A look back at Jmma on NYE 総合格闘技 PART 1

A look back at Jmma on NYE a tradition that has been going on for over a decade now.
It has brought us some of the best moments in MMA history.

To start off let me start by saying I wrote this for our Facebook page however I quickly noticed Facebook is not capable of properly displaying a write up like this, so I linked it here. Also a fair warning I am no professional by any means at doing this-so keep that in mind. * My poor atempt at Kanji is simply just a attempt to get the word spread further. I will start with 2003.

First off here are some pre event pics for a shockwave event

Lets take a look at jmma NYe shows from the past. : Part 1

PRIDE オタクまつり Shockwave 2003
It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2003. Attendance 39,716


This was the show that really started the PRIDE tradition of having a nye show , however they were not the only show on that night

K-1 'Premium 2003 Dynamite' and also Inoki Bom Baye 2003 was on tap.

First lets take a look at the one I know the most about Shockwave 2003 AKa Otoko Matsuri
Heres the matches and results for that night



Quinton Jackson vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Jackson defeated Minowa via TKO (punches) at 1:05 of round 2.

Heath Herring vs. Paulo Cesar Silva
Herring defeated Silva via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:35 of round 3.

Hayato Sakurai vs. Daiju Takase
Sakurai defeated Takase via unanimous decision.

Murilo Rua vs. Akira Shoji
Rua defeated Shoji via KO (flying knee) at 2:24 of round 1.

Royce Gracie vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Time expired, bout was ruled a draw at 10:00 of round 2.

Don Frye vs. Gary Goodridge
Goodridge defeated Frye via KO (head kick) at 0:39 of round 1.



Daniel Gracie vs. Wataru Sakata
Gracie defeated Sakata via submission (armbar) at 7:12 of round 1.

Yuki Kondo vs. Mario Sperry
Kondo defeated Sperry via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 3:27 of round 1.

Rony Sefo vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Tamura defeated Sefo via submission (armbar) at 2:20 of round 1.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Nogueira defeated Sakuraba via unanimous decision.

Over all not a bad start for PRIDEs NYE tradition
A few notes this event had the rematch between Yoshida and Royce Gracie that the Gracies wanted as the claim the first fight was BS, however imo you can clearly see Royce's arm go limp.
This was Yuki Kondos only win in PRIDE, Hard to believe he was so competitive and had a good streak going in Pancrase at the time.
Murilo Rua shows off his ninja skills with a flying knee KO
Minowaman Last longer then thought possible against rampage- Minowaman legend is born.
Gary Goodridge high kick ko over Frye was shocking no body saw that coming-nobody

Nogueira vs Sakuraba was a classic matchup- Many clamied Saku would be given the nod if it were a decision- they were wrong.
overall a classic night of Fights from the best EVER mma organization.


















Now some a few thing from the nights other events im not as knowing about but do know enough to share this.

K-1 'Premium 2003 Dynamite'
Date: December 31st, 2003
Location: Nagoya Dome Nagoya, Japan
Attendance 43,500
As HERO's was not yet around FEG owner of K-1, held MMA and kickboxing bouts on this event

Here are the matches and results
Opening Fight, K-1 MMA Rules:
Kristof Midoux vs. Tom Howard
Midoux defeated Howard by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:21 of the 1st round.
Fight #1, K-1 MMA Rules:
Genki Sudo vs. Butterbean
Sudo defeated Butterbean by Submission (Heel Hook) at 0:41 of the 2nd round.




Fight #2, K-1 MMA Rules:
Jan Nortje vs. Masayuki Naruse

Naruse defeated Nortje by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:40 of the 1st round.
Fight #3, K-1 MMA Rules:
Mauricio da Silva vs. The Predator Don Frye
Predator defeated Silva by TKO (Punches) at 0:13 of the 1st round.
Fight #4, K-1 Rules:
Francois Botha vs. Yusuke Fujimoto
Fujimoto defeated Botha by Unanimous Decision (3-0).
Fight #5, K-1 Rules:
Francisco Filho vs. TOA
Filho defeated TOA by Unanimous Decision (3-0).
Fight #6, K-1 Rules:
Ernesto Hoost vs. Montanha Silva
Hoost defeated Silva by Unanimous Decision (3-0).
Fight #7, K-1 MMA Rules:
David Khakhaleishivili vs. Yoshihiro Nakao
Nakao defeated Khakhaleishivili by Submission (Punches) at 1:13 of the 2nd round.
Fight #8, K-1 MMA Rules:
Alexey Ignashov vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Ignashov defeated Nakamura by TKO (Knee) at 1:19 of the 3rd round.
Main Event, K-1 Rules:
Bob Sapp vs. Akebono
Sapp defeated Akebono by TKO at 2:58 of the 1st round.



Looking back the Sapp-akebono fight sure brought the lols. Overall not a bad event for their first real time trying mma without PRIDE.

Next up:
Inoki Bom Baye 2003
Date: December 31st, 2003
Location: Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan
This was actually a good event though overshadowed by the other 2. Winner names are underlined

Tadao Yasuda vs. Rene Rooze -decision

LYOTO Machida vs. Rich Franklin - winner Lyoto




Angelo Araujo vs. Emelianenko Alexander -tko via cut

King of Pancrase Title Match - Josh Barnett (Champion) vs. Semme Schiltt -Submission (Armbar)




Yuji Nagata vs. Emelianenko Fedor -TKO (Punches)

Fedor being pulled away from his destruction

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Imamu Mayfield (former IBF Cruiserweight Champion) -Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)



Din Thomas vs. Amar Suloev -TKO (Punches)
Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Alistair Overeem -TKO (Knees)
Smack Girl - Yuka Tsuji vs. Kalliopi Yeitsidou -Decision (Unanimous)

Not a bad event by any means, most vids are on youtube if your curious.

Here's how the ratings worked out that night (heres looking at you zuffa )

TV ratings:

K-1 Dynamite! 19.5
PRIDE Special 17.2
Inoki Bom Baye 5.1

Im wanting post part 2 today or tomorrow, This is also something I wanted to do to help educate some of the newer members and lurkers about some of the cool things from mma's past.

Fantastic work bro.

Great work PND.

PRIDE and FEG put on some of the best MMA shows on NYE ever. GLORY/DREAM is really delivering this year as well. Every year, there is hardly any other event I look forward to more.

CDF47 wrote:Great work PND.

PRIDE and FEG put on some of the best MMA shows on NYE ever. GLORY/DREAM is really delivering this year as well. Every year, there is hardly any other event I look forward to more.

Thank you sir, and yes im hoping this years show will get things started back on the right track.

PRIDE NEVER DIE wrote:

CDF47 wrote:Great work PND.

PRIDE and FEG put on some of the best MMA shows on NYE ever. GLORY/DREAM is really delivering this year as well. Every year, there is hardly any other event I look forward to more.

Thank you sir, and yes im hoping this years show will get things started back on the right track.

wow...nice job my friend....great job...

God I loved Genki and the Bean

nice

I don't give a fuck what anybody says, that Dynamite!! was awesome.

Cool that Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye has been doing the NYE events since 2003. Hopefully they focus more on mma in the future.

Lofgren wrote:Cool that Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye has been doing the NYE events since 2003. Hopefully they focus more on mma in the future.

I don't think it'll ever really go beyond what they're doing this year honestly, unless Inoki decides to do a card based solely off his own products against MMA bred fighters, which would be cool too.

Inoki loves his MMA, but I think this will stay an IGF centered event.

PND when will you do part 2?

Its coming im making it bigger more info and im finding some of my old pics taking me longer then I thought but I want to make it as best as someone like me can.

PRIDE NEVER DIE wrote:Its coming im making it bigger more info and im finding some of my old pics taking me longer then I thought but I want to make it as best as someone like me can.

Looking forward to it.