Strike & Submit 85kg Middleweight European Title
Matti Makela (Pancrase Stockholm Sweden) Defeated Rodney Moore
(Ireland) Unanimous Decision

Matti: Moore was shorter than me,that was unexpected. And he was left-handed. I became a bit nervous this time. The cage was small type something like EVT. 1RD we exchanged stikes and kicks. He was REALLY tough, doesn’t show any [...]

Asgard has recieved a message from Jani Lax.

Hi!
I took this fight in Shooto Boxing less than one week notice. I didn´t know so much about the rules. But I knew it was similar to K1 only with throws and standing submissions. I got to face one of my idols “Mach” Sakurai. I didn’t have [...]

He is one of the talented young fighters of Sweden, with very aggressive and powerful kickboxing techniques. His father is a ex Nordic pro boxing champion and his brother is a K1 fighter. Asgard introduces Christopher Spång from Hilti MMA Team.

Joachim Hansen was until quite recently a mainstay in the Pride Lightweight division, going 4-2 against top opposition, knocking out both leglock wizard Masakazu Inamari and Chute boxe stand out Luis Azeredo.
Since submitting Jason Ireland on US soil at Pride 33 back in February, things seem to have gone a bit quiet for the Norwegian [...]

January 28th 2007 Per Eklund (as well as his comrades Diego Gonzalez and Reza Madadi from Hilti NHB) went to England to compete in Strike and Submit (SAS) 1. Per submitted his opponent in the first round, but there is no rest for this fighter – Per Eklund was soon back at work again. In [...]

Asgard interviewed Jon Olav Einemo in Stockholm when he held a seminar in Pancrase gym. We had asked about his past, present and - of course - the Pride contract.

Bodog Fight is growing bigger. The latest show was a success with prominent people such as the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi on the ringside. The main card included the world top class fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Lindland. It is said that Fedor received 2 million [...]

Photo thanks to Unlimited Photography Stockholm
Diego Gonzalez, Hilti NHB Team (8-3-0) have won his last 3 fights against:
Arni Isaksson 2006 5-27 CWFC Strike Force UK,
Matt Thorpe 2006 12-16 Bodog Fight St.Petersburg,
Leslie Ojunbana 2007 1-28 SAS 1 UK.
Asgard took the time to talk to him about his last fights and what’s planned next for him.

The Swedish welrounded fighter Kristian Lexell can be counted as one of the best integrated fighters in Scandinavia. He started his traning in Shooters Göteborg and polished up the solid and stable fighting style in Stockholm. Asgard met this young fighter and asked about his fight reviews with the Danish grappling king Thomas La Cure [...]

Joakim Engberg Interview

Since the fight with Weichel EVT4 you havn’t seen Joakim Engberg fight for sometime, but I’ve see him in the ringside coaching. Yes, I know many would still remember that he was undefeated for 25 shootfighting bouts and 4 times champion, the highest rated for the skill in Scandinavia performed many exciting fights. [...]