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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3/7 SRC 12 - Title Fight Rumored

Polish organization KSW have announced that one of their favorite fighters, Mamed Khalidov is set for a title fight with Jorge Santiago in the next Sengoku event March 7.

I think everyone remember their last fight, which was a non-title encounter.

I am putting is at rumored, even though this is coming from a very reliable source!




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3/7 SRC 12 - Participants Announced

Sengoku have announced 2 participants for their upcoming event. There are some rumors that Misaki will take on Santiago for the title and Joe Doerksen will fight Mamed Khalidov for the #1 challenger spot. These fights are not confirmed yet.

Today Jorge Santiago and Maximo Blanco were announced as participants, since Maximo Blanco is a Sengoku training player, it looks as though he might have left Yoshida Dojo after the friction that has been between Sengoku and Yoshida Dojo in the last few months.

Participants:
Jorge Santiago
Maximo Blanco

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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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11/7 Sengoku 11 - Participants and Rumors

Sengoku made some additional announcements about future events yesterday, in addition to that there are some very interesting rumors going around.

To take what is confirmed first:
Sengoku 11 will take place on November 11 in Ryogoku Kokugikan, that is normally the venue for the Sumo tournaments in Tokyo and is a very good arena.

3 fighters are confirmed: Kevin Randleman, Michihiro Omigawa and middleweight champion Jorge Santiago.

Jorge Santiago was meant to be facing the winner of Kazuo Misaki and Kazuhiro Nakamura, but with Misaki's legal problems that option was discarded. It remains to see who the opponent will be.

For the rumors:
-Josh Barnett is expected to participate in the Sengoku 11 event. There has been rumors of it being a heayweight title fight.
-There are rumors that Kevin Randleman's opponent will be King Mo.
-Satoru Kitaoka, Akihiro Gono and Eiji Mitsuoka are possible participants for Sengoku 11.

Cofirmed Participants:
Kevin Randleman 17-13-0
Michihiro Omigawa 7-8-1
Jorge Santiago 21-7-0


For the NYE event it will be held in Ariake Colosseum, Sengoku have not yet deceided on a date, it will either be 12/31 (head to head with Dynamite!) or 1/3. Satoshi Ishii has confirmed to Sportsnavi that he will make his debut at this event.

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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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1/4 Sengoku - Yoshida's Opponent Announced

Sengoku have announced that Hidehiko Yoshida will take on Grabaka fighter Sanae Kikuta. More surprisingly, this will be at Light-heavy weight.

It should be an interesting fight, and a good addition to this "New Years" card. In addition, as we know, Gomi will take on tournament winner Kitaoka. Misaki will take on Santiago.

Added:
Hidehiko Yoshida 8-6-1 vs. 27-6-3 Sanae Kikuta

Previously announced:
Takanori Gomi 29-4-0 vs. 23-8-9 Satoru Kitaoka
Jorge Santiago 20-7-0 vs. 21-8-2 Kazuo Misaki

Participating:
King Mo 2-0-0

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