Seiya Kawahara

P's Lab Yokohama

As we see a new wave of NCAA all american wrestlers and BJJ champions taking the MMA scene by storm, we observe stronger foundations and integration of a higher order of grappling, pounding, striking prowess by Team Quest - Mo Lowal(King Mo), Mark Layman BJJ - Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Extreme Couture - Jake Rosholt, anticpated debut of Robert Drysdale, UJJ - Xande Ribeiro, and former Penn State University No. 1 @ 197lbs - Phil Davis.

Across the pacific, a similar trend is ocuring as we see a new wave of amateurs making their pro come ups, as we take a closer look at a new life of artists from Japan. Seiya Kawahara, currently undefeated with a 6 fight winning streak since making his debut in GCM, now representing Pancrase out of P's Lab Yokohama, captures a 5/6 KO and TKO percentage streak, formidable upcomer.

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The 4th installment of the Shooto Tradition series was headlined by
several veterans including Lion Takeshi Inoue recapturing the 143lbs
Shooto Featherweight title from Hideki Kadowaki. Headlining the card
was, Hatsu Hioki of Alive Academy vs. Rumina Sato of K'z Factory
月狼(Moon Wolf). The TKO Featherweight champ made easy work of Shooto
pioneer veteran Rumina Sato. The end game arrived when Sato was
overpowered by Hioki's over under middle clinch bating Sato into a
underhook fight then immediately offbalancing into a kosoto gari leg
trip into a side mount take down. The disparity in Hioki's ability to
pass a virtually non existent rubber guard of Sato is perplexing

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The annual S-Cup tournament commenced on 11/24/08, with 2 mma artists joining the card including former IFL light weight champ Chris Horodecki and Chute Boxe Luiz Azeredo, 2 shoot boxing pioneer veterans current S-Cup World Champion Kenichi Ogata, S-Cup Japan Qualifier Hiroki Shishido, S-Cup Europe qualifier Edvin Kibus, David Schneldmiller a pupil of Andy Souwer all with their sites on an opportunity to face the favored tournament contender, WMTA, ISKA, WKA, 2 time K-1 Max and 4 time S-Cup World Champion Andy Souwer.

Chris Horodecki vs. Hiroki Shishido

Luiz Azeredo vs. David Schneldmiller

Semi Final 1

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