Just posted–SavSci Japan editor Lyman Hoyt evaluates Satoshi Ishii’s professional MMA debut:
Evaluating Satoshi Ishii’s MMA debut @ The Savage Science

One of the more amazing elements of the Fields Dynamite card was the finals and semifinals of the K-1 Koshien GP Tournament. This is basically a developmental program for high school kids, some of whom will ultimately turn pro. The first fight is the semifinal matchup between last year’s winner Hiroya and Masaaki [...]

Something we definitely didn’t do justice to in our play by play was the main event which was a ‘retirement match’ for K-1 legend Masato. After doing 7 1/2 hours of MMA commentary starting at midnight Pacific and going all night, it was hard to give this match its due or really even enjoy [...]

Much is being made of Aoki’s ‘flipping off’ of Hirota after the match. For now I’ll reserve judgment and see if I can get some context from our people in Japan, but on appearance alone it was an uncharacteristically classless move by the Japanese submission god. Someone I spoke with familiar with Japanese [...]

This could be the best news ever or much ado about nothing, but Head Kick Legend discusses the possibility–which sounds realistic–of a K-1 return to the US:
It sounded too good to be true and there were no reliable sources on this. Well, after some digging, Head Kick Legend spoke with a K-1 official and can [...]

Here’s the trailer video for the Fields Dynamite New Years’ Eve show:

Having been critical of Badr Hari in the past, he sure seems to have matured in the past year both inside and outside the ring.

Here’s the final round destruction of Badr Hari by Semmy Schilt:

Here’s the somewhat bizarre K-1 intermission show featuring dancing and singing Japanese school girls:

Just posted at SavSci–our recap of Saturday morning’s K-1 World GP Finals in Yokohama, Japan:
Schilt stuns Hari to win K-1 World GP Title @ The Savage Science