Japanese MMA Event List

This time I introduce Japanese MMA event list.Many people know Japanese Major event and some know Japanese local event.Let you know development program for event.Where most pro fighter coming from.Also I introduce regional event for you.


Shooto
Shooto official
Shooto official (old)
Shooto official youtube channel

Japan Shooto Association
Shooto Commission official report
Shooto's cage Bland VTJ

Shooto Gig North's facebook

Shooto's Kansai Bland Border
Border's youtube channel
Border's official facebook
Shooto's Chubu Bland Shooto Gig Central's promoter Alive Academy's youtube channel
Gutsman Bland Shooting Disco
Gutsman youtube channel (Shooting Disco video)
Shooto's Chugoku and Shikoku Bland Torao
Torao's youtube channel

Fight Island's youtube channel(Japanese region MMA portal video material)
Shooto wikipedia entry
Amateur Shooto (development program)

DEEP
DEEP official
DEEP Jewels official
DEEP's official youtube channel
DEEP's official youtube channel 2
DEEP's Ustream channel (PPV)
DEEP Jewels's (Female) Ustream channel (PPV)
CYMEDIA's youtube channel(Which make DEEP video material) 
DEEP official facebook (English)
DEEP official blog
DEEP's org head Shigeru Saeki's interview (English)
DEEP wikipedia entry
CLUB DEEP (smaller event)
Japan MMA License (development program) 
Kobudo Fight (smaller event for Nagoya region)
Kobudo Fight official blog
Kobudo Fight's promoter Nex Sports's youtube channel
Amateur DEEP (development program)
GRACHAN (gangsta fight)
GRACHAN 's youtube channel

Pancrase
Pancrase official
Pancrase's official youtube channel
Pancrase's Ustream channel (PPV)
Pancrase's official facebook (English)
Pancrase's official facebook (Japanese)
CYMEDIA's youtube channel(Which make PANCRASE video material)
Pancrase official (English)
Pancrase official store (English)
Hybrid Fighter (Pancrase relate blog (Have English content too))
Pancrase official news blog
Pancrase wikipedia entry
Japan MMA License (development program)

ZST
ZST official
ZST's official youtube channel
ZST Wikipedia entry
SWAT (smaller event)

HEAT
HEAT official
HEAT NEW AGE CUP (development program)
HEAT's official youtube channel
HEAT's official facebook
Fight Island's youtube channel(Japanese region MMA portal video material)

Tribe Tokyo Fight
Tribe Tokyo Fight official
Tribe Tokyo Fight's official youtube channel
Tribe Tokyo Fight Ustream Channel (PPV)

GRANDSLAM
GRANDSLAM official
GRANDSLAM's official youtube channel
GRANDSLAM's official youtube channel (old)

Real Fight Championship
Real Fight Championship official

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Japanese Region

Rising On (Former POWER GATE)
Rising On official
Rising On's youtube channel
POWER GATE's youtube channel
Fight Island's youtube channel(Japanese region MMA portal video material)

DEMOLITION
DEMOLITION's Kansai brand DEMOLITION WEST
DEMOLITION WEST's official youtube channel
Fight Island's youtube channel (Japanese region MMA portal video material)

Battle Code
Battle Code official


KINGDOM EHRGEIZ
KINGDOM EHRGEIZ official

TRIBELATE
TRIBELATE official
TRIBELATE's youtube channnel

Fighting Nexus
Fighting Nexus official
Fighting Nexus official youtube channel

Wardog
Wardog official

TENKAICHI fight
TENKAICHI fight official
TENKAICHI fight official blog

ACCEL
ACCEL official
ACCEL official youtube channel

Gekitotsu
Gekitotsu official

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Japanese gangsta fight and other small organization

OUTSIDER
OUTSIDER official
OUTSIDER'S youtube channel (NEW) 
OUTSIDER's youtube channel (OLD)

D-Spiral
D-Spiral official

Krunch
Krunch official

Blood J
Blood J official

Fight Club
Fight Club Official
Fight Club Official youtube channel

Masurao
Masurao Official
Masurao's Official youtube channel

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Defunct

Dream (and youtube channel)
Dream official
Dream's youtube channel
Dream's org head Keiichi Sasahara's blog (Japanese)
Dream wikipedia entry

SRC (Former Sengoku)
SRC official
Sengoku official blog
SRC's org former head Takahiro Kokuho's interview (English)
SRC's wikipedia entry
Sengoku G cup (development program)

ASTRA
ASTRA official (archieved)
ASTRA's org head Takahiro Kokuho's blog (Japanese)

CAGE FORCE
CAGE FORCE official (archived)
CAGE FORCE wikipedia entry
DEMOLITION (smaller event)
VALKYRIE (Female)
VALKYRIE official (archieved)
Kushimas Fight's official youtube channel

DEEP
JML aka Japan MMA League (develop level team style league)'s official blog
JML aka Japan MMA League (develop level team style league)'s official youtube channel

Jewels
JEWELS official

SKILL MMA's Japanese Defunct MMA Event List

Rumina Sato and Takeshi "Lion" Inoue partcipate Vale Tudo Japan 2009

notice These fight are not confirmed but MMA magazine report those fight with fighters interview.So it's worth to report.

Rumina Sato (roots) vs TBA (Japanese)
Takeshi "Lion" Inoue (STG Yokohama) vs Alexandre "Pequeno" Nogueira (Clube da Luta)

Rumored

Takanori Gomi (Kugayama Rascal)
Satoru Kitaoka (PancraseISM)

If Kitaoka enter Sustain's (Shooto's promoter) event it will be historic moment for Japanese local mma.

My writing about Shooto and Pancrase's old quarrel

according Kakutougi Tsushin

Sengoku's judge criteria :How that decision coming

Sengoku is most notable for their strong matchmaking reputation, but one thing that always gets questioned is their judges' decisions.

I have Sengoku's pamphlet with their judging criteria. I'll explain them for those who want to know how they come to their decisions, since they don't use the unified rules.

Sengoku's Judging Criteria

If a fight doesn't finish inside the distance, three judges decide.

The fundamentals are:

1. Damage (Knockdowns, or strikes that give the judges confidence the same damage as a knockdown has taken place. Applied submissions, or "catches", create damage to the body.)

2. Dominance.

3. Aggression.

All three fundamentals are considered, and each round is scored on the ten-point must system. If at the end of the fight, a judge's scorecard is a draw, there is a must system in which a judge awards the fight to the fighter who they feel made the greater impression throughout the fight.

Since it is the ten-point must system, 10-10 round are acceptable (and actually quite common). There is no prioritization of the three fundamentals. There is no explanation about assessing striking volume, so damage is seemingly more important. There is also no explanation of the importance of takedowns, but there may be an emphasis as Sengoku's commission is intertwined with the Japanese wrestling community.

I watched these following three fights ten times each, and based my impressions on the Sengoku judging criteria:

Omigawa-Sandro

Omigawa was the more aggressive fighter. Damagewise, Omigawa stunned Sandro several times, with Sandro losing balance each time. Omigawa was also the only fighter to
score takedown.

Kanehara-Jung

Kanehara succeeded repeatedly on his takedown attempts. Damagewise, I think Jung offered more, but at the same time, Kanehara wasn't really hurt because he was being hit from the bottom.

Golyaev-Gomi

Golyaev did more damage, but Gomi succeeded with his takedowns, and was more aggressive.

I felt Sandro, Jung and Gomi all won their fights, but I didn't think any of the bout were the "Robbery of the Year." Of course, the decisions are questionable, but after finding Sengoku's judging criteria, it makes more sense. Hopefully you can consider them, and not just assume it's hometown favoritism with the judging.

I also want to point out how Japanese people felt about these fights, as these judges decisions were questioned in Japan, too. Kanehara-Jung was the most criticized. Omigawa's aggressive, forward attitude made an impression on live spectactors, compared to Sandro's passive attitude. However, in Kanehara-Jung, most spectators felt Jung won due to his damage from strikes.

There is a contradiction in these decisions. If Kanehara won against Jung, Fabricio Monteiro should have won the decision against Nick Thompson. Of course, people judge fights themselves, so there will always be discrepencies, but if Sengoku can at least create a central tendency for their judges and criteria, there can be transparency.

Big thanks to Jordan Breen for English support.

Which is best local kick boxing org in Japan?

All Japan Kick Boxing Federation (AJKF) is definitely best local kick boxing organization in Japan.They produce fighter such as Masato (Kobayashi) , Takayuki Kohirumaki and Yuya Yamamoto.Some AJKF kick boxers train with MMA fighters.For example,Haruaki Otsuki train with Shinya Aoki.At first watch the news site link below.

ADCC News "Scandals in the Japanese Kick Boxing World" reported by Shu Hirata

With this news,CATV channel "GAORA" cut their fight program for AJKF.

If you have interest to watch local kick boxing at Japan, please support AJKF's continue.

Other side of Sengoku 9 : prospect party

Sengoku 9 will going to define Sengoku gold cup winner.

Ikuo Usuda (Kiguchi Dojo) vs Koji Ando (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo Honbu)
Shigeki Osawa (Yoshida Dojo) vs Toru Harai (Mouri Dojo)
Takeshi Numajiri (Kiguchi Dojo) vs Ryosuke Komori (Yoshida Dojo)

What is important?Because gold cup finalist include fighter who have elite wrestle back ground.

Ikuo Usuda (Kiguchi Dojo) 3rd World University Championships (Greco 66kgs)
Shigeki Osawa (Yoshida Dojo) 1st World University Championships (Freestyle 60kgs)
Takeshi Numajiri (Kiguchi Dojo) 3rd National Collegiate Championships (Freestyle 60kgs)


Shigeki Osawa

Those fighter have gorgeous grapple background.Maybe you will able to find your new favorite prospect at here.There is another strong wrestle back ground fighter fight at Sengoku prelims.

Maximo Blanco (Yoshida Dojo) Pan-American games bronze medalist (Freestyle 60kgs)

Let's watch how those prospect improve.

2nd Sengoku Gold Cup hold at Seoul,Korea July 23.Result is not coming yet.

Best Japanese Boxer

Who is best boxer in Japan?Not famous in the world,but Hozumi Hasegawa,he is.He is current WBC bantam weight champion and already defense ninth time.He like other martial arts like MMA or Kick Boxing.He participate Shooto's commentary.He want bring himself to Las Vegas for show his skill to the world.

East Japan Boxing Committee decide to appear stop license of Kawajiri's trainer

On July 13, the East Japan Boxing Committee decided to appeal to the Japanese Boxing Commission to suspend Takeshi Yamada's boxing license. Yamada is the striking trainer of MMA fighters Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Hiroyuki Takaya and Kenji Osawa, and has also trained Yoshihiro Akiyama in the past.

Under the Japanese Boxing Commission's rules, trainers who have boxing licenses can't work in other sports.

East Japan Boxing Committee also plan to appeal to penalize Jyoji Morikawa, the owner of JB Sports Gym, which Yamada belongs to. Morikawa is the author of the famous boxing manga Hajime No Ippo.

Personally, I think the East Japan Boxing Committee don't like Takeshi Yamada's appearances on TV. He is known as the trainer of Yoshihiro Akiyama, and after the Sakuraba fight, Yamada claimed Akiyama was innocent, which turned out to be false. That incident impacted the boxing community, who didn't want to be attacked by fans and the media for an event outside of boxing.

The head of the East Japan Boxing Committee is former WBA and WBC minimumweight champion Hideyuki Ohashi. He taught PRIDE veteran Hiromitsu Kanehara to box at the Ohashi Sports Gym, so I don't think he has a bad impression of MMA. But, Yamada is using a boxing gym to teach MMA fighters and appearing in the MMA media, at the expense of the boxers in his gym.

Hajime No Ippo aka Fighting Spirit

Hideyuki Ohashi

Japanese fighters strike back ground

Special Thanks to Jordan Breen for English support.