HARD HIT “ATLANTIS”, 22/03/2012
Shinjuku FACE
1. KEI Yamamiya Vs Ryuichi Sekine
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Tanomusaku Toba
4. HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Nakamura
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura
Hikaru Sato has announced a new rule set to be used in Hard Hit going forward. The following changes have been made:
– Hard Hit matches will now have either a 10 or 15 minute time limit.
– Pinfalls are not in use.
– 10 minute fights will use a three point loss system. 15 minute fights will use a 5 point loss system.
– Closed fist strikes to the face, shins and knees are not allowed. However, strikes to the shins and knees will be allowed if the opponent wears padding on the affected area.
– Headbutts are banned.
– When on the ground, fighters are considered to be in a grounded state until they are standing on the soles of both feet.
– When fighting in a grounded state, the only strikes that are allowed to be used are open palm strikes.
– Leaving the ring during the fight, using weapons and attacking the referee are all grounds for immediate disqualifiction.
Everything else will be kept as usual. The last two matches will have a 15 minute time limit, the rest will be 10 minutes. There have been some comments that Sato is using the Hard Hit relaunch to prepare for a possible revival in the shoot-fighting style made famous by UWF and RINGS. Sato’s response is he does not know what is happening and he just wants to appeal to the fans of that style.
Dramatic DDT 