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Miku Matsumoto Announces Retirement
Japan's struggling female MMA scene got some more bad news last night as Deep Women's Lightweight (106 lbs.) Champion Miku Matsumoto took to the ring during intermission at Deep's "46 Impact" show in ...
Hello, Japan: Zombie Sengoku Lurches Onward; Major Upset Atop the Women's MMA Heap
Sengoku Raiden Championship -- "now under new management" -- is slowly piecing together its March 7th return show, to be held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo hall. Most promising of the three fights ann...
Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 Results
There's no way to watch tonight's Shooto show - which features an inaugural 115-pound championship bout between Noboru Tahara and Rambaa Somdet, plus some beef-squashing "Shooto vs. Pancrase" matches...
Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 Weigh-in Results
All fighters made weight for tomorrow's "Shooto vs. Pancrase" showdown in JCB Hall: #10 - Shooto Flyweight (52kg / 114.6 lbs) Championship Bout - 3R x 5Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara (51.9kg / 114.4 lbs)vs...
Abe-Ani Is for the Children
If you've ever checked out Megumi Fujii's blog, you've seen -- scattered amongst the myriad food- and kitty-related posts -- photos of the youngsters with whom "Mega Megu" works as part of the staff ...
Hello, Japan: Dan Hornbuckle vs. Nick Thompson, Kawamura-Silva II Added to Sengoku X
Takenori Sato, World Victory Road rep Kokuho and Ryo Kawamura at today's press conferencephoto via Sportsnavi Three more fights have been added to the rapidly growing September 23rd Sengoku card. Mos...
Hello, Japan: Aoki vs. Hansen III Penciled in for October
First off, my sincere apologies for the lack of these posts in the past month - it's been a relatively slow time for Japanese MMA and a relatively busy time for myself. Lots of news to catch up on, t...
Shooto Tradition Final Results, Notes and Videos
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue (16-3) def. Rumina Sato (24-14-2) via TKO (Punches) at 4:41 of Round 1Takanori Gomi (30-5) def. Takashi Nakakura (11-3-1) via TKO (Punches) at 4:42 of Round 2Willamy Chiquerim (...
Shooto Tradition Final Weigh-In Results
Shooto's last 20th Anniversary event - one of the best shows of the year which nobody will get to see - kicks off in Tokyo in just a few hours. Here are results from yesterday's weigh-ins via Spor...
Hello, Japan! - April 27th
This is the first in what will hopefully be a regular series here on Bloody Elbow, a place to gather up the myriad notes and bout announcements from the Japanese scene every few days (or weekly, as th...
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