Ganryujima - February 28 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Ganryujima will be held on February 28, 2015 at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. The new concept MMA event combines an unusual ruleset and format for an 8-man tournament
Ganryujima 
February 28, 2015
Differ Ariake
Tokyo, Japan

Main Card:

8-man Open Weight GP:
Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio         vs.       Abdoulaye Niang  
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Final | Openweight
Yoshihiro Hoshikaze           vs.             Kenzo Waku   
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Final | Openweight
Minowaman                       vs.                Lahan Wu  
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Final | Openweight
Brian Douwes                    vs.       Kamen Georgiev   
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Final | Openweight
Kazuhisa Watanabe            vs.                             TBA  
SuperFight | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)




Kamen Georgiev World champion in both sanshou and sambo with an MMA record of 17-9-1.
Lahan Wu is a 2-meter tall shuai jiao and sanda champion MMA record of 4-0
Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio is a capoeira kickboxer and a Bellator vet with an MMA record of 6-2
Minowaman  He needs no introduction, but for stat’s sake, his MMA record now stands at 60-37-8.
Kenzo Waku is a former American football player
Brian Douwes WFCA K-1 Super-Heavyweight Champion, his Kickboxing record now stands at 33-22-2.
Yoshihiro Hoshikaze Sumo Wrestler
Abdoulaye Niang   Senegalese wrestler

Interesting.

Look forward to hearing more about this.

Love to see openweight tournament cool too see diversity in fighters as well.

Isn't this the show where no submissions are allowed?

Between the interesting mix of fighters and an open weight tournament this should be entertaining.

Any word on the ruleset yet? I am always down for a new ruleset in MMA.

If the picture up above shows the arena then this should prove interesting. It just looks like an open platform. My guess is that they will have a ruleset incorporating ringouts as either points or a win condition (considering too, that they have a sumo wrestler competing).

Hamilcar wrote:Any word on the ruleset yet?

The rules of Ganryujima are not the same as those used by Pride or elsewhere in MMA. The idea is to create a new set of rules which could be advantageous to fighters from many styles of martial arts and combat sports, except for those who are mainly grapplers.

Thus, besides standup fighting, throws and takedowns are legal and there is punching on the ground, but no submissions are permitted.

These rules are supposed to be designed to attract fighters from karate, sumo, kickboxing, judo, wrestling, sambo, and even American football, rugby, and soccer. They also reflect the belief of some that grappling too often is considered unappealing to many fans.




http://adcombat.com/new-fighting-company-ganryujima-announced-in-japan

Kingfedor wrote:

Is that a pic of the arena? Looks like they´ll fight on some kind of open surface a la sumo.

TeamJohnPerretti wrote:

Hamilcar wrote:Any word on the ruleset yet?  

The rules of Ganryujima are not the same as those used by Pride or elsewhere in MMA. The idea is to create a new set of rules which could be advantageous to fighters from many styles of martial arts and combat sports, except for those who are mainly grapplers.

Thus, besides standup fighting, throws and takedowns are legal and there is punching on the ground, but no submissions are permitted.

These rules are supposed to be designed to attract fighters from karate, sumo, kickboxing, judo, wrestling, sambo, and even American football, rugby, and soccer. They also reflect the belief of some that grappling too often is considered unappealing to many fans.




http://adcombat.com/new-fighting-company-ganryujima-announced-in-japan

Ah. Those guys. I remember. It's definitely a change, probably for the better on a pure entertainment stand point. I like it, just as long as you don't market it as a way to prove which martial art is best like MMA did at the start.

Merriman tweeted hes not taking part in this.....

if submissions are not allowed then why is minowa fighting on this event

No submission MMA!! lmao

this could be interesting

stu3ufc wrote:No submission MMA!! lmao

this could be interesting

Yeah, that is a strange rule. Not really MMA without subs.

Interested in seeing this show.

Hopefully more news will come out about it soon.

whats the fighting surface going to be?

Don't these guys even have a Facebook page?  How are we supposed to know anything about how this is going down without  them having a website?

any word of if Ganryuima will get air in Japan?

kayneoTheRisingWarrior wrote:any word of if Ganryuima will get air in Japan?

It's to air on Fuji TV.

I really hope someone uploads it soon after. I really want to see what this looks like.

RULES

The competition area will be 8-meter diameter and 60 cm high circle stage with no ropes or cage, with a possible moat of water surrounding it. There will be 3 rounds of 3 minutes each, with 1 round extension, 1 minute between each round. However, the time and number of rounds may be changed if both sides agree.
Competition clothing will be provided as a sleeveless top and two trousers to choose from. Supporting gear will be determined or approved by officials. MMA gloves will be used.

A fighter can win by KO, TKO, opponent’s submission, or three judge decision. Additionally, a win can come by TKO fall, if one opponent falls off the stage 3 times in one round. In scoring, a fighter loses points for receiving damage or falling/being thrown and subsequently off the stage.

Techniques not allowed include the usual, plus no head kicks or stomps to a grounded opponent, and no chokes to a grounded opponent. Allowed strikes include the usual, plus elbows and head butts. Standing grappling is allowed but will be a break when it takes place on the ground

The moat thing would be really dumb if they use it....

Guy comes out sopping wet and drenches the fighting surface....

Kingfedor wrote:

RULES

The competition area will be 8-meter diameter and 60 cm high circle stage with no ropes or cage, with a possible moat of water surrounding it. There will be 3 rounds of 3 minutes each, with 1 round extension, 1 minute between each round. However, the time and number of rounds may be changed if both sides agree.
Competition clothing will be provided as a sleeveless top and two trousers to choose from. Supporting gear will be determined or approved by officials. MMA gloves will be used.

A fighter can win by KO, TKO, opponent’s submission, or three judge decision. Additionally, a win can come by TKO fall, if one opponent falls off the stage 3 times in one round. In scoring, a fighter loses points for receiving damage or falling/being thrown and subsequently off the stage.

Techniques not allowed include the usual, plus no head kicks or stomps to a grounded opponent, and no chokes to a grounded opponent. Allowed strikes include the usual, plus elbows and head butts. Standing grappling is allowed but will be a break when it takes place on the ground

Thanks for the info. It´s sumo time!

Kingfedor wrote:

RULES

The competition area will be 8-meter diameter and 60 cm high circle stage with no ropes or cage, with a possible moat of water surrounding it. There will be 3 rounds of 3 minutes each, with 1 round extension, 1 minute between each round. However, the time and number of rounds may be changed if both sides agree.
Competition clothing will be provided as a sleeveless top and two trousers to choose from. Supporting gear will be determined or approved by officials. MMA gloves will be used.

A fighter can win by KO, TKO, opponent’s submission, or three judge decision. Additionally, a win can come by TKO fall, if one opponent falls off the stage 3 times in one round. In scoring, a fighter loses points for receiving damage or falling/being thrown and subsequently off the stage.

Techniques not allowed include the usual, plus no head kicks or stomps to a grounded opponent, and no chokes to a grounded opponent. Allowed strikes include the usual, plus elbows and head butts. Standing grappling is allowed but will be a break when it takes place on the ground

Will be interested to see how this turns out. Rules sound pretty cool...different.

Reserve's for the tournament: Morikawa Osamu (judo, Japan) vs Miura Akira (karate,Japan)


A few “super fights” will be held outside the tournament.

In the first, Japanese Featherweight Champion boxer Kazuhisa Watanabe will participate in a match under the Ganryujima ruleset against Shaolin kung fu master Guo Cheng.

Japanese master of tai chi Yamagishi Masashi will face karate master Abiko Yutaro.

It also appears that a women’s match has been made between karate champion Kisami Rika and Chinese martial arts practitioner Chihiro Yamamoto.



http://mma-in-asia.com/breaking-news/ganryujima-brackets-determined/

TeamJohnPerretti wrote:Reserve's for the tournament: Morikawa Osamu (judo, Japan) vs Miura Akira (karate,Japan)


A few “super fights” will be held outside the tournament.

In the first, Japanese Featherweight Champion boxer Kazuhisa Watanabe will participate in a match under the Ganryujima ruleset against Shaolin kung fu master Guo Cheng.

Japanese master of tai chi Yamagishi Masashi will face karate master Abiko Yutaro.

It also appears that a women’s match has been made between karate champion Kisami Rika and Chinese martial arts practitioner Chihiro Yamamoto.



http://mma-in-asia.com/breaking-news/ganryujima-brackets-determined/

Wow! I am so down for this! Where's the livestream!!! Style vs style! The way it should be!

I'm looking forward to this show.

Should be different and interesting.