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Default ALPHA-1 : A Champion in the Making

When Alpha-1 left their chaotic kickboxing history behind they became an all-around MMA Promotion and now they are one of the top ranked promotions in the world

Owner : Mittens Blurcat

Champions :

WOMENS : Sayoko Ebisawa
LIGHTWEIGHT : Go Yamamoto
WELTERWEIGHT : Gabriel Gallego
MIDDLEWEIGHT : Juro Fukazawa
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT : Tadamasa Yamada
HEAVYWEIGHT : Hassan Fezzik
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Default ALPHA-1 Press Conference

ALPHA-1 President Mittens Blurcat and Owner Letsuna Hisamitsu are here to answer questions in Kinki, Japan
  • Blurcat announced himself that in the next 3 events, all six champions will have a title match set
  • Hisamitsu has announced the next event for ALPHA-1, ALPHA-1 36 : Bomb Track
  • The Main Event for ALPHA-1 36 : Bomb Track will be Robero Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada for the Light-Heavyweight Title
  • The Co-Main Event Will Be Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia for the Lightweight Title
  • Here is the rest of the card
  1. Yuya Shimizu vs. Romi Takahashi
  2. Atep of Indonesia vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra
  3. Alberto Basora vs. Matsudaira Satoh
  4. Claudio Palacios vs. Ikku Funaki
  5. Gempachi Higa vs. Leon Banks
  6. Eien Kawano vs. Robun Yamazaki
  7. Janinha vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska
  8. Jean-Pierre Richelleau vs. Grzegorz Boniek
  9. Sayoko Ebisawa vs. Mizuki Watanabe (Womens Championship)
  10. Jeff Carlton vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi
  11. Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia (Lightweight Championship)
  12. Roberto Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada (Light-Heavyweight Championship)

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Default New Signings !

ALPHA-1 has made 22 new signings today, here they are :
  • Mexican Catch-Wrestler Agustin Gonzalez
  • 19 Year Old Akemi Satou
  • Submission Artist Andrea Jones
  • Hybrid Fighter Darin Blood
  • BCF Veteran Eddie Whelan
  • Judo Gold-Medalist Fusae Miura
  • Argentinien Wrestler Gustavo Bautista
  • Kickboxer Hanae Maeheta
  • Kickboxing Champion Hans-Peter Schneider
  • English Wrestler Harry Milne
  • Lithuanien Striker Juozas Skerla
  • Submission Fighter Katherine Williams
  • High School Wrestling Champion Kojuro Ijichi
  • Submission Artist Korekiyo Anzai
  • Moldovan Wrestling Champion Mugur Boc
  • South Korean Kickboxing Champion Park Seong
  • Well Rounded Ground Fighter Petey Mack
  • English Wrestling Champion Stafford Alois
  • Greco-Roman Wrestler Stratos Papaioannou
  • Dominant Wrestler Tank Manu'a
  • 19 Year Old Wrestler Thea Higgins
  • Middleweight Prospect Uwe Maier

Many of these fighters will be competing immediately on the next card. However some of the new signings will be starting next month due to a 1 month notice period needed.
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23 more signings in process and here they are :
  • KO Puncher Brian Barnes
  • Hawaiien Wrestler Clare Payton
  • Scottish Powerhouse Curt Kitson
  • BCF Veteran Davis Spyrou
  • Young Prospect Dennis Gallagher
  • Powerful Wrestler Dominykas Jankovic
  • Tough Wrestler Doug Hansen
  • Former GAMMA HW Champion Gunnar Nilsson
  • Tough Girl Jennie Gill
  • Wrestling Champion Jim Carpenter
  • Canadian Prospect Kendall Tracey
  • Powerful Layla Holmes
  • Dangerous Striker Will Kane
  • Hybrid Fighter Luke Hilton
  • Tough Submission Artist Olivia Sweet
  • British Kickboxer Rav Kapur
  • Quick Striker Scott Gillespie
  • 19 year old Sinali Shomen
  • Tough Wrestler Sylvester Collins
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Thiago Ceni
  • Muay Thai Champion Truck Gleeson
  • Karate Champion Tucker Plumm
  • Womens Prospect Umeka Fujiwara
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Alpha-1 36 Up in 10 minutes, Feel free to post predictions, there might be a prize...
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1. Yuya Shimizu vs. Romi Takahashi
2. Atep of Indonesia vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra
3. Alberto Basora vs. Matsudaira Satoh
4. Claudio Palacios vs. Ikku Funaki
5. Gempachi Higa vs. Leon Banks
6. Eien Kawano vs. Robun Yamazaki
7. Janinha vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska
8. Jean-Pierre Richelleau vs. Grzegorz Boniek
9. Sayoko Ebisawa vs. Mizuki Watanabe (Womens Championship)
10. Jeff Carlton vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi
11. Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia (Lightweight Championship)
12. Roberto Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada (Light-Heavyweight Championship)
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1. Yuya Shimizu vs. Romi Takahashi
2. Atep of Indonesia vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra
3. Alberto Basora vs. Matsudaira Satoh
4. Claudio Palacios vs. Ikku Funaki
5. Gempachi Higa vs. Leon Banks
6. Eien Kawano vs. Robun Yamazaki
7. Janinha vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska
8. Jean-Pierre Richelleau vs. Grzegorz Boniek
9. Sayoko Ebisawa vs. Mizuki Watanabe (Womens Championship)
10. Jeff Carlton vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi
11. Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia (Lightweight Championship)
12. Roberto Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada (Light-Heavyweight Championship)
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ALPHA-1 36 : Bomb Track

Romi Takahashi (4-0) vs. Yuya Shimizu (4-1)

Round 1
An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Shimizu fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Takahashi. They clinch, and Takahashi winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Shimizu tries to push Takahashi back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Takahashi gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Shimizu follows up with another one, and Takahashi looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Shimizu is unloading. The punches are raining down, Takahashi is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Takahashi was unable to defend herself intelligently. Shimizu wins. Shimizu wins via first round TKO at 5:48.

WINNER : Yuya Shimizu via TKO (Punches)

Thoughts : Shimizu definitely suprised me here, I thought that Takahashi was going to run right through her.

Rating : **

Atep of Indonesia (2-0) vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra (9-2)

Round 1
Atep hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Bezerra to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Atep hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Bezerra tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Atep having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Bezerra. They come together, both throwing punches. Atep gets a nice clean shot in, and Bezerra stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Atep is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Atep wins via TKO at 6:44 of the first round.

WINNER : Atep of Indonesia via TKO (Punches)

Thoughts : I am happy for Atep here, and I hope to keep him undefeated for awhile

Rating : ***

Alberto Basora (8-2) vs. Matsudaira Satoh (7-5)

Round 1
Basora hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Satoh to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Basora hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Satoh tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Basora having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Satoh. Basora looks for an opening. Basora steps in to throw a right hand, but doesn't get a chance to pull the trigger as Satoh is already in with a takedown. Basora hits the floor hard, and Satoh winds up in his guard. Satoh passes guard without too much trouble, and cracks Basora with a hard punch to the cheek. Basora tries to scramble into a better position without dropping his guard against another punch, but can't, and Satoh maneuvers so that he has one knee planted on Basora's chest, keeping him from rolling. Satoh quickly secures the left arm and transitions into a tight arm bar. Basora has no way out, he taps. Official time of the armbar submission is 9:18 of the first.

WINNER : Matsudaira Satoh via Submission (Arm-Bar)

Thoughts : When I Pictured this fight, I saw a submission or a decision coming, but not for Satoh, this totally screws my plans up

Rating : **

Ikku Funaki (5-3) vs. Claudio Palacios (10-2-1)

Round 1
Palacios comes out fast, and looks like he is aiming for a quick takedown, but Funaki stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Funaki connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Palacios is mainly defending against punches, it looks like he is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Funaki seems to have noticed, as he is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Funaki, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Palacios felt that, and backs off. Palacios tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Funaki gets him to back off with some jabs. Funaki has really been able to stamp his gameplan on this round, Palacios has been blocked at every turn. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Funaki.

Round 2
The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Funaki forces Palacios back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Funaki is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Palacios clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Palacios gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Funaki seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Palacios who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Funaki had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. They come together, both throwing punches. Funaki gets a nice clean shot in, and Palacios stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Funaki is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Funaki wins via TKO at 6:21 of the second round.

WINNER : Ikku Funaki via TKO (Punches)

Thoughts : Well so far its the only fight to go 2 rounds...

Rating : **

Leon Banks (11-3) vs. Gempachi Higa (9-5)

Round 1
Higa is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Banks with a jab to the cheek. Banks uses a nice straight left to return fire. Higa comes in to work the body, but Banks saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Higa onto the floor, falling into guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Banks punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Higa parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Banks doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Banks manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Higa hits a nice clean right hand in response. Banks throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Higa knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Banks tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Higa defends it well. The round ends with Banks still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Higa's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Banks by 10-9.

Round 2
Quick start to the round from Higa, he comes storming in with a flurry of jabs. Banks defends it well, parrying them away. Nice straight right from Banks connects. Higa gets in close and hits a pair of nice body shots, then they clinch up. Higa pushes Banks back against the cage and goes for a trip, but Banks blocks it. Banks suddenly pushes forward off the cage and uses the momentum to take Higa down to the ground, into guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Banks punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Higa parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Banks doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Banks manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Higa hits a nice clean right hand in response. Banks throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Higa knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Banks tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Higa defends it well. The round ends with Banks still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Higa's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Banks.

Round 3
Higa starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Banks avoids it without too much trouble. Higa isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Banks getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Higa finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Banks opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Higa is backed up against the cage, covering up. Banks clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Higa hits a knee strike to the hip. Banks slips one leg behind Higa and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Higa landed hard, with Banks on top. They're in half guard. It's to Higa's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Banks from attacking the left hand side of the body. Higa is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Banks tries to step over to mount, but Higa keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Banks fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Higa doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Banks isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Higa ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Banks can get free. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Banks. Leon Banks wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other.

WINNER : Leon Banks via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Thoughts : Unfortunately, my hopes of having every fight finish have been crushed, but good for Banks

Rating : ***

Eien Kawano (8-4) vs. Robun Yamazaki (17-6)

Round 1
Kawano hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Yamazaki to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Kawano hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Yamazaki tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Kawano having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Yamazaki. Yamazaki clinches with Kawano. A quick trip sends Kawano falling backward, pulling guard to take Yamazaki down with him. Yamazaki manages to push the guard apart, and leans over Kawano, trapping one leg underneath his body. Bad position for Kawano to be in, and Yamazaki now starts throwing big lefts and rights. Kawano tries to deflect them away but quite a few are hitting home. Kawano tries to bring his free leg in to add some leverage, but Yamazaki swats it aside and gets the full mount. More punches start raining down, and Kawano is left just covering up to try and weather the storm. It's no use though, as the barrage of punches without answer convince the referee to call a halt to the action. The official time of the TKO is 9:07 of round 1.

WINNER : Robun Yamazaki via TKO (Punches From Mount)

Thoughts : This one I didn't really care for, so good for Yamazaki

Rating : **

Janinha (11-1) vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska (8-4)

Round 1
Janinha starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Wojciechowska backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Janinha presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Wojciechowska responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Janinha gets in a low kick as she backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Janinha gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Wojciechowska follows up with another one, and Janinha looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Wojciechowska is unloading. The punches are raining down, Janinha is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Janinha was unable to defend herself intelligently. Wojciechowska wins. The official time of the TKO is 2:29 of round 1.

WINNER : Katarzyna Wojciechowska via TKO (Punches)

Thoughts : Well, was hoping for Janinha to win, but this is okay

Rating : **

Jean-Pierre Richelleau (8-2) vs. Grzegorz Boniek (13-4)

Round 1
Richelleau starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Boniek. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Boniek goes for a single leg and puts Richelleau on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Boniek from getting on top. Richelleau definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Boniek hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Richelleau again. This time Richelleau isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Boniek will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Richelleau defends. Boniek tries to slip past to get side control, but Richelleau just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Boniek has the side. Two big elbows land, and Richelleau seems in trouble. Boniek goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Boniek.

Round 2
Richelleau doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Boniek sprawls and keeps him at bay. Richelleau pushes harder, but Boniek has the much better position and manages to flip him over, putting Richelleau on his back. Boniek gets sucked into his guard though. Boniek tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Richelleau reaches up to try and bring Boniek down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Boniek fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Richelleau is forced to cover up. Boniek switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Richelleau deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Boniek looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Richelleau occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Boniek.

Round 3
Boniek hits the first punch of the round, scoring with a jab to the cheek. Richelleau throws a left hook in response, but it's well wide of the mark. Boniek steps in and hits a low kick. Richelleau ignores it and shoots in for a takedown. Boniek saw it coming though, and defends it brilliantly, sprawling at first, then pushing Richelleau face-down to the ground so that he can take his back. Richelleau turtles up. Boniek hits a couple of hard shots to the body, but can't stop Richelleau working his way up and turning over, pulling guard. Boniek tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Richelleau reaches up to try and bring Boniek down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Boniek fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Richelleau is forced to cover up. Boniek switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Richelleau deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Boniek looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Richelleau occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 3. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Boniek. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Grzegorz Boniek.

WINNER : Grzegorz Boniek via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Thoughts : Man, Richelleau needs to learn some ground game

Rating : **

Sayoko Ebisawa (16-1) vs. Mizuki Watanabe (6-0) for the ALPHA-1 Womens Title

Round 1
Watanabe gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Ebisawa follows up with another one, and Watanabe looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Ebisawa is unloading. The punches are raining down, Watanabe is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Watanabe was unable to defend herself intelligently. Ebisawa wins. Ebisawa wins via first round TKO at 52 seconds. Sayoko Ebisawa is still the ALPHA-1 Womens champion.

WINNER : Sayoko Ebisawa via TKO (Punches)

Thoughts : Big Win for Ebisawa, Next In Line is probably Wojciechowska

Rating : ***

Jeff Carlton (16-2) vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi (20-2)

Round 1
The two fighters circle. Carlton flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Kikuchi easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Carlton could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Kikuchi moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Carlton is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Carlton forces Kikuchi back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Kikuchi in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Carlton does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Kikuchi saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Carlton turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Carlton is up quickly, causing Kikuchi, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Carlton was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Carlton throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Kikuchi to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Kikuchi by 10-9.

Round 2
They circle each other. Carlton misses with a low kick, and Kikuchi darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Kikuchi is looking much lighter on his feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Carlton is trying to catch him coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Kikuchi isn't getting much power on the punches, but he is getting ahead on points. Carlton tries to get in close, but Kikuchi is keeping moving, and isn't letting himself get cornered. Carlton with a body shot. Kikuchi gets a solid punch in, catching Carlton just above the left eye. Carlton finally gets a clinch, forcing Kikuchi up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kikuchi.

Round 3
The round begins with Kikuchi taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Carlton replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Kikuchi goes for the takedown, but Carlton sprawls. Kikuchi tries to power through, but Carlton uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Kikuchi defend this. Carlton is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Kikuchi isn't allowing it. Kikuchi pulls Carlton in tight, locking up both his arms. Carlton pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Carlton tries a big right hand, which Kikuchi defends well. He has quite a high guard, Carlton has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Kikuchi once again drags Carlton down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Carlton easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Carlton trying to pass guard. Kikuchi tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Carlton, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Carlton scores with a jab, then a second. Kikuchi goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Carlton enough time to take him down again. Carlton quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Kikuchi once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Carlton on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Carlton. All three judges give a score of 29-28 in favour of Kunimichi Kikuchi.

WINNER : Kunimuchi Kikuchi via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Thoughts : Great Fight, Great Fight, Kikuchi is now definitely next in line for Fezzik

Rating : **

Carlos da Guia (5-0) vs. Go Yamamoto (13-1) for the ALPHA-1 Lightweight Title

Round 1
They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from da Guia, providing the first moment of real action. Yamamoto hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but da Guia side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Yamamoto is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Yamamoto.

Round 2
Yamamoto isn't hanging around, right from the start da Guia is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. da Guia circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Yamamoto weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Yamamoto, the timing had to be perfect and it was. da Guia is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Yamamoto really should have taken advantage of that mistake, da Guia was wide open for a moment there. Yamamoto hits a high kick, catching da Guia on the shoulder. Jab from da Guia finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Yamamoto fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. da Guia scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Yamamoto, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Yamamoto.

Round 3
The round begins, and it is Yamamoto who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. da Guia defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Yamamoto works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. da Guia ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Yamamoto down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of da Guia. Interesting first minute of action, Yamamoto is looking particularly sharp. da Guia tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Yamamoto back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. da Guia tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Yamamoto scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. da Guia narrowly misses a right cross. They square up to each other in the center. Yamamoto throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches da Guia on the side of the head. da Guia got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Yamamoto has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. da Guia tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Yamamoto defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Yamamoto by 10-9.

Round 4
da Guia leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Yamamoto deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Yamamoto uses a knee to the ribs before backing da Guia up against the cage. Right hand from da Guia connects though, that was well timed. Yamamoto breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, da Guia was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Yamamoto sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. da Guia fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. There's a short period with not a lot happening. Yamamoto and da Guia come in close and exchange strikes. Down goes Yamamoto! Replays show that da Guia hit a vicious uppercut during that exchange, although it appears that he actually just went for broke and simply swung for the fences as hard as he could. It doesn't change the fact that Yamamoto has been knocked out though. Official time of the knock out is 6:54 of the fourth. Carlos da Guia wins the ALPHA-1 Lightweight title.

WINNER : Carlos da Guia via KO (Uppercut)

Thoughts : Wow ! All I can say is Wow, Yamamoto was dominant but da Guia Turned it around Hard

Rating : *****

Roberto Aldez (19-3) vs. Tadamasa Yamada (13-1) for the ALPHA-1 Light-Heavyweight Title

Round 1
Aldez starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Yamada. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Yamada goes for a single leg and puts Aldez on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Yamada from getting on top. Aldez definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Yamada hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Aldez again. This time Aldez isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Yamada will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Aldez defends. Yamada tries to slip past to get side control, but Aldez just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Yamada has the side. Two big elbows land, and Aldez seems in trouble. Yamada goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yamada.

Round 2
Yamada throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Aldez defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. Yamada pushes Aldez back against the cage, and is able to use that as a set up to taking Aldez down the mat, landing in side control. Aldez tries to scramble into a better position, but Yamada grabs an arm and tries to lock a hold in. Aldez bucks him over, and manages to wind up on top, but Yamada still has the arm, and now has his legs wrapped around it. Aldez hits a flurry of left hands to the back and thighs of Yamada, who is almost upside down now. It's no good though, as Aldez cannot get his arm free, and as soon as Yamada starts to sink the hold in fully, there's no choice but to tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 1:32 of the second. Tadamasa Yamada retains the ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight title.

WINNER : Tadamasa Yamada via Submission (Arm-Bar)

Thoughts : I was thinking Aldez in this fight but Yamada showed the Warrior spirit needed to be a fighter

Rating : ****

~Off Air~

Fight of the Night : Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia
Knockout of the Night : Sayoko Ebisawa
Submission of the Night : Tadamasa Yamada
Upset of the Night : Matsudaira Satoh

Injuries and Biggest Earners :

Carlos da Guia, Pelvic Injury, 44 Days Out
Jean-Pierre Richelleau, Thigh Injury, 32 Days Out
Mizuki Watanabe : Neck Injury, 38 Days Out

Kunimuchi Kikuchi made 500,000 Dollars last night for his fight with Jeff Carlton

Tadamasa Yamada made 260,000 Dollars last night, 200,000 for his fight with Roberto Aldez and 60,000 for his submission of the night honors
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Chris Caulfield you went 7/12 in the predictions so you get to pick who will fight Sayoko Ebisawa Next Between :

1 : Katherine Williams (13-4)
2 : Naora Kikuchi (9-1)
3 : Rachel McGuiness (9-2)

And you get to name the next event !
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ALPHA-1 37 : Fireball

ALPHA-1 Welterweight Championship : Gabriel Gallego vs. Fumiaki Hayashi
ALPHA-1 Middleweight Championship : Juro Fukazawa vs. Bixente Fontaine
Brooke Rockerfeller vs. Umeka Fujiwara
Xie Ming vs. Agustin Gonzalez
Clare Peyton vs. Thea Higgins
Akemi Satou vs. Andrea Jones
Heiji Endo vs. Kendall Tracey
Aleksei Chekhov vs. Zaco


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ALPHA-1 37 : TBA

Fumiaki Hayashi
Juro Fukazawa
Umeka Fujiwara
Agustin Gonzalez
Clare Peyton
Akemi Satou
Heiji Endo
Aleksei Chekhov
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ALPHA-1 37 : Fireball

Clare Peyton (3-0) vs. Thea Higgins (2-0)

Round 1
Peyton leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Higgins deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Higgins uses a knee to the ribs before backing Peyton up against the cage. Right hand from Peyton connects though, that was well timed. Higgins breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on her part, Peyton was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Higgins sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Peyton fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Higgins gets a nice single leg, and transitions into a side mount. Peyton blocks an arm bar attempt, but is having trouble keeping the full mount from happening. Higgins scores with a nice elbow, and there is the full mount. Peyton is wide open, and takes two hard punches to the face. Higgins takes the arm. Peyton is fighting it, but it looks like it's only a matter of time. The kimura is applied, and Peyton has no choice but to tap. The official time is 7:16.

WINNER : Thea Higgins via Submission (Kimura)

Rating : *

Akemi Satou (1-0) vs. Andrea Jones (7-3)

Round 1
Satou is quickest out, and comes at Jones with a series of jabs and straight punches. Jones covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Jones hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Satou who takes it to the ground. Jones pulls guard. There's a lull, as Satou tries to pass, and Jones defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Jones almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Satou, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Satou.

Round 2
Fast start by Jones, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Satou circles, drawing a lunge from Jones, allowing her to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Jones ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Satou hopping on the other to remain vertical. Jones tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Satou manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, she has her corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of her body. Jones has one leg trapped between Satou's, and is struggling to get it free. She throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that she looking for. Satou defends it well, without fully escaping it, Jones can't really do a lot with it due to how much she is having to stretch to apply it, due to her leg being trapped. Satou suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Jones's back. Jones was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Satou up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Satou throws a couple of short-range punches. Jones gets a leg in and trips Satou, putting her back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Satou, at least she can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Jones.

Round 3
Satou pushes Jones back against the cage, and is able to use that as a set up to taking Jones down the mat, landing in side control. Jones tries to scramble into a better position, but Satou grabs an arm and tries to lock a hold in. Jones bucks her over, and manages to wind up on top, but Satou still has the arm, and now has her legs wrapped around it. Jones hits a flurry of left hands to the back and thighs of Satou, who is almost upside down now. It's no good though, as Jones cannot get her arm free, and as soon as Satou starts to sink the hold in fully, there's no choice but to tap out. Satou wins via armbar submission at 0:55 of the third round.

WINNER : Akemi Satou via Submission (Arm-Bar)

Rating : *

Agustin Gonzalez (3-0) vs. Xie Ming (3-0)

Round 1
A crisp jab from Ming starts the round, it tagged Gonzalez on the cheek. Straight right from Gonzalez in response, glancing off the side of the head, albeit without much power. Ming steps in for an attack but is smothered by Gonzalez who clinches. Ming has to react quickly to avoid being tossed to the ground, but can't stop being driven into the cage. Gonzalez is virtually man-handling Ming with his wrestling ability. Up against the cage, Gonzalez has the much stronger position. Right hand connects to the side of the body. And another. There isn't a great deal of power on them, but they're forming a big red mark on the body, and Ming can't really do a lot in response; he can't seem to wrestle Gonzalez off, and he can't work into a position to unload any strikes either. Gonzalez fires off another two punches, then goes for a trip. Ming spins out, almost falls, but manages to squirm out and back off quickly to the center. That was close, and Ming knows it. Ming makes Gonzalez back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Ming throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Gonzalez lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Ming by surprise, putting him down! Gonzalez follows up and starts raining down right hands. Ming covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Gonzalez off, the match is over. Official time of the TKO is 7:18 of the first.

WINNER : Agustin Gonzalez via TKO (Punches)

Rating : *

Umeka Fujiwara (2-0) vs. Brooke Rockerfeller (6-5)

Round 1
Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Fujiwara fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Rockerfeller fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Fujiwara to the floor. The momentum causes Rockerfeller to almost go completely over the top though, and Fujiwara is able to flip her to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Fujiwara stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Rockerfeller's guard with her. Rockerfeller reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Fujiwara knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Rockerfeller blocks it. Fujiwara floats over and gets into side control. Rockerfeller scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against her. Fujiwara lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Rockerfeller up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Rockerfeller makes sure to bring her body around to give her as much protection as possible. It works, as Fujiwara can't get either arm isolated properly. Fujiwara changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Rockerfeller fights it for as long as she possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Fujiwara can do anything with the position she has achieved, which will frustrate her enormously. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fujiwara.

Round 2
Fujiwara hits the first punch of the round, scoring with a jab to the cheek. Rockerfeller throws a left hook in response, but it's well wide of the mark. Fujiwara steps in and hits a low kick. Rockerfeller ignores it and shoots in for a takedown. Fujiwara saw it coming though, and defends it brilliantly, sprawling at first, then pushing Rockerfeller face-down to the ground so that she can take her back. Rockerfeller turtles up. Fujiwara hits a couple of hard shots to the body, but can't stop Rockerfeller working her way up and turning over, pulling guard. Fujiwara stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Rockerfeller's guard with her. Rockerfeller reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Fujiwara knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Rockerfeller blocks it. Fujiwara floats over and gets into side control. Rockerfeller scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against her. Fujiwara lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Rockerfeller up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Rockerfeller makes sure to bring her body around to give her as much protection as possible. It works, as Fujiwara can't get either arm isolated properly. Fujiwara changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Rockerfeller fights it for as long as she possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Fujiwara can do anything with the position she has achieved, which will frustrate her enormously. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fujiwara.

Round 3
Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Fujiwara puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Rockerfeller defended well. Straight right from Rockerfeller in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Fujiwara probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Rockerfeller gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Fujiwara. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fujiwara. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Umeka Fujiwara.

WINNER : Umeka Fujiwara via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Rating : *

Heiji Endo (8-1) vs. Kendall Tracey (4-0)

Round 1
Tracey leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Endo deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Endo uses a knee to the ribs before backing Tracey up against the cage. Right hand from Tracey connects though, that was well timed. Endo breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Tracey was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Endo sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Tracey fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Tracey gets in close enough to grapple with Endo. They struggle, and a wayward right hand from Endo gives Tracey the opportunity to pick him up onto his shoulder. Tracey turns to the center, and with the crowd willing him on, he runs forward and plants Endo with a monsterous slam! Endo pulls guard, but not before taking a nasty punch to the face. Tracey manages to push the guard apart, and leans over Endo, trapping one leg underneath his body. Bad position for Endo to be in, and Tracey now starts throwing big lefts and rights. Endo tries to deflect them away but quite a few are hitting home. Endo tries to bring his free leg in to add some leverage, but Tracey swats it aside and gets the full mount. More punches start raining down, and Endo is left just covering up to try and weather the storm. It's no use though, as the barrage of punches without answer convince the referee to call a halt to the action. The official time is 3:55.

WINNER : Kendall Tracey via TKO (Punches from Mount)

Rating : *

Aleksei Chekhov (8-2) vs. Zaco (9-2)

Round 1
Zaco starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Chekhov checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Zaco doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Zaco cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch Chekhov with a beauty of a right hook. Chekhov stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Zaco presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Chekhov clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Chekhov scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Zaco in the gut. Zaco uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Zaco gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Chekhov reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Zaco has his left arm straightened out, fortunately Chekhov has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Zaco from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Zaco tries to step over and fully apply it, but Chekhov breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Zaco steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Chekhov hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Zaco will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Zaco.

Round 2
Slow start to the round, Zaco is circling while Chekhov seems content to just throw the occasional looping punch to cause him to back up. Zaco steps in and fires off two jabs, neither connecting, then has to almost throw himself to one side to avoid a devastating looking punch! Chekhov was clearly looking for the highlight reel K.O. punch, had that connected there is no way that Zaco was getting back up. There's a warning to Zaco, he must now know, if he didn't already, that Chekhov has knock out intentions tonight. Zaco throws a right hand, then backs up sharply, clearly not loving the idea of getting too close. Chekhov still looks calm, throwing the occasional jab or two to keep Zaco off balance. Chekhov misses an uppercut and is off balance, which allows Zaco to get the takedown. Side mount. Zaco is looking for an armbar, but Chekhov is defending it well. Chekhov gets a nice elbow in, that caught Zaco by surprise. Zaco fires off several elbows to the ribs, and Chekhov is left gasping for air. Those were hard, there's a big red patch where they hit. Zaco takes the left arm, Chekhov couldn't defend it any longer. The armbar is applied, there's no way out. Zaco wins by tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 5:33 of the second round.

WINNER : Zaco via Submission (Arm-Bar)

Rating : *

Juro Fukazawa (7-0) vs. Bixente Fontaine (9-3) for the ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title

Round 1
They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Fontaine, providing the first moment of real action. Fukazawa hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Fontaine side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Fukazawa is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fukazawa.

Round 2
Fontaine isn't hanging around, right from the start Fukazawa is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Fukazawa circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Fontaine weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Fontaine, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Fukazawa is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Fontaine really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Fukazawa was wide open for a moment there. Fontaine hits a high kick, catching Fukazawa on the shoulder. Jab from Fukazawa finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Fontaine fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Fukazawa scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Fontaine, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fontaine.

Round 3
Jab from Fontaine, then another, and a third. Fukazawa weaved out of the way of all three, although the second glanced off the shoulder slightly. Fontaine moves back to avoid the counter uppercut. Fukazawa comes from the left with a high punch, then goes for the body. Fontaine blocks, ducks a straight right, then unleashes an enormous kick. Fukazawa ducks at the last possible moment, avoiding it by a split-second! That was an evil-looking kick, if that had hit it was good night for Fukazawa, that had 'knock out' written all over it. Fukazawa will be on the look out for a repeat of that, there is no way he can afford to take a head kick with that much power without taking a defeat. Fontaine with a low kick, but without much power. He comes in close and hits a nice body shot, then an elbow to the face. The impact staggers Fukazawa back, taking him out of range of an uppercut, leaving Fontaine slightly off balance. Fukazawa hits a kick as he staggers and it lands dead on the jaw. Fontaine drops like a ton of bricks, he is out cold. That single moment of lost balance was all the opportunity Fukazawa needed. Fukazawa wins via 3rd round knock out with the official time being 5:39. Juro Fukazawa retains the ALPHA-1 Middleweight title.

WINNER : Juro Fukazawa via KO (Head Kick)

Rating : **

Gabriel Gallego (12-0) vs. Fumiaki Hayashi (13-4) for the ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title

Round 1
Slow start to this round, Gallego is being tentative and Hayashi looks like he is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Gallego's favour, as he gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Hayashi goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Gallego hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Hayashi tries to push him over onto his back, but Gallego manages to pull free and back off. Hayashi throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Gallego, and he backs off. Hayashi doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Gallego takes the fight to him with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing him back against the cage. Gallego clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Hayashi unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Gallego tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gallego.

Round 2
Gallego hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Hayashi to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Gallego hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Hayashi tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Gallego having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Hayashi. Gallego scores with a kick to the outside of the thigh, but it didn't have a great deal of power on it. Hayashi returns fire with a jab, and then tries for a takedown. Gallego doesn't pull guard, but instead tries to spin out of it and get back to his feet, but it proves to be a mistake as he isn't able to get free and only ends up giving his back to Hayashi! Gallego tries to fight out of it, but Hayashi keeps position well. Hard shot to the ribs by Hayashi. Can he capitalise on this great position though? He tries to apply a choke hold, but Gallego defends it. However, in doing so, he leaves his left arm exposed, and Hayashi is able to float over and trap it inbetween his legs. Hayashi falls forward and pulls, forcing Gallego to tap out rather than have his arm hyper-extended. The official time is 7:50. Fumiaki Hayashi is the new ALPHA-1 Welterweight champion.

WINNER : Fumiaki Hayashi via Submission (Arm-Bar)

Rating : ***

~Off Air~

Fight of the Night : Fumiaki Hayashi vs. Gabriel Gallego
Knockout of the Night : Juro Fukazawa
Submission of the Night : Fumiaki Hayashi
Upset of the Night : Akemi Satou

Injuries and Biggest Earners :

Brooke Rockerfeller, Stomach Injury, 46 Days Out

Biggest Earners :

Fumiaki Hayashi : 170,000 Dollars, 50,000 for Fight, 120,000 for bonuses
Juro Fukazawa : 75,000 Dollars, 15,000 for Fight, 60,000 for bonus

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BuddyGarner you win with a score of 5/8, so for your prize you get to pick who fights Fezzik Next out of :

Harry Milne
Gunnar Nilsson
or Stratos Papaioannou
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ALPHA-1 38 : Phenominal

Naora Kikuchi vs. Sayoko Ebisawa (Womens Championship)
Shane Gilchrist vs. Hiro Arai
Petey Mack vs. Gempachi Higa
Marcelo Oberto vs. Agustin Gonzalez
Matsudaira Satoh vs. Truck Gleeson
Thorbjorn Rekdal vs. Zenko Hatakeyama
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Naora Kikuchi vs. Sayoko Ebisawa (Womens Championship)
Shane Gilchrist vs. Hiro Arai
Petey Mack vs. Gempachi Higa
Marcelo Oberto vs. Agustin Gonzalez
Matsudaira Satoh vs. Truck Gleeson
Thorbjorn Rekdal vs. Zenko Hatakeyama
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