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BattlARTS in Z1MAX!

BattlARTS ventured out into Zero-One today, with Yuki Ishikawa and Yuta Yoshikawa forming their tag team before the 30th in a match against Ikuto Hidaka & Shito Ueda. The idea of the match was for officials to determine whether the Ishikawa/Yoshikawa tandem was strong enough to challenge the Hidaka/Sawa tandem for the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles. Ishikawa falls just under the benchmark for lightweight, and so can challenge for the titles.

Zero-One 24/08/08
Shin-kiba 1stRING
- NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Assessment Match: Yuki Ishikawa & Yuta Yoshikawa <W> (12:13 Jujigatame) Ikuto Hidaka & Shita Ueda <L>
- Kohei Sato (9:41 German Suplex Hold) Munenori Sawa

By the looks of things, the main event of the 30th 1010 show should become:
NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles: Ikuto Hidaka & Munenori Sawa (c) vs Yuki Ishikawa & Yuta Yoshikawa

This would see Hidaka’s first venture into the promotion for many years.

BattlARTS 31/08/08
Kitasenju Theatre 1010
1. Keita Yano vs TAKAI
2. Chihiro Oikawa vs Cherry
3. Manabu Hara vs Yujiro Yamamoto
4. Alexander Otsuka vs Super Tiger II
5. Munenori Sawa & X vs Yuki Ishikawa & Yuta Yoshikawa

If Yuta Yoshikawa wins Ikuto Hidaka’s NWA International Lightheavyweight Title, then the main event shall be changed into Yoshikawa’s first defence.

BattlARTS August Card

BattlARTS 31/08/08
Kitasenju Theatre 1010
1. Keita Yano vs TAKAI
2. Chihiro Oikawa vs Cherry
3. Alexander Otsuka vs Super Tiger II
4. Undecided

A press conference shall be held to announce the main event. Could be a big one.

U-STYLE July Results

U-STYLE 06/07/08
‘RS-3′
Nishi Chufu Arena
1. Kazuki Okubo (8:22 Front Necklock) Masashi Takeda
2. Toshihiko Yoshida (11:11) Yukihiro Kishiyama
3. Hiroshi Kobayashi (7:37 KO) Hisashi Yoneda
4. Akira Takashi (9:12 Triangle Lock) Miura Hideki
5. Daisuke Nakamura (4:06 Jujigatame) Yutaka Hayashida

YGB Finals!

Futen 03/08/08
‘Young Generation Battle 2008 Finals’
Kawasaki Plaza Sol
1. Kyosuke Sasaki (14:52 Armlock) Shuji Ishikawa
2. Munenori Sawa (7:46 Punch -> TKO) Yusaku Obata
3. Takeshi Ono (14:30 Octopus Hold -> TKO) Koichiro Kimura
4. Mitsuya Nagai (16:43 KO) Manabu Hara
5. YGB08 Final: Daisuke Ikeda (11:30 Face Kick -> TKO) Takahiro Oba
* Ikeda wins his 4th Championship

Futen 28/09/08
Kawasaki Plaza Sol
1. Daisuke Ikeda vs Takeshi Ono

Futen Card Rundown!

The finals of the Young Generation Battle are tonight. After 7 years of inactivity, the very prestigious tournament was brought back by Daisuke Ikeda, and promoted alongside BattlARTS. After three months, the finals are upon us, and it’s a big one, with a bit of history around it.

1. Shuji Ishikawa vs Kyosuke Sasaki
Ishikawa and Sasaki collided head on in the Rumble at the start of the year, and teased an on-going fued. The two also appeared against one another in BattlARTS in 2007. There is always a lot of passion when Sasaki and Ishikawa meet in the ring, and this is seen as the Decisive Battle between the two.

2. Munenori Sawa vs Yusaku Obata
With the cancellation of Hayato from the card, due to injury, Obata was brought in to change the card around. He is a young boy from Kaientai Dojo, who left the group and joined the Apache Army, then out of loyalty, joined the XWF with Kanemura. He is decent, and it will be interesting to see how he goes in the Punishment Style alongside Super Rookie, Sawa!

3. Koichiro Kimura v Takeshi Ono
This stems from last week, when the two met in a tag team match, and a challenge was made by Ono against Kimura. Both are veterans of wrestling, with Ono a near 15 year veteran, aswell as Kimura. Both fought in BattlARTS for quite a few years, so it is an even fight. Ono is known for his kickboxing skills, while Kimura is known for his brutal submissions, and just basic yet brutal style.

4. Mitsuya Nagai vs Manabu Hara
The original card had Hara facing Hayato, after last weeks tag team match where Hayato defeated Hara. Now Hara gets former RINGS main fighter, and veteran Mitsuya Nagai. The last time the two met, it was considered a very good match, so hopes are high going into this one.

5. YGB08 Final: Daisuke Ikeda vs Takahiro Oba
A short but extensive history around this one. Oba was a student of BattlARTS in 2001 and 2002, but due to the promotion closing, he never really got a chance to wrestle extensively. He made a shock return to the punishment style in Futen in mid 2007, entering their tag team league. He captured the league with Takeshi Ono, and then officially joined Futen. In early 2008, he won a Battle Royale that gave him a shot at Daisuke Ikeda upon his return at the third anniversary show. Oba would then go on to beat Ikeda, and continue his winning ways. He then entered the Young Generation Battle, and has made it to the finals, defeating Yuki Ishikawa, Ikeda’s eternal rival, in the process. Their second battle of the year, can Ikeda gain revenge and capture his second Young Generation Battle, or with the ‘Young Generation’ prevail!

YGB Results!

Futen 27/07/08
‘Young Generation Battle 2008′
Kawasaki Plaza Sol
1. Katsumi Usuda (8:22 TKO) Kyosuke Sasaki
2. Hiro Saito (10:43 Sleeper Hold) Munenori Sawa
3. Koichiro Kimura & Hayato Jr Fujita <W> (16:33 TKO) Takeshi Ono & Manabu Hara <L>
4. YGB08 Semi Final: Takahiro Oba (16:09 KO) Yuki Ishikawa
5. YGB08 Semi Final: Daisuke Ikeda (10:43 Reverse HIZA Jujigatame) Mitsuya Nagai

Futen 03/08/08
‘Young Generation Battle 2008 Finals’
Kawasaki Plaza Sol
1. Shuji Ishikawa vs Kyosuke Sasaki
2. Mitsuya Nagai vs Munenori Sawa
3. Koichiro Kimura v Takeshi Ono
4. Fujita Jr Hayato vs Manabu Hara
5. YGB08 Final: Daisuke Ikeda vs Takahiro Oba

BattlARTS Results!

BattlARTS 26/07/08
Kitasenju Theatre 1010
200 fans (No Vacancy)
1. Minoru Fujita (9:49 BONEYARD) Keita Yano
2. Yuta Yoshikawa (8:04 Bundle Sleeper Hold) Yujiro Yamamoto
3. Ray (6:59 Leg Hold) Chihiro Oikawa
4. Fujita Jr Hayato (10:22 Herem -> TKO) Masahi Takeda
5. Elimination Match: Yuki Ishikawa, Alexander Otsuka & Munenori Sawa (45:00 Time Limit Draw) Daisuke Ikeda, Katsumi Usuda & Super Tiger II

- Usuda (Ankle Hold) Sawa
- Otsuka (Dragon Suplex -> TKO) Usuda
- Ikeda (Face Kick -> TKO) Otsuka
- Ishikawa (Heel Hold) Tiger
- Ishikawa (Time Limit Draw) Ikeda

STYLE-E Results

STYLE-E 19/07/08
‘Sparking! E Super Warrior’
West Chufu Fighting Arena
140 fans
1. DT-YUTA (7:32 Chickenwing Armlock) Matsuda
2. Van G Takeda, Zhaoun Shiryu & Sueyoshi <W> (13:59 Running Inazuma Elbow) Tomohiko Hashimoto, Isami Kidaka & Atsushi Ohashi <L>
3. Masato Shibata & Masashi Takeda <W> (12:40 National Athletic Slam) Ken Ohka & Yukihiro Abe <L>
4. STYLE-E Openweight Title: Masa Takanishi (25:07 Takatonic) Kazuhiro Tamura
* Takanishi becomes the 4th Generation Champion.