2018 in ILFJ#Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki
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{{Year in Combat Sports
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|first_date = February 21, 2018
|last_date = September 13, 2018
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|preceded_by = 2017 in ILFJ
|followed_by = 2019 in ILFJ
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The year 2018 is the third year in the history of the ILFJ, a Japanese Lethwei promotion and the year started with Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki.{{cite web|author=T.I|url=https://jp.vice.com/sports/lethwei-the-most-radical-martial-arts-in-the-world|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530185544/https://jp.vice.com/sports/lethwei-the-most-radical-martial-arts-in-the-world|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2018|title=世界で一番過激な格闘技 ラウェイの世界(Japanese)The World of the Most Extreme Martial Art in the World|website=VICE Japan|date=17 March 2018}} The events are streamed online{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsiderxtra.com/ViewArticle.php?id=33386&p=1|title=Fite Tv to air Lethwei in Japan 4 FRONTIER|author=Mike Jonhson|website=PWInsiderXTRA|date=14 June 2017}} by FITE TV,{{cite web|url=https://www.fite.tv/vl/p/ilf-japan/|title=ILF Japan Streams & Videos|website=FITE TV|accessdate=4 March 2018}} AbemaTV in Japan{{cite web|url=https://fight.abematimes.com/posts/2277934|title=(Japanese)"地上最も過激な格闘技"「ラウェイ」 3度目となる日本大会『バガン遺跡群復興支援チャリティーLETHWEI IN JAPAN 3 ～GRIT～』を緊急生中継|website=Abema Times|date=18 April 2017|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103091822/https://fight.abematimes.com/posts/2277934|url-status=dead}} and through television agreements with MNTV in Myanmar.{{cite web|url=http://myanmardigital.news/en/content/8368|title=Myanmar Lethwei fight to take place in Tokyo|author=MDN|website=Myanmar Digital News|date=19 February 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
List of events
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! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Attendance |
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| {{dts|2018|February|21}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | |
| align=center|2
| {{dts|2018|June|29}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | |
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| {{dts|2018|September|13}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | |
| align=center|4
| {{dts|2018|November|14}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | |
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki
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|promotion=ILFJ
|date=February 21, 2018
|venue=Korakuen Hall
|city={{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan
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|previousevent=Lethwei Grand Prix in Japan 2017
|followingevent=Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai}}
Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki was a Lethwei event held on February 21, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajournal.net/report/lethwei-in-japanyuki-blackandfight/|title=(Japanese勇気の拳「LETHWEI in Japan~YUKI~」2.21 in 後楽園ホール|website=MMA Journal|accessdate=4 March 2018|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103210528/http://www.mmajournal.net/report/lethwei-in-japanyuki-blackandfight/|url-status=dead}}
= Background =
For the main event, Myanmar rising star Tun Lwin Moe faced UFC, ROAD FC, Pancrase MMA veteran{{cite web|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/shunichi-shimizu|title=Tapology stats|website=Tapology|accessdate=4 March 2018}} Shunichi Shimizu. Professional wrestler YABU and ZERO 1 athlete Chris Vice{{cite web|url=https://waprowrestling.weebly.com/chris-vice.html|title=Wrestling career - Chris Vice|website=West Australian Pro Wrestling|accessdate=4 March 2018}} competed in the first 100 kg bout of the promotion.{{cite web|url=http://www.moi.gov.mm/npe/nlm/|title=Myanmar-Japan Lethwei fights hosted in Japan|website=Global New Light of Myanmar|date=2 March 2018|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101164329/http://www.moi.gov.mm/npe/nlm/|url-status=dead}}
= Results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;" |
| colspan="8" style="background-color: #ccf; color: #000080; text-align: center;" | Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki |
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| colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Weight Class
! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Method ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Round ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Time ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Notes |
| Featherweight 63 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Tun Lwin Moe |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shunichi Shimizu
|Draw |align=center|5 |align=center| | |
| Middleweight 73 kg
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Tokeshi |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|MYA}} Min Htet Aung |TKO |align=center|2 |align=center|2:47 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Soe Lin Oo |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hareruya |KO |align=center|2 |align=center|0:32 | |
| Openweight 100 kg
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Vice |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} YABU |TKO |align=center|4 |align=center|0:56 | |
| Featherweight 63 kg
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Chang-hwan |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Taiki Fukuda |KO |align=center|4 |align=center|1:01 | |
| Lightweight 66 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Kyal Sin Phyo |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Renji Kagamitsu |TKO |align=center|4 |align=center|2:19 | |
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Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai
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|promotion=ILFJ
|date=June 29, 2018
|venue=Korakuen Hall
|city={{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan
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|previousevent=Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki
|followingevent=Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo}}
Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai was a Lethwei event held on June 29, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
= Background =
This event marked the ILFJ debut of Myanmar Lethwei Champion Daiki Kaneko and the second fight of heavyweight Chris Vice in the organization. Japanese fighter Tokeshi Kohei defeated Lethwei veteran Saw Gaw Mu Do.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajournal.net/report/lethwei-in-japan-8-samurai-report/|title=(Japanese)Lethwei in Japan 8 : SAMURAI|website=MMA Journal|date=29 June 2018|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103210239/http://www.mmajournal.net/report/lethwei-in-japan-8-samurai-report/|url-status=dead}}
= Results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;" |
| colspan="8" style="background-color: #ccf; color: #000080; text-align: center;" | Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Weight Class
! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Method ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Round ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Time ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Notes |
| Middleweight 73 kg
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokeshi Kohei |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|MYA}} Saw Gaw Mu Do |KO |align=center|4 |align=center|2:24 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Aung Paing |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keisuke Okuda |KO |align=center|1 |align=center|2:30 | |
| Weltertweight 67 kg
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daiki Kaneko |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|MYA}} Kyal Zin Phy |TKO |align=center|2 |align=center|1:50 | |
| Featherweight 64 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Tun Lwin Moe |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Chang-hwan |TKO |align=center|2 |align=center| | |
| Openweight 100 kg
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Vice |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|TAI}} Dong Xing Wu |TKO |align=center|1 |align=center|2:07 | |
| Featherweight 61 kg
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ikkyu Soujun |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hannya Hashimoto |TKO |align=center|1 |align=center| | |
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Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo
{{Infobox MMA event
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|promotion=ILFJ
|date=September 13, 2018
|venue=Korakuen Hall
|city={{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan
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|previousevent=Lethwei in Japan 8: Samurai
|followingevent=Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori}}
Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo was a Lethwei event held on September 13, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
= Background =
Former UFC fighter Will Chope made his Lethwei debut against Lethwei veteran Shan Ko.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Madalyn|title=WILL CHOPE TO MAKE LETHWEI DEBUT IN JAPAN|url=http://www.thefightnation.com/will-chope-to-make-lethwei-debut-in-japan|website=The Fight Nation|date=13 September 2018|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104045959/https://www.thefightnation.com/will-chope-to-make-lethwei-debut-in-japan/|url-status=dead}} Saw Min Aung vs. Tokeshi Kohei is a rematch from last years Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship that ended in a draw.{{cite web|title=(Japanese)無敗のミャンマー人と対する一休そうじゅん|url=https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180809-00000004-gbr-fight|website=Yahoo Japan|date=12 September 2018|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104010122/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180809-00000004-gbr-fight|archive-date=4 November 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=【ラウェイ】無敗のミャンマー人と対する一休そうじゅん、日本刀を持って覚悟の会見|url=https://efight.jp/news-20180912_304554|website=efight Japan|date=12 September 2018}} The event was broadcast live on Japan’s AbemaTV{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Madalyn|title=Abema TV ILFJ Live Stream|url=https://abema.tv/channels/fighting-sports/slots/CWSzUrfwzwDDz7|website=AbemaTV|date=13 September 2018}} and in Myanmar's MNTV.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalnewsasia.com/article.php?id=5121&&country=4&&p=1#photo|title=(Japanese)NHKや官民ファンド、ミャンマーのテレビ局を運営 日本文化浸透目指す 「おしん」も投入|website=Global News Asia|date=27 June 2018}}
= Results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;" |
| colspan="8" style="background-color: #ccf; color: #000080; text-align: center;" | Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo |
|---|
| colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Weight Class
! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Method ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Round ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Time ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Notes |
| Featherweight 61.5 kg
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Teleca∞
|Draw |align=center|4 |align=center| | |
| Featherweight 61 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Voronika |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Marina Kumagai
|Draw |align=center|4 |align=center| | |
| Lightweight 72 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Shan Ko |align=center |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Will Chope
|Draw |align=center|5 |align=center| | |
| Featherweight 64 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Tun Lwin Moe |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Sojun Ikkyu |TKO |align=center|3 |align=center| | |
| Featherweight 62 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Tauk Shar |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shunichi Shimizu
|Draw |align=center|2 |align=center| | |
| Welterweight 73 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Saw Min Aung |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokeshi Kohei
|Draw |align=center|5 |align=center| | |
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Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori
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|promotion=ILFJ
|date=November 14, 2018
|venue=Korakuen Hall
|city={{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan
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|gate=
|buyrate=
|previousevent=Lethwei in Japan 9: Kodo
|followingevent=Lethwei in Japan 11: Millenium Force
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Lethwei in Japan 10: Nori will be a Lethwei event held on November 14, 2018 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web|url=http://lethweiworld.com/lethwei-in-japan-10-inori-official-results/|title=Lethwei in Japan 10 ~ INORI {{!}} Official Results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171417/http://lethweiworld.com/lethwei-in-japan-10-inori-official-results/|archive-date=June 9, 2023|website=Lethwei World|author=Matthew Carter|date=November 14, 2018}}
= Results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;" |
| colspan="8" style="background-color: #ccf; color: #000080; text-align: center;" | Lethwei in Japan 10: Inori |
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| colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Weight Class
! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Method ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Round ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Time ! colspan="1" style="background-color: #E6E8FA; color: #000000; text-align: center;" | Notes |
| Featherweight 61.5 kg
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Tokeshi |align=center |
| {{flagicon|MYA}} Soe Htet Oo
|Draw |align=center|4 |align=center| | |
| Featherweight 61 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Shuhei Azuma |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Char Bar Haein
|Draw |align=center|4 |align=center| | |
| Lightweight 72 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Kane Conlan |align=center |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Pak Cau Lin Nine
|Draw |align=center|5 |align=center| | |
| Featherweight 64 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Makoto aka BASTA |align=center|def. |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shunichi Shimizu |TKO |align=center|3 |align=center| | |
| Featherweight 62 kg
|{{flagicon|MYA}} Yuto Nakajima |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mt. Tenjo
|Draw |align=center|2 |align=center| | |
| Welterweight 73 kg
|{{flagicon|Taiwan}} Wu Dong Xing |align=center |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} YABU
|Draw |align=center|5 |align=center| | |
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