SENSHI) by split decision 8. Main event - http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/ru.png Fjodor Kanchelskis (19-0, 1-0 SENSHI) def. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/chris_kotw/Flags/jp.png Gekko Goto (13-4, 4-1 SENSHI) http://www.redcross.org/favicon.ico by unanimous decision Injuries 1. Matsudaira Satoh suffered a broken hand during the ground and pound at the end of the third round. 2. Bunrakuken Abe suffered a broken nose as a result of the KO punch. 3. Gekko Goto suffered a fractured jaw in the second round.</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center">___ </div>

Scottie · February 8, 2015

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Paatero" data-cite="Paatero" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="39129" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I love the Ina vs De Vries match up, that's very Pride-esque. De Vries in general is the perfect fighter for you, while he is limited, he is popular and exciting. The Takeuchi match up is fun, too. Big opportunity or a mismatch, we'll see <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></div></blockquote> Agreed on the first count! I think part of the problem with the default database is that there aren't really any fallen stars left from the early days of GAMMA that have any popularity - i.e. a Frank Analysis sort. They all seem to be retired It doesn't really matter if you play with GAMMA, but it seems a shame that around 30-40 shows of history are down the gurgler with nothing to show for it. As for Takeuchi... Nice pick!

Scottie · February 8, 2015

2003 - Top Ten Promotions

1. Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA)

Nevada, United States - Low Level International

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Super Heavyweight	Teddy Glossup	February 2003	1
Heavyweight	Murilo Satinho	June 2003	0
Light Heavyweight	Marlon John	January 2001	5
Middleweight	Adam White	August 2002	2
Welterweight	Nathan Chambers	November 2002	1
Lightweight	Sean Morrison	March 2001	4

2. ALPHA-1: Japanese Mixed Martial Arts (ALPHA-1)

Kanto, Japan - High Level National

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Super Heavyweight	Palmer Lette	February 1999	5
Heavyweight	Kunimichi Kikuchi	March 2001	3
Light Heavyweight	Affonso Villar	May 2003	0
Middleweight	Heiji Endo	February 2002	2
Welterweight	Ichisake Miyagi	December 2003	0
Lightweight	Datuk Ong Ka Ting	August 2003	0

3. KSS-SENSHI (SENSHI)

Kanto, Japan - Low Level National

No titles.

4. Xtreme Cage Combat (XCC)

California, United States - High Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Lightweight	Vacant	-	-
Featherweight	Easton Frye	April 2002	1
Bantamweight	Markus Waller	December 2002	2

5. Women's Extreme Fighting Federation (WEFF)

Quebec, Canada - High Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Featherweight	Hope Lehane	August 1999	6
Bantamweight	Vicki Summers	April 2002	2
Flyweight	Layla Holmes	December 2003	0

6. Kadena De Mano Fighting Circuit (KDM FC)

Eastern Asia, Asia - High Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Lightweight	Chan Kim Huat	December 2002	0
Featherweight	Tomohiro Takeuchi	June 1997	6
Bantamweight	Kanji Togo	January 2001	4
Women's	Sayoko Ebisawa	August 2002	2

7. British Cage Fighting (BCF)

London, British Isles - High Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Fritz Phipps	November 2003	0
Light Heavyweight	Vacant	-	-
Middleweight	Ollie Castle	September 2003	0
Welterweight	Vacant	-	-
Lightweight	Tim Oldacres	November 2003	0
Featherweight	Roland Hawkins	July 2003	0

8. Fight League Brazil (FLB)

Brazil, South America - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Sergio do Vale	November 2003	0
Light Heavyweight	Silvio Leite	December 2002	1
Middleweight	Vivinho	May 2003	0
Welterweight	Juan de Castro	March 2003	1
Lightweight	Branco	September 2002	1

9. Signature Martial Arts (SIGMA)

Germany, Europe - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	-	-	-
Light Heavyweight	-	-	-
Middleweight	-	-	-
Welterweight	Kenneth Toadspew	April 1999	3
Lightweight	-	-	-
Featherweight	-	-	-

10. Fist War Arts (FWA)

Ontario, Canada - Mid Level Regional

Division	Champion	Since	Defences
Heavyweight	Perrin Demers	October 2003	0
Light Heavyweight	Allen LeFleur	August 2003	0
Middleweight	Vacant	-	-
Welterweight	Rich Robinson	December 2002	0

Pound-for-Pound - Top Ten

#	Champion	Contracted to	Record	2002 Fights
1	Fiyero Lermontov	GAMMA	20-0	def. Helio
2	Fjodor Kanchelskis	SENSHI	19-0	def. Casim Yenkini def. Thorbjorn Rekdal def. Gekko Goto
3	Tikhon Diev	ALPHA-1	16-0	def. Shane Gilchrist def. Takesi Yanagimoto
4	Murilo Satinho	GAMMA	14-0	def. James Foster def. Rav Kapur
5	Valentin Taneyev	SENSHI	14-0, 1 NC	def. Nicolai Mickiewicz def. Niko Soldo
6	Snorri Gunnarsson	SIGMA	26-4, 2 NC	NC vs. Vladimir Baginski
7	Kunimichi Kikuchi	ALPHA-1	33-3	def. Ari Peltonen def. Hassan Fezzik
8	Adam White	GAMMA	18-0	def. Neil Napier def. Adam White
9	Marlon John	GAMMA	19-1	def. Lawrence Herringbone def. Nilton Fantoni
10	Aleksander Ivanov	GAMMA	15-1	def. Lefter Oktay def. Benoit LeVoir def. Tim Boyer

Closing doors

Promotion	Based	Span	Shows held	Notable alumni
Atlas MMA Federation (ATLAS)	Florida, United States	2001-02	7	Willy Bassett (1-0); Ralph Concannon (3-0); Sammy Gaffigan (1-0); Layla Holmes (1-0); Samantha Sachs (1-0); Ross Smith (1-0); Markus Waller (1-0)
Ring WARRIORS (WARRIORS)	Ireland	2001-02	7	Stafford Alois (2-0); Lars Bohlin (2-0); George Laurent (2-0); Lukas Melberg (1-1); Harry Milne (2-0); Thorbjorn Rekdal (1-0)
Golden Fighting Championships (GFC)	Japan	2002-03	6	Pai Cheng (1-0); Chojiro Goto (1-0); Emi Nagano (1-0); Veronika Sablikova (2-0); Mochihito Yamazaki (1-0)
Power MMA (PMMA)	USA	2002-03	6	Phil Ball (0-1); Jerry Bogdanovich (0-1); Carl Chenoweth (0-1); Yan Hasluck (0-1); Luiz Machado (1-0); Adrian Pascal (2-0)

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