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Sengoku 11 Results: Omigawa Upsets Hioki, Khalidov Stops Santiago
Nov 7, 2009 - 9:47 am ET | 8 Comments
Sengoku 11 Results: Omigawa Upsets Hioki, Khalidov Stops Santiago

Michihiro Omigawa upset Hatsu Hioki on Saturday at Sengoku 11 in Tokyo, Japan, receiving a controversial split decision win in the evening’s main event. Also on the card, Mamed Khalidov extended his unbeaten streak to 18-straight by making quick work of Jorge Santiago, while notables Jorge Masvidal, Akihiro Gono, and Dave Herman also picked up wins.

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Sengoku 11 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters Make Weight
Nov 6, 2009 - 2:29 pm ET | 1 Comment
Sengoku 11 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters Make Weight

All 22 fighters set to participate at Saturday’s Sengoku 11th Battle event in Tokyo, Japan successfully made weight earlier today for their bouts. The official weigh-in results for the HDNet-televised event, which is headlined by Hatsu Hioki vs. Michihiro Omigawa, are after the jump.

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Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More
Oct 23, 2009 - 6:00 am ET | 3 Comments
Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More

DREAM recently announced additions and changes to the fight card its October 25 DREAM 12 event, including Kazushi Sakuraba replacing Melvin Manhoef against Zelg Galesic and welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis’ return to action in a non-title bout against Myeon Ho Bae.

Read about the latest Japan fight bookings and news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Rising Sun Roundup…

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Rising Sun Round Up: Takanori Gomi’s Opponent Announced For Vale Tudo Japan, Khalidov v. Santiago Set For Sengoku 11, Manhoef and Filho added to Dream 12, and more
Oct 16, 2009 - 6:00 am ET | 3 Comments
Rising Sun Round Up: Takanori Gomi’s Opponent Announced For Vale Tudo Japan, Khalidov v. Santiago Set For Sengoku 11, Manhoef and Filho added to Dream 12, and more

In this weeks addition of MMAFrenzy.com’s Rising Sun Roundup, our weekly look at the MMA happenings in Japan, we take a look at Takanori Gomi’s “last fight in Japan” as well as the rest of the Vale Tudo Japan card. Also included is a look at the upcoming Sengoku 11 and Dream 12 fight card additions, and more.

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Sengoku 10 Results: Nansen Spoils Izumi’s Debut; Silva, Hornbuckle, and Doerksen Win
Sep 23, 2009 - 10:23 am ET | 9 Comments
Sengoku 10 Results: Nansen Spoils Izumi’s Debut; Silva, Hornbuckle, and Doerksen Win

Kickboxer Antz Nansen spoiled the MMA debut of fellow-newcomer Hiroshi Izumi on Wednesday in the main event of Sengoku 10, stopping the 2004 Olympic judo silver medalist from Japan with strikes in the opening round of the headliner at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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Sengoku Eighth Battle Results: Hioki, Omigawa, Kanehara, and Sandro Advance in Featherweight Grand Prix
May 2, 2009 - 9:34 am ET | 3 Comments
Sengoku Eighth Battle Results: Hioki, Omigawa, Kanehara, and Sandro Advance in Featherweight Grand Prix

Hatsu Hioki, Michihiro Omigawa, Masenori Kanehara, and Marlon Sandro advanced to the semifinals of the Sengoku's featherweight grand prix on Friday with victories at Sengoku Eighth Battle in Tokyo, Japan.

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Sengoku 4 Results: Gomi, Trigg Win; Schultz Knocked Out
Aug 24, 2008 - 9:05 am ET | 4 Comments

Takanori Gomi def. Bang Seung Hwan via unanimous decision
Frank Trigg def. Makoto Takimoto via unanimous decision
Satoru Kitaoka def. Clay French via submission (achilles lock) — Round 1, 0:31
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Eiji Mitsuoka def. Rodrigo Damm via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 3:13
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Kazunori Yokota def. Bojan [...]

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Sengoku 4 Weigh-In Results
Aug 24, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 1 Comment

Takanori Gomi (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb)vs. Bang Seung Hwan (70.0 kg; 154.3 lb)
Makoto Takimoto (82.0 kg; 180.8 lb) vs. Frank Trigg (82.9 kg; 182.8 lb)
Satoru Kitaoka (70.0 kg; 154.3 lbs) vs. Clay French (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb)
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Eiji Mitsuoka (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb) vs. Rodrigo Damm (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb)
Lightweight [...]

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Takashi vs. Overeem Set For Sengoku 4; Kazuhiro Nakamura To Fight at Sengoku 5
Aug 9, 2008 - 12:35 pm ET | 5 Comments

World Victory Road has announced that it’s middleweight grand prix will start at Sengoku 5 on September 28th at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Evangelista Cyborg, Siyar Bahadurzada, and Jorge Santiago are all set to participate in the opening round of the middleweight tournament.
The promotion also announced that Kazuo Takahashi will face [...]

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Pawel Nastlua vs. Yang Dong Yi Added To Sengoku 4
Aug 5, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 7 Comments

World Victory Road today announced that 1996 Judo Olympic gold medalist Pawel Nastula will fight Korean wrestler Yang Dong Yi at Sengoku 4 on August 24th in Saitama, Japan.
Here is an updated fight card for Sengoku 4:

Pawel Nastula vs Yang Dong Yi
Takanori Gomi vs Bang Seung Hwan
Makoto Takimoto vs Frank Trigg
Peter Graham vs Moise Rimbon
[...]

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