11/1 Sengoku - Fights added (Middleweight Semi's Announced)

Sengoku have confirmed the Middleweight matchups today. Not a huge surprise that the 2 Japanese fighters will face off in the semi-final, but this is going to be an interesting event. The lightweight semi's were already announced, but this is a very good card.

In addition to the Light- and Middleweight GP finals, we will have a Lightweight Tournament Reserve fight between Bang Seung Hwan, who was just stripped of his DEEP belt and Jorge Masvidal.

King Mo is confirmed as a participant, Josh Barnett has said earlier that he would be on this card and there should also be a middleweight reserve fight. Joe Doerksen is reported to be heading to Japan, and he should be facing Pancrase veteran Izuru Takeuchi in the Middleweight GP Reserve fight. I saw Joe Doerksen in his last fight in Japan, an easy win in DEEP 29 and look forward to seeing him again. Takeuchi is on a 5 fight winning streak and it should be a good fight.

Anyway, this looks like a strong card and I am really looking forward to this event! This event will also have the final in BOTH the GPs.

Confirmed today:

Middleweight Semi-Finals:
Yuki Sasaki 22-14-1 vs. 12-8-0 Kazuhiro Nakamura
Jorge Santiago 18-7-0 vs. 14-3-1 Siyar Bahadurzada

Lightweight Reserve Fight:
Bang Seung Hwan 5-2-0 vs. 14-3-0 Jorge Masvidal

Participating:
"King Mo" Muhammed Lawal 1-0-0

Previously announced:
Satoru Kitaoka 21-8-9 vs. 14-5-2 Eiji Mitsuoka
Kazunori Yokota 7-1-3 vs. 10-2-0 Mizuto Hirota

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9/28 Sengoku - Results

I am having issues with my connetion and I will see if it gets going... For now, I am not able to watch the event! Sorry...

I'll do a double header this weekend. Dont know if I will do a PBP, but most likely. Either way, the results will be here LIVE!

Should be a good event, and there are some interesting fights on the card. Xande Ribeiro makes his MMA debut, so does King Mo as a late replacement for Roger Gracie.

Kazuhiro Nakamura is back in Japan after an unsuccessful stay in the UFC. He is still the odds favorite against Paul Cahoon, who I think might be underestimated here. Should be a good event, and there is potential for some very good fights.

It starts at 3PM Japan time (Japan time is showing on top right)

1. Jorge Masvidal Def. Ryan Schultz by TKO Round 1 1:57
2. Kiuma Kunioku Def. A Sol Kwon by decision 3-0
3. Siyar Bahadurzada Def. Evangelista Santos "Cyborg" TKO Round 1 0:22 (Cyborg dislocated elbow)
4. Jorge Santiago Def. Logan Clark by arm-triangle Round 2 3:35
5. Kazuhiro Nakamura Def. Paul Cahoon by decision 3-0
6. Yuki Sasaki Def. Yuki Kondo by rear-naked choke Round 2 1:08
7. King Mo Def. Travis Wiuff by TKO Round 1 2:11
8. Xande Ribeiro Def. Takashi Sugiura by TKO Round 3 4:18

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9/28 Sengoku - Odds

The betting lines are out, as always my source is MMA Betting (link on the left). The odds this time is from Betcris/Bookmaker Group.

Siyar is favorite in his fight, despite returning from injury (earlier than exptected too). Kazuhiro Nakamura is HUGE favorite against Paul Cahoon, almost worth the bet and hope for the upset...

Yuki Sasaki +150
Yuki Kundo -180

Evangelista Santos +120
Siyar Bahadurzada -150

Logan Clark +220
Jorge Santiago -280

Paul Cahoon +550
Kazuhiro Nakamura -750

Ryan Schultz +200
Jorge Masvidal -250

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9/28 Sengoku - Roger Gracie's Replacement Announced

Sengoku revealed today that "King Mo" will take on Travis Wiuff, King Mo takes the fight on short notice after Ju Jitsu star Roger Gracie pulls out from a controversial rib injury.

As for who King Mo is... I dont know too much, but here is what I have found out researching the net. He is a very accomplishe free style wrestler, training with Team Quest.

Ryo Chonan has a post on his blog about King Mo, but it is more on a personal level. Chonan says he a rapper with a lot of tatoos and a Cadillac. They are friends and Chonan was able to stay at his place. About King Mo's ability, Chonan is saying that he is a very talented wrestler and his goal is qualifying fo the olympics (post is from April).

Even though the card has lost one of the big stars, I think this should be a very interesting event. The middleweight GP will be interesting, even though it doesnt have the stars we might be used to from the Pride days.

Main event is of course Xande Riberio making his long awaited MMA debut.

8. Light-heavyweight: Xande Ribeiro vs. 1-2-0 Takashi Sugiura
7. Heavyweight: King Mo vs. 53-11-0 Travis Wiuff

Middleweight GP
6. Yuki Kondo 49-22-6 vs. 21-14-1 Yuki Sasaki
5. Kazuhiro Nakamura 11-8-0 vs. 10-11-0 Paul Cahoon
4. Jorge Santiago 17-7-0 vs. 11-2-0 Logan Clark
3. Evangelista Santos "Cyborg" 16-11-0 vs. 13-3-1 Siyar Bahadurzada

2. Lightweight: Kiuma Kunioku 33-22-9 vs. 5-3-0 A Sol Kwon
1. Lightweight: Jorge Masvidal 13-3-0 vs. 20-10-1 Ryan Schultz

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9/28 Sengoku 5 - Fights added

Sengoku have announced another 3 fights for their 5th event. This is again looking like a solid card. I am very interested in seeing how Xande handles MMA rules, and today his opponent was announced.

Also announced were the 2 remaining fights in the middleweight GP.

Added:
Xande Ribeiro vs. 1-2-0 Takashi Sugiura

Middleweight GP
Kazuhiro Nakamura 11-8-0 vs. 10-11-0 Paul Cahoon
Jorge Santiago 17-7-0 vs. 11-2-0 Logan Clark

Perviously announced:
Middleweight GP:
Yuki Kondo 49-22-6 vs. 21-14-1 Yuki Sasaki
Evangelista Santos "Cyborg" 16-11-0 vs. 13-3-1 Siyar Bahadurzada

Non-GP Fights (Winner will be in the LW reserve fight):
LW: Jorge Masvidal 13-3-0 vs. 20-10-1 Ryan Schultz

Participating:
Roger Gracie 2-0-0

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9/28 Sengoku 5 - Fights announced

Sengoku have announced the first few fights for Sengoku 5 in Yoyogi Gynasium. This will also be the first round in their Middleweight tournament.

Yuki Kondo is confirmend as a participant and we have the first half of the Middleweight 1st round ready.

Confirmed today:
Middleweight GP:
Yuki Kondo 49-22-6 vs. 21-14-1 Yuki Sasaki
Evangelista Santos "Cyborg" 16-11-0 vs. 13-3-1 Siyar Bahadurzada

Non-GP Fights (Winner will be in the LW reserve fight):
LW: Jorge Masvidal 13-3-0 vs. 20-10-1 Ryan Schultz

Participants:
-Xande Ribeiro
-Roger Gracie 2-0-0

Middleweight GP:
-Kazuhiro Nakamura 11-8-0
-Jorge Santiago 17-7-0

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Sengoku V Participants Added

Sengoku 5 (or V) have also received some updates to the card. Xande Ribeiro will make his MMA debut, he is an extremely experienced BJJ fighter and I am really looking forward to seeing what he can do in MMA. Will they pit him against Roger Gracie? I would be surprised, but would be awesome. Either way, Sengoku is really getting some good fighters in.

Xande Ribeiro
Roger Gracie 2-0-0
Jorge Masvidal 13-3-0

Middleweight GP Participant
Yuki Sasaki 21-14-1

Previously Announced:
Middleweight GP Participants:
Kazuhiro Nakamura 11-8-0
Evangelista Santos "Cyborg" 16-11-0
Siyar Bahadurzada 13-3-1
Jorge Santiago 17-7-0

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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
Uploaded by moltisanti87

Roger Gracie vs. Yuki Kondo




Kevin Randleman vs. Ryo Kawamura


Sengoku II Kevin Randleman vs Ryo Kawamura
Uploaded by villleee




Yoshihiro Nakao vs. Jim York

Sengoku II Yoshihiro Nakao vs Jim York
Uploaded by villleee

Jorge Santiago vs. Yuki Sasaki

Sengoku II Yuki Sasaki vs Jorge Santiago
Uploaded by villleee

Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Kwang Hee Lee

Sengoku II Eiji Mitsuoka vs Kwang Hee Lee
Uploaded by villleee

Mike Pyle vs. Dan Hornbuckle

Mike Pyle vs. Dan Hornbuckle - Sengoku WVR II
Uploaded by moltisanti87

Satoru Kitaoka vs. Ian Schaffa

Satoru Kitaoka vs. Ian Schaffa - Sengoku WVR 2
Uploaded by moltisanti87

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5/18 Sengoku - Josh Barnett Fighting Jeff Monson

Just since I totally missed the ball on this... Sengoku announced on Thursday that Josh Barnett's opponent for the May 18. event will be none other than Jeff Monson. This will of course be the main event, and I have to say that this is the first heavyweight fight in Japan that I have really looked forward to in over a year.

The card as it looks now:

Added:
Josh Barnett 21-5-0 vs. Jeff Monson 24-7-0

Previously announced:
Kevin Randleman 16-12-0 vs. 8-2-2 Ryo Kawamura
Eiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee Lee
Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian Schaffa
Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1 vs. 16-7-0 Jorge Santiago
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao 6-1-0 vs. 9-1-0 Big Jim York
Mike Pyle 15-5-1 vs. 15-1-0 Dan Hornbuckle

Participating:
Roger Gracie 1-0-0

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5/18 Sengoku - Fight Announced

Sengoku added another fight to their May 18 card today. This one has been rumored on a few discussion forums, and I think it will be a good one: Mike Pyle 15-5-1 vs. 15-1-0 Dan Hornbuckle.

It is also rumored that Roger Gracie has been offered both Jeff Monson and Josh Barnett, but both of these were turned down from the Gracie camp.

Will be interesting to see if Sengoku can get a TV deal with Fuji TV. It would definately give them more publicity. They are putting up some good match-ups and it will be interesting to see if they manages to fill the card this time.

Eiji Mitsuoka 12-5-2 vs. 5-0-0 Kwang Hee Lee
Satoru Kitaoka 19-8-9 vs. 7-4-1 Ian Schaffa
Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1 vs. 16-7-0 Jorge Santiago
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao 6-1-0 vs. 9-1-0 Big Jim York
Mike Pyle 15-5-1 vs. 15-1-0 Dan Hornbuckle

Participating:
Roger Gracie 1-0-0
Kevin Randleman 16-12-0

Rumored:
Jeff Monson 24-7-0

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5/18 Sengoku - Fight Announced

Not to be outdone by DREAM, Sengoku announced one fight for their May 18 card. Yuki Sasaki now has his opponent, its Jorge Santiago who is a UFC veteran and member of American Top Team.

Added:
Yuki Sasaki 21-13-1 vs. 16-7-0 Jorge Santiago

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 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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