After over a month with no news, CONDOR FC President Kazu Kobayashi suddenly revealed to the Tokyo media the new CONDOR FC Rankings that reflect the last show...
CONDOR FC RANKINGS
1. Hachirou Fujii (2,000)
James Scott (2,000)
2. Yoshiro Ito (1,800)
Masanori Ito
Yuki Uematsu
Gabriel Morais (1,800)
3. Michiyoshi Takase (1,700)
Hideo Gomi (1,700)
4. Natsuo Nozaki (1,500)
5. Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura (1,000)
Lee Jung Hyun (1,000)
6. Hernando Perra (800)
Jacob Loevaas (800)
7. Riley Jacobs (700)
8. Akira Kitaoka (475)
9. Naoyuki Fuchida (300)
10. Takeshi Yamada (0)
Kobayashi then announced a CONDOR FC GRAND PRIX to crown the first champion in CONDOR FC! Kobayashi stated that he had originally planned to do a decision match, but with so many people after two shows being neck and neck, this would be the best way to decide it...The eight top ranked fighters in CONDOR will fight over two shows to crown the first champion. The fighters include
Hachirou Fujii
James Scott
Masanori Ito
Yuki Uematsu
Gabriel Morais
Yoshiro Ito
Michiyoshi Takase
Hideo Gomi
Kobayashi then revealed that the event will take place in July, on the sixth at Korakuen Hall! Kobayashi spoke briefly on the fights...
Hernando Perra and Riley Jacobs is the classic battle between two different styles. Perra is a ground fighter, while Jacobs is a stand up fighter. Kobayashi said it will be "interesting" to see which style wins.
Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura versus Akira Kitaoka should be interesting. Nakamura held his own against Michiyoshi Takase, while Kitaoka was beaten by Yoshiro Ito soundly. Kobayashi wondered aloud if Kitaoka's wrestling could carry him to victory...
In the first tournament match, Yoshiro Ito takes on Hideo Gomi...Ito showed a great overall game against Akira Kitaoka, but Kobayashi said this will be a massive step up in competition for him against Hideo Gomi. Gomi's overall game is one of the best in CONDOR, with crisp boxing, and ground work. Kobayashi called this a "toss up".
The second tournament match sees the two gaijins face off...James Scott has racked up two wins in CONDOR, but Kobayashi was actually dismissive of Scott, saying that he's shown "nothing but ability to hold people", hence the making of this fight. Gabriel Morais is a fantastic BJJ fighter, with good punching abilities. Kobayashi said that we'll see what both men can do in this fight.
The third tournament match sees Yuki Uematsu take on Masanori Ito. Both men scored submission victories in their debuts in CONDOR, but both are highly skilled and dangerous as the other. Masanori Ito is very strong, and able to out power opponents on the ground, while Uematsu relies more on his form and game plans. Kobayashi wistfully asked if Masanori Ito's physical style of fighting would be enough to overcome Yuki Uematsu's mental tenacity.
The main event sees one of the few truly "drawing" fights in CONDOR FC. Former boxing champion Hachirou Fujii takes on the "golden boy" of CONDOR FC, Michiyoshi Takase! Both men scored victories in their CONDOR FC debuts, but Fujii easily knocked out Riley Jacobs, while Michiyoshi Takase won the decision over Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura. Kobayashi praised both their strengths, but said this was a battle between two "devil storm" types of fighters, and a battle between the skills of Boxing and Muay Thai. Kobayashi said that no matter what happened, the end result would be memorable for ages to come.
CONDOR FC.3 ~ GRASP THE GOLD
GRAND PRIX OPENING ROUND
July 6th, 2008
Tokyo Korakuen Hall (2,100)
1. Hernando Perra vs. Riley Jacobs
2. Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura vs. Akira Kitaoka
3. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Yoshiro Ito vs. Hideo Gomi
4. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Gabriel Morais vs. James Scott
5. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Yuki Uematsu vs. Masanori Ito
6. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Michiyoshi Takase vs. Hachiro Fujii
CONDOR FC RANKINGS
1. Hachirou Fujii (2,000)
James Scott (2,000)
2. Yoshiro Ito (1,800)
Masanori Ito
Yuki Uematsu
Gabriel Morais (1,800)
3. Michiyoshi Takase (1,700)
Hideo Gomi (1,700)
4. Natsuo Nozaki (1,500)
5. Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura (1,000)
Lee Jung Hyun (1,000)
6. Hernando Perra (800)
Jacob Loevaas (800)
7. Riley Jacobs (700)
8. Akira Kitaoka (475)
9. Naoyuki Fuchida (300)
10. Takeshi Yamada (0)
Kobayashi then announced a CONDOR FC GRAND PRIX to crown the first champion in CONDOR FC! Kobayashi stated that he had originally planned to do a decision match, but with so many people after two shows being neck and neck, this would be the best way to decide it...The eight top ranked fighters in CONDOR will fight over two shows to crown the first champion. The fighters include
Hachirou Fujii
James Scott
Masanori Ito
Yuki Uematsu
Gabriel Morais
Yoshiro Ito
Michiyoshi Takase
Hideo Gomi
Kobayashi then revealed that the event will take place in July, on the sixth at Korakuen Hall! Kobayashi spoke briefly on the fights...
Hernando Perra and Riley Jacobs is the classic battle between two different styles. Perra is a ground fighter, while Jacobs is a stand up fighter. Kobayashi said it will be "interesting" to see which style wins.
Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura versus Akira Kitaoka should be interesting. Nakamura held his own against Michiyoshi Takase, while Kitaoka was beaten by Yoshiro Ito soundly. Kobayashi wondered aloud if Kitaoka's wrestling could carry him to victory...
In the first tournament match, Yoshiro Ito takes on Hideo Gomi...Ito showed a great overall game against Akira Kitaoka, but Kobayashi said this will be a massive step up in competition for him against Hideo Gomi. Gomi's overall game is one of the best in CONDOR, with crisp boxing, and ground work. Kobayashi called this a "toss up".
The second tournament match sees the two gaijins face off...James Scott has racked up two wins in CONDOR, but Kobayashi was actually dismissive of Scott, saying that he's shown "nothing but ability to hold people", hence the making of this fight. Gabriel Morais is a fantastic BJJ fighter, with good punching abilities. Kobayashi said that we'll see what both men can do in this fight.
The third tournament match sees Yuki Uematsu take on Masanori Ito. Both men scored submission victories in their debuts in CONDOR, but both are highly skilled and dangerous as the other. Masanori Ito is very strong, and able to out power opponents on the ground, while Uematsu relies more on his form and game plans. Kobayashi wistfully asked if Masanori Ito's physical style of fighting would be enough to overcome Yuki Uematsu's mental tenacity.
The main event sees one of the few truly "drawing" fights in CONDOR FC. Former boxing champion Hachirou Fujii takes on the "golden boy" of CONDOR FC, Michiyoshi Takase! Both men scored victories in their CONDOR FC debuts, but Fujii easily knocked out Riley Jacobs, while Michiyoshi Takase won the decision over Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura. Kobayashi praised both their strengths, but said this was a battle between two "devil storm" types of fighters, and a battle between the skills of Boxing and Muay Thai. Kobayashi said that no matter what happened, the end result would be memorable for ages to come.
CONDOR FC.3 ~ GRASP THE GOLD
GRAND PRIX OPENING ROUND
July 6th, 2008
Tokyo Korakuen Hall (2,100)
1. Hernando Perra vs. Riley Jacobs
2. Akashi "Tiger" Nakamura vs. Akira Kitaoka
3. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Yoshiro Ito vs. Hideo Gomi
4. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Gabriel Morais vs. James Scott
5. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Yuki Uematsu vs. Masanori Ito
6. CONDOR GP Opening Round: Michiyoshi Takase vs. Hachiro Fujii
