Monday, November 19, 2007

Kayoko Haruyama wins Chick Fever J tournament


Chick Fights SUN had the finals of the Chick Fever J tournamrnt at Shin-kiba 1st Ring Nov. 15 & 16 and we had a surprise winner. But first, the AWA board of directors made their decision about the AWA World Womens Championship. By a 14-13 vote, it was decided that Saki Maemura will remain champ but must defend the title within 30 days or the belt will be returned to the AWA. OK so the Hawaiians are coming to Japan in December anyway. So why did they do this again? Also, First On Stage has announced the formation of the International Chick Fights Alliance (ICFA). The ICFA HQ will be in either Osaka, Los Angeles, Honolulu or Vancouver. Supposedly the 2008 goal of the ICFA is to run regular shows and training camps in North America. FOS said in their statement that the exposure of SUN in the US via video was a big reason for this decision. Maybe they'll come to Berwick, IL. Paging Dave Prazak.




The Nov. 15 show would determine the finalists in the Chick Fever J tournament. The show led off with a bit of an upset with JWP's Kayoko Haruyama defeating noki-A in 8:20. This gave Haruyama the Cup Zone lead with 4 points. Then Saki Maemura defeated Toshie Uematsu with the Never Give Up in 13:45. This gave Maemura the Coin Zone lead with 4 points. In a non-tournament match, Tojuki Leon defeated Kana with the Mad Splash at 10:36. Then Hikaru defeated KY Hotta with a running elbow at 7:36. Normally this might be considered an upset but I understand Hotta was doing a lot of comedy that we normally wouldn't expect. So Hikaru is tied with Maemura for the lead in the Coin Zone.




The final match in the preliminary part of the tournament was Nanae Takahashi vs Natsuki*Taiyo. Takahashi has 3 points and Natsuki*Taiyo is winless. But it appears that Takahashi's recent diet of parfaits may have contributed to a lack of stamina and Natsuki*Taiyo won with her Natsuki Bomb at 17:34. There's an upset for you. This means that Kayoko Haruyama wins the Cup Zone and Saki Maemura & Hikaru will open the Nov. 16 show to determine her opponent in the finals. It's not the first time SUN has done puzzling things.




The Nov. 16 show led off with Hikaru defeating Saki Maemura with the Lanakila-H in 11:47. So Hikaru will face Kayoko Haruyama in the final. Then a couple of tag matches to kill time. Toshie Uematsu & ZEST.CO defeated Natsuki*Taiyo & noki-A when ZEST.CO used a moonsault on Natsuki*Taiyo at 15:56. Nanae Takahashi & KY Hotta defeated Fuuka & Kana when Hotta used a palm strike on Kana at 22:59. Kayoko Haruyama won the tournament final over Hikaru with a guillotine leg drop at 18:28. During the victory ceremony, Takahashi glared at Haruyama and said she was very dissatisfied with the results of the tournament. It's hard to tell where this will lead or if it will lead anywhere. A lot of times tournaments like this are just time fillers and are quickly forgotten. Congratulations to Kayoko Haruyama.

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