[Results] 11/21/2009 @ Hakata Star Lane

- The F-MAX Summit tournament hit Hakata tonight, with only two shows before the finals on 11/25. The first tournament match pitted Tetsuhisa NAKAI against Nansei Nihon's Shuji Kido. Kido took the fight to NAKAI, using kicks and elbows to try and break down NAKAI's resistance. NAKAI's strength and experience proved to be the difference however, as a brutal short-ranged lariat, followed by the MAX BULLET spelled the end for Kido... Chikao Kessin also scored his third tournament win over Jun Kobayashi. The two had a back-and-forth match until the end, where Kessin crushed Kobayashi with a brutal Sekai Ichi no Backdrop for the three count... Hiroaki Nakata was victorious as well in picking up his fourth win. However, it wouldn't be easy as he faced Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON's Masakazu Fujimoto. Nakata tried to work over Fujimoto's arms for a possible submission, but Fujimoto's strength made that difficult. Nakata finally resulted to brute-force tactics, using blunt kicks to break Fujimoto down, leaving him susceptible for the Zanzai Blow, giving Nakata the win... The next match pitted TAKU against Norihiro Akashi. The two have had a history with one another dating back to Akashi's rookie year, where was often bullied by TAKU in and out of the ring. Tonight however, Akashi was no longer a rookie, as he scored a huge victory with his deadly Ignition Crash, and as a result, ending TAKU's campaign... Technique beat out power in the next match, as Naoyuki Watanabe pulled out a flash cradle win over Masato Osagawa. Osagawa dominated much of the match, and aimed to end it with the Kaiju Lariat. Watanabe however countered, pinning Osagawa with a crucifix hold. While the loss doesn't knock Osagawa out of the tournament, it certainly makes his chances a lot smaller... In arguably the biggest upset of the tournament, Superstar Pro-Wrestling Ace Masahiro Sakamoto scored the biggest win of his career over the seemingly unbeatable Keiji Takano. Having beaten Kazuma Fujita in a near half-hour match on 11/18, and going to a time limit draw against Akira Takayoshi on 11/19, Takano's body was feeling the effects. Never the less, he held nothing back against Sakamoto, who was brutalized with kicks and elbows through-out the near 20:00 match. Sakamoto's guts however showed, as he broke Takano down with fierce elbows, before finally knocking him out with a jarring running elbow smash to the jaw! After coming to, Takano praised Sakamoto's fighting skill, saying he felt as if he was wrestling Jason Ramsey himself... In the semi final, F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion Otsuo Kayusa met his match against REAL-ONE's Naoki Fukuda, as the two took each other to the 30:00 time limit. Both wrestlers were exhausted towards the end, and made a mad dash to try and KO the other with elbows as the seconds ticked away. The fans applauded their efforts, while the two looked unsatisfied... Hometown hero Akira Takayoshi faced off against his mentor Kazuma Fujita for the first time since their 5/31/2008 match. Tonight however saw no different outcome, as Akira once again put Fujita away using the same move he delivered in over a year ago, the avalanche Brainbuster. The result was crucial to both wrestlers, as it eliminates Fujita from advancing, while it greatly increases Akira's chances....

November 21, 2009
Fukuoka - Hakata Star Lane
2,550 Fans (Super No Vacancy Full House)
1. F-MAX Summit - Block B: Tetsuhisa NAKAI [8] beat Shuji Kido [Nansei] [4] (9:36) with the MAX BULLET.
2. F-MAX Summit - Block A: Chikao Kessin [6] beat Jun Kobayashi [2] (8:21) with the Sekai Ichi no Backdrop.
3. F-MAX Summit - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata [8] beat Masakazu Fujimoto [4] [CRIMSON] (11:59) with the Zanzai Blow.
4. F-MAX Summit - Block A: Norihiro Akashi [8] beat TAKU [6] (10:31) with the Ignition Crash.
5. F-MAX Summit - Block B: Naoyuki Watanabe [5] beat Masato Osagawa [6] (9:55) with a crucifix hold.
6. F-MAX Summit - Block A: Masahiro Sakamoto [S-PRO] [2] beat Keiji Takano [Takano Gundan] [9] (19:08) with a running elbow smash.
7. F-MAX Summit - Block B: Otsuo Kayusa [6] vs. Naoki Fukuda [7] (30:00) went to a time limit draw.
8. F-MAX Summit - Block A: Akira Takayoshi [9] beat "Mr. 300%" Kazuma Fujita [6] (14:22) with an avalanche style Brainbuster.

- With one night of group stages left, it is still anybody's tournament! In the A Block, wrestlers that are still eligible to advance are: Keiji Takano, Akira Takayoshi and Norihiro Akashi. The 11/24 match between Akira and Akashi will ultimately decide the Block A winner and runner up. If Akira Takayoshi can defeat Akashi, both Akira and Takano will advance regardless of whether Takano wins his last group stage match or not. However, if Akashi beats Akira, it will create two possible outcomes: The first being if Takano defeats Chikao Kessin, both Takano (as winner) and Akashi (as runner up) will advance to the semi finals. However, if Takano is beaten, Akashi will win the block, while Akira and Takano will be forced into a playoff to determine the runner up.

The B block is even more chaotic, with four people still eligible to advance. As fate would have it, 11/24 will see NAKAI (#1) vs. Nakata (#2), and Fukuda (#3) vs. Osagawa (#4). The winner between NAKAI and Nakata will advance to the semi finals as the winner of the block. If NAKAI wins, that will eliminate Masato Osagawa from the tournament, as even if Osagawa can beat Fukuda, Nakata's prior victory over Osagawa would eliminate him as they are tied in points. If Fukuda is able to defeat Osagawa, he would advance to the semi finals as the runner up in the block unless NAKAI/Nakata went to a time limit draw. In that scenario, Fukuda would be eliminated due to suffering losses against both.

F-MAX Summit 2009 Standings

Block A:
1. Keiji Takano [9]
- Akira Takayoshi [9]
3. Norihiro Akashi [8]
4. TAKU [6]
5."Mr. 300%" Kazuma Fujita [6]
6. Chikao Kessin [6]
7. Jun Kobayashi [2]
8. Masahiro Sakamoto [2]

Block B:
1. Tetsuhisa NAKAI [8]
- Hiroaki Nakata [8]
3. Naoki Fukuda [7]
4. Masato Osagawa [6]
5. Otsuo Kayusa [6]
6. Naoyuki Watanabe [5]
7. Shuji Kido [4]
8. Masakazu Fujimoto [4]