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Sengoku 11 Results: Omigawa Upsets Hioki, Khalidov Stops Santiago

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:47:11 +0000

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.

The official Sengoku 11 results were:

Michihiro Omigawa def. Hatsu Hioki via split decision
Mamed Khalidov def. Jorge Santiago via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
Jorge Masvidal def. Satoru Kitaoka via knockout (punches) — Round 2
Tomoaki Ueyama def. Hirokazu “Bull” Konno via technical submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1
Kazunori Yokota def. Eiji Mitsuaoka via unanimous decision
Stanislov Nedkov def. Kevin Randleman via split decision
Akihiro Gono def. Yoon Young Kim via unanimous decision
Marlon Sandro def. Yuji Hoshino via knockout (punches) – Round 1
Dave Herman def. Jim York via knockout (kicks) – Round 1
Ronnie Mann def. Shigeki Osawa via unanimous decision
Ryota Uozomi def. Yuichiro Yajima via submission (armbar) – Round 1

Sengoku 11 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters Make Weight

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:29:28 +0000

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, were:

Hatsu Hioki (143.1) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (143.1)
Jorge Santiago (183) vs. Mamed Khalidov (181.7)
Satoru Kitaoka (154.3) vs. Jorge Masvidal (154.3)
Kazunori Yokota (153.7) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (154.3)
Kevin Randleman (203) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (203.9)
Akihiro Gono (167.6) vs. Yoon Young Kim (167.1)
Marlon Sandro (143.3) vs. Yuji Hoshino (143.3)
Dave Herman (239.6) vs. Jim York (256.4)
Shigeki Osawa (142.9 vs. Ronnie Mann (142.4)
Yuichiro Yajima (125.2) vs. Ryota Uozomi (124.8)
Hirokazu “Bull” Konno (142.9) vs. Tomoaki Ueyama (142.6)

Stop back tomorrow morning for results from Sengoku 11 and stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest Sengoku news.

Pictured: Michihiro Omigawa

Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More

Justin H — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:38 +0000

DREAM recently announced additions and changes to the fight card for 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. Paulo Filho is off the card after failing to arrive in Japan for his fight with Dong Sik Yoon due to visa issues, and will be replaced by Tarec Saffedine. Check out the latest DREAM 12 lineup in the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.
Rumina Sato, originally scheduled to fight Joe Warren at Vale Tudo Japan, will instead fight Warren’s Team Quest training partner Corey “Savage” Gran at the October 30 event after Warren was forced to withdraw after suffering a knee injury while training.
World Victory Road announced additions to its November 11 Sengoku 11th Battle card on Wednesday, confirming Akihiro Gono vs. Yoon Young Kim and Hirokazu “Bull” Konno vs. Tomoaki Ueyama for the HDNet-televised event, which takes place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. For the latest Sengoku 11 fight card check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.
World Victory Road also announced several participants for their New Years Eve show, which will go head to head with FEG’s Dynamite!! 2009. The event and will feature the new name of Sengoku Raiden Championships, replacing Sengoku, but continuing their existing number system, making the event Sengoku Raiden Championships. So far the only confirmed match-up is Satoshi Ishii making his MMA debut against Hidehiko Yoshida. Other participants that have been announced are Mizuto Hirota, Masanori Kanehara, Satoru Kitaoka, Hatsu Hioki, Michihiro Omigawa, Kazunori Yokota, Eiji Mitsuoka, Makoto Takimoto, Hiroshi Izumi and Kazuhiro Nakamura.
Former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia will return to action on New Year’s Eve at DREAM/K-1 Dynamite!! 2009 in Saitama, Japan, likely fighting Alistair Overeem or Hong Man Choi at the December 31 event, according to Sylvia’s manager Monte Cox, who confirmed the bout with MMA Fanhouse on Wednesday.

Pictured: Marius Zaromskis

Rising Sun Roundup: Kevin Randleman vs. Stanislav Nedkov, Jorge Masvidal vs. Satoru Kitaoka, Choi Willing To Fight Shaq, and More

Justin H — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:00:44 +0000

Former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman will look to get back in the win column after losing to Mike Whitehead at a June Strikeforce event, facing off against undefeated Stanislav Nedkov at Sengoku 11. [MMAJunkie]
DEEP’s “45th Impact” will include a “Guam vs. Japan” format which will include Guam champions Justin Cruz (140 lbs) and Roque Martinez (Heavyweight). Cruz’s opponents could either be DEEP featherweight champion Takafumi Otsuka or bantamweight champion Masakazu Iminari, since he normally fights between those weights. Martinez’s opponent will likely be Yusuke Kawaguchi if he wins his upcoming bout against Seigo Mizuguchi. The event is scheduled to take place in December. [BloodyElbow]
.Cage Force will be holding an October 25th event featuring Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Daisuke Hoshino and Tetsu “Hadairo” Suzuki vs. Isao Terada, among other contests.[BloodyElbow]
Former Sengoku Lightweight Champion Satoru Kitaoka will face off against Bellator semi-finalist Jorge Masvidal at WVR’s Sengoku 11 on November 7.[Tapology]
Following his Korean giant Hong Man Choi’s victory over Jose Canseco in the opening round of the Dream Super Hulk Tournament, US basketball star (and MMA fan) Shaquille O’Neal expressed interest in facing off against the 7-2 Choi, after his basketball career had ended. Prior to his bout Tuesday against Ikuhisa Minowa at Dream 11, MMAFanhouse asked Choi if he was open to that match up, to which he responded, “Yes, if there is a chance.” It would be no surprise if FEG promoted this fight for one of it’s Dream events, once Shaq does leave the NBA.

Pictured: Kevin Randleman

Sengoku 9 Results: Hirota Upsets Lightweight Champ Kitaoka, Kanehara Edges Omigawa To Win Featherweight GP

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:49:15 +0000

Mizuto Hirota upset Sengoku lightweight champ Satoru Kitaoka in the main event of Sengoku 9 on Sunday in Saitama, Japan, using a barrage of knees on the ground to force the referee to intervene in the fourth round to become the promotion’s new lightweight title-holder.

Hatsu Hioki defeated Masanori Kanehara by unanimous decision in the first featherweight grand prix semifinal, but Hioki was unable to continue in the tournament due to a concussion suffered in the opening bout and was replaced by Kanehara. In the second semifinal contest, Michihiro Omigawa defeated Marlon Sandro by questionable “must decide” decision after the judge’s initially scored the fight a majority draw (30-30, 30-30, 30-29 Sandro).

Kanehara was crowned Sengoku’s first-ever featherweight champion by edging Omigawa by split decision in the grand prix final.

In other notable action, Kazuo Misaki scored a first-round submission of Kazuhiro Nakamura, Blagoi Ivanov, who defeated Fedor Emelianenko at the 2008 World Combat Sambo Championships, won his MMA debut by split decision, and fan-favorite Akihiro Gono suffered a third-round head kick knockout.

The official results for Sengoku 9 (Sengoku Ninth Battle) were:

Mizuto Hirota def. Satoru Kitaoka (c) via TKO (strikes) — Round 4, 2:50
Sengoku Lightweight Championship
Masanori Kanehara def. Michihiro Omigawa via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29 [Must Decision: Omigawa])
Featherweight GP Final/Sengoku Featherweight Championship
Kazuo Misaki def. Kazuhiro Nakamura via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 3:03
Blagoi Ivanov def. Kazuyuki Fujita via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-29 [Must Decision: Ivanov])
Dan Hornbuckle def. Akihiro Gono via knockout (kick) — Round 3, 2:50
Eiji Mitsuoka def. Clay Franch via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:51
Yoshihiro Nakao def. Mu Bae Choi via unanimous decision (30-28, 30-28, 30-29)
Chan Sung Jung def. Matt Jaggers via submission (triangle choke) — Round 2, 1:25
Featherweight GP Reserve bout
Michihiro Omigawa def. Marlon Sandro via split decision (29-30, 30-30 [Must Decision: Omigawa], 30-30 [Must Decision: Omigawa])
Featherweight GP Semifinal
Hatsu Hioki def. Masanori Kanehara via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)
Featherweight GP Semifinal
Ikuo Usuda def. Koji Ando via unanimous decision (20-19, 20-20 [Must Decision: Usuda], 20-19)
Lightweight “Gold Cup” Final
Ryosuke Komori def. Takeshi Numajiri via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:25
Bantamweight “Gold Cup” Final
Shigeki Osawa def. Toru Harai via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:24
Featherweight “Gold Cup” Final

Pictured: Mizuto Hirota

Sengoku 4 Results: Gomi, Trigg Win; Schultz Knocked Out

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:05:36 +0000

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 Kosednar via unanimous decision
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Mizuto Hirota def. Ryan Schultz via KO (superman punch) — Round 2, 2:45
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Yang Dong Yi def. Pawel Nastula via TKO — Round 2, 2:15
Moise Rimbon def. Peter Graham via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 0:42
Valentijn Overeem def. Kazuo Takahashi via KO (flying knee) — Round 1, 2:42

Sengoku 4 Weigh-In Results

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:38 +0000

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 GP Series 2008 1st Round
Kazunori Yokota (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb) vs. Bojan Kosednar (69.7 kg; 153.7 lb)
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Mizuto Hirota (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb) vs. Ryan Schultz (69.8 kg; 153.9 lb)
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Pawel Nastula (101.6; 224.0 lb) vs. Yang Dong Yi (100.1; 220.7 lbs)
Peter Graham (111.1 kg; 244.9 lb) vs. Moise Rimbon (95.9 kg; 211.4 lb)
Kazuo Takahashi (94.5 kg; 208.3 lb) vs. Valentijn Overeem (108.2 kg; 238.5 lb)

World Victory Road Announces Sengoku 4 Fight Card, Sengoku 5 Additions

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:00:22 +0000

World Victory Road yesterday announced the official fight card for Sengoku 4, which takes place on August 24th at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Sengoku 4 features a main event lightweight bout between former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi and Bang Seung Hwan. The opening round of the promotion’s 2008 lightweight grand prix is also slated for the event.

The complete fight card features:

Takanori Gomi vs. Bang Seung Hwan
Makoto Takimoto vs. Frank Trigg
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Clay French
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Rodrigo Damm
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Kazunori Yokota vs. Bojan Kosednar
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Mizuto Hirota vs. Ryan Schultz
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Pawel Nastula vs. Yang Dong Yi
Peter Graham vs. Moise Rimbon
Kazuo Takahashi vs. Valentijn Overeem

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World Victory Road also announced on Tuesday that Xande Ribeiro, Roger Gracie, and Jorge Masvidal will be in action in separate bouts at Sengoku 5 and also announced the addition of Yuki Sasaki to the promotion’s middleweight tournament field.

Sengoku 5 now includes:

Xande Ribeiro vs. TBD
Roger Gracie vs. TBD
Jorge Masvidal vs. TBD
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round participants:
- Yuki Sasaki
- Kazuhiro Nakamura
- Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos
- Siyar Bahadurzada
- Jorge Santiago

Takashi vs. Overeem Set For Sengoku 4; Kazuhiro Nakamura To Fight at Sengoku 5

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:35:31 +0000

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 Valentijn Overeem at Sengoku 4 on August 24th at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

SENGOKU 4

Takanori Gomi vs Bang Seung Hwan
Makoto Takimoto vs Frank Trigg
Pawel Nastula vs Yang Dong Yi
Peter Graham vs Moise Rimbon
Kazuo Takahashi vs. Valentijn Overeem
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Clay French
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Rodrigo Damm
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Kazunori Yokota vs. Bojan Kosednar
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Mizuto Hirota vs. Ryan Schultz
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round

SENGOKU 5

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. TBD
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos vs. TBD
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. TBD
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Jorge Santiago vs. TBD
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round

Pawel Nastlua vs. Yang Dong Yi Added To Sengoku 4

Kris Karkoski — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:33 +0000

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
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Clay French
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Rodrigo Damm
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Kazunori Yokota vs. Bojan Kosednar
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Mizuto Hirota vs. Ryan Schultz
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round