Pancrase 7/23 Korakuen Event Tentative Lineup

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Pancrase 7/23 Korakuen Event Tentative Lineup

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Pancrase 7/23 Korakuen Event Tentative Lineup

"PANCRASE 2000 TRANS TOUR"
Korakuen Hall (Tokyo,Japan)

<Day Event&gt
doors open: 1:00PM
fights start: 2:00PM
-Neo Blood Tournament & special matches-
Neo Blood Tournament 1^st rounds, semifinals

Daisuke Watanabe(Pancrase Yokohama)
Hikaru Sato(Pancrase Yokohama)
Massive Ichi(Pancrase Tokyo)
Hiroo Matsunaga(Pancrase Team Kikuta)
Eiji Ishikawa(Pancrase Team Kikuta)
Youhei Ota(A3-GYM)
*two more competitors, matchups TBA

Special match(10 min)
Bob Stines(U.S.A./B.C.I.) vs Ian Freeman(U.K./Sunderland Ju Jitsu Club)
Special match(NHB rules)
Yuki Kondo(ranked 1st/Pancrase Tokyo) vs TBA

<Night Event&gt
doors open: 6:00PM
fights start: 7:00PM
-Middleweight & Light Heavyweight Ranking Tournament-
Middleweight Ranking Tournament 1^st rounds

Shonie Carter(U.S.A./All American Martial Arts Gym)
Chris Lytle(U.S.A./I.F. Academy)
Taro Obata(J.J.A.)
*one more competitor, matchups TBA

Light Heavyweight Ranking Tournament Group B

Ikuhisa Minowa(Pancrase Yokohama)
Tomoya Takaesu(S.A.W.)
Masaya Kojima(Wajutsu Keishukai Tokyo Hombu)
Yukihiro Kanazawa(Wajutsu Keishukai Toyama)
Brian Gassaway(U.S.A./Chicago Fitness)
*three more competitors, matchups TBA

From Monte Cox:

Rings USA "Rising Stars Tournament" Hawaii
"B" Bracket

Heavyweight Tournament #1
Tali Kuliha’apai (GU) v Valintijn Overeem (Rings Holland)
Tom Sauer v TBA

Heavyweight Tournament #2
Eric Pele (Nova Uniao) v Wesley "Cabbage" Cabrerra (GU)
Roger Neff v Rocky Batastini

Middleweight Tournament #1
Kawika Pahalui (Jesus Is Lord) v Josh Hall (Shark Tank)
Kanahare (Rings Japan) v Adrian Serrano, Milwaukee, WI

Middleweight Tournament #2
Yasuhito Namekawa (Rings Japan) v Falaniko Vitale (S.W.A.T.)
Chris Munsen (AMC) Seattle v Dave Menne

Rings USA "Rising Stars Tournament" Hawaii
"B" Bracket

Extreme Challenge 35 Pictures
Photos courtesy of Monte Cox

Phil Johns captured
EC junior lightweight title

Sam Adkins
(Bobby Hoffman’s handywork)

From the event’s promoter:

Talon Challenge 2

Texas’ hottest new promotion has just added a great main event! Aaron Steagle captivated the audience at the last Talon Challenge with unbelievable throws and power to eventually go on to win by submission. The same night he captured the Most Outstanding Fighter Award presented to him by HCF (a group called HardCore Fans of MMA). He showed phenominal potential and is definitely upping his test of skills. Aaron Riley, the current WEF Lightweight Champion, Texas Shootout Champion and HOOKnSHOOT fighter, will return to Texas in his first match since March of this year. Riley has taken a long layoff to train and expects a hard match. "I just love Texas an it’s a good opportunity to see how far I’ve came in the last few months with my training", says an eager Riley who admits he’s getting a little anxious to get back into the ring and is NOT taking Steagle lightly. The should be an incredible superfight on a card full of action. Also on the show, "RUTHLESS" Ruth Mejia, fighting out of Team Benevidas located in Mercedes, TX. The scrappy 109 lb. Mejia will be making her MMA debut and hopes to have a good showing and move on to bigger and better things. Along with a 4-man SUPERHEAVYWEIGHT tournament, Jeff Osborne, promoter of HOOKnSHOOT, is also scheduled to fight.
For ticket and show information call (956) 867-7500.