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"Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett, who share similar backgrounds in MMA, submission fighting and pro wrestling, are looking at mixing elements of all three in the creation of the team-oriented Quintet submission grappling promotion.
The idea will come to fruition on April 11 with the first of what are hoped to be three shows this year. The debut card takes place in one of Japan’s most famous sports arenas, the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo.
The name Quintet comes from the competition being about five-man teams. The first show will feature a four-team one-night tournament under “Survival Series” rules.
Survival Series is a Japanese pro wrestling terminology that actually precedes the WWE’s Survivor Series, and is a team format like what is well-known in the U.S., but executed differently.
Each team will have five men and the total weight of the team has to be under 430 kilograms, or 946 pounds. Each of the four teams will have an order of entrants.
The Survival Series starts with each team’s first pick going at each other for eight minutes. If it turns out that there is a weight differential of more than 15 kilos (33 pounds) in a match, the time limit shortens to four minutes.
To keep the action fast, and fighters healthy for multiple bouts in one day, heel hooks and closed guards are both banned.
If one member wins, he advances immediately to the next match against a fresh second person in the other team’s lineup.
If there is no submission, both men are eliminated. The series ends when all members of one team are eliminated. If it comes down to both teams having one person left, and those two go to a draw, it would go into a sudden death round where each team would then pick one fighter, and they would battle to a finish to see which team advances.
After the two semifinals, the two winning teams continue with a championship series takes place to determine the first champion..."
Kazushi Sakuraba to debut new grappling promotion Quintet on April 11
"Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett, who share similar backgrounds in MMA, submission fighting and pro wrestling, are looking at mixing elements of all three in the creation of the team-oriented Quintet submission grappling promotion.
The idea will come to fruition on April 11 with the first of what are hoped to be three shows this year. The debut card takes place in one of Japan’s most famous sports arenas, the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo.
The name Quintet comes from the competition being about five-man teams. The first show will feature a four-team one-night tournament under “Survival Series” rules.
Survival Series is a Japanese pro wrestling terminology that actually precedes the WWE’s Survivor Series, and is a team format like what is well-known in the U.S., but executed differently.
Each team will have five men and the total weight of the team has to be under 430 kilograms, or 946 pounds. Each of the four teams will have an order of entrants.
The Survival Series starts with each team’s first pick going at each other for eight minutes. If it turns out that there is a weight differential of more than 15 kilos (33 pounds) in a match, the time limit shortens to four minutes.
To keep the action fast, and fighters healthy for multiple bouts in one day, heel hooks and closed guards are both banned.
If one member wins, he advances immediately to the next match against a fresh second person in the other team’s lineup.
If there is no submission, both men are eliminated. The series ends when all members of one team are eliminated. If it comes down to both teams having one person left, and those two go to a draw, it would go into a sudden death round where each team would then pick one fighter, and they would battle to a finish to see which team advances.
After the two semifinals, the two winning teams continue with a championship series takes place to determine the first champion..."
Kazushi Sakuraba to debut new grappling promotion Quintet on April 11
