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Pancrase Impressive Tour 1 Results: Sato New KOP, Kondo Loses, Tanaka Victorious
The results from Pancrase's Impressive Tour 1 event are in from Tokyo and there is a new welterweight King of Pancrase. Takenori Sato was able to apply a kimura to Kengo Ura and secure the win near the end of the first round. I'm waiting on video of the bout, but the fact that Pancrase's blog...
Pancrase Impressive Tour 1 - February 6th
The opening event of Pancrase's 2011 Impressive Tour will take place next Sunday, February 6th, at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The event will be headlined by a bout between welterweight King of Pancrase Kengo Ura and Takenori Sato and will also feature Akihito Tanaka's return to mixed...
Snapshot of the Day: Bob Sapp Vs Kinniku Mantaro
Bob Sapp punching Akihito "Kinniku Mantaro" Tanaka in the infamous "Japanese MMA Jumps the Shark" match. Image via www.mmaweekly.com
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