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Snapshot of the Day: Tony Hervey and Takanori Gomi
Tony Hervey sits in his corner while Takanori Gomi is tended to between rounds three and four of their five-round battle at Vale Tudo Japan '09. In a fight which each man came close to ending - Hervey with punches, Gomi with an armbar - the judges awarded Gomi a unanimous decision via the unusual...
Vale Tudo Japan '09 Live Results and Play-by-Play
The wait is over! Shooto promoter Sustain resurrects its classic "Vale Tudo Japan" series tomorrow at Tokyo's JCB Hall, and Bloody Elbow has you covered with live results and play-by-play of VTJ '09 beginning at 5 AM Eastern / 2 AM Pacific on Friday morning. The main event will see former...
Vale Tudo Japan '09 Weigh-in Results
Participants for Sustain's Vale Tudo Japan '09 tipped the scales at Tokyo's Garden Palace Hotel today, and all fighters were on weight for tomorrow's festivities at JCB Hall. Of the main carders, only "Pequeno" Nogueira seemed to have trouble shedding pounds. The ex-lightweight ace was absent from...
Joe Warren vs. Rumina Sato at Vale Tudo Japan '09 (Updated)
UPDATED at 11:46 AM ET - Tony Loiseleur has a first-hand report up at Sherdog: “I initially said I wanted to fight a strong foreigner for VTJ, but when they told me who it was, my reaction was, 'Are you for real'?” chuckled Sato. At today's "GIG TOKYO" show in Shinjuku Face, Shooto...
Takanori Gomi's Opponent, More Vale Tudo Japan '09 Bouts Announced
More details for Vale Tudo Japan '09 were revealed by Sustain at a presser in Tokyo today. It feels like the Shooto promoter is having a hard time pulling this one together, as we're now about two weeks out from the show and still without a full card. In any event, they've secured an opponent for...
"Pequeno" Nogueira Is Back to "Reconquer Japan"
A little over a year ago, then-unknown Brazilian Jose Aldo spoiled the U.S. debut of Alexandre Franca Nogueira at WEC 34. Despite reigning over Shooto's 143-pound division for years and possessing twice the MMA experience of his countryman, the man known as "Pequeno" was no match for Aldo's...
Hello, Japan: Shooto Never Sleeps
The dust has settled following Shooto's star-studded final 20th Anniversary celebration and it appears the show was a success on all fronts: there were some great scraps, tickets to Tokyo's JCB Hall were sold out well in advance, and the event drew the attention of a number of hardcore MMA fans and...
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