Philippine Powerhouse URCC

URCC Bacolod Brawl was held on Sunday October 16th. Being outside of the Philippines, I couldn't watch it streamed or on broadcast, so I followed URCC and Deftac Team Founder Alvin Aguilar's twitter and URCC's Facebook page. I felt like I was there! Almost. The results aren't up on the URCC website yet, but you can read the Facebook page and find out the winners. In the first main event, Rex "T-Rex" Delara dictated the pace of the match to defeat Leonard Delarmino and became the new Visayas Bantamweight Champion. In last bout, what seemed to be a quick match with challenger Ruel Catalan dominating, Visayas Pinweight Champion Victor Torre got a tap out and kept his title.


If you attended the show and are pumped up to get your own MMA action, remember that the URCC also has an amateur division.  The deadline for the latest tryout is less than a week away, so make sure you act quickly.

Tribal Grassroots Amateur MMA Tryouts Manila. Oct. 29, 2011

Registration for the Manila Tribal Grassroots Amateur MMA try-outs is now open. Open to all Amateur MMA fighters ages 18-32 years old. Pro-boxers and Pro-Mua Thai fighters are not allowed to join the tournament. Weight classes fro 110-159 pounds only. E-mail entries will only be entertained. E-mail your Name, Age, weight, Height, Team and contact number to info@urccmma.com. Deadline of entries is on Oct. 21, 2011

The next event for the promotion is on November 5th: Colt 45 URCC XX. The card was shaping up to be epic, when URCC match maker Willy Carlos informed Anton Tabuena on Bloodyelbow that Kevin Belingon suffered a shoulder injury that would prevent him from taking on the URCC interim bantamweight champion Jessie Rafols. Then Zike Sugawara of MMA Orient reported that Sabah Fadai also suffered an injury in his previous MFC fight and will be unable to challenge Lightweight Champion Honorio Banario for the belt. We wish both fighters a quick and complete recovery. And we eagerly await the URCC's replacements or new card announcements!

RUFF signs IRSHAAD

Courtesy of Boyee Siu

Hong Kong hometown hero Irshaad Sayed has been picked up by the Ranick Ultimate Fighting Federation in Shanghai, China.  he's signed to the next fight card, RUFF 2 in November.  the exact date and location are still to be announced.  Irshaad's local fan base hopes it's going to be a bit closer to home.


RUFF Signs Irshaad Sayed for RUFF 2

The Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) has signed Hong Kong-based Bantamweight Irshaad Sayed, 22, for their second event, tentatively titled RUFF 2, set to take place this November.

The South African-born Sayed, known as the “White Tiger,” is a Muay Thai veteran, having already amassed 31 victories in his 41-fight career, 17 of those wins by KO.

Sayed, who won the WPMF (2007) and WMC I-1 (2008, 2009) Muay Thai championship belts, made his MMA debut in 2010, having already competed at Macau’s City of Dreams and Beijing’s TFC.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Big things for Big fighters! Congrats to Eduard "The Landslide" Folayang, Eric Kelly and Jessie Rafols.

BREAKING NEWS: The Big Three Signing.

 Three of the biggest names in the local mixed martial arts world have just signed with the URCC Talent Management Agency....

By: UNIVERSAL REALITY COMBAT CHAMPIONSHIP (URCC)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

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An Appeal from The CEO of Tigers Gym India : We are sending a team of participants led by Alan Fenandes to represent Tigers India at the BJJ internationals being held in bangkok thailand. Jitendra Khare has done a great job with the Admn work for the team arranging sponsors and co-ordinating all the important stuff. But 2 of the important team members Bharat Kandare and Chaitanya Gavali still need flight / visa sponsors which totals approximately Rs 36000/- for them both. We actually have just under 2 days to raise this amount and pay the travel agent since the tickets have already been issued. Please show your support for the team and contribute. If you are willing and able please call me on 9890381987 or email me on tigersgym@gmail.com Thanks guys !

By: Tigers Gym India

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

the future of MMA in Asia: Road Fc in Korea, Dare Championship in Thailand and ONE Fighting Championship in Singapore agree to allow fighters to participate in all three promotions.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Dare Championship

Here we go! MMA featured in Thai TV!!! :) DARE was just presented on Thailand's largest cable network - TRUE Visions. In the program they featured DARE fighters BK - Brandon Kesler and ONE SHIN - Shannon Cai preparing for their next fights and footage from DARE 1/11 event, with BONAFIDE - Yoann Gouaida, Will TheKill Chope and Milky Mackinnon. If you missed it, DARE will be featured again on TRUE - Channel69 - tomorrow, on Friday and on Saturday at 10:30. GAME ON!!! I

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

thanks to Joel Resnick for the link to the complete event of Bokeson/WCS in China with Irshaad Sayed and Brian Robertson, and some China Top Team guys. this is an ongoing production featuring both Sanda and MMA matches.
http://s.sohu.com/20110727/n314729083.shtml

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紫禁之巅·世界武术搏击王者争霸赛(上)

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

here's a great match between Dongi Yang and Chan Sung Jung! thanks to Zeus MiddleEasy:
http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5897%3Awe-know-you-want-to-watch-this-video-of-the-korean-zombie-and-arianny-celeste-on-a-korean-gameshow&catid=34%3Aorganizations

We know you want to watch this video of The Korean Zombie and Arianny Celeste on a Korean gameshow

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Legend FC announces card for #6 in Macau, featuring Adrian Pang defending his belt against Jadamba Narantungalag, Unsik Song vs Rob Hill, Yusuke Kawanago vs We Chenjie, and Vincent Va vs Danaa Batgerel (among others):
http://www.legendfc.com/en/events/10/Legend-Fighting-Championship-6/

Legend Fighting Championship > Events > Legend Fighting Championship 6

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Masakatsu Ueda def Royler Gracie, Paulo Filho and Satoshi Ishii draw in the main events of the inaugural Amazon Forest Combat. full results (in Japanese):
http://mmaplanet.jp/archives/1576406.html

上田がホイスに判定勝ち、石井慧はフィリョと引き分け - MMAPLANET｜海外総合格闘技 powered by ライブドアブログ

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

news of additional Korean fighters Kim Hoon and Unsik Song to the next Legend Fighting Championship event:
http://nightmareofbattle.com/2011/09/14/tornado-song-returns-legend-fc-debut/

Tornado Song Returns! Legend FC Debut

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Two Korean fighters will participate on the Legend FC 6 event on October 30th in Macau. They are Un Sik Tornado Song and Hoon Kim.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Rumors about fighters who may be signed by One FC.

http://mmaweekly.com/former-ufc-fighter-akihiro-gono-and-fransimo-tirta-likely-headed-to-one-fc#commentform

Former UFC Fighter Akihiro Gono and Fransimo Tirta Likely Headed to One FC | MMAWeekly.com

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

everyone should have a preview video as cool as Tatsuya Kawajiri vs @Joachim Hansen:
http://nightmareofbattle.com/2011/09/06/preview-the-crusher-vs-hellboy/

Preview! The Crusher Vs. Hellboy

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

UCF announces event in Japan possibly featuring Yushin Okami, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, Hatsu Hioki, Michihiro Omigawa, Takanori Gomi, Riki Fukuda, and Takeya Mizugaki:
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Returns-to-Japan-in-February-2012-35348

UFC Returns to Japan in February 2012

www.sherdog.com

TOKYO -- Nearly 14 years after its debut in the country, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will finally return to Japan.

ONE FC Play-by-pay

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Andy Wang vs Zorobabel Moreira on One FC:Round 1: both come out testing, Zorobabel's reach is distinctive. go for the clinch, Andy shrugs it off, and gets a thumb in the eye.  Andy takes a few minutes to recover. both toe to toe for the round, Zoro gets Andy up against the cage and throws a few good elbows. Andy stays in the game and tries to counter with left. end of round one. 

round two, Andy gets out of Zoro's guard, throws some nice kicks as Zoro gets back to his feet. Zoro gets Andy against the cage again, throws repeated elbows, one of which catches him square across the face. Andy goes down, turtles, and takes a number of unanswered punches and knees to the body until Yuji Shimada stops it at 1:29 in the 2nd round.

Seok Mo Kim vs Gregor Gracie: 

southpaw Gregor gets a takedown and mounts Kim and throws unanswered elbows and gnp for 2 minutes. goes for a top triangle. but Kim escapes! back to their feet, Kim kicks a low blow accidentally. Gregor recovers quickly. at the end of the round, an excellent exchange by both fighters!

Kim stalks, Gregor jogs. Kim lands some nice kicks, Gregor answers with a right. a stand-off for a minutes, as both fighters try for distance. at 3min, Gregor gets a takedown. he's got a sidechoke. Kim holds on, waving off the ref. Gregor gets to the side, Kim keeps trying to fight out of it, and he's out after a minute and a half. Gregor goes for full mount and gets it, now keeping Kim close instead of gnp. Kim tries to escape as Gregor goes for a choke. end of round two! 

round three, Kim stalks and cuts off the ring. again it's Kim with testing the distance with kicks. another accidental up-and-under groin kick by Kim. Gregor comes back quickly and goes for a takedown that Kim finally stuffs. Gregor keeps the hold and finally gets the takedown, Kim with 1/2 guard. in the middle of the round Gregor gets mount and again keeps Kim close, then tries to slam his head. Gregor switches to gnp then back to slam then hold. again he transitions to a sidechoke but Kim wiggles out. Gregor goes to side and back to mount, trying for something, but opting for gnp to the end of the round. the decision goes to Gregor unanimously.  

Mitch Chilson vs Eric Kelly:  

both fighters clash, Kelly gets a great front kick that send s Mitch reeling. Mitch keeps the foot and gets the takedown. Eric tries to get guard, Mitch backs out, but advances again. both fighters make quick exciting transitions on the ground and Eric gets the top position. they are back up and clinching. big knee by Eric to the head, and it cuts Mitch. the cutman is trying to stop the bleeding, which is right on the eyebrow. doc lets it go. both fighter come out swinging. Mitch tries for a takedown and Eric gets a rnc from the side standing... and Mitch is out! 

 Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs Baroni  

opening of round one, Baroni attacks, Yoshida puts him against the fence. Yoshida's trying for takedowns and subs, Baroni answers with knees. Yoshida still wears down Baroni against the fence, gets a huge takedown. Yoshiyuki has sideand tries for mount, Baroni answers with knees and punches. Baroni gets out, but gets pushed back down, head into the fence, and Yoshida rains down punches, then elbows. Yoshida is keeping Baroni against the cage and smothering him. one minute left and Baroni still has nothing to answer. Yoshiyuki tries for the back, but the cage is in the wa y, so he goes for gnp. Baroni gets up and tries to return some short uppercuts, punches but the round is over.   

round two. both fighters seem cautions, Baroni's dropping his hands a lot. Yoshiyuki is being patient. Baroni lands a few small punches. Yoshiyuki finally goes for a knee. Yuji urges the fight. Yoshida goes for a takedown, Baroni stops it and reverses to top. Yoshiyuki has 1/2 guard. Baroni is just holding, Yoshiyuki gets up. Baroni has guillotine but Yoshida is standing and Baroni's on the ground. Yoshida gets out, and goes right back to punching Baroni. Baroni gets guillotine again, Yoshida slips out, and gets Baroni's back. Baroni spins and both fighters are back up to their feet at the end of round two. 

final round, Baroni comes out like a tank, but Yoshida dumps him right on his back. Baroni is struggling to get up but Yoshiyuki is really focsing him against the cage. Baroni gets a guillotine but Yoshiyuki is keeping Baroni from closing his legs. Yoshiyuki escapes and starts smothering Baroni again. Yoshida is looking for a better position while not letting Baroni move, and he gets the mount with Baroni's head forced up against the cage. in the middle of the round, Yoshiyuki tries some gnp. Baroni's covering, but he's not trying to escape. now Yoshiyuki's going for a choke so Baroni's trying to push against the cage and out, and he gets away from the cage but not away from Yoshiyuki. one minute left and Yoshiyuki's still smothering Baroni. Yoshida goes for side control and the bell rings. Baroni won't aknowledge Yoshida after the round, but finally gives in and bows. the unanimous decision goes to Yoshiyuki Yoshida.  

Eduard Folayang vs A Sol Kwan 

main event, here we go. both fighters start off cautiously. Folayang comes in with a combination. one minute and things are still slow. a major clash of heads as both fighters engage. Folayang looks like he's thinking about a KO but Kwan keeps changing up the timing and confuses Folayang a bit. a clash of heads again as both fighters engage, their timing is so fast. Folayang gets a nice left. Folayang goes for a takedown but Kwan gets out. they are getting busier, as Kwan throws a front kick. Folayang gets some nice body kicks in and starts coming forward, now Kwan's timing is off. Folyang gets a big takedown but no position and Kwan gets back up. the round ends. 

beginning of round two. Folayang's got blood coming from his nose and a cut. Kwan attacks and Folayang counters. both fighters look fresh and game. Folayang looks to attack and Kwan looks to evade and attack when he can confuse Folayang. it turns into a slugfest and Folayang's got a cut above his eye. Folayang is aggressive, but Kwan is evading nicely and showing he can take what comes through. Matt Hume pauses the fight to have the corner check Folayang's eye. they fight continues 1/2 way through the round. Folayang is attacking with great boxing and kicks but Kwan is nicely countering and tries for a takedown, misses. it's all a stand up game now. Kwan is warned for evading. and still he evades, but finally catches a kick and tries a sweep. Folayang defends and gets Kwan down. but now they are both back up and Kwan is finally attacking, but with a wild style. a flury at the end of the round. 

final round. Folayang comes out with a kick, and Kwan counters Folayang attacks with a huge flurry and Kwan returns with his own. Folayang almost gets s the takedown. Folayang is staying busy while Kwan waits for opportunity. his first attack lands nothing. a clash and Kwan says he took a kick to the groin so Matt pauses the fight. Kwan comes back quick. there are takedowns and reversals and it's back to their feet in a flurry of activity. now it's a brawl and Folayang is being the agressor. Kwan is trying for a wild left KO but it's not connecting. Folayand again backs up Kwan with a flurry and attempts a takedown. great flurries and Kwan takes a big straight right but keeps in the game. a giant head kick from Folayang at the end of the round. Folayang gets the win.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

nice job by thatmmashop for weigh ins at ONE Fighting Championship:

ONE Fighting Championship Weigh Ins

By: thatmmashop

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with Andy Wang, Vuyisile Colossa, Yodsanan Sityodthong, Yoshiyuki Yoshida.Matt Hume, Yuji Shimada, Yodchatri Sityodtong, Victor Cui.

AUGUST 29, 2011

it's really great to hear of positive news in Asia MMA!

Sendai Earthquake Tsunami Rebuilding

Team HALEO Captain Misaki Kazuo presenting Chonan Ryo a donation from HALEO to t...See More

Some shots of what we are doing in our time off work to rebuild Sendai and our community. I am lucky to be surrounded by people that inspire me everyday.

By: David Halton

AUGUST 25, 2011

yay, Mongolians!

> Ex-Sengoku Star Jadamba Joins Legend’s Lightweight Ranks

www.legendfc.com

In July, a member of the Legend Fighting Championship team traveled up to Ulaanbaatar to invite Jadamba Narantungalag to join our organization’s elite group of top-tier lightweights. And we are honored that Jadamba has accepted our offer, with his Legend debut scheduled for October at City of Dreams...

AUGUST 25, 2011

DREAM 55 Impact tomorrow, Katsunori Kikuno vs Mizuto Hirota.
http://www.mmamadman.com/2011/07/deep-55-impact-82611-fight-card-in.html

DEEP 55 IMPACT - 8/26/11 Fight Card in Japan with Amanda Lucas, Daughter of STARS WARS Creator Georg

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Sakuraba vs Yan Cabral announced.

[NEWS DREAM] 桜庭和志、柔術黒帯のブラジル人と対戦：9.24 さいたま

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　DREAM.17（9月24日(土) さいたまスーパーアリーナ）に出場する桜庭和志（Laughter 7）の対戦相手が、初参戦のヤン・カブラル [Yan Cabral]（ブラジル／Aranha Jiu-Jitsu）に決まった。カブラルはノヴァ・ウニオンの黒帯柔術家で、MMA戦績9戦すべて一本勝ちしている...