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Japan's biggest annual sports combat event, took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan early this morning in North America. The 18 bout seven-plus hour event, labeled "Dynamite!! 2009: DREAM vs. World Victory Road" featured a mix of K-1 kickboxing and mixed martial arts matches. Many of the MMA bouts feature fighters from the DREAM promotion who face off against their rivals from fellow Japanese-based promotion WVR. Also, the conclusion to DREAM's Super Hulk open-weight tournament finale between Ikuhisa ... Read More

A rumored bout between Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1) and veteran Gary Goodridge (23-19-1) is set to take place on New Year's Eve. A report from MMAjunkie.com confirmed the status of the bout with Mousasi's manager, Apy Echteld, who verified the matchup, noting that his fighter was already on his way to Japan for the bout. Both men will meet under MMA rules as part of the "Dynamite!! 2009" event in Japan being held by DREAM, World Victory Road and K-1. Previous ... Read More

The "Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009" event set for New Year's Eve in Japan, has added another bout to it's K-1 kickboxing/mma event. Added to the event is a match between Dutch fighter Melvin Manhoef (23-6-1) and "The Grabaka Hitman," Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2), with both men meeting under mma rules. The event features fighters from DREAM, World Victory Road and K-1, taking place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. HDNet will televise the event live starting on Thu, Dec ... Read More

Badr Hari's interview and training session for FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2009 FINAL (Dec.5.2009 / Yokohama Arena, Japan). Read More

Trailer: FieLDS K-1 WORLD MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament -FINAL- (Oct.26.2009 / Yokohama Arena, Japan). 10・26『FieLDS K-1 WORLD MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament -FINAL Read More

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A press conference on Wednesday in Tokyo was held to officially announce Japan's traditional year end blockbuster event. K-1 event producer Sadaharu Tanikawa and DREAM producer Keiiti Sasahara announced the "Dynamite!! 2009" show for New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event will follow last years format with a mixture of K-1 kickboxing and DREAM mixed martial arts bouts for a total of 18 matches for the evening, with a K-1 tournament for competitors 18 years of ... Read More

Alistair Overeem is known more as a mixed martial artist than a kick boxer, sporting a 4-3 record even after his win over K-1 kickboxing legend Peter Aerts. Both men competed in FieLDS K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16 event this weekend in Seoul, Korea. Overeem spent the three rounds of their match knocking Aerts, who had been the favorite to win, around the ring. The Strikeforce heavyweight champ landed several punches and kicks throughout the fight and was rightfully given the unanimous ... Read More