3/7 SRC12 - Results

I will update the results as soon as I have them here. The event is live now, but I am not aware of good places to get live results. I am finding these on japanese twitter accounts.

Hirota has entered the ring, and has returned his belt due to the injury suffered on NYE. He will be a commentator at the next Sengoku event on June 20, and is expecting to be back in the ring in September.

Kanehara is in the ring announcing that he will fight in June. Kanehara askes to fight Sandro. Sandro steps back into the ring saying that he wanted to fight as a Sengoku fighter on NYE, he respects Kanehara but he is #1. He accepts the challenge. I am not sure that it means the fight is official, but at least the fighters agree.

SRC Middleweight Title Fight:
8. Jorge Santiago Def. Mamed Khalidov by decsion 3-0 (48-47, 48-47, 49-47)
*For those waiting for the result: It has gone 2 rounds and it sounds like a close one. Santiago was close with an omoplata attempt at the end of round 2.

The fight is into the last round now!

7. Welter: Akihiro Gono Def. Diego Gonzalez by decison 3-0
6. Light: Maximo Blanco Def. Chang Hyun "Armbar" Kim by KO Round 1
5. Feather: Marlon Sandro Def. Tomonari Kanomata by KO Round 1
4. Heavy: Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao Def. Henry "Sentoryu" Miller by TKO Round 2
3. Fether: Yuji Hoshino Def. Nick Denis by guillotine choke Round 2
2. Light: Leonardo Santos Def. Kiuma Kunioku by rear-naked choke Round 1
1. Feather: Shigeki Osawa Def. Kyung Ho Kang by Decision 3-0

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3/7 SRC 12 - Fight Order

Sengoku have announced the fight order for their 12th event. The main event is not a big surprise, its a rematch and this time for the title. Mamed Khalidov is takeing on champion Jorge Santiago, and it will be interesting to see if he can repeat what he did last time.

SRC Middleweight Title Fight:
8. Jorge Santiago 21-8-0 vs. 20-3-1 Mamed Khalidov

7. Welter: Akihiro Gono 31-15-7 vs. 13-3-0 Diego Gonzalez
6. Light: Maximo Blanco 4-2-1 vs. 15-5-0 Chang Hyun "Armbar" Kim
5. Feather: Marlon Sandro 15-1-0 vs. 15-4-5 Tomonari Kanomata
4. Heavy: Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao 8-2-0 vs. 6-9-0 Henry "Sentoryu" Miller
3. Fether: Yuji Hoshino 16-7-7 vs. 9-1-0 Nick Denis
2. Light: Kiuma Kunioku 34-22-9 vs. 6-3-0 Leonardo Santos
1. Feather: Shigeki Osawa 4-1-0 vs. Kyung Ho Kang

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3/7 SRC 12 - Fight Announced, Hoshino gets a new opponent

Sengoku have announced the replacement for Wilson Reis, Yuji Hoshino will take on Nick Denis.

Sengoku have also added a fight, the Pancrase champion Marlon Sandro will take on the fighter ranked just behind him in Pancrase, Tomonari Kanomata. That means we wont get to see the fight in Pancrase, but it will be a good one for Pancrase fans.

With those fights official, I am still hoping for 1 or 2 more but with less than 2 weeks to go, this might be the complete card.

Added:
Feather: Marlon Sandro vs. Tomonari Kanomata

Changed:
Fether: Yuji Hoshino 16-7-7 vs. 9-1-0 Nick Denis

Previously Announced:
SRC Middleweight Title Fight:
Jorge Santiago 21-8-0 vs. 20-3-1 Mamed Khalidov

Feather: Shigeki Osawa 4-1-0 vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Welter: Akihiro Gono 31-15-7 vs. 13-3-0 Diego Gonzalez
Light: Kiuma Kunioku 34-22-9 vs. 6-3-0 Leonardo Santos
Heavy: Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao 8-2-0 vs. 6-9-0 Henry "Sentoryu" Miller
Light: Maximo Blanco 4-2-1 vs. 15-5-0 Chang Hyun "Armbar" Kim

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3/7 SRC 12 - Maximo Blanco's Opponent Announced

Pancrase champion and Sengoku training player has had his opponent for SRC 12 announced. It is the "armbar specialist" Chang Hyun Kim. These are two very promising fighters, and it will be interesting to see if "armbar" Kim is able to resist Maxi's initial rush.

This should be a very interesting fight!

It is also worth noting that the Japanese media still has Wilson Reis on the card.

Added:
Light: Maximo Blanco 4-2-1 vs. 15-5-0 Chang Hyun "Armbar" Kim

Previously Announced:
SRC Middleweight Title Fight:
Jorge Santiago vs. Mamed Khalidov

Fether: Yuji Hoshino vs. TBA
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 4-1-0 vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Welter: Akihiro Gono 31-15-7 vs. 13-3-0 Diego Gonzalez
Light: Kiuma Kunioku 34-22-9 vs. 6-3-0 Leonardo Santos
Heavy: Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao 8-2-0 vs. 6-9-0 Henry "Sentoryu" Miller

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3/7 SRC 12 - Fights Added

WVR have announced an additional 3 fights for their event on March 7.

Akihiro Gono will return against Diego Gonzalez. Gonzalez has not lost since 2006, against Dan Hardy, so it will be interesting to see how he does against the very experienced Gono.

Leonardo Santos is also returning to the Sengoku ring after a loss in his debut against Yokota. This time he will take on Pancrase veteran Kiuma Kunioku.

Also announced is the heavyweight clash between "Kiss" Nakao and "Sentoryu".

Added:
Welter: Akihiro Gono 31-15-7 vs. 13-3-0 Diego Gonzalez
Light: Kiuma Kunioku 34-22-9 vs. 6-3-0 Leonardo Santos
Heavy: Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao 8-2-0 vs. 6-9-0 Henry "Sentoryu" Miller

Previously Announced:
SRC Middleweight Title Fight:
Jorge Santiago vs. Mamed Khalidov

Fether: Yuji Hoshino vs. TBA
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 4-1-0 vs. Kyung Ho Kang

Participant:

Maximo Blanco

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1/4 Sengoku no Ran 2009 - Results

A very interesting Card in Saitama Super Arena today! And there are spoilers if you read on!

Making their Sengoku debuts were Dave Herman and Antonio Silva. 2008 was a year with several upsets, and 2009 has started out like that too! King Mo again proved that he is a force in Sengoku and it will be interesting to see where he goes in 2009, he is growing into a big Sengoku star and it will be interesting to see who will challenge him next!


There were also 2 title fights on this card. The Sengoku title fights are 5 rounds, something that is a new thing in Japan and it might not have suited Misaki who was choked out in the last round.

Satoru Kitaoka made it a double for the GP winners, even though he admits in his speach that Gomi is popular. Kitaoka says that Gomi didnt perform 100% and he would like a rematch!

Fight order:
9. Main-Event: Light Weight Title Fight:
Satoru Kitaoka Def. Takanori Gomi by heel-hook Round 1 1:41

8. Middle Title Fight:
Jorge Santiago Def. Kazuo Misaki by rear-naked choke Round 5 3:26

7. Light-Heavy: Sanae Kikuta Def. Hidehiko Yoshida by decision 2-1
Both fighters enter the ring with NO gi.

In the intermission Satoshi Ishii enters the Sengoku ring wearing a UFC shirt! It is also announced that the first event of 2009 will be March 20 and it will feature the featherweight tournament.

6. Light-Heavy: Muhammed Lawal "King Mo" Def. Yukiya Naito by TKO Round 1 3:54
5. Heavy: Antonio Silva Def. Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao by TKO Round 1 1:42
4. Light: Eiji Mitsuoka Def. Sergey Golyaev by arm-bar Round 1 4:44
3. Heavy: Choi Mu Bae Def. Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman by TKO Round 22:22

Opening Fights:
2. Light: Maximo Blanco Def. Seigo Inoue by TKO Round 1 0:38
1. Light-Heavy: Hidetaka Irie Def. Minoru Kato by TKO Round 2 4:21

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1/4 Sengoku no Ran 2009 - Weigh-In

Tomorrow is Sengoku's New Year's event, and it should be one of their best so far! They are showing off some new signings in addition to 2 title fights.

All fighters made weight, and I have to say that I am impressed with Hidehiko Yoshida. He has lost a lot of weight to get down into the light-heavyweight division, I believe he has lost around 15-20kg for this fight!

9. Main-Event: Lightweight Title Fight:
Takanori Gomi 69.8kg
Satoru Kitaoka 70.0kg

8. Middleweight Title Fight:
Jorge Santiago 82.2kg
Kazuo Misaki 82.7kg

7. Light-Heavyweight:
Hidehiko Yoshida 92.9kg
Sanae Kikuta 91.4kg

6. Light-Heavyweight:
Muhammed Lawal "King Mo" 92.8kg
Yukiya Naito 91.8kg

5. Heavyweight:
Antonio Silva 118.2kg
Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao 102.4

4. Lightweight:
Eiji Mitsuoka 69.9kg
Sergey Golyaev 69.8kg

3. Heavyweight:
Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman 110.3kg
Choi Mu Bae 118.3kg

Opening Fights:
2. Lightweight:
Maximo Blanco 70.0kg
Seigo Inoue 69.9kg

1. Light-Heavyweight:
Hidetaka Irie 92.7kg
Minoru Kato 92.1kg

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1/4 Sengoku no Ran 2009 - Fight Order Announced

Sengoku have announced the fight order for their New Years Event. I was hoping for 1-2 more fights, but the card should be very good none the less.

The main event is the lightweight title fight between last year's tournament winner, Satoru Kitaoka and Takanori Gomi. The co-main event is the Middleweight title fight between Jorge Santiago and Kazuo Misaki. These fights are really what this card is all about.

Sengoku is showing off some new signings as well, Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman and Antonio Silva will make their Sengoku debuts. Rising star "King Mo" will also return, so it should be a very good night of fights and entertainment.

Fight Order:
9. Main-Event: Light Weight Title Fight:
Takanori Gomi 29-4-0 vs. 23-8-9 Satoru Kitaoka

8. Middle Title Fight: Jorge Santiago 20-7-0 vs. 21-8-2 Kazuo Misaki
7. Light-Heavy: Hidehiko Yoshida 8-6-1 vs. 27-6-3 Sanae Kikuta
6. Light-Heavy: Muhammed Lawal "King Mo" 2-0-0 vs. 15-4-2 Yukiya Naito
5. Heavy: Antonio Silva 11-1-0 vs. 7-1-0 (2NC) Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao
4. Light: Eiji Mitsuoka 14-6-2 vs. 12-6-0 Sergey Golyaev
3. Heavy: Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman 13-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Choi Mu Bae

Opening Fights:
2. Light: Maximo Blanco 1-1-0 (1NC) vs. 5-5-1 Seigo Inoue
1. Light-Heavy: Hidetaka Irie vs. Minoru Kato

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1/4 Sengoku - King Mo's opponent announced

King Mo has become a star in Sengoku this year, he is exciting to watch and has a show to go with it. There is no way Sengoku would not have him on this card. His opponent is the way more experienced Yukiya Naito. Naito is on a 6 fight winning streak, and this should be a very good fight.

Also added are 2 opening fights, Maximo Blanco gets his shot at the big time after paying his dues in Pancrase this year. I thought Blanco lost his chance at getting into this event after his loss in the last Pancrase event, but he is an exciting fighter and an opening fight will be good experience for him. Blanco is facing DEEP fighter Seigo Inoue, Inoue is experienced but I think Blanco will be too strong for him.

The other opening fight is between "Kingdom Ehrgeize" fighter Hidetaka Irie and Minoru Kato.

Added:
Light-Heavy: Muhammed Lawal "King Mo" 2-0-0 vs. 15-4-2 Yukiya Naito

Opening Fights:
Light: Maximo Blanco 1-1-0 (1NC) vs. 5-5-1 Seigo Inoue
Light-Heavy: Hidetaka Irie vs. Minoru Kato

Previously announced:
Heavy: Antonio Silva 11-1-0 vs. 7-1-0 (2NC) Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao
Light-Heavy: Hidehiko Yoshida 8-6-1 vs. 27-6-3 Sanae Kikuta
Light: Takanori Gomi 29-4-0 vs. 23-8-9 Satoru Kitaoka
Middle: Jorge Santiago 20-7-0 vs. 21-8-2 Kazuo Misaki
Light: Eiji Mitsuoka 14-6-2 vs. 12-6-0 Sergey Golyaev
Heavy: Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman 13-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Choi Mu Bae

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1/4 Sengoku no Ran 2009 - Dave Herman facing Choi Mu Bae

Sengoku have announced the match-up between Dave Herman and Korean Choi Mu Bae. Herman is a very experienced fighter, and a veteran of EliteXC. His debut in Japan will come against Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Choi Mu Bae.

Bae is not an opponent to be taken lightly, but "Pee-Wee" Herman should be favorite in this fight. It is also interesting to note that it looks like Sengoku is attracting more of the EliteXC talent.

Added:
Heavy: Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman 13-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Choi Mu Bae

Previously announced:
Heavy: Antonio Silva 11-1-0 vs. 7-1-0 (2NC) Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao
Light-Heavy: Hidehiko Yoshida 8-6-1 vs. 27-6-3 Sanae Kikuta
Light: Takanori Gomi 29-4-0 vs. 23-8-9 Satoru Kitaoka
Middle: Jorge Santiago 20-7-0 vs. 21-8-2 Kazuo Misaki
Light: Eiji Mitsuoka 14-6-2 vs. 12-6-0 Sergey Golyaev

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1/4 Sengoku - Mitsuoka vs. Golyaev Announced

Golyaev beat Sengoku star Gomi in the last Sengoku event. It was a contorversial decision, made even more so when you see it in the perspective that Gomi now has a title fight against Kitaoka. But Golyaev gets a fight on the Sengoku January 4 card as well, he will face Japanese star Eiji Mitsuoka.

It should be a very good fight! Mitsuoka lost in the Sengoku GP to Kitaoka, but beat Rodrigo Damm to reach the semi-final in that GP. Maybe the winner of this fight will be the first title defense for the new champion? We will see, this is shaping up to be a very good event!

Also made official were the plans of holding a featherweight tournament next year. Plans are for a 16 tournament with 1st round in March, second round will be in May and finals in July.


Added:
Eiji Mitsuoka 14-6-2 vs. 12-6-0 Sergey Golyaev

Previously announced:
Antonio Silva 11-1-0 vs. 7-1-0 (2NC) Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao
Hidehiko Yoshida 8-6-1 vs. 27-6-3 Sanae Kikuta
Takanori Gomi 29-4-0 vs. 23-8-9 Satoru Kitaoka
Jorge Santiago 20-7-0 vs. 21-8-2 Kazuo Misaki

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1/4 Sengoku - Antonio Silva Debuting!

Sengoku have announced one more fight for their NYE (on January 4) card. The addition of Antonio Silva strengthes their heavy weight division and it is a very good addition for them.

The EliteXC champion is taking on Pride veteran Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao. Nakao's claim to fame is really kissing Heath Herring 3 years ago. Herring preceeded to KO Nakao before the fight had started. Nakao is giving up about 40kg in this fight.

The question now is, how long before we see even more EliteXC fighters coming to Japan? I have a feeling Sengoku is signing up a lot of these fighters lately.

Added:
Antonio Silva 11-1-0 vs. 7-1-0 (2NC) Yoshihiro "Kiss" Nakao

Previously announced:
Hidehiko Yoshida 8-6-1 vs. 27-6-3 Sanae Kikuta
Takanori Gomi 29-4-0 vs. 23-8-9 Satoru Kitaoka
Jorge Santiago 20-7-0 vs. 21-8-2 Kazuo Misaki

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Sengoku II - Videos

Just the videos from yesterday's event.

Josh Barnett vs. Jeff Monson

Josh Barnett vs. Jeff Monson - Sengoku WVR II
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Roger Gracie vs. Yuki Kondo




Kevin Randleman vs. Ryo Kawamura


Sengoku II Kevin Randleman vs Ryo Kawamura
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Yoshihiro Nakao vs. Jim York

Sengoku II Yoshihiro Nakao vs Jim York
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Jorge Santiago vs. Yuki Sasaki

Sengoku II Yuki Sasaki vs Jorge Santiago
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Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Kwang Hee Lee

Sengoku II Eiji Mitsuoka vs Kwang Hee Lee
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Mike Pyle vs. Dan Hornbuckle

Mike Pyle vs. Dan Hornbuckle - Sengoku WVR II
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Satoru Kitaoka vs. Ian Schaffa

Satoru Kitaoka vs. Ian Schaffa - Sengoku WVR 2
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5/18 Sengoku 2- Randleman and York added to May event

Sengoku has updated their web-site with 2 more participants for their May event.

Kevin Randleman was announced at Sengoku 1, but "Big" Jim York will be new to a lot of fight fans.

York has an impressive record in Japan, Australia and Korea with 9-1-0, his 3 last fights were in MARS and all decided in the first round. He is a heavyweight, so the quality of opponents is always a question in Japan. He is on a 9 fight winning streak, so this should be a deserved step up in level of opponent.

Fights:
Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian Schaffa
Eiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee Lee

Participants:
"Big" Jim York 9-1-0
Kevin Randleman 16-12-0
Roger Gracie 1-0-0
Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao 6-1-0

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5/18 Sengoku - Fights Confirmed

Sengoku has announced 2 fights for their second card. Their first event was a success, now they have to follow it up.

I know a lot of people were expecting Schaffa to fight in DREAM, but now he has appeared on a Sengoku card. It will be interesting to see how he does against Kitaoka.

Eiji Mitsuoka edged out Joachim Hansen in his last fight, now he returns to face the undefeated Korean Kwang Hee Lee.

Fights
Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian Schaffa
Eiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee Lee

Participants
Roger Gracie 1-0-0
Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao 6-1-0

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5/18 Sengoku - Fighters Confirmed

Sengoku has announced the first 4 fighters for their 2nd event. It will be very interesting to see Roger Gracie and I hope they are able to secure a worthy opponent for him.

Also on the card, Pancrase veteran Satoru Kitaoka. The very experienced Grabaka fighter Yuki Sasaki and the fighter most famous for kissing Heath Herring, Yoshihiro Nakao.

It is time for Sengoku to build on their first event, I thought it was a pretty good event so lets hope the second one is even better! With these fighters it has potential, just have to see how they match up.

Roger Gracie 1-0-0
Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9
Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao 6-1-0

It is also worth noting that Sengoku has cut their VIP ticket price in half, also the RRS seats are 5,000 yen cheaper. I dont know why this is, I thought their attendence last time was pretty good...

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3/15 DREAM- CroCop's Opponent Deceided?

Has CroCop's opponent been deceided? Bloody Elbow are refering to NOKAUT, who refers to CroCop's blog. The guy they are saying will be the opponent when CroCop returns to Japan is Yoshihiro Nakao. Nakao's MMA highlight has to be his win over Don Frye.

The Japanese mafia (Yakuza) might have something to say about this match-up though.

Nakao will probably be best remembered for is the kiss...


Heath Herring's New Year's Eve Kiss
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Expect a tough stare-down for this one.

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