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Headliners Santiago and Khalidov Make Weight for Sunday’s Sengoku Raiden Championships 12

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:47 +0000

Sengoku middleweight champ Jorge Santiago, challenger Mamed Khalidov, and the rest of the eight-fight Sengoku Raiden Championships 12 card successfully made weight today for tomorrow’s event, which takes place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Both Santiago and Khalidov tipped the scale at just over 182 pounds for the Sengoku 12 headliner, while welterweights Akihiro Gono and Diego Gonzalez weighed in at 167 pounds for the co-main event.

The complete SRC 12 fight card features:

Jorge Santiago (c) vs. Mamed Khalidov
Sengoku Middleweight Championship
Akihiro Gono vs. Diego Gonzalez
Maximo Blanco vs. Chang Hyun Kim
Marlon Sandro vs. Tomonari Kanomata
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao vs. Henry “Sentoryu” Miller
Yuji Hoshino vs. Nick Denis
Kiuma Kunioku vs. Leonardo Santos
Shigeki Osawa vs. Kyung Ho Kang

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest Sengoku news and Sengoku rumors, and stop back this Sunday for Sengoku 12 results.

Sengoku Raiden Championships 12 Fight Card Set for March 7 in Japan

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:45:49 +0000

The fight card Sengoku’s latest event, “Sengoku Raiden Championships 12,” which takes place this Sunday, March 7, in Tokyo, Japan, is now official.

Middleweight champion Jorge Santiago defends his title against Mamed Khalidov in the Sengoku 12 main event, while Akihiro Gono faces Diego Gonzalez in the card’s co-headliner.

The event will debut on HDNet on March 12 at 8pm ET.

The complete Sengoku 12 fight card features:

Jorge Santiago (c) vs. Mamed Khalidov
Sengoku Middleweight Championship
Akihiro Gono vs. Diego Gonzalez
Maximo Blanco vs. Chang Hyun Kim
Marlon Sandro vs. Tomonari Kanomata
Yoshihiro “Kiss” Nakao vs. Henry “Sentoryu” Miller
Yuji Hoshino vs. Nick Denis
Kiuma Kunioku vs. Leonardo Santos
Shigeki Osawa vs. Kyung Ho Kang

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest Sengoku news and Sengoku rumors, and stop back this Sunday for Sengoku 12 results.

Pictured: Jorge Santiago

Quick Hits: Zaromskis-Tamura at Dream 13, Reis-Hoshino added to SRC 12, “Strikeforce: Miami” Ratings, and More

Justin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:00:18 +0000

Marius Zaromskis will like face Kiyoshi Tamura in a welterweight title fight at the March 22 Dream 13, which will take place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Zaromskis was last in action losing to Nick Diaz at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Miami, while Tamura hasn’t been in action since defeating Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite!! 2008. [MMAFighting]
Several fights have been added to Sengoku Raiden Championship 12 which is scheduled for March 7 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Former EliteXC 140 pound champion Wilson Reis will make his SRC debut against Yuji Hoshino. Also likely for the event, both Marlon Sandro and Leonardo Santos will look to return to the promotion at the event, against as yet named opponents, and Shigeki Osawa will face Kyung Ho Kang.
Former UFC middleweight David Loiseau, who was born to Haitian parents who had immigrated to Canada, has secured a charity fight to benefit victims of the January earthquake in Haiti. He will headline “Mixed Fight League 2: Battleground” against Isidro Gonzales, and for every ticket sold $2 will be donated to the American Red Cross to benefit their relief efforts in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti. Other notables on the card include Jon Murphy and Marvin Eastman. [MMAJunkie]
Veteran regional promotion King Of The Cage and HDNet have announced a deal that will see monthy KOTC events aired live on the cable network over the next three years. The first event scheduled to be shown as part of the agreement will be the promotion’s February 12 “KOTC: Vengeance” fight card which features Tyler East vs. Tony Lopez, Rich Clementi vs. Anthony Lapsley, and Travis Wiuff vs. Mike Kyle.
Strikeforce: Miami, which aired on Showtime Saturday night drew 517,000 viewers, making it the second most watched MMA event on Showtime, trailing the Carano vs. Cyborg card which drew 576,000. The UFC counter-programmed the Strikeforce event by rebroadcasting December’s UFC 107 pay-per-view on SpikeTV, and drew 2.2 million viewers.
“Ring of Fire 37: Warlords” is set for Omaha, Nebraska on March 5th and will be headlined by Alfonzo Martinez vs. Demi Deeds. The fight card will also feature former “The Ultimate Fighter” contestants and UFC fighters, Junie Browning and Justin Wren.
Brazilian promotion, Vale Tudo Championships will be holding a Brazil vs. USA card on March 6 in Manaus, Amazonas which will be headlined by former WEC and UFC fighter Nissen Osterneck taking on Tigrau in a middleweight matchup. Also on the card is CFP star Tomar Washington, and the MMA Debut of Hawaiian surfing legend Kala Alexander. The full fight card can be found on the Vale Tudo Championships website.
Former UFC fighters Jason Day and Jesse Taylor will face off in the headlining fight of Edmonton, Alberta based Agression MMA’s inaugural event, which takes place Friday night at The Expo Center in Edmonton. A portion of every ticket sold to the event, as well as $1 from every online pay-per-view purchased will be donated to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. The online pay-per-view can be purchased on Aggression MMA’s website.
Shine Fights has recently inked multi-fight deals with veteran welterweight Nick Thompson, and Abu Dhabi champion Braulio Estima. Estima is an MMA newcomer, but defeated Andre Galvao and Alexandre Rebeiro in winning ADCC. At Abu Dhabi he competed at approximately 194 pounds, so it is unclear what weight class he will fight in for his MMA debut.
Following losses in his first two fights with the promotion, the UFC has decided to cut light heavyweight Razak Al-Hassan from their roster, according to Fiveouncesofpain.com. Al-Hassan entered the UFC undefeated, but lost via armbar to Steve Cantwell in his debut, and then dropped a decision to Kyle Kingsbury in his last outing.

Pictured: Marius Zaromskis

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 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

Justin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:00:44 +0000

Vale Tudo Japan, which is set to take place on October 30th, in Tokyo, is still taking shape. An opponent for lightweight fighter Takanori Gomi, was recently announced. Gomi will be taking on King of the Cage lightweight champion Tony Hervey, in his alleged final fight in Japan. Other expect bouts for the event are “Lion” Takeshi Inoue vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira, Willamy Chiquerim vs. Kenichiro Togashi, Mamoru Yamaguchi vs. Jesse Taitano, Tenkei Fujimiya vs. Tito Jones. Also expected to participate are Rumina Sato and Yoichiro Sato, but their opponents are yet to be determined.
Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago will take on recent promotional acquisition, Polish light heavyweight star Mamed Khalidov in a non title fight at Sengoku 11 on November 7. Also recently added to the card were a heavyweight bout between “Big” Jim York and Dave “Pee-Wee” Herman, a lightweight number one contender match up pitting Eiji Mitsuoka against Kazunori Yokota, and a featherweight contest of Shigeki Osawa vs. Ronnie Ushiwaka Mann.
Top female fighter Miku Matsumoto extended her winning streak to twelve straight at Deep 44th Impact on October 10, defeating “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba via unanimous decision.
Dream 12, on October 25, has gained two more middleweight bouts as slugger Melvin Manhoef will take on Zelg Galesic, and ground ace and former WEC champion Paulo Filho will face Korean judoka Dong Sik Yoon inside the White Cage. (Dream 12 Poster included below.)

Teaser video for “Dynamite 2009!!” event, which we reported Wednesday.

Sengoku 10 Results: Nansen Spoils Izumi’s Debut; Silva, Hornbuckle, and Doerksen Win

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:23:56 +0000

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.

Antonio Silva won his sixth-straight in the Sengoku 10 co-main event, submitting Jim York in the opening round to pick up his second-straight win outside the US since testing positive for steroids after winning the EliteXC heavyweight title last summer.

In other notable action, former IFL champ Ryan Schultz dropped his third-straight with a first-round knockout at the hands of Kazunori Yokota, Dan Hornbuckle stopped veteran Nick Thompson with strikes in the second-round, and Joe Doerksen won his fourth-straight with a second-round TKO of Takenori Sato.

The complete results for Sengoku 10 were:

Antz Nansen def. Hiroshi Izumi via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:56
Antonio Silva def. Jim York via submission (arm-triangle choke) — Round 1, 3:51
Makoto Takimoto def. Jae Sun Lee via unanimous decision
Kazunori Yokota def. Ryan Schultz via KO (punch) — Round 1, 2:31
Fabio Silva def. Ryo Kawamura via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:28
Dan Hornbuckle def. Nick Thompson via TKO (strikes)- – Round 2, 1:30
Joe Doerksen def. Takenori Sato via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:27
Maximo Blanco def. Tetsuya Yamada via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:12
Ikuo Usuda def. Woo Hyon Baek via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:59
Shigeki Osawa def. Ki Hyun Kim via unanimous decision
Jae Hyun So def. Ryosuke Komori via unanimous decision

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 Eighth Battle Results: Hioki, Omigawa, Kanehara, and Sandro Advance in Featherweight Grand Prix

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:34:27 +0000

Featherweight Grand Prix Second Round

Hatsu Hioki def. Ronnie Mann via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:09
Michihiro Omigawa def. Nam Phan via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:52
Masanori Kanehara def. Chan Sung Jung via unanimous decision (30-29, 30-29, 29-28)
Marlon Sandro def. Nick Denis via knockout (strikes) — Round 1, 0:19

Non-tournament Bouts

Kazunori Yokota def. Leonardo Santos via split decision (30-28, 30-29, 29-28)
Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro def. Keiichiro Yamamiya via KO (punches) — Round 3, 2:20
Makoto Takimoto def. Michael Costa via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 3:31
Stanislav Nedkov def. Travis Wiuff via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 0:42
Akihiko Mori def. Maximo Blanco via DQ (illegal kick) — Round 1, 4:20
Shigeki Osawa def. Kota Ishibashi via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-19, 20-19)
Hirotoshi Saite def. Yoshitaka Abe via submission (arm bar) – Round 1, 2:52