Post by Diamondhead Media Group on May 10, 2009 21:09:38 GMT -6
- A statement has been released to the press in both Japan and the United States, detailing the purchase of SPIRIT Full Contact by Diamondhead Media Group based in Corpus Christi, Texas. It stated that as part of the purchase, SPIRIT FC creator Akane Otsuka would continue to receive 20% of all profits. As well, her fighter contract would be honored. Furthermore, SPIRIT Full Contact will from now be based in the United States, touring Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Northern Mexico.
- Several rule changes are being put into place as part of the move. A new rankings system will be implemented, effective immediately. Non-title fights will consist of 3 five minute rounds, while title fights will consist of 5 five minute rounds. A booking committee has also been assembled to create more hype and anticipation for title fights - which will be further spaced out. Stomps, soccer kicks, and headbutts have now been deemed illegal, and fighters will be penalized for using them. Knees and elbows to the head, however, are still legal.
- A third weight class and title have been created, shrinking the previous two. The new divisions are as follows:
Featherweight: 100-120 lbs
Lightweight: 121-140 lbs
Middleweight: 141-160 lbs
The size of each division will increase to 24, with an open door policy after that, to any talented female fighter who is approved for SPIRIT FC competition.
- Several new fighters have already been signed to compete in SPIRIT FC, including Raquel Herrera and Karin "The Ice Angel" Albrecht (Featherweights), "The Radical" Sophia Reynolds and Leta Sammartin (Lightweights), and "Lethal" LaKisha Jackson and Betty Jimmerson (Middleweights). As well, several fighters have made moves to other weight classes that better suit them. The new full roster is as follows.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
"Kuro Neko" Achika Akatani
"Poison Bliss" Myra Benedict
"Lethal" LaKisha Jackson
Betty Jimmerson
Chiyoko "Mako" Maki
Sadie "Mayhem" Morales
"Red Diamond" Akane Otsuka
Kyoko Saito
"The Siberian Predator" Fedora Vasilyev
LIGHTWEIGHT
"The Twilight Angel" Sonya Benedict
"The Cobra" Shelby Braddock-Burns
Jayde Griffen
Kimiko "Hotaru" Hamasaki
Chinatsu Kawaguchi
"Nightshade" Sora Kawaii
Shizuka Komatsu
"Hunter Killer" Hannah Kristian
Sonya Lynn
Sophia "The Radical" Reynolds
Leta Sammartin
Erin Samuels
Megumi Shibata
"The Bakudan" Temiko Shirai
Kokoro Tachibana
Sonya Takeda
Clementina Vargas
FEATHERWEIGHT
"The Blood Plague" Hitomi Akera
"Burning Calm" Chiyo Asaka
"Spitfire" Kyra Braddock
Kaede Maki
Junko Matsushita
Rosalina Pereira
"Moonspell" Rachel Reece
"The Sugar Blossom" Izumi Sato
Tesla St. James
Azumi Tanaka
- Up-to-date rankings and the line-up for SPIRIT FC 5 will be released in the next few days.
- Several rule changes are being put into place as part of the move. A new rankings system will be implemented, effective immediately. Non-title fights will consist of 3 five minute rounds, while title fights will consist of 5 five minute rounds. A booking committee has also been assembled to create more hype and anticipation for title fights - which will be further spaced out. Stomps, soccer kicks, and headbutts have now been deemed illegal, and fighters will be penalized for using them. Knees and elbows to the head, however, are still legal.
- A third weight class and title have been created, shrinking the previous two. The new divisions are as follows:
Featherweight: 100-120 lbs
Lightweight: 121-140 lbs
Middleweight: 141-160 lbs
The size of each division will increase to 24, with an open door policy after that, to any talented female fighter who is approved for SPIRIT FC competition.
- Several new fighters have already been signed to compete in SPIRIT FC, including Raquel Herrera and Karin "The Ice Angel" Albrecht (Featherweights), "The Radical" Sophia Reynolds and Leta Sammartin (Lightweights), and "Lethal" LaKisha Jackson and Betty Jimmerson (Middleweights). As well, several fighters have made moves to other weight classes that better suit them. The new full roster is as follows.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
"Kuro Neko" Achika Akatani
"Poison Bliss" Myra Benedict
"Lethal" LaKisha Jackson
Betty Jimmerson
Chiyoko "Mako" Maki
Sadie "Mayhem" Morales
"Red Diamond" Akane Otsuka
Kyoko Saito
"The Siberian Predator" Fedora Vasilyev
LIGHTWEIGHT
"The Twilight Angel" Sonya Benedict
"The Cobra" Shelby Braddock-Burns
Jayde Griffen
Kimiko "Hotaru" Hamasaki
Chinatsu Kawaguchi
"Nightshade" Sora Kawaii
Shizuka Komatsu
"Hunter Killer" Hannah Kristian
Sonya Lynn
Sophia "The Radical" Reynolds
Leta Sammartin
Erin Samuels
Megumi Shibata
"The Bakudan" Temiko Shirai
Kokoro Tachibana
Sonya Takeda
Clementina Vargas
FEATHERWEIGHT
"The Blood Plague" Hitomi Akera
"Burning Calm" Chiyo Asaka
"Spitfire" Kyra Braddock
Kaede Maki
Junko Matsushita
Rosalina Pereira
"Moonspell" Rachel Reece
"The Sugar Blossom" Izumi Sato
Tesla St. James
Azumi Tanaka
- Up-to-date rankings and the line-up for SPIRIT FC 5 will be released in the next few days.