11/7 Sengoku 11 - Results LIVE

The results I can, will be live. But I think I will miss most of this awesome event today.

I will update live as long as I can. If you want the live results, you can try the discussion thread, otherwise I will updata as soon as I have the chance.

Opening Fight:
1. Bantam: Ryota Uozomi Def. Yuichiro Yajima by armbar Round 2

Main-Card:
2. Feather: Ronnie Ushiwaka Def. Shigeki Osawa by Decision 3-0
Ushikawa shows his experience here. Osawa shows he is a good wrestler, but it was not enough on this occation. Competitive fight and Osawa shows he has a lot of potential.

3. Heavy: Dave Herman Def. "Big" Jim York by KO round 1
"Big" Jim York is controlling the fight standing, then he goes for a achilles hold and Herman gets an opening for heel kicks. "Big" Jim is out.

4. Feather: Marlon Sandro Def. Yuji Hoshino by KO round 1
A big right from the Pancrase champion sends the Cage Force fighter to the ground.

5. Welter: Akihiro Gono Def. Yoon Young Kim by Decision 3-0
After 2 close rounds Gono gets his confidence back in the 3rd. Gono did what he wanted in the 3rd. except finish the fight. Kim showed a lot of heart by staying in the fight.

Gono says he wants a re-match with Hornbuckle, after he gets the title! Gono wants Hornbuckle to be the belt, and be the first to challenge for that!

6. Light-Heavy: Stanislav Nedkov Def. Kevin Randleman by Decision 2-1
A very close fight.

I have to leave now, the rest of the results will be delayed... Sorry about the inconvenience!

7. Light: Kazunori Yokota Def. Eiji Mitsuoka by Decision 3-0

Fight Of The Soul (Intermission, I will guess it is here):
Feather: Tomoaki Ueyama Def. Hirokazu "Bull" Konno by rear-naked choke Round 1

8. Light: Jorge Masvidal Def.Satoru Kitaoka by KO Round 2

Double Main-Event:
9. Middle: Mamed Khalidov Def. Jorge Santiago by KO/TKO hammerfists from the bottom!!

10. Feather: Michihiro Omigawa Def. Hatsu Hioki by Decision 2-1
Good finish to the fight! Hioki looked in control, but Omigawa came strong and never stopped going forward.

For the second time I think the judges give it to Omigawa in a fight I thought he.

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11/7 Sengoku 11 - Weigh-in

Sengoku held their weigh-in for the big event tomorrow and it looks like it will be another awesome day for MMA.

Bloody Elbow have posted the weigh-in results and betting odds here. There are some good value bets in there, Hoshino is my favorite, but he is worth a bet at +500. It might also be worth putting a penny on Omigawa at +400.

FW: Hatsu Hioki (64.9kg / 143 lbs) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (64.9kg / 143 lbs)
MW: Jorge Santiago (83kg / 182.9 lbs) vs. Mamed Khalidov (82.4kg / 181.6 lbs)
LW: Satoru Kitaoka (70kg / 154.3 lbs) vs. Jorge Masvidal (70kg / 154.3 lbs)
LW: Kazunori Yokota (69.7kg / 153.6 lbs) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (70kg / 154.3 lbs)
LHW: Kevin Randleman (92.1kg / 203 lbs) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (92.5kg / 203.9 lbs)
WW: Akihiro Gono (76kg / 167.5 lbs) vs. Yoon Young Kim (75.8kg / 167.1 lbs)
FW: Marlon Sandro (65kg / 143.3 lbs) vs. Yuji Hoshino (65kg / 143.3 lbs)
HW: Dave Herman (108.7kg / 239.6 lbs) vs. Jim York (116.3kg / 256.3 lbs)
FW: Shigeki Osawa (64.8kg / 142.8 lbs) vs. Ronnie Mann (64.6kg / 142.4 lbs)

"Fight of the Soul" (Intermission) - Featherweight - 2R x 5 min.
Hirokazu "Bull" Konno (64.8kg / 142.8 lbs) vs. Tomoaki Ueyama (64.7kg /42.6 lbs)

Opening Bout - Bantamweight - 2R x 5 min.
Yuichiro Yajima (56.8kg / 125.2 lbs) vs. Ryota Uozomi (56.8kg / 125.2 lbs)

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11/7 Sengoku 11 - Fight Order

Sengoku have announced the fight order for their event next weekend, they have split the main-event making it a double main-event, but Omigawa vs. Hioki is the last fight on the card.

I think this is one of the stronger card this year, and I cant wait for it. Stanislav Nedkov and Shigeki Osawa have some very tough fights and a great chance to make a name for themselves. So does the Polish fighter, Mamed Khalidov who is making his Sengoku debut against Jorge Santiago.

There are so many good fights on this card, and it is hard to pick one as the best. But I am really lookinjg forward to Yokota vs. Mitsuoka and Sandro vs. Hoshino, could really have mentioned all the fights on the main card there...

Double Main-Event:
11. Feather: Michihiro Omigawa 7-8-1 vs. 20-3-2 Hatsu Hioki
10. Middle: Jorge Santiago 21-7-0 vs. 19-3-1 Mamed Khalidov

9. Light: Satoru Kitaoka 25-9-9 vs. 18-4-0 Jorge Masvidal
8. Light: Kazunori Yokota 10-2-3 vs. 16-6-2 Eiji Mitsuoka
7. Light-Heavy: Kevin Randleman 17-13-0 vs. 7-0-0 Stanislav Nedkov
6. Welter: Akihiro Gono 29-15-7 vs. 12-4-0 Yoon Young Kim
5. Feather: Marlon Sandro 14-1-0 vs. 16-6-7 Yuji Hoshino
4. Heavy: Dave Herman 15-1-0 vs. 11-3-0 "Big" Jim York
3. Feather: Shigeki Osawa 4-0-0 vs. 16-2-1 Ronnie Ushiwaka

Opening Fights:
Fight Of The Soul:
2. Feather: Hirokazu "Bull" Konno 1-3-0 vs. 2-3-0 Tomoaki Ueyama
1. Bantam: Ryota Uozomi 9-2-2 (1NC) vs. 9-9-1 Yuichiro Yajima

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11/7 Sengoku 11 - Fights added

Sengoku added 2 fights yesterday, and I not yet updated the card for this event. Sengoku have really put together an interesting card here, especially the featherweight fights.

Also one of my favorite, Stanislav Nedkov, gets the biggest fight of his career so far. In addition to that, Mamed Khalidov gets his shot at the Sengoku champion (in a non title fight).

Almost every fight has a world class fighter, and it should be a very good event in Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Feather: Michihiro Omigawa 7-8-1 vs. 20-3-2 Hatsu Hioki
Feather: Marlon Sandro 14-1-0 vs. 16-6-7 Yuji Hoshino
Feather: Shigeki Osawa 4-0-0 vs. 16-2-1 Ronnie Ushiwaka
Light: Kazunori Yokota 10-2-3 vs. 16-6-2 Eiji Mitsuoka
Light: Satoru Kitaoka 25-9-9 vs. 18-4-0 Jorge Masvidal
Middle: Jorge Santiago 21-7-0 vs. 19-3-1 Mamed Khalidov
Light-Heavy: Kevin Randleman 17-13-0 vs. 7-0-0 Stanislav Nedkov
Heavy: Dave Herman 15-1-0 vs. 11-3-0 "Big" Jim York
Welter: Akihiro Gono 29-15-7 vs. 12-4-0 Yoon Young Kim

Fight Of The Soul:
Feather: Hirokazu "Bull" Konno 1-3-0 vs. 2-3-0 Tomoaki Ueyama

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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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