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Pancrase ‘Shining 10′ results and quick recap
Pancrase got underway with their 10th installment of ‘Shining’ earlier today from the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. A staggering 17 fights went down, with three of them title matches and o...
Pancrase 'Shining 9' results and quick recap
More Japanese mixed martial arts took place this past Sunday when Pancrase held its 'Shining 9' event at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The focal point of the event was the battle between M...
Shooto, Pancrase End Cold War at "Revolutionary Exchanges 3"
During intermission at Friday's "Vale Tudo Japan '09," Shooto promoter Sustain revealed plans for what could be a seismic event in Japanese MMA. On November 23rd, "Revolutionary Exchanges 3" will host...
Official Pancrase Rankings - August 2009
Pancrase released their updated rankings on Friday. Not much movement, but there are a few changes stemming from the results of the August 8th "Changing Tour" show. Official Pancrase RankingsUpdated:...
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...
Mixed Fortunes for Sengoku Prospects at "Pancrase Changing 2"
World Victory Road's top developmental talents, Maximo "Makishi" Blanco (above, left) and Shigeki Osawa, each fought at Pancrase's "Changing Tour 2" show in Tokyo on Saturday with the goal in mind o...
Financial Backer, Discount Retail Giant Don Quijote Lifts Sengoku and Now Pancrase
Jordan Breen explains: A strong source in the Japanese MMA industry has confirmed to Sherdog.com that Don Quijote, the primary sponsor of World Victory Road's Sengoku, is now a controlling partn...
MMA History: UFC 1 Pancrase meets BJJ
In the late 1980's and early 1990's two countries were both moving towards what we call MMA. Brazil, where the Gracie familiy had been working to popularlize jiu jitsu as a real fighting art by taking...
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