"Kid" Yamamoto Continues to Struggle

by Zak Woods on Dec 31, 2009 2:57 PM EST on Watch Kalib Run

Last night at Dynamite!! 2009 Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto's disappointing slide into irrelevancy continued with an unanimous loss to Masanori Kanehara. This marks Yamamoto second straight loss in two figh...

Dynamite!! 2009 A Night of Upsets

by Zak Woods on Dec 31, 2009 12:03 PM EST on Watch Kalib Run

Many fans were hoping that Dynamite!! 2009 would serve as a launching point for a rebirth of top-level Japanese MMA. Whether such a re-birth occurs is anyone's guess but Dynamite!! 2009 certainly he...

Dynamite!! 2009 Dream vs. Sengoku Fight Videos

by Zak Woods on Dec 31, 2009 10:07 AM EST on Watch Kalib Run

Crazy Morning at Dynamite!! 2009. There were some surprising upsets, some quick knockouts, a new verb called 'Ubereemed' and one broken arm pulled from the broadcast. For those of you that misse...

Dynamite!! 2009 Staff Predictions

by Chris Nelson on Dec 30, 2009 10:20 PM EST

Dynamite!! 2009December 31, 2009 Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida Kid Nate: Yoshida is old. Unless Ishii just can't take a punch at all, he should be able to beat...

Dynamite 2009!! Preview: DREAM vs. SRC Battles Headline Evening of Quality Action

by Leland Roling on Dec 30, 2009 4:00 PM EST

The New Year is finally upon us, and the New Year's Eve tradition is still alive as Fight Entertainment Group and World Victory Road have teamed up this year to bring us a collaboration of battles you...

Dynamite!! 2009 Live Play-by-Play, Results and Commentary

by Chris Nelson on Dec 31, 2009 11:21 AM EST

Japan's annual New Year's Eve fight-stravaganza goes down late night tonight for American fans, and BloodyElbow.com will have live coverage beginning with the start of HDNet's broadcast, tonight at ...

FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009 Preview: Is This Kid Yamamoto's Last Shot at Redemption?

by Anton Tabuena on Dec 27, 2009 5:30 PM EST

Michael Schiavello thinks so: There was a time when Kid Yamamoto's stock was as high, if not higher, than that of K-1 MAX uber-star Masato. When Kid's presence on a fight card would be a guarantee...

Slumping 'Kid' Yamamoto taking time off to train across the globe

by Akimitsu Kuwabara on Sep 1, 2009 7:21 AM EDT on MMA Mania

2009 has not been kind to the Japanese MMA icon, Norifumi Yamamoto. "Kid" was inactive throughout 2008 due to a knee injury. Upon return to competition after a 17-month hiatus, he suffered...

K-1 MAX 2009 Final 8: 'Kid' Yamamoto suffers brutal KO loss to Jae Hee Cheon (Video)

by Jesse Holland on Jul 16, 2009 1:22 AM EDT on MMA Mania

K-1 MAX Final 8 results and recap; 'Kid' Yamamoto, Tatsuya Kawajiri and others in action

by Stefan Manojlovic on Jul 14, 2009 7:47 AM EDT on MMA Mania

Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) held its latest event, K-1 World MAX Final 8, from the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday (July 13). For fans in North America it will air via tape ...