IHW -- VIOLENCE Begins -- 4.17.06

IHW -- VIOLENCE Begins -- 4.17.06

Tonight marked the debut of IHW -- International Hybrid Wrestling, the brainchild of Ti'en Yangisawa. Tonight will also mark the return to the ring of Ti'en as he squares off against DiJon De Juan in the main event! Our night started off with a S-Style bout, which is stand-up only. 5 rounds, 5 minutes each. DiNk, representing Team PTFO has volunteered to take on any comers tonight, and what he got was Ronnie Dod, master of Ron Quan Doh. Dink came at him hard and fast in the first round, Ronnie getting overwhelmed and knocked down by a flurry from Dink. What we got from here was something you'd see in heavyweight boxing, where we got 5 rounds of both men hugging in the ring, afraid to hit each other. Ronnie scored a few knockdowns near the end to solidify the decision for him, but Dink kept on Ronnie throughout and had a few knockdowns of his own. Finally Ronnie got a knockdown in the 5th round that probably put him over in the judge's scorecards, and our first fight is in the books. Sadly, it sucked.

Because of the suckage of the first fight, Pete vs Martin was changed to a full on I-Style bout. Both men slugged it out, and in a shocking turn of events it wasn't Pete Batfarti that gassed out, it was Martin! Martin hits hard, but Pete's wrestling was able to counteract it for the most part. Martin showed that he had been training a little bit for this, but on the ground Pete had an upperhand. Martin gave up his back and Pete was able to slide on a Choke Sleeper for the tapout in just under 13 minutes, giving a huge win for Team PTFO. James Ray made his first appearance outside of the Blood Machina mask today as he squared off with Gago Warrior Q in what was heralded as a brilliant match. JR proved tonight that he should be considered a warrior, not a joke under a mask while Q proved that he is a multi-faceted fighter, and can hang in any style of fighting. Q worked over the arms of JR, while JR focused on the legs of Q throughout the bout. JR took the lead early on scoring a few knockdowns with his kicks. Just when it looked like the match was over for Q he launched an all-out comeback! Just when it looked like Q had it won, JR snatches his leg out of nowhere and forces Q to tapout in 19 minutes! Both men received a standing ovation after the match.

Another chapter in the MAX/Shogo fued was played out in the IHW ring, with MAX scoring the second consecutive victory over Shogo, this time in 10 minutes with a standing facelock. Shogo went after MAX's arm, but MAX's suplexes were the deciding factor in this bout. YUSUKE gets a chance to face a member of the prestigious U-File Camp from Japan, led by Kiyoshi Tamura. This proved to be quite a test for YUSUKE, as Kyosuke is a very experienced fighter, having matches in U-Style as well as many pro-wrestling companies, as well as fighting in DEEP and PRIDE. Both men are going at it tooth and nail, essentially trying to knock the other one out. The finish came when YUSUKE caught Kyosuke in a jujigatame, with the ropes nowhere in sight, and after the beating both men had taken Kyosuke was forced to submit. This was a huge win for YUSUKE, as YUSUKE went to shake Kyosuke's hand after the match, Kyosuke just stared at him and left the ring. Spunk met Team Ryder's Eddie Swan in the 6th bout. It was wrestling vs kickboxing, with Eddie trying to keep Spunk down for most of the match, but Spunk's jiu-jitsu experience, while still minor was enough to keep him from being in too much trouble. Spunk scored a few early knockdowns on Eddie, with Eddie fighting to his feet everytime. Finally a high kick from Spunk knocked Eddie down, and as hard as he struggled he couldn't answer the 10 count in time.

Now it was time for the main event, the return bout for Ti'en Yangisawa, who hasn't seen action in almost a year now after the vicious attack by OrochiGeese. Geese, as per invitation of Ti'en came out before the bout and took his seat in the front row, ready to carefully watch this match. DiJon and Ti'en make their entrances as they square off in what turned out to be a grueling match that easily won the fans over as the best match of the night. Ti'en looked on form, and hadn' lost a step, while DiJon was DiJon. Ti'en spent the match trying to submit DiJon while Jon kept Ti'en at bay with strikes. It wasn't long before DiJon scores his first knockdown on Ti'en in what turned out to be a scary moment with a right hook to the neck! Ti'en took until the 9 count to get up, and the ref attempted to stop the fight, in fear of his neck being reinjured, but Ti'en fought on. DiJon scores another few knockdowns from strikes, as Ti'en keeps fighting back. It was down to the wire, with Ti'en already down to 1 point and Ti'en has Jon locked in a jujigatame! DiJon is in the center of the ring with nowhere to go, this could be it! DiJon struggling as Ti'en tries to hold on... But Jon gets the rope break! Both men slugging it out now, but Ti'en can't go toe to toe with DiJon, and falls to a series of rights and lefts, with the ref stopping the bout. The fans give both men a standing ovation as Geese grins and simply walks out of the arena.

1. S-Style: Ronnie Dod (R5 - Split Decision) DiNk
2. I-Style: Pete Batfarti (12:44 - Choke Sleeper) Martin Fairbairn
3. I-Style: James Ray (19:09 - Rolling Hiza Juji) Gago Warrior Q
4. I-Style: MAX (10:23 - MAX Facelock) Shogo Otsuka
5. I-Style: YUSUKE (13:59 - Jujigatame) Kyosuke Sasaki (U-File Camp)
6. I-Style: Spunk (10:54 - Saikyo High Kick -> KO) Eddie Swan
7. I-Style: DiJon De Juan (18:04 - TKO) Ti'en Yangisawa