Lightweight Bouts Announced Forbushido Tournament
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From DSE/Pride:  LIGHTWEIGHT BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR BUSHIDO TOURNAMENT TOKYO, Japan – The lightweight bouts have been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S BUSHIDO "The Tournament." Headlining matches include a battle of Japan as Takanori Gomi faces Tatsuya Kawajiri … Naoyuki Kotani will go head to head with Luis Azeredo of Brazil … Hayato "Mach" Sakurai is set to face "Little Evil" Jens Pulver … and Yves Edwards of the USA will battle Joachim Hansen of Norway. PRIDE FC: BUSHIDO THE TOURNAMENT Fight Card Welterweight Tournament Bouts The winner of BLOCK A will face the winner of BLOCK B. Welterweight Tournament Reserve Bout
Lightweight Tournament Bouts The winner of BLOCK A will face the winner of BLOCK B. Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout (Fight Card Subject to Change) BUSHIDO THE TOURNAMENT will take place from the Ariake Coliseum in Japan and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s Choice Canada. North American Pay Per View Schedule: BUSHIDO THE TOURNAMENT will be available at a reduced rate of $24.95. For additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider. YOSHIDA AND NAKAMURA TO APPEAR ON FSN’S BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD LOS ANGELES, California – PRIDE Fighting stars, Hidehiko Yoshida and Kazuhiro Nakamura, will be appearing on FSN’s Best Damn Sports Show Period One of Japan’s biggest mixed martial arts stars, Hidehiko Yoshida is a gold medallist in Judo from the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games and is coming off a submission victory (via choke) against Tank Abbott at FINAL CONFLICT 2005. Kazuhiro Nakamura is also a judo stylist and Yoshida’s top student. Nakamura is coming off a decision victory against Igor Vovchanchyn at FINAL CONFLICT 2005. PRIDE Fighting commentator Bas Rutten will also be featured discussing FSN’s upcoming program "The PRIDE Fighting Championships," as well as the sport of MMA. Yoshida and Nakamura will be demonstrating judo techniques. Best Damn Sports Show Period features host Chris Rose, John Salley, Rodney Pete and Ron Dibble. Fans can email guests questions at: http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/2597614 Fans wishing to attend the show in person can call 213-833-6322. Those wishing to leave "Best Damn" voicemail can call 866-839-4328. |
